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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Epic Battle Music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Rodrigues!
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, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce is looking to chop away at Rodrigues's legs.
Rodrigues gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bruce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodrigues escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bruce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bruce controls the pace.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Rodrigues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodrigues drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bruce looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bruce looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bruce!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is letting Bruce control him for a moment.
Bruce looking to control but instead Rodrigues has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bruce seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Rodrigues is staying active underneath Bruce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bruce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodrigues. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruce is looking to stall here but Rodrigues recovers full guard.
Bruce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigues is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bruce has his hands clasped together but Rodrigues extends an breaks Bruce's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rodrigues.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Rodrigues!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Anami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Bender has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Anami!
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, Tyson Bender!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anami throws a sloppy head kick
and Bender counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bender but Bender pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bender looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bender throws a wild body kick that Anami sees coming a mile off.
Anami tries to clinch but Bender moves away
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Anami throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a nice body kick.
Anami shoots in but no luck this time.
Anami moves into the clinch successfully.
Anami avoids a wild elbow strike from Bender.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bender smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Anami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bender closes the distance but Anami moves to the side
and Anami counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bender's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anami!
Anami working to try and regain half guard.
Bender takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bender on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyson Bender wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bender rushes Anami and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anami is breathing heavily.
Bender unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bender leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anami is defending well for now.
Bender is struggling to control the position.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bender.
It looks like Jake Anami has been cut.
Bender holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bender.
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bender lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bender leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bender connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bender.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anami tries to pull guard but Bender won't allow it.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Come on Bender - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anami avoids it.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Bender has Anami pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyson Bender.
Bender has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Bender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Anami's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bender gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anami blocks an elbow strike from Bender.
Bender just leaning against Anami, taking a breather.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bender - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped Anami in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bender stalling against the cage.
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender with a knee to the head.
Bender taking a breather.
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bender.
Anami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bender pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bender lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bender stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bender obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anami is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bender is keeping busy.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Anami blocks it.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Anami is looking to break free of the clinch but Bender has double underhooks.
Bender using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Tyson Bender seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anami wants to get back to striking at distance but Bender won't allow it.
Anami jumps guard but Bender stands there with Anami around his waist. Anami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bender unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bender landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bender stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Anami is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bender gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Anami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bender.
Bender looking to throw knees to the head but Anami is blocking nicely.
Bender lands an elbow inside.
Anami wants to break free but Bender has control.
Anami is trying to drag Bender to the mat but Bender just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anami is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Bender to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bender scores with a knee to the head.
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender crunches a lovely knee into Anami's ribcage.
Anami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bender smiles and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bender.
Jake Anami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anami misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bender has managed to clinch.
Anami fails to pull guard.
Bender connects with a knee to the head.
Bender with a knee to the head.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Bender misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anami.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Bender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Anami's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bender scores with a three punch combo!
Anami tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Bender swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anami counters by clinching up.
Bender taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bender pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bender just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anami's brow.
Bender keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anami's efforts to push away.
Bender effectively controlling the action here.
Anami avoiding damage as Bender throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Anami blocks it.
Anami trying to land knees to the body.
Bender's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bender lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anami avoids a wild elbow strike from Bender.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bender.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Anami takes an elbow to the temple.
Anami wants to get back to striking at distance but Bender won't allow it.
Bender with a knee to the head.
Anami is working for takedown but Bender is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bender landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped Anami in his tracks for a moment.
Anami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Anami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
Anami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bender just leaning against Anami, taking a breather.
Bender receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Bender crunches a lovely knee into Anami's ribcage.
Bender lands a knee to the head.
Anami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bender scores with a knee to the head.
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anami is defending well for now.
Bender lands a knee to the body.
Anami fails to pull guard.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Bender will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anami up against the cage.
Bender trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bender takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but Anami avoids the damage to the body.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but Anami avoids the damage to the body.
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anami is defending well for now.
Bender crunches a lovely knee into Anami's ribcage.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but Anami avoids the damage to the body.
Bender has Anami pressed against the cage, preventing Anami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bender gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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.
Bender is pushing Anami up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bender throws an elbow but misses.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anami digs a right hand underneath Bender's ribcage. Bender let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bender leaning against his opponent.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Anami blocks with his arms.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bender scores with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bender throws an elbow but misses.
Anami tries to pull guard but Bender holds him up against the cage and eventually Anami drops back down to his feet.
