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HFC 123 Faith Test PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Tait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. Solomon Tait has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Tait!
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, Alex Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tait misses with the combination.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
Tait could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tait misses with a series of wild punches.
Tait misses with an uppercut. Santiago saw that one coming.
Tait misses with a series of wild punches.
Santiago slips a jab from Tait.
Tait lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Tait takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tait misses with a wild combination.
Solomon Tait seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Tait misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tait missing with a left hand there. Santiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago instigates a clinch.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Tait misses its intended target.
Tait throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Santiago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tait prevents the takedown attempt.
Santiago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Tait misses with a wild combination.
Tait misses with a left hand
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Tait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tait misses with a leg kick
and Santiago counters with an outside leg kick.
Tait throws a series of punches but Santiago moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tait misses its intended target.
Tait feints a jab promting Santiago to slip. Tait then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santiago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Tait misses its intended target.
Tait fails to land with a series of punches.
Tait throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Tait does no damage.
Tait throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
Tait works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tait misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tait throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Tait misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tait is breathing heavily.
Santiago has Tait up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Tait thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago slips under a jab from Tait.
Tait on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tait manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tait tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tait throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Tait rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago wants to free his trapped foot but Tait is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tait taking some punishment here, with Santiago in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Santiago dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santiago fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tait.
Santiago slips a jab from Tait.
No joy there for Tait, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Tait does no damage.
Tait looks to land a combination but Santiago avoids it well.
Santiago staying out of range there.
Tait scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Tait misses its intended target.
Tait throws an off balance right hand
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santiago thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tait might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tait is trying to keep Santiago in close.
Santiago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tait is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tait misses with a straight left.
Tait is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tait throws out a leg kick but Santiago moves out of range and Tait only half commits.
Tait thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tait swinging wildly here.
Tait gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santiago lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santiago engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tait controls Santiago momentarily but Santiago frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santiago is pushing down on Tait's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tait is fighting to maintain full guard but Santiago has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santiago performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to free his trapped foot but Tait is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tait wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Tait pushes him off.
Solomon Tait is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tait throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Solomon Tait is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Tait lunges at Santiago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santiago's hand.
Tait tried to score with a low kick but Santiago checks it.
Santiago changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tait looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tait tries to improve position but can't.
Santiago controlling from side mount.
Santiago's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Santiago wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santiago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tait tries to improve position but can't.
Solomon Tait has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tait is trying to escape the position but Santiago is controlling the position.
Tait can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Tait's face as Santiago controls the position.
Santiago is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tait is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santiago controlling the position from side mount.
Santiago working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago working the ground and pound.
Santiago is staying tight to Tait's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tait tries to buck Santiago off but Santiago is having none of it.
Santiago is staying tight to Tait's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alex Santiago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Santiago was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tait throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Tait gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santiago to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santiago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Santiago!
After winning the bout, Alex Santiago thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danila Kormov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karbal Lindi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danila Kormov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Kormov!
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, Karbal Lindi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindi throws a hook to the side of Kormov's head but Kormov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kormov moves into the clinch.
Lindi is trying to trip Kormov. He has hold of a leg but Kormov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lindi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lindi controlling from the top position.
Lindi trying to control but Kormov is working from the bottom.
Lindi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kormov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lindi is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karbal Lindi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kormov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lindi as he jumps to the side.
Karbal Lindi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kormov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindi misses with a takedown
and Kormov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kormov.
Lindi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kormov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lindi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kormov keeping full guard, as Lindi tries to pass.
Lindi won't allow Kormov to sweep him here.
Kormov trying to keep a closed guard but Lindi is proving a slippery customer.
Kormov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindi wants to stand but Kormov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lindi content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kormov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danila Kormov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindi leaves Kormov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lindi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kormov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lindi won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kormov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kormov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindi is controlling Kormov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lindi moves into full guard.
Lindi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kormov!
Lindi with good strikes from the mount here!
Lindi landing strikes from the mount.
Lindi unloading with bombs!
Kormov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lindi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindi scoring with strikes but Kormov is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindi controlling the pace for now.
Lindi lands a big shot there that rocks Kormov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lindi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kormov is looking to escape.
Lindi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Lindi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karbal Lindi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lindi tries to clinch there but Kormov circles away.
Lindi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Karbal Lindi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lindi throwing strikes but missing.
