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Spirit FC-LA Fight for Truth 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Hulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Zumbehl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brayden Hulak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Hulak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Zumbehl!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zumbehl throws an overhand right that lands on Hulak's shoulder, as Hulak tries to avoid the shot.
Zumbehl leaves Hulak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Zumbehl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zumbehl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulak.
Zumbehl misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Zumbehl.
Zumbehl swinging wilding here.
Hulak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zumbehl circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zumbehl's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zumbehl duly obliges.
A big left from Zumbehl misses.
Charles Zumbehl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Zumbehl. No joy for Hulak on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brayden Hulak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zumbehl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hulak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zumbehl misses with a series of wild punches.
Hulak slips a jab from Zumbehl.
Zumbehl looks to land a combination but Hulak avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Zumbehl.
Zumbehl throws a series of punches but Hulak moves out of range.
Zumbehl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Zumbehl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hulak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zumbehl misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumbehl lands a jab.
Hulak slips a jab and a cross from Zumbehl.
Zumbehl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hulak blocks a jab.
Zumbehl tries to bum rush Hulak with a series of wild strikes but Hulak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hulak tries to close the distance and clinch but Zumbehl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hulak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zumbehl was covering up waiting for the punch and Hulak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hulak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulak wants to control from the top but Zumbehl keeps moving.
Zumbehl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hulak trying to control the position from guard on top but Zumbehl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zumbehl keeping full guard, as Hulak tries to pass.
Hulak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hulak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hulak trying to control but Zumbehl is working from the bottom.
Hulak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hulak dodges the punch combination from Zumbehl.
Zumbehl swinging wilding here.
Zumbehl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zumbehl is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
No luck for Hulak with that takedown attempt.
Zumbehl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zumbehl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulak moves away.
Zumbehl misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Zumbehl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zumbehl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hulak on the side of the head.
Zumbehl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hulak's hands.
A punch combination from Zumbehl misses.
Zumbehl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zumbehl misses with a double jab.
Zumbehl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hulak.
Zumbehl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zumbehl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zumbehl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hulak doesn't manage to clinch there - Zumbehl circles away.
Hulak defending well as Zumbehl loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Zumbehl.
Hulak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zumbehl tries to bum rush Hulak with a series of wild strikes but Hulak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zumbehl misses the jab.
A nice combination there by Zumbehl.
Zumbehl throws a nice looking combination but Hulak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zumbehl throws the left hand but Hulak avoids the punch easily.
Zumbehl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zumbehl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zumbehl swinging wilding here.
Hulak dodges the punch combination from Zumbehl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumbehl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brayden Hulak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice takedown defense from Zumbehl. No joy for Hulak on that attempt.
Zumbehl tries to bum rush Hulak with a series of wild strikes but Hulak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hulak closes the distance and clinches up with Zumbehl, looking for a takedown. Hulak pushes Zumbehl against the ropes but Zumbehl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zumbehl throws a right hand that Hulak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hulak also avoids with ease.
Zumbehl throws a series of punches but Hulak moves out of range.
Zumbehl lands a jab to Hulak's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zumbehl throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumbehl throws a right and a left that Hulak avoids nicely.
Zumbehl misses the shot to the body.
Hulak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A combination from Zumbehl does no damage.
Zumbehl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zumbehl throws a series of punches but Hulak moves out of range.
Zumbehl misses with a wild combination.
Hulak slips a jab and a cross from Zumbehl.
Brayden Hulak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zumbehl stuffs the takedown attempt from Hulak. Hulak gets slowly back to his feet.
Hulak tries to clinch there but Zumbehl circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zumbehl fails to land with a series of punches.
Zumbehl looks to throw the jab but Hulak is out of range.
A combination from Zumbehl does no damage.
Hulak shoots for a takedown but Zumbehl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zumbehl's corner calls for a 1-2. Zumbehl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zumbehl swinging wilding here.
Hulak dodges the punch combination from Zumbehl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zumbehl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hulak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Zumbehl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hulak fails with a takedown attempt.
Zumbehl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zumbehl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zumbehl scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hulak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hulak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zumbehl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zumbehl throws a nice looking combination but Hulak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zumbehl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zumbehl as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brayden Hulak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zumbehl misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Zumbehl.
