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SFC126: Trenton VS Butcher! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dj Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lj Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs has chosen LJ Gibbs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
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186 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dj Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lj Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gibbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gibbs has managed to get both his arms back between Nelson's legs - danger averted.
Gibbs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gibbs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gibbs is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gibbs decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nelson, up you get!
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gibbs counters with a one-two to the body.
Gibbs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nelson's waist but Nelson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gibbs off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson closes the distance but Gibbs moves to the side
and Gibbs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibbs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gibbs lands in his opponent's guard.
Gibbs stands and steps away. Nelson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gibbs.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gibbs sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gibbs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nelson's half guard.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Gibbs seems content to control.
Gibbs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gibbs has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nelson defend it? Gibbs steps over the head and cranks it - Nelson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gibbs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lj Gibbs!
Lj Gibbs gave a mention to Das Labor in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fransuave Doobney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doobney comes to the cage accompanied by L_TIz# . Zalac has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alen Zalac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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234 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fransuave Doobney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doobney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Doobney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doobney stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zalac to get to his feet.
Doobney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doobney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doobney wants to stand and escape but instead Zalac has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Doobney lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zalac!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doobney sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Doobney content just to control the position here.
Doobney prevents Zalac from getting the reversal.
Doobney breaks from Zalac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doobney trying to control but Zalac is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doobney controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doobney is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Zalac tries to clinch but Doobney is having none of it.
Zalac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doobney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doobney pushes off an throws an elbow but Zalac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doobney jumps into guard, dragging Zalac to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doobney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Doobney content to control rather than advance.
Doobney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doobney takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Doobney throwing shots but Zalac is blocking nicely.
Doobney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doobney is working for a kimura but Zalac is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doobney stands up from half guard.
Doobney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doobney slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransuave Doobney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doobney instigates a clinch.
Doobney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Doobney throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Doobney pulls Zalac in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zalac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zalac wants to control from the top but Doobney keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fransuave Doobney.
Zalac closes the distance and clinches up with Doobney, looking for a takedown. Zalac pushes Doobney against the cage but Doobney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fransuave Doobney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doobney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doobney trying to control the action but Zalac is working from the bottom.
Zalac managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Doobney.
Zalac struggling a bit here.
Zalac looks to move to half guard but instead Doobney has passed into mount! Damn!
Doobney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Doobney scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zalac?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doobney is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Zalac has a takedown stuffed.
Zalac tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Doobney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Doobney controlling from the top position.
Doobney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doobney throws a big right hand that misses.
Doobney postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doobney trying to control the position from guard on top but Zalac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doobney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doobney is looking to take a break and control but Zalac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doobney working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doobney working the ground and pound.
Fransuave Doobney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doobney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zalac keeps working.
Doobney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zalac to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalac is being controlled here.
Zalac is trying to buck Doobney off.
Zalac strikes from the bottom but Doobney takes advantage and advances to full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doobney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransuave Doobney dominated that second round.
That's time! Doobney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zalac gets caught napping as Doobney dives in and scores a takedown. Zalac manages to retain guard.
Doobney stands up and waves to Zalac to follow him.
Doobney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalac can do to turn this around?
Zalac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doobney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Doobney passes to side control.
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!
Doobney wants to control but Zalac is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Doobney stalls from top position.
Doobney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zalac keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doobney working the ground and pound from side control.
Doobney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Doobney decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Doobney is taking a breather. Zalac 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.
Zalac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zalac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zalac is in trouble now - Doobney has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doobney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doobney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zalac for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Doobney controlling the position easily from mount.
We're going to have a standup here because Fransuave Doobney wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Doobney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zalac quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalac is defending against the submission attempts here by Doobney.
Zalac is looking to improve his position.
Doobney decides to stand and escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zalac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doobney moves into the clinch.
Doobney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alen Zalac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fransuave Doobney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doobney seems keen to control Zalac's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fransuave Doobney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doobney 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 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fransuave Doobney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. 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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157 lbs
26 - 24 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pohjanala desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pohjanala wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan is looking for submissions but instead, Pohjanala has regained full guard.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan passes Pohjanala's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pohjanala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Morgan prevents Pohjanala from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pohjanala.
Pohjanala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pohjanala is keeping the position for now.
Morgan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pohjanala dives on top into guard.
Pohjanala trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pohjanala manages to get himself to full guard.
Pohjanala will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pohjanala looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pohjanala looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pohjanala!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Morgan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morgan.
Pohjanala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pohjanala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pohjanala manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pohjanala has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morgan but great work by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pohjanala tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pohjanala has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Pohjanala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
Morgan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morgan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pohjanala sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan passes to side control.
Pohjanala struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pohjanala is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morgan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pohjanala is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Pohjanala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pohjanala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pohjanala has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Morgan but great work by Pohjanala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Morgan dominated that round.
That's time! Pohjanala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pohjanala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pohjanala's guard.
Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pohjanala defends it well.
Morgan wants to pass to mount but Pohjanala is defending the position.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pohjanala!
Morgan goes for an armbar but Pohjanala turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pohjanala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pohjanala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morgan is looking to get back to full guard here but Pohjanala has managed to pass to side control instead.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pohjanala wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pohjanala tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Pohjanala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morgan manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pohjanala defends well.
