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LTSD 5 Brutal Encounters! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huge Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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272 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Sapp!
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, Huge Bum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bum has a takedown stuffed.
Bum misses with a lunging right hand
and Sapp holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bum is looking to break free of the clinch but Sapp has double underhooks.
Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bum misses with a takedown
and Sapp counters by clinching up.
Bum should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sapp blocks the elbow strike.
Sapp works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bum looking for a sweep. Not yet Bum, not yet.
Sapp seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bum managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sapp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bum jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sapp manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bum decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp looking to score a takedown here. Bum is defending well but Sapp drives through and ends up in Bum's guard.
Sapp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bum is looking to sweep but instead, Sapp has passed into half guard.
Sapp trying to pass the guard but Bum defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is controlling the pace.
Bum tries to roll over but Sapp keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bum trying to control from the bottom.
Sapp stands up out of the half guard.
Sapp moves into range and clinches up with Bum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bum looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapp breaks the clinch.
Sapp darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sapp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sapp is looking for a kimura but Bum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sapp to get the leverage.
Sapp performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sapp wants to free his trapped foot but Bum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huge Bum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sapp closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bum did well to prevent Sapp getting side control.
Bum tries to roll over but Sapp keeps him under control.
Sapp passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bum!
The referee warns Bum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sapp wants to finish this one by submission but Bum is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum reaches up to try and control the position but Sapp seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bum rolls and tries to escape and now Sapp has his back!
Bum is breathing heavily.
Bum manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sapp's guard. Nice work there by Bum.
Sapp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bum won't allow Sapp to get back to his feet.
Bum trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sapp is keeping the position for now.
Sapp looking for a sweep. Not yet Sapp, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bum is trying to break free.
Bum tries to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sapp lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bum wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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!
Sapp passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sapp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That has opened up Huge Bum's cut even more.
Sapp controlling his opponent.
Sapp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sapp's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The cut above Huge Bum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sapp controlling the pace for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bum tries to hold on but Sapp pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sapp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Huge Bum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bum keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
Sapp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sapp passes into half guard.
Bum makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bum moves into the clinch successfully.
Sapp pulls guard.
Bum being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bum wants to stand but Sapp is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sapp holds on and takes a little breather.
Sapp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bob Sapp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum trying to move into half guard but instead Sapp has managed to sweep!
Sapp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sapp tries to free his leg and advance position but Bum is retaining full guard.
Bum working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sapp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sapp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sapp is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum wants to control the position but Sapp says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sapp postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bum to stand up.
Bum gets caught flat footed, as Sapp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bum wants to sweep but no luck.
Sapp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sapp slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp working the ground and pound.
Bum wants to get back to his feet but Sapp is dominant here and he's now got Bum's back!
Sapp controlling from the back.
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!
Sapp has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Bum! Can he survive? No! He's out! Sapp gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Sapp!
Bob Sapp bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bic Boi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boi has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bic Boi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boi looks gassed!
Lashley has clasped his hands together around Boi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lashley taking a breather here.
Lashley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boi for as long as he can get away with.
Lashley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boi striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lashley stands up.
Lashley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boi!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lashley working for a guillotine from mount but Boi is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lashley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boi is rocked!
Lashley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boi is still in real trouble! Can Lashley finish him?
Boi takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lashley's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Lashley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Best Around By Joe Esposito. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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260 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt drives through with a takedown into Alexander's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hunt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Sean Alexander has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt passes Alexander's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunt slips a nice elbow through Alexander's hands, connecting with Alexander's forehead.
That has opened up Sean Alexander's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt stands up out of the half guard.
Alexander tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexander somewhat.
Alexander looks gassed!
Hunt throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Hunt gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Alexander.
Hunt grinds an elbow into Alexander's temple.
Alexander is rocked!
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexander keeps working.
Hunt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alexander down.
Hunt working the head with strikes.
Alexander is still in real trouble! Can Hunt finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alexander is letting Hunt control him for a moment.
Hunt cracks Alexander with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Hunt immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Alexander is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Hunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hunt!
An out of breath Mark Hunt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Leocadio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Steffan Bonnar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steffan Bonnar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
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194 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steffan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curt Leocadio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leocadio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leocadio throws a shot to the body.