Anami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Bender comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bender 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Bender!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Vaninico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaninico has chosen All I Ever Wanted as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
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, Vinicius Vaninico!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaninico on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vinicius Vaninico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaninico takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vaninico throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vaninico misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vaninico has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vaninico and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vaninico misses with a right hand
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vaninico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Vaninico shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Vaninico looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Wilson.
Vaninico checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vaninico fails with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a low kick, right behind Vaninico 's knee.
Wilson cracks the inside of Vaninico's front leg.
A solid body kick from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaninico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vaninico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Vaninico's body. Vaninico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaninico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Vaninico seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson scores with a spinning back kick!
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaninico.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
Vaninico slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wilson!
Wilson works Vaninico's body with a nice hook.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Vaninico shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaninico.
That kick from Wilson tenderised Vaninico's leg. Vaninico is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaninico on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vaninico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a solid body kick.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Vaninico.
Vaninico takes one on the button.
Vaninico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Vaninico's body. Vaninico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaninico misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vaninico's calf.
Vaninico misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Vaninico's head.
Vaninico wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Vaninico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson connects with a right hand. Vaninico shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Vaninico down.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vaninico. Vaninico circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vaninico throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vaninico throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vaninico misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Vaninico.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vaninico fails to land the takedown.
Vaninico swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vaninico shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vaninico throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Vaninico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
A big right from Vaninico misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Vaninico scores a takedown into full mount!
Vaninico looking to finish with strikes here!
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Vaninico gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vaninico thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vaninico dominating with strikes here.
Vaninico has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Vaninico's attempts to control the action.
Vaninico lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vaninico tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vaninico punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vaninico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vaninico breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vaninico punching from mount but Wilson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vaninico landing strikes from the mount.
Vaninico punching from mount but Wilson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vaninico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaninico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson manages to control the position for a moment.
Vaninico putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaninico cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vaninico can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Vaninico landing punches.
Vaninico looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vaninico looking to ground and pound but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Vaninico lands a nice shot to the head.
Vaninico can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Vaninico with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaninico landing shots from mount.
Vaninico postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilson looks a forlorn figure.
Vaninico throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vaninico putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vaninico landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaninico wants to control but Wilson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaninico is taking a breather. Wilson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaninico wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Vaninico 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wilson as Vaninico shoots in.
Vaninico throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Vaninico will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaninico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Vaninico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vaninico throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaninico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Vaninico.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaninico misses with a left hand
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vaninico's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vaninico misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vaninico misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vaninico's knee momentarily.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaninico might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaninico fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Vaninico doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Vaninico takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson stalks Vaninico and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vaninico's face. Vaninico staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson misses with a leg kick.
Vaninico misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vaninico's knee momentarily.
Vaninico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaninico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaninico throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Vaninico was not able to check.
Vaninico misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vaninico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Vaninico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Vaninico misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vaninico's sensitive parts.
Vaninico has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
Wilson stalks Vaninico and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vaninico's face. Vaninico staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson looks for the body kick but Vaninico saw that one coming.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vaninico looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wilson!
Vaninico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaninico avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Vaninico lands a heavy elbow.
Vaninico lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vinicius Vaninico has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vaninico content just to control the position here.
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vaninico looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four 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.
Wilson tries to hold on but Vaninico pushes him away.
Vaninico thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vaninico pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vaninico working the ground and pound effectively.
Vaninico raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vaninico can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaninico punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Almost Famous. Archie Bell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Link Gatez's chin.
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archie Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell slips under a jab from Gatez.
Gatez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatez misses the shot to the body.
Gatez misses with a looping left.
A jab from Bell does it's job there.
Gatez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gatez misses with a straight right.
Gatez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell with a nice cross.
Gatez tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gatez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatez avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Gatez.
Gatez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell misses with a shot to the body
and Gatez counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.
Gatez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Bell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gatez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gatez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gatez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Gatez from controlling successfully.
Gatez postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gatez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gatez trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell is controlling Gatez's posture.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Gatez from controlling successfully.
Gatez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gatez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Link Gatez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatez throws an off balance right hand
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatez wants to clinch.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gatez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Gatez.
Bell takes a swing at Gatez's ribcage but misses.
Gatez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bell is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Gatez.
Gatez misses with a hook. Bell ducked under it nicely.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Gatez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gatez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatez misses with a combination
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Bell misses.
Bell moves forwards but Gatez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell throws a leg kick
and Gatez counters with an outside leg kick.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Gatez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Archie Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Gatez wants to clinch.
Gatez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot
and Gatez counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gatez is controlling him.
Gatez advances position into side control!
Gatez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bell's legs.