Kormov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lindi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lindi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lindi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kormov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindi is looking to stand up but Kormov won't let him.
Kormov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kormov, not yet.
Lindi passes into half guard.
Lindi trying to control from half guard but Kormov is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindi slips a nice elbow through Kormov's hands, connecting with Kormov's forehead.
Kormov is trying to control but can't.
Kormov wants to improve his position but Lindi is controlling well.
Lindi is pressing down on Kormov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kormov is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Lindi there.
Kormov wants to control but Lindi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kormov is looking to improve his position.
Lindi seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindi not doing much here.
Lindi is keen to just control but Kormov is a slippery customer.
Lindi wants to stand up but Kormov is controlling the position.
Kormov is trying to control but can't.
Lindi slips a nice elbow through Kormov's hands, connecting with Kormov's forehead.
Lindi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindi passes to side control.
Kormov is looking to regain half guard here but Lindi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindi avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kormov.
Lindi taking a breather here.
Lindi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lindi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kormov keeps working.
Lindi lands some shots froms side control.
Lindi wants to stand but Kormov is controlling his arm.
Lindi scoring with punches from side control.
Lindi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kormov to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindi looks up at the clock and then as Kormov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lindi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindi trying to control the action but Kormov is working from the bottom.
Kormov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lindi is working Kormov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lindi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kormov keeps working.
Kormov tries to improve position but can't.
Lindi trying to control the position but Kormov is working away.
Lindi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kormov wants to get back to his feet.
Lindi landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karbal Lindi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lindi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kormov taking some punishment here, with Lindi in his half guard.
Kormov is staying active underneath Lindi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lindi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lindi lands with a punch from half guard.
Lindi is trying to control. Kormov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lindi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kormov's head.
Lindi works his way into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lindi trying to control the action but Kormov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindi lands an elbow.
Kormov being controlled for a moment.
Lindi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kormov keeps working.
Lindi scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kormov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karbal Lindi!
A determined Karbal Lindi didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobcat Gremlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
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, Tuomari Hurmio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gremlin pushes Hurmio up against the cage in a clinch.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Hurmio in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
Hurmio tries to land knees in the clinch but Gremlin avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Gremlin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hurmio looks winded!
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Hurmio takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin working Hurmio over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin working Hurmio over with knees to the body.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Gremlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin has Hurmio pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hurmio is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gremlin - that's hurt Hurmio badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hurmio is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hurmio doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bobcat Gremlin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bobcat Gremlin made sure he mentioned Zombie Nutrition - LOD , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is British Bulldog. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gordon Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson has Bulldog up against the cage in a clinch.
Bulldog tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Bulldog breaks the clinch.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bulldog dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Bulldog's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Bulldog. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Bulldog avoids them all with ease.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson throws a right hand that Bulldog ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulldog also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Bulldog. That snapped Wilson's head back.
Bulldog lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gordon Wilson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Bulldog or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
Bulldog feints with a jab and clips Wilson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Wilson is sent crashing into the canvas and Bulldog leaps in for the kill! Wilson tries to get to his feet but Bulldog is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Wilson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burbank Bulldog!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Burbank Bulldog made sure he mentioned Das Labor, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levi Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Highwind (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levi Gene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cid Highwind!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gene falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Highwind to counter with a crisp jab.
Gene throws a hook but Highwind avoids it easily.
Highwind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gene throws out the jab.
Gene throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gene misses with a right hand
letting Highwind counter with a right hand.
Gene swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Highwind counters with a left and a right that stings Gene.
Gene lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Cid Highwind has been cut.
Highwind jabs Gene right on the nose. Gene blinks but takes it 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!
Gene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Highwind on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gene. Gene obviously looking to wear him down.
Gene moves away from the strike by Highwind.
Gene fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Highwind to the ground. Gene is now in Highwind's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Highwind wants to stand and escape but Gene is having none of it.
Gene has gone for a leg lock! Highwind slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gene's guard.
Highwind wants to get up but he can't break Gene's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gene lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Highwind!
Gene lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gene lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Highwind hang on?
Gene lands a big elbow.
Highwind is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gene looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Highwind covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levi Gene!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nickolai Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ketchum's entrance music is Moskau. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Messinger's choice of entrance music: Huckleberry by Ichabod. 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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26
159 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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38
160 lbs
16 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolai Ketchum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Messinger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ketchum prevents a body shot from Messinger.
Messinger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Messinger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ketchum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ketchum tries to break the clinch but Messinger is controlling the position.