Leocadio misses with an uppercut. Bonnar saw that one coming.
Bonnar misses with the combination.
Bonnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leocadio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonnar.
Nice takedown defense from Leocadio. No joy for Bonnar on that attempt.
Leocadio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leocadio misses with a head kick.
Bonnar drives through with a takedown into Leocadio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leocadio is looking to stand up but Bonnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Bonnar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leocadio looks gassed!
Leocadio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bonnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar moves into full mount! Leocadio won't be happy about that!
Leocadio is bucking up trying to escape but Bonnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bonnar controlling from the full mount.
Bonnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bonnar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leocadio wants to get back to his feet.
Bonnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leocadio looks a forlorn figure.
Bonnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leocadio?
Bonnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar lands a big shot there that rocks Leocadio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leocadio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Leocadio is in a horrible position here. Bonnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leocadio is rocked!
Bonnar controlling from the full mount.
Leocadio is still in real trouble! Can Bonnar finish him?
The referee warns Leocadio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Leocadio is trying to stand.
Bonnar is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Leocadio is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steffan Bonnar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gauthier Lambert enters the cage!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert stuffs the takedown attempt from Lister. Lister gets slowly back to his feet.
Lambert gets a double leg takedown into Lister's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lister trying to control the position here.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gauthier Lambert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lister takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lambert is fending him off so far but Lister persists. Nope, Lambert circles away and we're back to standing.
Lister looks to land a combination but Lambert avoids it well.
Lambert lands an overhand right.
Lister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lambert circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lambert swivels and escapes.
Lister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lambert takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister pulls guard effortlessly.
Lister is breathing heavily.
Lambert trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lister's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lister keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Lambert wanted to stand there but Lister had control of the position.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Lambert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lambert scores with a takedown into Lister's guard.
Lambert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Lambert is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister is trying to keep Lambert in close.
Lambert trying to control but Lister is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gauthier Lambert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lambert closes the distance and clinches up with Lister, looking for a takedown. Lambert pushes Lister against the cage but Lister circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Lambert
and Lister counters with a one-two to the body.
Lister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lambert.
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!
Lister tries to clinch but Lambert is having none of it.
Lambert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lambert swats away the attempt to clinch by Lister.
Lambert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lister leaves Lambert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert instigates a clinch.
Lambert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lister tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
Gauthier Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambert closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lister to the mat! Lister manages to get full guard.
Lister kicks Lambert off and gets to his feet.
Lister scoring well with a low kick there.
Lambert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lister moves away.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Lambert throws a series of punches but Lister avoids them all with ease.
Lister throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lister has closed the distance and engaged Lambert in a clinch.
Lambert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lister shoots in and gets a takedown into Lambert's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lister trying to move into half guard but instead Lambert has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lambert would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lister wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Lister is pulling down on Lambert's head. It's preventing any offense from Lambert, at least for the moment.
Lister keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lister fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lambert avoids it really well and circles away.
Lambert misses with a two punch combination.
Lambert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lambert is looking to take a break and control but Lister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lister bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lambert throws a series of strikes that have Lister backpedaling.
Lambert throws a body kick that misses.
Lambert closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lister gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lambert prevents Lister from getting back to his feet.
Lambert is looking to stand up but Lister won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Gauthier Lambert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lister manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lambert manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lambert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gauthier Lambert.
Lambert throws a right and a left that Lister avoids nicely.
Lambert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lister scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lister shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lambert can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Lister wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lister is looking to clinch.
Lister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lambert circles away quickly and effectively.
Lambert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lambert lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lambert connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lambert throws a right hand that Lister ducks under and follows up with a left that Lister also avoids with ease.
Lambert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gauthier Lambert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lambert circles away.
Lambert clinches.
Lambert tries to pull guard but Lister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lambert tries to score a body lock takedown but Lister shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lambert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lambert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lister circles away quickly and effectively.
Lister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert swats away the attempt to clinch by Lister.
Lister ducks under a wild hook from Lambert.
Lister shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lister controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lambert defending well though.
