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Convicted 15: Lucky Charms PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Holl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Holl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Go Yamamoto!
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, Zach Holl!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holl shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Zach Holl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab by Yamamoto.
Holl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Zach Holl has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holl.
Go Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Holl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick which misses Holl's front leg but catches the back leg as Holl tries to avoid it.
Holl takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yamamoto lands a with a good body shot.
Holl looks gassed!
Holl misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Holl avoids it well.
Yamamoto throws a front kick that sends Holl stumbling back into the cage.
Holl is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holl tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto scores with a body shot.
Yamamoto scores with a one two! Holl had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamamoto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Holl if he has to take too many more of those.
Holl misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holl there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holl.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamamoto.
Holl has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamamoto.
Holl takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holl at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holl crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamamoto - the referee stops the clock and Holl gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamamoto. Holl manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamamoto connects with a high kick.
Holl is rocked!
That has opened up Zach Holl's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a brutal head kick. Holl looks out on his feet and Yamamoto throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Go Yamamoto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Rickenhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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, Brock Decimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Von Rickenhausen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus shoots for a double leg takedown but Rickenhausen sprawls well. He's pushed Decimus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decimus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Decimus showed some decent athleticism there.
Rickenhausen gets back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rickenhausen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Decimus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Decimus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rickenhausen on the ground.
Rickenhausen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Decimus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rickenhausen keeping full guard, as Decimus tries to pass.
Rickenhausen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Decimus defends it easily.
Rickenhausen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rickenhausen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rickenhausen looks gassed!
Decimus postures up and lands a big shot to Rickenhausen's brow.
Decimus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickenhausen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Decimus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Decimus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decimus advances position into side control!
Decimus landing strikes.
Decimus scoring with punches and elbows.
Decimus lands a nice forearm strike.
Rickenhausen is trying to improve his position.
Decimus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rickenhausen to see if he's OK.
Rickenhausen stops Decimus from passing to mount.
Decimus scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rickenhausen taking a bit of punishment here - Decimus scoring with strikes.
Decimus working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickenhausen prevents Decimus from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Decimus working the ground and pound.
Rickenhausen is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Decimus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rickenhausen is looking for a sweep.
Decimus landing strikes.
Rickenhausen tries to improve position but can't.
Decimus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Decimus landing strikes.
Decimus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rickenhausen to see if he's OK.
Rickenhausen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rickenhausen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Decimus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rickenhausen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rickenhausen.
Decimus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rickenhausen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Decimus has managed to get both his arms back between Rickenhausen's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenhausen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Decimus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Decimus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Decimus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rickenhausen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Decimus passes into half guard.
Rickenhausen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Decimus pulls his head out easily.
Rickenhausen is trying to get back to full guard.
Decimus slips a nice elbow through Rickenhausen's hands, connecting with Rickenhausen's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decimus works his way into side control.
Decimus tries for a kimura but Rickenhausen is defending well.
Rickenhausen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rickenhausen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Decimus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Decimus's back!
Rickenhausen not allowing Decimus to control his hands.
Decimus controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decimus manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rickenhausen's guard. Nice work there by Decimus.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rickenhausen is looking for a triangle but Decimus pushes his legs off easily.
Decimus tries to free his leg and advance position but Rickenhausen is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Decimus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Rickenhausen or perhaps it was just good defense by Decimus which made him look bad.
Decimus misses with a takedown attempt
and Rickenhausen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rickenhausen working Decimus over with strikes.
Rickenhausen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decimus's head.
Decimus moves into full guard.
Decimus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rickenhausen stands up over Decimus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Decimus has his foot on Rickenhausen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rickenhausen works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rickenhausen wants to pass the guard but Decimus is keeping the position.
Decimus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decimus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rickenhausen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Decimus is trying to stand.
Decimus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Decimus looking for a guillotine here but Rickenhausen defends easily.
Rickenhausen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Decimus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rickenhausen passes into half guard.
Decimus is looking to control Rickenhausen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Decimus avoid being mounted?
Rickenhausen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Decimus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rickenhausen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rickenhausen lands a nice short elbow.
Decimus wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenhausen prevents Decimus from improving his position.
Rickenhausen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Decimus wants to improve his position but Rickenhausen is controlling well.
Rickenhausen prevents Decimus from standing back up.
Rickenhausen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rickenhausen slips a nice elbow through Decimus's hands, connecting with Decimus's forehead.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Decimus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Decimus.
Rickenhausen actively working from the bottom here.
Rickenhausen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus passes Rickenhausen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rickenhausen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Decimus is looking to advance position but Rickenhausen won't allow it.