Hulak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zumbehl stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zumbehl wants it to stay on the feet.
Zumbehl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zumbehl throws a right and a left that Hulak avoids nicely.
A combination from Zumbehl does no damage.
No joy there for Zumbehl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumbehl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zumbehl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zumbehl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulak circles away quickly and effectively.
Hulak fails with a takedown attempt.
Hulak fails to land the takedown.
Hulak shoots in and drives through. Zumbehl sprawls well.
Zumbehl throws a right and a left that Hulak avoids nicely.
Hulak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Charles Zumbehl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zumbehl misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zumbehl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hulak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zumbehl thows a body shot but no joy.
Hulak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zumbehl is fending him off so far but Hulak persists. Nope, Zumbehl circles away and we're back to standing.
Hulak dives in and grabs Zumbehl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zumbehl pushes down on Hulak's head and hops out.
Brayden Hulak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zumbehl misses with a series of wild punches.
Zumbehl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hulak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zumbehl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hulak.
Hulak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zumbehl misses with an uppercut.
Hulak dives in and grabs Zumbehl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zumbehl pushes down on Hulak's head and hops out.
Zumbehl throws a series of punches but Hulak moves out of range.
Zumbehl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulak circles away quickly and effectively.
Zumbehl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hulak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zumbehl misses with a series of wild punches.
Zumbehl throws a right and a left that Hulak avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Zumbehl misses.
Charles Zumbehl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zumbehl misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Zumbehl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zumbehl winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Zumbehl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Framai Lochram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Kozlov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Framai Lochram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lochram connects with a nice looking jab.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lochram blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lochram pushes Kozlov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kozlov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
Lochram keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kozlov's efforts to push away.
Kozlov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lochram has him pressed against the ropes.
Kozlov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lochram has him pressed against the ropes.
Lochram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lochram takes the fight into the clinch.
Kozlov working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lochram has him pressed against the ropes.
Lochram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lochram takes the fight into the clinch.
Kozlov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lochram has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kozlov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lochram is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kozlov is trying to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling him.
Lochram keeps control of Kozlov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lochram could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kozlov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Lochram keeps him there for the moment.
Lochram keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kozlov's efforts to push away.
Lochram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lochram misses with a series of wild punches.
Lochram scores with a three punch combo!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kozlov. Lochram shrugs it off though.
Lochram blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a body kick.
Lochram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lochram clinches.
Kozlov tries to break free but Lochram pushes him back against the ropes.
Kozlov is trying to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling him.
Kozlov looks gassed!
Kozlov tries to circle away but Lochram has him pinned against the ropes.
Lochram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lochram has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kozlov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov is trying to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling him.
Kozlov tries to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling the position.
Kozlov is trying to force a seperation but Lochram has the dominant position.
Kozlov tries to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling the position.
Lochram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lochram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lochram pushes Kozlov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lochram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sergei Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lochram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kozlov manages to avoid it.
Kozlov is looking to chop away at Lochram's legs.
Kozlov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lochram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lochram takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Framai Lochram has been cut.
Lochram moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Lochram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kozlov is trying to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling him.
Lochram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lochram avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
Lochram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lochram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice jab there from Lochram.
Lochram misses the shot to the body.
Lochram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kozlov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lochram.
A nice combination there by Lochram.
Lochram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lochram lands with a nice body punch.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lochram lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kozlov backs up against the ropes.
Kozlov walks into a jab.
Kozlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lochram throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Framai Lochram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Framai Lochram's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lochram punishes Kozlov's body with a nice straight punch.
Lochram blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
Lochram fails to land with a series of punches.
Lochram scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lochram lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kozlov backs up against the ropes.
Framai Lochram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Lochram misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kozlov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kozlov.
Lochram moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.
Lochram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozlov takes one to the chin there.
Lochram misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lochram fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kozlov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lochram is pushing Kozlov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lochram working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lochram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lochram manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lochram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lochram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kozlov.
Lochram closes the distance and clinches.
Kozlov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lochram has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lochram slowing the pace effectively.
Kozlov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lochram tries to break free but Kozlov pushes him back against the ropes.
Kozlov can't break the clinch.
Lochram taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kozlov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lochram stalling.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lochram misses with a body shot.