Lister is stalling here. Lambert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lister seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lambert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lister sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lister is refusing to be controlled, as Lambert sits in half guard.
Lister trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gauthier Lambert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lambert with a nice cross.
Lister gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lambert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Lister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lambert tries to stand but Lister is controlling from the bottom.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lister is trying to keep Lambert in close.
Gauthier Lambert has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lister shoots in looking for a takedown but Lambert manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lambert misses with a two punch combination.
Lister misses with a takedown attempt - Lambert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert dives in and scores a takedown into Lister's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lister trying to control the position.
Lambert stopping the sweep attempt from Lister.
Lambert stands and steps away. Lister gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lister slips a jab and a cross from Lambert.
Lambert shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lister eats them both and turns towards Lambert to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Lambert does no damage.
Lambert lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lister.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert looks to land a combination. Lister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lister shoots in and drives through. Lambert sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Lambert.
Lister throws a push kick but Lambert slaps the foot to one side.
Lambert scores a takedown into full mount!
Lambert wants to control the pace but Lister is squirming around nicely.
Lambert controlling the pace for now.
Lister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lister tries to hold on but Lambert pushes him away.
Lambert trying to control but Lister is having none of it.
Lambert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lambert avoids the attempt from Lister to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister is trying to escape the mount.
Lambert avoids the attempt from Lister to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lambert misses with a two punch combination.
Lambert dives in and scores a takedown into Lister's guard.
Lister is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lambert is controlling him.
Lister pulls Lambert in close to prevent any damage.
Lister is looking to stand up but Lambert isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Lambert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lambert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Lambert!
Gauthier Lambert decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hosea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hosea's choice of entrance music: Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Hosea!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hosea thinking.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hosea tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Hosea's guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Hosea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hosea throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hosea's guard.
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!
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hosea's guard.
Hosea looks gassed!
Hosea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson stands up and waves to Hosea to follow him.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Hosea in a clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hosea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson wants the takedown. Hosea is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hosea's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson is taking a breather. Hosea 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.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Hosea is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Hosea uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hosea is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hosea has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hosea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Hosea defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pushes Hosea off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hosea shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson 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.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hosea takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Hosea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hosea tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Hosea's guard.
Hosea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hosea is breathing heavily.
Hosea wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Hosea is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hosea is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Anthony Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson dives in and grabs Hosea's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hosea pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anthony Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hosea keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hosea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Hosea
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniel Hosea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson darts in and clinches Hosea up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Johnson.
Hosea is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hosea to the mat. Hosea regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hosea keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hosea gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hosea shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Hosea to the mat.
Hosea working some strikes from top position.
Hosea landing some decent shots from guard.
Hosea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hosea is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Hosea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hosea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson pulls Hosea in close to his closed guard and prevents Hosea from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hosea wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hosea can do to turn this around?
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson pushing down on Hosea's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hosea does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Hosea but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Hosea that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from Hosea's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hosea is rocked!
Johnson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hosea wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Johnson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flash Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flash Elorde could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Washington's chin.
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29
205 lbs
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18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flash Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Washington!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elorde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Elorde bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Washington leaves Elorde with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elorde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Elorde lands with a right that hurts Washington. Washington looks to clinch but Elorde throws a short knee that drops Washington. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Flash Elorde!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duane McBride has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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20
170 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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25
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duane McBride!
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, Steve Staunton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Staunton as McBride shoots in.
Staunton lands a high kick!
McBride gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McBride drops an elbow to the side of Staunton's head.
McBride knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staunton on the ground.
Staunton controlling the position well.
Staunton is trying to get back to full guard.
McBride missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McBride missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McBride thows a huge punch but Staunton dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staunton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Staunton is looking to escape.
Staunton tries to get to full guard but McBride has control of the leg.
Staunton blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride wants to pass the guard but Staunton is defending well.
McBride throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McBride stops Staunton from getting back to his feet.
McBride takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McBride sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Staunton defending well though.
McBride blocks the strikes from Staunton.
McBride thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Staunton trying to control here.
Staunton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Staunton blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBride.
McBride thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Staunton gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton trying to control the position.
McBride throws a big elbow that misses.
