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UPF-LA: 1 Lopez vs Calvancante PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butcher Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca has chosen GENTLEMAN as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butcher Luca!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Butcher Luca has been cut.
Myers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luca is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Myers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Myers.
Luca is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Myers knocks Luca out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Myers!
A very excited looking Martin Myers 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braulio Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Lewis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Lewis.
Silva wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tim Lewis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva working for a triangle but Lewis defends it easily.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lewis slips nicely into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Lewis keeps him under control.
Lewis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Braulio Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lewis!
Silva swings around for an armbar but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Lewis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Lewis wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Lewis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lewis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lewis and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lewis is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis wants to control but Silva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Lewis is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Lewis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lewis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Lewis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lewis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Lewis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lewis!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to finish Lewis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lewis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braulio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lewis!
Lewis is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Lewis is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva has an Americana. Lewis didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Silva is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Silva hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Braulio Silva!
A very excited looking Braulio Silva 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tug Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tug Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tug Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Stone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood really is a fat lump.
A punch combination from Wood misses.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Stone throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Wood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stone quickly recovers to half guard.
Wood trying to advance position but Stone counters by regaining guard.
Wood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stone is tightening it up a little... Wood has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wood reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wood taps out! Nice BJJ there by Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robbie Stone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Enae Volare Mezzo. Thorn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin park - Not alone. Bob Thorn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.4lbs 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. Bob Thorn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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283 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorn lands a big head kick that sends Emelianenko tumbling to the mat! Thorn takes a step backwards and waves Emelianenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thorn scores with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Thorn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thorn scoring well with a low kick there.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Thorn drops Emelianenko with a beautiful combination! Emelianenko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thorn is looking for the KO!
Emelianenko is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thorn cracks Emelianenko with a left hook right on the temple and Emelianenko goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Thorn lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Emelianenko is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Thorn!
Bob Thorn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toki Mazuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenzi Tapera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toki Mazuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lenzi Tapera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapera looking to score a takedown here. Mazuke is defending well but Tapera drives through and ends up in Mazuke's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tapera trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mazuke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mazuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tapera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tapera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mazuke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mazuke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mazuke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tapera trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazuke 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.
Tapera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mazuke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tapera has managed to get both his arms back between Mazuke's legs - danger averted.
Tapera wants to control from the top but Mazuke keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazuke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lenzi Tapera has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tapera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mazuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tapera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mazuke!
Tapera trying to control the action but Mazuke is working from the bottom.
Mazuke is looking to regain half guard here but Tapera keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke manages to get back to half guard.
Mazuke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tapera pulls his head out easily.
Mazuke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tapera pulls his head out easily.
Tapera is looking to take a break and control but Mazuke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mazuke actively working from the bottom here.
Mazuke is breathing heavily.
Tapera trying to control from half guard but Mazuke is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tapera lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tapera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mazuke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mazuke looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazuke actively working from the bottom here.
Tapera working over Mazuke with some ground and pound. Mazuke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tapera performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tapera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tapera seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mazuke looking for submissions off his back.
Tapera in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mazuke tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tapera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lenzi Tapera!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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, Phil Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Hed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris tries to clinch but Hed moves out of range.
Hed connects with a jab.
Hed scores with a nice strike.
Harris tries to clinch up but Hed circles away and keeps his distance.
Hed thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hed swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Hed does no damage.
Harris is looking to clinch but Hed is avoiding it.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hed misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Hed does it's job there.
Hed swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hed sprawls well. Hed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hed throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hed slaps away a takedown attempt from Harris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Hed scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Harris tries to clinch there but Hed circles away.
A jab from Hed finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Hed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hed scores with a jab to the body.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Hed shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hed scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Hed there.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch up but Hed circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris tries to clinch up but Hed circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky Hed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Hed counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris is rocked!
Harris defending well as Hed loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Harris. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Hed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Hed misses.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Hed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hed connects with a nice cross there... Harris is looking wobbly and Hed recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Harris to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Hed jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricky Hed!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Parisyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parisyen has chosen KPARISYEN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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130 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kari Parisyen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisyen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Parisyen is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Parisyen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Parisyen is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson is looking to control Parisyen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Parisyen seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Parisyen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parisyen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Parisyen 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.
Parisyen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parisyen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johnson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Parisyen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kari Parisyen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kari Parisyen made sure he mentioned MFW Clothing Company, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Jos Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorian Greyjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Victorian Greyjoy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Jos Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victorian Greyjoy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyjoy gets the takedown into side control.
Jos Ricci manages to get back to half guard.
Greyjoy is trying to work for a kimura but Jos Ricci is defending well.
Greyjoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jos Ricci is pressing down on Greyjoy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jos Ricci is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Greyjoy wants to pass the guard but Jos Ricci is keeping the position.
Jos Ricci trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jos Ricci is pulling down on Greyjoy's head to control his posture.
Jos Ricci manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jos Ricci lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jos Ricci landing shots from mount.
Jos Ricci with the ground and pound from mount.
Greyjoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jos Ricci landing strikes, looking to finish!
Greyjoy is rocked!
It looks like Victorian Greyjoy has been cut.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jos Ricci! Greyjoy is hurt baaadly! Jos Ricci is firing away with more strikes - Greyjoy is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Jos Ricci!
Carlos Jos Ricci 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 Mauricio Calvancante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauricio Calvancante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calvancante is defended easily by Lopez.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Calvancante moves out of range easily.
Lopez lands a jab-cross combination.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Calvancante avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Calvancante takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Calvancante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Calvancante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calvancante shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Lopez lands a left and a right that send Calvancante crashing to the mat, dazed. Lopez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Calvancante is rocked!
Calvancante loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Calvancante.
Lopez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calvancante.
Mauricio Calvancante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Calvancante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Calvancante seems to have got his legs back now.
Calvancante is breathing heavily.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calvancante shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez lands a big head kick that sends Calvancante tumbling to the mat! Lopez takes a step backwards and waves Calvancante back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calvancante shoots and misses
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Calvancante.
Calvancante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez lands a brutal head kick. Calvancante looks out on his feet and Lopez throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jose Lopez!
Jose Lopez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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