Kozlov tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
Lochram jabs Kozlov right on the nose. Kozlov blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lochram does no damage.
Lochram tries to clinch there but Kozlov circles away.
Lochram takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kozlov throws a body kick the misses
and Lochram counters with a nice leg kick.
Kozlov throws a head kick but Lochram moves out of range.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses
and Lochram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Lochram moves out of range easily.
Kozlov misses with a kick to the body.
Lochram blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
Nice body kick from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a head kick but Lochram moves out of range.
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.
Kozlov lands with a kick to the temple. Lochram shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov misses with a kick to the body.
Kozlov avoids a kick to the body.
Kozlov misses with a body kick.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lochram has managed to clinch.
Kozlov tries to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Lochram.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lochram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lochram working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kozlov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Framai Lochram dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Framai Lochram's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lochram avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
Lochram looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlov is just out of range.
Lochram avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
Lochram digs a good body shot into Kozlov's ribs.
Kozlov throws a lazy head kick
and Lochram counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lochram.
Kozlov is trying to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling him.
Lochram lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lochram has Kozlov pressed against the ropes, preventing Kozlov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lochram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Framai Lochram is winning the standup battle so far.
Kozlov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kozlov throws a head kick but Lochram moves out of range.
Lochram buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov slips a jab and a cross from Lochram.
Lochram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lochram tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lochram throws a push kick but Kozlov slaps the foot to one side.
Lochram throws a shot to the body.
Lochram misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Lochram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kozlov connects with a high kick.
Lochram lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lochram.
Lochram moves into range and clinches up with Kozlov.
Lochram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Kozlov
and Lochram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov throws a lazy head kick
and Lochram moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lochram - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kozlov tries to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling the position.
Lochram tries to circle away but Kozlov has him pinned against the ropes.
Kozlov can't break the clinch.
Kozlov tries to circle away but Lochram has him pinned against the ropes.
Lochram looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lochram just leaning against Kozlov, taking a breather.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
Lochram prevents Kozlov from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Lochram keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lochram prevents Kozlov from breaking the clinch.
Kozlov wants to get back to striking at distance but Lochram won't allow it.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
Kozlov keeps control of Lochram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lochram is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov has him pressed against the ropes.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Lochram keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lochram.
Kozlov tries to break the clinch but Lochram is controlling the position.
Kozlov is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Lochram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Lochram to work.
Lochram is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lochram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lochram takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
Framai Lochram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Kozlov misses
and Lochram counters by clinching up.
Lochram has Kozlov pressed against the ropes, preventing Kozlov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sergei Kozlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Kozlov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Lochram keeps him there for the moment.
Kozlov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kozlov wants to get back to striking at distance but Lochram won't allow it.
Lochram tries to stall but Kozlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lochram can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kozlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lochram's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Framai Lochram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lochram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Framai Lochram!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the ring accompanied by I'll Whip Ya Head Boy . Chino Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Brown!
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, Chino Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown wants to control but Cruz postures up.
Brown throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruz wants to stand but Brown is controlling his arm.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
DeShawn Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chino Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Cruz looks gassed!
Cruz pushes Brown off and gets back to his feet.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Brown won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown darts in and clinches Cruz up against the ropes.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cruz gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cruz's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown stops Cruz from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Cruz throws a body kick the misses
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Cruz wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown stands up and waves to Cruz to follow him.
Cruz throws a leg kick
so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cruz won't be happy with that.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Cruz uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
DeShawn Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chino Cruz.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz has his feet on Brown's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DeShawn Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Brown trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn Brown dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Brown trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Brown wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz wriggles free and stands up.
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown is working Cruz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cruz is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cruz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruz wants to stand but Brown has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
DeShawn Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cruz lands in his opponent's guard.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Cruz from standing up.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cruz stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz throws a body kick the misses
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown with the ground and pound but Cruz regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chino Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeShawn Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShawn Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Knockout. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Vitor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitor tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Joao Vitor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vitor looking for a guillotine here but Blake defends easily.
Vitor has a closed guard, preventing Blake from standing up.
Vitor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blake defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitor has a closed guard, preventing Blake from standing up.
Vitor is working an open guard so Blake takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blake shoots for a takedown but Vitor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blake could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Vitor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Vitor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vitor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vitor is on top in guard.
Vitor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blake's guard.