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!
Pohjanala trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pohjanala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pohjanala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan has his feet on Pohjanala's thighs here. He's pushed Pohjanala off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pohjanala screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Morgan!
Our winner, Dan Morgan, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House's entrance music is The Holy Guile-The Celebration. A fine choice. Russo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imagine Dragons-Radioactive. This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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149 lbs
30 - 23 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House looks to land a combination. Russo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
House misses with a combination
and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in House's guard now.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Russo throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.
House has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House seems keen to control Russo's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gregory House.
House tries to clinch up
and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in House's guard now.
House controlling the position.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House is trying to keep Russo in close.
House avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
House bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russo's guard.
House tries to stand but Russo is controlling from the bottom.
House postures up.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Russo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo working over House with some ground and pound. House looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
House is controlling Russo's trapped leg to prevent Russo from advancing to side control.
House is looking for a sweep. Russo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House trying to control from the bottom.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo thows a huge punch but House dodges it nicely.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
House is trying to maintain the position but Russo is very close to passing his half guard.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
House wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo prevents House from improving his position.
House trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Russo there.
House has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Russo is working away from the top position though.
House wants to get back to full guard.
House is working hard here to advance position.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. House defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russo is looking to advance position but House won't allow it.
House trying to hold on to Russo's head to control him but Russo postures up.
House avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
House trying to control but Russo postures up.
House keeping hold of Russo's head, controlling as best he can.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
House wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
House holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed House's head.
House trying to hold on to Russo's head to control him but Russo postures up.
House is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Russo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
House is defending against the submission attempts here by Russo.
House is trying to maintain the position but Russo is very close to passing his half guard.
House moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Russo with a nice head shot there.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but House has wrist control.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
House trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Russo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
House misses with a head kick.
House looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
House throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
House misses with a low kick.
Russo takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Donato Russo has been cut.
House throws a right and a left that both miss.
House clobbers Russo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Russo shoots in for a double leg but House sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Russo instigates a clinch.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
House prevents a takedown attempt there.
House scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo drags the fight down to the ground.
Russo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Russo pushes House off and scrambles back to his feet.
House swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Gregory House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
House punishes Russo's body with a nice straight punch.
Russo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House lands a jab to Russo's midsection.
Gregory House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo checks a leg kick nicely.
House is looking to wear down Russo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
House fails in his attempt to clinch.
House moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from House.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
House lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Russo swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo tries to pull guard but House holds him up against the cage and eventually Russo drops back down to his feet.
Gregory House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Russo.
Russo wants to take the fight to the mat but House manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from House.
House misses with a body punch.
Russo wants to get back to striking at distance but House won't allow it.
Russo pulls House into guard.
House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo looking to control.
House is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Russo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst House is controlling him.
House stands and steps away. Russo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
An inside leg kick from House misses.
House misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for House.
Russo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
House lands a nice elbow.
House misses with a punch to the body.
House is working Russo over against the cage.
Russo trying to control the position but instead, House has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russo into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House is trying to maintain a safe position but Russo gets an underhook and turns House into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House misses with an elbow strike.
Russo decides to pull guard.
House wants to get up but he can't break Russo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
House passes easily into side control. Nice work.
House stands up and we're back to a striking position.
House throws a series of punches but Russo moves out of range.
Russo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House fails with an attempt to clinch.
House lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory House dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donato Russo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo slips under a jab.
Russo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
House misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from House misses
and Russo counters with a nice low kick that buckles House's knee momentarily.
Russo shoots in looking for a takedown. House tries to sprawl out of it but Russo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. House manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
House throws a lazy head kick
and Russo counters with a nice leg kick.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
A combination from House does no damage.
House connects with a solid leg kick.
House misses with a wild body shot.
House does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has House pinned against the cage. House gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses the body punch
and Russo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Russo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Russo working to try and regain half guard.
House tries to control but Russo wriggling away.
House is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gregory House is winning the standup battle so far.
House missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo 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.
Russo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
House on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if House tries to get out of the position.
House wants to control but Russo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
House is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are battling for position here. House manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
House is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Russo is working House over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Russo works over House with some ground and pound from guard.
Donato Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
House utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Russo postures up.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russo cracks House with a solid left hand.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
House looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House working a defensive guard here.
Russo postures up in House's guard and throws a big left but House blocks it.
House looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Russo stands up over House, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House seems keen to control Russo's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory House wasn't doing enough on the ground.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russo at a distance.
House throws a right and a left that Russo avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches House napping and manages to drive through into side control!
House is trying to control Russo's posture but Russo avoids it.
Russo scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donato Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donato Russo!
A very excited looking Donato Russo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spider Trenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Spider Trenton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spider Trenton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trenton cracks The Butcher with a good jab.
The Butcher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Butcher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trenton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trenton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Butcher has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Trenton prevents The Butcher from moving into mount.
The Butcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Butcher tries for a kimura but Trenton is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Trenton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Butcher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Butcher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trenton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trenton can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Butcher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Butcher moves into full mount!
Trenton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Butcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Trenton is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John The Butcher!
A very excited looking John The Butcher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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