Rickenhausen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Decimus decides to stand up.
Rickenhausen has his takedown stuffed
and Decimus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rickenhausen's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rickenhausen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rickenhausen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Decimus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Decimus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Decimus tries for a takedown but Rickenhausen circles away easily
and Rickenhausen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Decimus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Decimus looking to control.
Decimus working for a triangle but Rickenhausen defends it easily.
Decimus trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decimus looking for a sweep. Not yet Decimus, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus is looking for a triangle here but Rickenhausen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rickenhausen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rickenhausen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Decimus tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Rickenhausen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Decimus looks a forlorn figure.
Decimus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rickenhausen looking to finish Decimus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Decimus!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus is desperately trying to improve his position but Rickenhausen has a good base and remains in mount.
Decimus wants to get back to his feet.
Decimus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rickenhausen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rickenhausen avoids the attempt from Decimus to control.
Brock Decimus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rickenhausen landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickenhausen prevents Decimus from getting the reversal.
Rickenhausen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Decimus wants to get back to his feet.
Decimus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rickenhausen works his way into side control.
Decimus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Decimus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rickenhausen working Decimus over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickenhausen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rickenhausen prevents Decimus from standing back up.
Rickenhausen wants to free his trapped foot but Decimus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Decimus is trying to stand back up but Rickenhausen is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decimus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rickenhausen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rickenhausen.
Rickenhausen stops Decimus from standing up.
Decimus has his feet on Rickenhausen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rickenhausen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Decimus but Decimus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Decimus misses with a takedown
and Rickenhausen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Decimus!
And that's the end of the fight!
Von Rickenhausen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Decimus 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Brock Decimus!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Brock Decimus!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Von Rickenhausen!
Brock Decimus wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby J Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dean Martin - Ain´t that a kick in the head. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby J Penn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Florian.
Florian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Florian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Florian cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Florian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penn looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Florian lands a head kick!
It looks like Baby J Penn has been cut.
Florian lands a big head kick that sends Penn tumbling to the mat! Florian takes a step backwards and waves Penn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Penn is rocked!
Whack! Florian lands a heavy head kick that drops Penn. The ref tackles Florian to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Penn was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kevin Florian!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lattavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gauge has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Lattavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Gauge!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lattavo tries to bum rush Gauge with a series of wild strikes but Gauge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lattavo shoots in for a double leg but Gauge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lattavo misses with a few strikes there.
Gauge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gauge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lattavo counters with a series of strikes. Gauge will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gauge looks gassed!
A combination from Lattavo does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Gauge.
Gauge shoots for a double leg takedown but Lattavo sprawls well. He's pushed Gauge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anthony Lattavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Gauge.
Lattavo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gauge is fending him off so far but Lattavo persists. Nope, Gauge circles away and we're back to standing.
Lattavo throws a series of punches but Gauge moves out of range.
Anthony Lattavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lattavo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gauge stuns Lattavo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gauge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lattavo throws a sloppy head kick and Gauge moves out of range easily.
Lattavo throws a head kick that misses.
Lattavo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gauge wants to clinch.
Lattavo lands with a nice combination. Gauge backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattavo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gauge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lattavo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Lattavo misses.
Lattavo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gauge swivels and escapes.
Lattavo throws a right and a left that Gauge avoids nicely.
Lattavo throws a head kick that misses.
Gauge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lattavo misses with a combination
and Gauge counters with a nice body kick.
Lattavo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gauge lands a two punch combo.
Lattavo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gauge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lattavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Lattavo.
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.
Lattavo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gauge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gauge tries to move into range but Lattavo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Lattavo.
Gauge misses with a low kick.
Lattavo connects with a jab.
Gauge tries to close the distance and clinch but Lattavo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lattavo lands a jab-cross combination.
Lattavo looks to land a combination but Gauge avoids it well.
Gauge wants to clinch
and Lattavo counters with a one-two to the body.
Gauge tries to clinch up.
Lattavo throws a one two combo.
Lattavo looks to land a body kick but Gauge moved away.
Some wild striking there from Lattavo.
Gauge takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo pushes Gauge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lattavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lattavo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lattavo has Gauge up against the cage in a clinch.
Lattavo cracks Gauge with a nice body shot.
Lattavo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lattavo works over Gauge's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Lattavo both land. Nice combination.
Gauge is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lattavo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gauge.
Lattavo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gauge wants to improve his position but Lattavo is controlling well.
Lattavo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lattavo 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gauge dodges the punch combination from Lattavo.