Vitor is working for a submission of some sort.
Vitor is working for a kimura but Blake is defending it quite comfortably.
Blake trying to control from the bottom.
Vitor seems to be working for a kimura but Blake defends the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake wants to control but Vitor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blake!
Vitor with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Vitor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blake has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vitor looks gassed!
Blake is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vitor lands with some strikes.
Vitor unloads with some shots from mount but Blake bucks and avoids them well.
Vitor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blake wants to control but Vitor is having none of it.
Blake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vitor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vitor on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake stops Vitor from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Blake tries to hold on but Vitor postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Vitor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Blake takes a swing at Vitor's ribcage but misses.
Vitor tries for a takedown but Blake circles away easily
and Blake counters with a single leg into guard. Vitor didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Vitor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vitor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vitor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blake has managed to get both his arms back between Vitor's legs - danger averted.
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!
Vitor is looking to sinch up a triangle. Blake throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Vitor's body to avoid the submission. Vitor has instead reached around Blake's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Vitor arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joao Vitor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between pieter von petre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark dansted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark dansted was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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245 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, pieter von petre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark dansted!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from von petre. No joy for dansted on that attempt.
dansted will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dansted misses with a takedown attempt - von petre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
pieter von petre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark dansted.
dansted fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dansted tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but von petre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
von petre throws a nice outside leg kick.
dansted looks gassed!
von petre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
von petre feints and then cracks dansted's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dansted down.
von petre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by von petre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
von petre has taken the fight to the clinch.
von petre turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and von petre manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
von petre working the head with strikes.
dansted is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
dansted takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
It looks like Mark dansted has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von petre remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
von petre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
dansted takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That has opened up Mark dansted's cut even more.
dansted is not content to let von petre control the position.
von petre working the ground and pound.
von petre cracks dansted with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The cut above Mark dansted's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark dansted's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). pieter von petre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the ring accompanied by Bate pesadăo. Jonathan Nilsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shunsuke Nakamura!
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, Jonathan Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson wants to clinch up but Nakamura keeps it at a distance.
Nilsson wants to clinch.
Nakamura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsson.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
Nilsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakamura moves into range and clinches up with Nilsson.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but Nakamura is controlling him.
Nilsson goes for a takedown attempt but Nakamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nakamura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nakamura clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsson.
Nakamura keeps control of Nilsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilsson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nilsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson wants to free his trapped foot but Nakamura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nakamura is not content to let Nilsson control the position.
That's two 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.
Nilsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nakamura!
Poor strikes thrown by Nilsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakamura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakamura tries to get out of the position.
Nakamura wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Nakamura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nilsson on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura suckers Nilsson into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Nakamura is now in Nilsson's guard!
Nakamura wants to stand but Nilsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nilsson's guard.
Nilsson is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura wants to stand and escape but instead Nilsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonathan Nilsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nakamura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nilsson slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a three punch combo!
Nilsson shoots in and drives through. Nakamura sprawls well.
A combination from Nilsson does no damage.
Nilsson slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Nilsson pushes him off.
Nilsson tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nilsson momentarily.
Nakamura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nakamura clinches up against the ropes.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilsson blocks an uppercut.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilsson looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Nilsson.
Nilsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakamura has him pressed against the ropes.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakamura.
Nilsson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
Nilsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilssons head.
Nilsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Nilsson's head.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Nilsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
Shunsuke Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Nilsson.
Nakamura has managed to clinch.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilsson fails to pull guard.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Nilsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Nilsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Nilsson.
Nilsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nakamura just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but Nakamura has him pressed against the ropes.
Nilsson tries to break free but Nakamura pushes him back against the ropes.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilsson backwards.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilssons head.
Nilsson is rocked!
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakamura finish him?
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura pushes Nilsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsson.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Nilsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilsson trying to stall but Nakamura improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilsson.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Nilsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Nilsson.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakamura creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nilsson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nilsson drops to his knees and Nakamura pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsuke Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banana Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Burkshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burkshire is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's a Fight - Three 6 Mafia. Banana Fly had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light 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 Los Angeles, Banana Fly!
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, Nigel Burkshire!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fly moves out of range of the strikes.
Fly misses with a few strikes there.
Fly slips under a jab from Burkshire.
A combination from Fly does no damage.