Bell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gatez working the ground and pound but Bell is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatez looking to control but instead Bell has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gatez throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Bell is trying to stand back up but Gatez is controlling him
Bell is trying to control but can't.
Gatez throwing shots but Bell is blocking nicely.
Gatez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gatez postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gatez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bell throws a hook but Gatez avoids it easily.
Gatez throws a low kick, looking for Bell's leg but Bell calmly moves out of range.
Bell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Bell as he connects with a hook.
Bell catches Gatez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gatez has a takedown stuffed.
Gatez misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatez tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatez looks to clinch
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gatez misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Gatez throws a head kick that misses.
Gatez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Archie Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Gatez.
Gatez tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Gatez saw that one coming.
Gatez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bell misses with a hook.
Gatez throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Bell lands a jab to the nose.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell throws an off balance right hand
and Gatez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gatez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Gatez's head.
Gatez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatez slips a straight right by Bell.
Decent striking displayed by Bell there.
Link Gatez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gatez moves away from the strike by Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Gatez is looking to clinch.
Gatez scores a takedown into full mount!
Gatez controlling the pace for now.
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
Archie Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez with the ground and pound from mount.
Gatez wants to control the pace but Bell is squirming around nicely.
Gatez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gatez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bell 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 fight!
Link Gatez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatez 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Gatez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Javinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kain !
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, Nikolai Javinski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kain tries for a takedown but Javinski circles away easily
and Javinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Javinski misses with a double jab
and Kain counters by moving into the clinch.
Kain just leaning against Javinski, taking a breather.
Javinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kain fails with the takedown
and Javinski moves into the clinch.
Javinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Javinski has had enough of the clinch but Kain keeps him there for the moment.
Javinski tries to circle away but Kain has him pinned against the cage.
Javinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kain prevents Javinski from breaking the clinch.
Javinski digs a right hand underneath Kain 's ribcage. Kain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Javinski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Javinski is trying to stand.
Javinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Javinski trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Javinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kain . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Javinski is looking for a sweep. Kain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kain wants to stand up but Javinski is controlling the position.
Kain passes into side control, despite Javinski's attempt to control the position.
The strikes coming from Kain are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Javinski is trying to improve his position.
Kain has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Javinski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kain . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Javinski does no damage.
A big left from Javinski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javinski throws a combination that misses
so Kain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Javinski wants to control but Kain passes easily into half guard.
Javinski wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Javinski looks gassed!
Kain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kain is pressing down on Javinski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Javinski is holding on for now.
Kain wants to control but Javinski is keeping him busy.
Javinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Kain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Javinski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kain .
Kain seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javinski looks like he's trying to stand up.
It looks like Kain is going to stand back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Javinski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kain uses his free foot to push down on Javinski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Javinski.
Kain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Javinski is looking to escape.
Kain avoids the attempt from Javinski to control.
Javinski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kain stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikolai Javinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Javinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Javinski won't be happy with that.
Kain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Javinski, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Javinski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Javinski pushes Kain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kain is looking to take a break and control but Javinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Javinski tries to bench press Kain off him but Kain keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Javinski forces Kain back against the cage and clinches.
Javinski is trying to break the clinch but Kain is controlling him.
Kain breaks the clinch.
Javinski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Javinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Kain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Javinski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kain 's guard now.
Kain looking for a sweep. Not yet Kain , not yet.
Javinski looking to sit in guard and control but Kain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Javinski controls Kain momentarily but Kain frees himself.
Javinski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Javinski is breathing heavily.
Kain tries to free his leg and advance position but Javinski is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain postures up.
Kain trying to control the position from guard on top but Javinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Javinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kain won't allow Javinski to sweep him here.
Kain throwing strikes from guard but Javinski blocks nicely.
Kain 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.
Kain drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kain as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Javinski screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kain ! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Kain !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Mo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch combination from Mo misses.
Oooooh!!! Mo has knocked King down with a huge combo! Mo steps away and waves a wobbly King back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
King is rocked!
King blocks a jab.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Mo finish him?
Mo lands with a big right hook that stumbles King - he's out on his feet here! Mo follows up with another monster hook that separates King from consciousness! King falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Mo stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). King Mo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumpe Nisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nisse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Chad Hart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rumpe Nisse's chin.
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28
255 lbs
13 - 3 - 2 |
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265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rumpe Nisse!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Nisse tries to clinch up
and Hart counters with a right hand to the body.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart tries for a takedown but Nisse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nisse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nisse tries to clinch up
and Hart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nisse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Nisse wants to clinch but Hart slips to the side
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart throws a series of punches but Nisse moves out of range.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hart prevents Nisse from standing back up.