Ketchum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Messinger is looking to clinch.
Messinger tries to bum rush Ketchum with a series of wild strikes but Ketchum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ketchum misses with a few strikes there.
Ketchum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Messinger misses with a straight right.
Messinger closes the distance and clinches up with Ketchum, looking for a takedown. Messinger pushes Ketchum against the cage but Ketchum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Messinger.
Messinger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ketchum manages to work his way to half guard, despite Messinger's best efforts.
Ketchum has his hands clasped together around Messinger's back. He's all about the action.
Messinger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Messinger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ketchum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Messinger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Messinger's back!
What's going on here? Ketchum has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ketchum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ketchum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Messinger slips a straight right by Ketchum.
Ketchum misses with an uppercut. Messinger saw that one coming.
Ketchum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messinger ducks right into an uppercut from Ketchum.
Will Messinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ketchum slips a jab and a cross from Messinger.
Ketchum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Messinger is looking to clinch.
Messinger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Messinger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ketchum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Messinger has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ketchum is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Messinger yanks on the arm and Ketchum is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Messinger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Messinger!
An out of breath Will Messinger 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Kosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Noitalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosh comes to the cage accompanied by You cant stop crazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
266 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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33
269 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clayton Kosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riku Noitalahti!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosh throws a head kick but Noitalahti moves out of range.
Noitalahti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Clayton Kosh has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Noitalahti.
Kosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kosh avoids the head kick by Noitalahti.
Clayton Kosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosh misses with a double jab.
Noitalahti takes a swing at Kosh's ribcage but misses.
Noitalahti throws a jab when Kosh was well out of range.
Kosh misses with a leg kick.
Noitalahti cracks Kosh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Noitalahti circles away.
Noitalahti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Noitalahti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kosh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noitalahti gets tackled into the cage by Kosh. Kosh maintains the clinch.
Noitalahti breaks the clinch.
Kosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kosh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kosh moves out of range of the body kick.
Noitalahti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kosh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kosh blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noitalahti slips a jab and a cross from Kosh.
Noitalahti connects with a body shot that sends Kosh's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noitalahti misses with a head kick.
Noitalahti throws a sloppy head kick and Kosh moves out of range easily.
Noitalahti feints a jab promting Kosh to slip. Noitalahti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kosh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kosh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noitalahti finds it's way round the side to connect with Kosh's head.
Clayton Kosh's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noitalahti.
Noitalahti works the jab nicely.
Kosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noitalahti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oooooh!!! Noitalahti has knocked Kosh down with a huge combo! Noitalahti steps away and waves a wobbly Kosh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kosh is rocked!
Clayton Kosh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noitalahti throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Kosh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noitalahti tries to bum rush Kosh with a series of wild strikes but Kosh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kosh seems to have got his legs back now.
Noitalahti circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Noitalahti to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Clayton Kosh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Noitalahti circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kosh drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Noitalahti follows Kosh to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riku Noitalahti!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarkis Terteryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terteryan comes to the cage accompanied by Röyksopp - The Fear . 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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225 lbs
22 - 29 - 0 |
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225 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sarkis Terteryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Terteryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Terteryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terteryan misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Terteryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Terteryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terteryan swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Terteryan throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Terteryan looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Terteryan swinging wildly here.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Terteryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarkis Terteryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terteryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Terteryan is rocked!
Brown misses with a double jab
letting Terteryan counter with a right hand.
Oh Terteryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Craig Brown has been cut.
Brown drops Terteryan with a naaaaasty hook - Terteryan is in real trouble here! Brown dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Brown!
A pretty intense looking Craig Brown took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maricue Russel (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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200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabricio Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maricue Russel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thiago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Russel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thiago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russel but Russel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Russel lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thiago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Russel swinging wildly here.
Russel punishes Thiago's body with a nice straight punch.
Thiago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Russel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Russel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago keeping full guard, as Russel tries to pass.
Thiago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Russel trying to control the position from guard on top but Thiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russel wants to control from the top but Thiago keeps moving.
Russel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thiago controls Russel momentarily but Russel frees himself.
Russel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thiago keeping moving, preventing Russel from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thiago has his foot on Russel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Russel works his way back into a safe position though.
Russel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thiago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russel drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Russel seems to have locked his on tight now - Thiago screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Russel, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Maricue Russel!
After winning the bout, Maricue Russel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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