Fly is looking to clinch but Burkshire is avoiding it.
Fly throws a series of punches but Burkshire avoids them all with ease.
Burkshire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fly as he avoids it easily.
Fly looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkshire is just out of range.
Fly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burkshire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fly tries to bum rush Burkshire with a series of wild strikes but Burkshire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Burkshire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fly doesn't seem phased though.
Fly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkshire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burkshire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burkshire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burkshire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fly.
Fly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burkshire counters with a right hand to the body.
Fly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burkshire tries to close the distance and clinch but Fly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkshire lands with a nice combination. Fly backs away looking to recover.
Burkshire moves in looking to clinch but Fly pushes him off.
Fly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burkshire. Burkshire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fly throws a body punch but Burkshire moves out of range.
Burkshire misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burkshire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fly won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burkshire working the head and body with strikes.
Burkshire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fly keeps working.
Fly defending against the ground and pound.
Burkshire in side control, throwing shots but Fly defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Burkshire but great work by Fly.
Burkshire struggling a bit here.
Fly controlling from side mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burkshire keeps working.
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.
Burkshire is looking for a sweep.
Fly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burkshire on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fly tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Burkshire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Burkshire 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.
Burkshire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fly misses with a double jab.
Fly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burkshire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burkshire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fly counters with a stiff right hand.
Fly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burkshire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burkshire wants to clinch but Fly slips to the side
and Fly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burkshire tries to clinch there but Fly circles away.
Banana Fly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Fly misses.
Fly scores with a one two! Burkshire had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fly misses with a double jab
and Burkshire counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fly looks to land a combination but Burkshire avoids it well.
Fly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banana Fly is winning the standup battle so far.
Fly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burkshire is looking to clinch.
Fly misses with a two punch combination.
Burkshire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fly counters with a left and a right that stings Burkshire.
Burkshire clinches but Fly breaks the clinch
and Fly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fly throws a combination that misses
and Burkshire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burkshire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire wants to control from the top but Fly keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burkshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burkshire throws a big right hand that misses.
Burkshire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burkshire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burkshire trying to control the position from guard on top but Fly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fly misses with a double jab
and Burkshire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fly slips a jab and a cross from Burkshire.
Fly scores with a hook.
Fly looks to land a right hand but Burkshire moved out of range.
Fly misses with a combination
and Burkshire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burkshire is defending well for now.
Burkshire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burkshire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burkshire effectively controlling the action here.
Burkshire dodges an elbow strike from Fly.
Burkshire breaks the clinch.
Fly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burkshire.
Fly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fly throws a right and a left that Burkshire avoids nicely.
Fly misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkshire shoots in but Fly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Fly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banana Fly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burkshire darts in trying to clinch
and Fly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fly leaves Burkshire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fly throws a hook but Burkshire avoids it easily.
Fly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burkshire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fly!
Fly is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Burkshire throws some wild stikes that Fly manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fly tries to hold on but Burkshire postures up.
Burkshire throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fly because Burkshire loaded up on that one.
Burkshire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burkshire throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Burkshire throwing strikes here but Fly is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Fly avoids a series of strikes thrown by Burkshire.
Burkshire trying to control but Fly is having none of it.
Burkshire 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.
Burkshire looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fly is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burkshire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burkshire controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fly tries to hold on but Burkshire postures up.
Burkshire raining down shots from the mount!
Burkshire looking to secure an arm triangle but Fly defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Burkshire really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burkshire swinging wilding here.
Fly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burkshire.
Burkshire closes the distance but Fly moves to the side
and Fly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fly lands with a straight right. Burkshire didn't see that one coming.
Burkshire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burkshire shoots for a takedown but Fly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burkshire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fly.
Fly misses with a double jab
and Burkshire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fly tries to get to full guard but Burkshire has control of the leg.
Fly is trying to stand.
Burkshire is working for a submission of some sort.
Burkshire wants to control but Fly is keeping him busy.
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.
Burkshire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fly trying to get back to full guard but Burkshire takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Fly is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire misses with a head shot.
Fly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fly tries to get out of the position.
Burkshire with a couple of short strikes.
Burkshire tries to control but Fly wriggling away.
Burkshire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burkshire connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fly can't escape the position.
Fly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nigel Burkshire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burkshire working Fly over with strikes here.