Gauge misses with a combination
letting Lattavo counter with a right hand.
Lattavo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lattavo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gauge stuffs the takedown.
Lattavo tries for a takedown but Gauge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gauge misses with a double jab
and Lattavo counters with a three punch combo that has Gauge backing up. Gauge nods at Lattavo to acknowledge the strikes.
Gauge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lattavo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gauge counters with a three punch combo that has Lattavo backing up. Lattavo nods at Gauge to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lattavo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lattavo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lattavo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lattavo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gauge was covering up waiting for the punch and Lattavo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lattavo stands and steps away. Gauge gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lattavo lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lattavo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lattavo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gauge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gauge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lattavo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anthony Lattavo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gauge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lattavo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gauge's guard.
Lattavo gets to his feet. Gauge looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horrible takedown by Gauge or perhaps it was just good defense by Lattavo which made him look bad.
Lattavo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gauge sprawls well. Gauge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lattavo gets slowly back to his feet.
Lattavo lands a high kick!
Gauge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lattavo moves into the clinch.
Gauge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anthony Lattavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Gauge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lattavo.
Lattavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gauge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lattavo.
Gauge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lattavo counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lattavo prevents Gauge from escaping the position.
Gauge wants to get back to his feet but Lattavo is dominant here and he's now got Gauge's back!
Gauge controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lattavo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gauge can do to turn this around?
Lattavo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo keeps control of the position as Gauge tries to break free.
What can Gauge do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gauge manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lattavo's guard. Nice work there by Gauge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lattavo dominated that second round.
That's time! Lattavo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gauge blocks a head kick by Lattavo.
Lattavo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lattavo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gauge!
Lattavo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauge is trying to stand up.
Anthony Lattavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lattavo controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Anthony Lattavo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lattavo misses with a double jab.
Gauge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gauge ducks right into an uppercut from Lattavo.
Gauge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lattavo throws a combination. Gauge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gauge is rocked!
Lattavo feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Gauge crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Lattavo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Moneymaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Tylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moneymaker Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Ami Aspelund - Apinamies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Moneymaker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Tylor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneymaker Jr shoots in for a takedown but Tylor shows good takedown defense.
Tylor lands with a straight right. Moneymaker Jr didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Alberto Moneymaker Jr has been cut.
Moneymaker Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tylor lands a right hook to the body.
Tylor jabs at Moneymaker Jr's body.
Alberto Moneymaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moneymaker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tylor.
Tylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Moneymaker Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moneymaker Jr is breathing heavily.
Tylor drops Moneymaker Jr with a right and a left! Tylor comes rushing in but Moneymaker Jr regains his composure and manages to keep Tylor in guard.
Moneymaker Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tylor wants to stand but Moneymaker Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tylor wants to control from the top but Moneymaker Jr keeps moving.
Moneymaker Jr keeping full guard, as Tylor tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tylor is pushing down on Moneymaker Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moneymaker Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Tylor has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moneymaker Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moneymaker Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tylor.
Moneymaker Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tylor.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Moneymaker Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moneymaker Jr.
A punch combination from Tylor misses.
Moneymaker Jr looks to land a right hand but Tylor moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moneymaker Jr shoots for a takedown but Tylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moneymaker Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moneymaker Jr looks for a takedown but Tylor sprawls well.
Moneymaker Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tylor.
Moneymaker Jr shoots in but Tylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tylor lands a hook that stumbles Moneymaker Jr back into the cage. Tylor follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Moneymaker Jr to the canvas! Tylor pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Moneymaker Jr has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paul Tylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layzie Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Layzie Assassin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Layzie Assassin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr lands with a right hand.
Carr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assassin.
Carr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Carr slips the punch.
Carr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Assassin lands.
Assassin misses with the combination.
Assassin blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assassin is defended easily by Carr.
Assassin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carr counters with a big head kick but Assassin shrugs it off.
Assassin darts in trying to clinch
and Carr counters with a big head kick but Assassin shrugs it off.
Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Assassin looking for a guillotine here but Carr defends easily.
Carr won't allow Assassin to sweep him here.
Carr trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin has a closed guard, preventing Carr from standing up.
Assassin trying to keep a closed guard but Carr is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assassin is keeping the position for now.
Assassin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carr has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin is looking for a sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Assassin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Assassin tries to clinch but Carr moves away
and Carr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Assassin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carr gets to his feet - Assassin follows without any prompting.
Assassin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carr.
Assassin wants to clinch but Carr slips to the side
and Carr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assassin's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working a defensive guard here.
Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carr defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Assassin looking for a sweep. Not yet Assassin, not yet.
Assassin trying to keep a closed guard but Carr is proving a slippery customer.
Assassin has his foot on Carr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carr works his way back into a safe position though.
Assassin keeping moving, preventing Carr from controlling successfully.
Carr thows a big elbow that misses.
Assassin trying to control the position.
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.
Carr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carr wants to get up but he can't break Assassin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assassin thows a body shot but no joy.
Assassin lands with a shot to the body.
Carr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assassin is able to avoid easily.
Assassin swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Carr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carr duly obliges.
Carr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr gets a takedown into half guard.
Assassin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Carr dominated that round.
That's time! Carr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carr scores with a spinning back kick!
Carr throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.
Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carr.
Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin looks to score with a jab to the body but Carr is just out of range.
Carr throws a leg kick that misses.
Carr misses with a double jab.
Carr closes the distance and clinches.
Carr decides to pull guard.
Carr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Assassin is looking to advance position but Carr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Assassin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Carr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin trying to control but not successfully.
Assassin breaks Carr's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carr keeping full guard, as Assassin tries to pass.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Carr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Carr blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Assassin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assassin's guard.
Assassin looking for a sweep. Not yet Assassin, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a triangle. Carr throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Assassin's body to avoid the submission. Assassin has instead reached around Carr's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Assassin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Layzie Assassin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Leclerc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclerc comes to the cage accompanied by La Marseillaise. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philippe Leclerc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leclerc defends it nicely.
Leclerc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leclerc slaps away a takedown attempt from Danes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leclerc.
Danes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Philippe Leclerc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Horrible takedown by Danes or perhaps it was just good defense by Leclerc which made him look bad.
Danes tries for a takedown but Leclerc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leclerc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leclerc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leclerc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leclerc as he jumps to the side.
Leclerc dips to his left and cracks Danes with an uppercut!
Leclerc fails to land with a series of punches.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leclerc defends it nicely.
Leclerc lands a glancing blow to the side of Danes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leclerc as he jumps to the side.
Danes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leclerc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danes looks gassed!
Leclerc lands a right hook to the body.
Leclerc scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Leclerc is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Danes.
Leclerc scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Leclerc does it's job there.
Danes is rocked!
Leclerc lands a brutal uppercut that launches Danes off his feet! Danes tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philippe Leclerc!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Gaeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaeta comes to the cage accompanied by B.Y.O.B.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Gaeta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Santiago!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaeta dodges the punch combination from Santiago.
Santiago moves into range and clinches up with Gaeta.
Santiago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gaeta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santiago lands a knee to the body.
Santiago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gaeta dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Gaeta is trying to break the clinch but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Santiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaeta shoots in for a takedown but Santiago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaeta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gaeta fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaeta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santiago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Gaeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago misses with an uppercut.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gaeta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santiago as he avoids it easily.
Santiago has closed the distance and engaged Gaeta in a clinch.
Gaeta is working for takedown but Santiago is calmly controlling the position for now.
Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Santiago rushes Gaeta and presses him up against the cage.
Gaeta tries to pull guard but Santiago holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaeta drops back down to his feet.
Santiago trying to control the position but instead, Gaeta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santiago into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeta managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaeta. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santiago throws out a loose jab but Gaeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Santiago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaeta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santiago lands a body shot.
A jab from Santiago misses.
Joe Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaeta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santiago will feel that in the morning.
Santiago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santiago missing with a left hand there. Gaeta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaeta tries for a takedown but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaeta is breathing heavily.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Santiago breaks the clinch.
Gaeta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Gaeta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaeta clinches but Santiago breaks the clinch
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Gaeta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaeta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Santiago scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santiago obliges.
Gaeta breaks from the clinch.
Gaeta tries to clinch up.
Santiago darts in and clinches Gaeta up against the cage.
Santiago lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Felix Gaeta has been cut.
Gaeta wants to stall.
Gaeta tries to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago breaks the clinch.
Gaeta forces Santiago back against the cage and clinches.
Gaeta dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Gaeta tries to break free but Santiago pushes him back against the cage.
Gaeta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaeta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santiago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santiago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Felix Gaeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaeta tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
Gaeta clinches.
Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaeta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santiago as he avoids it easily.
Santiago moves into the clinch.
Gaeta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gaeta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gaeta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago lands the left hand.
Gaeta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaeta is rocked!
Santiago lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Gaeta is looking to close the distance but Santiago sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Gaeta crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Gaeta is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Joe Santiago!
Joe Santiago is the new bantamweight champion!
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pop
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RATING
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