Staunton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Staunton looks gassed!
Staunton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBride stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staunton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McBride got a little sloppy there for a moment and Staunton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McBride has managed to get both his arms back between Staunton's legs - danger averted.
McBride with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McBride lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McBride throwing strikes from guard but Staunton blocks nicely.
McBride working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Staunton's head.
Staunton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride tries to free his leg and advance position but Staunton is retaining full guard.
McBride throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Staunton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Staunton keeping full guard, as McBride tries to pass.
McBride lands a couple of elbows.
McBride throws a strike but Staunton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McBride keeping moving, preventing Staunton from controlling successfully.
Staunton is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Staunton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Staunton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Staunton tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBride swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBride tries to clinch up.
Staunton has closed the distance and engaged McBride in a clinch.
Staunton breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBride gets caught flat footed, as Staunton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBride seems keen to control Staunton's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staunton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBride is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Duane McBride will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McBride tries to clinch up but Staunton circles away and keeps his distance.
McBride with a lazy takedown attempt
and Staunton counters by moving into the clinch.
McBride can't break the clinch.
Staunton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staunton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McBride throws a jab when Staunton was well out of range.
McBride lands a head shot.
Duane McBride seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staunton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McBride tries to avoid it but Staunton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McBride to the ground. McBride escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Staunton moves forwards but McBride connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McBride is looking to clinch.
Staunton shoots in but no luck this time.
Duane McBride has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.
McBride misses with an uppercut
and Staunton counters with a nice body shot.
Staunton is breathing heavily.
McBride misses with a looping right.
McBride catches Staunton napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Staunton to the canvas!
Staunton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBride makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Staunton is still in real trouble! Can McBride finish him?
McBride postures up and lands a big shot to Staunton's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride loads up on a big left hand. Staunton felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - McBride looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Staunton can't hide his disappointment, as McBride celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane McBride!
A relieved looking Duane McBride thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Floring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Floring will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
162 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Guida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Floring!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floring shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guida moves into the clinch.
Guida pulls guard successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guida kicks Floring off and gets to his feet.
Guida instigates a clinch.
Floring looks gassed!
Guida manages to pull guard.
Guida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Floring!
Guida lands with some strikes.
Guida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guida scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Floring?
Guida scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida controlling his opponent.
Guida lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Floring really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guida looking to secure an arm triangle but Floring defends it well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Guida working for a guillotine from mount but Floring is in no mood to give up.
Guida landing strikes from the mount and Floring is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Floring to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Floring shrugs it off.
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!
Guida lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guida wants to finish this one by submission but Floring is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guida.
Guida controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands a big elbow.
Guida controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Guida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Guida postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Floring looks a forlorn figure.
Guida raining down hammerfists from mount.
Floring is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida controlling from mount.
Floring is still in real trouble! Can Guida finish him?
Floring is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Floring tries to reverse the position but Guida maintains control.
Guida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Floring can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Floring defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guida.
Guida working the ground and pound effectively.
Guida controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guida postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Floring in real trouble here! The ref calls for Floring to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Guida!
Our winner, Clay Guida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sheer Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevak Magakian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magakian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sevak Magakian Highlights. Sevak Magakian struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Sheer Bum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sevak Magakian's chin.
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18
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheer Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sevak Magakian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magakian lands a leg kick that knocks Bum off balance momentarily.
Magakian gets a clinch.
Magakian wants the takedown. Bum is fighting it off but Magakian persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bum's guard against the cage.
Magakian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bum managing to control the position.
Magakian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sevak Magakian was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Magakian swats away the attempt to clinch by Bum.
Magakian circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum throws a lazy head kick
and Magakian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Sheer Bum has been cut.
Bum throws a head kick that misses.
Magakian gets a clinch.
Magakian scores with a hook to the body.
Magakian gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Magakian is thwarting Bum's attempts to control the position.
Magakian content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bum wants to get back to full guard.
Bum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magakian on the ground.
Bum is breathing heavily.
Magakian maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bum could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Magakian has cracked it and Bum is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Magakian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sevak Magakian!
Sevak Magakian managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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