Burkshire pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fly tries to hold on but Burkshire postures up.
Fly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Burkshire dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fly throws a combination that misses
and Burkshire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fly misses with a double jab
and Burkshire counters with a takedown into side control.
Fly parries the strikes from Burkshire easily there. Burkshire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fly to escape.
Burkshire tries to score with some ground and pound. Fly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fly parries the strikes from Burkshire easily there. Burkshire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fly to escape.
Burkshire is trying to get an arm triangle but Fly is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fly parries the strikes from Burkshire easily there. Burkshire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fly to escape.
Burkshire throws an elbow but Fly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burkshire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burkshire is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fly avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Burkshire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fly misses with a double jab
and Burkshire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fly lands a jab-cross combination.
Burkshire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fly throws a lazy right hand but Burkshire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkshire wants to clinch
and Fly counters with a two punch combo.
Burkshire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burkshire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Fly.
Burkshire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fly staying out of range there.
Fly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burkshire on the side of the head.
Fly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burkshire backs up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burkshire.
Fly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Burkshire to counter with a crisp jab.
Banana Fly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burkshire.
Banana Fly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fly scores with a hook to the body. Burkshire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nigel Burkshire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burkshire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burkshire.
Fly misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkshire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fly.
Burkshire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fly finds it's way round the side to connect with Burkshire's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Banana Fly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burkshire 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Banana Fly!
Banana Fly is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayceon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feel Like A Monster. Andrew Arlovski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayceon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arlovski.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Arlovski lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Arlovski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Arlovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arlovski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arlovski gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arlovski scores with a hook to the body.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlovski lands a knee to the head.
Arlovski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taylor's head.
Arlovski rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arlovski landing knees to the head.
Arlovski lands with a left to the head.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski darts in and clinches Taylor up against the ropes.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski lands a front kick.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlovski lands a head kick!
Arlovski throws a nice head kick!
Andrew Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski lands a two punch combo.
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arlovski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Arlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski closes the distance and clinches.
Arlovski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Arlovski.
Arlovski has Taylor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Arlovski is controlling the position.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski scores with a head kick.
Arlovski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arlovski. That's going to slow Taylor down.
Arlovski looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Arlovski swinging wilding here.
Nice jab there from Arlovski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski with a hook.
Arlovski throws a head kick that half lands.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arlovski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlovski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arlovski lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Arlovski.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Andrew Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlovski cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Arlovski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Arlovski swinging wilding here.
Arlovski lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jayceon Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arlovski!
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Andrew Arlovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlovski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arlovski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Arlovski connects with a solid leg kick.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Arlovski takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Arlovski lands with a shot to the body.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the ropes.
Arlovski lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski forces Taylor back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski with a nice cross.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlovski clinches with his opponent.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arlovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arlovski.
Arlovski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arlovski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Arlovski scores with a leg kick.
Arlovski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arlovski throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlovski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arlovski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arlovski closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the ropes.
Arlovski lands an uppercut.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arlovski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Arlovski rushes Taylor and presses him up against the ropes.
Arlovski with a knee to the head.
Taylor takes an elbow to the temple.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arlovski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arlovski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arlovski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arlovski connects with a high kick.
Arlovski darts in and clinches Taylor up against the ropes.
Andrew Arlovski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Arlovski.
Arlovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Arlovski with a knee to the head.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
A short right from Arlovski on the inside.
Arlovski lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arlovski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arlovski lands a right hook to the body.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Arlovski 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! This is the final round!
Arlovski moves into the clinch.
Arlovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Arlovski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Arlovski on the inside.
Arlovski pushes Taylor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovski lands a two punch combo.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arlovski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arlovski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovski is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Arlovski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arlovski scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Arlovski scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Arlovski.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrew Arlovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arlovski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Arlovski duly obliges.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arlovski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski with a hook.
Arlovski lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Arlovski scores with a four punch combination!
Arlovski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arlovski scores with a punch to the head.
Arlovski keeps Taylor at a distance using the push kick.
Arlovski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski misses with a head kick.
Arlovski wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arlovski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arlovski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Arlovski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arlovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Arlovski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arlovski rushes Taylor and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Arlovski manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jayceon Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlovski lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Arlovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arlovski 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Arlovski!
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