Nisse kicks Hart off and gets back to his feet.
Nisse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hart showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nisse!
Hart wants to control the pace but Nisse is squirming around nicely.
Hart content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nisse is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hart tries to control but Nisse wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nisse trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hart landing strikes from the mount.
Hart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nisse can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hart cracks Nisse with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hart won't let Nisse get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nisse is in a horrible position here. Hart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hart.
Hart landing strikes from the mount and Nisse is in trouble!
Nisse is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart loads up with a big shot that hurts Nisse! He's pulled Hart in close but Hart has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Nisse survive? More strikes from Hart and Nisse is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chad Hart!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard Keenan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Keenan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Porter looking to pass the guard.
Porter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Porter is one step ahead there.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Keenan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porter is really struggling to control Keenan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Porter preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jamal Porter just wasn't active enough.
A jab lands there for Keenan.
It looks like Jamal Porter has been cut.
Porter tries for a takedown but Keenan circles away easily
and Porter is countered with a crisp right hand from Keenan that sends him to the canvas! Keenan follows him to the mat into side control.
Porter is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter gets back to half guard.
Porter is looking for a sweep. Keenan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
Porter wants to get back to full guard.
Keenan thows a huge punch but Porter dodges it nicely.
Porter wants to get back to full guard.
Keenan stalling.
Porter is trying to stand back up but Keenan is controlling him
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.
Porter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Keenan pulls his head out easily.
Porter tries to get to full guard but Keenan has control of the leg.
Porter gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keenan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Porter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keenan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keenan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan prevents Porter from getting back to his feet.
Keenan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Porter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keenan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Keenan has managed to get both his arms back between Porter's legs - danger averted.
Keenan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Keenan has managed to get both his arms back between Porter's legs - danger averted.
Porter wants to stand up but Keenan is controlling him.
Keenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keenan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keenan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Porter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keenan is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Porter's cut.
That's time! Porter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Porter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan counters with a nice uppercut.
Porter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keenan counters with a straight right hand.
Porter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter misses with a takedown
and Keenan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Porter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan cracks a nice hook into Porter's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter blocks a jab.
Keenan scores with a shot to the body.
Keenan steps into range and cracks Porter with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Porter flops backwards and Keenan dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Porter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Keenan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Porter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Keenan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Porter seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter pushes Keenan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Keenan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Porter is looking to regain half guard here but Keenan keeps moving and retains side control.
Keenan takes a little break here. Porter wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Porter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Porter actively working from the bottom here.
Keenan prevents Porter from standing back up.
Keenan is keen to just control but Porter is a slippery customer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Porter actively working from the bottom here.
Porter wants to improve his position but Keenan is controlling well.
Porter missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter is looking to improve his position.
Porter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Porter looking for submissions off his back.
Porter wants to get back to full guard.
Porter wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Keenan controlling the action here.
Porter actively working from the bottom here.
Porter wants to improve his position but Keenan is controlling well.
Porter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Porter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Keenan tries to bum rush Porter with a series of wild strikes but Porter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keenan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porter tries for a takedown but Keenan circles away easily
and Keenan counters with a series of strikes that sends Porter to the canvas! Keenan follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Porter is rocked!
Porter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter looking for subs off his back but Keenan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Porter is trying to stand.
Porter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Keenan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Keenan's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan turns into Porter and is now in his guard.
Porter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keenan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porter wants to stand and escape but Keenan is having none of it.
Keenan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Porter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
Keenan scores with the left hand. Porter knows he should have avoided that one.
Keenan doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
Keenan lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Keenan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter misses with a takedown
and Keenan counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Porter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porter has his takedown stuffed
and Keenan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Porter seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard Keenan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keenan.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Keenan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keenan lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Porter can't get the takedown.
Keenan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Porter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porter jumps guard.
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porter looking for subs off his back but Keenan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Keenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keenan is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter wants to get back to full guard.
Keenan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Keenan prevents Porter from improving his position.
Maynard Keenan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are battling for position here. Porter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keenan trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
Porter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maynard Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keenan 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maynard Keenan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolas Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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22
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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24
275 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolas Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekdal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rekdal staying out of range there.
Rekdal throws a nice looking combination but Romanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Rekdal.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rekdal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanov misses with a right hand
letting Rekdal counter with a right hand.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Rekdal.
Rekdal drops Romanov with a beautiful combination! Romanov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rekdal is looking for the KO!
Rekdal punishes Romanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Rekdal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rekdal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rekdal scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Romanov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Romanov is out cold! Rekdal holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Rekdal!
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