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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tang Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caloy Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tang Po has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tang Po!
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, Caloy Labayen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po wants to clinch up but Labayen keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Labayen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po moves in looking to clinch but Labayen pushes him off.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Labayen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Labayen wants to clinch
and Po counters by clinching up.
Po lands an elbow just above Labayen 's eye.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po prevents the takedown attempt.
Labayen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Po just stands there and leans against the cage.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Labayen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Po putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Labayen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Labayen looks gassed!
Labayen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Labayen working hard to break the clinch.
Po lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Caloy Labayen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Po.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to Labayen's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Po scores with a knee to the head.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po lands an elbow inside that Labayen shrugs off.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Labayen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po with a knee to the head.
Labayen tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po lands an elbow just above Labayen 's eye.
Labayen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Po is keeping busy.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Labayen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Po putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Labayen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Labayen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Labayen jumps guard but Po stands there with Labayen around his waist. Labayen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tang Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caloy Labayen.
Po working Labayen over with knees to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labayen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Labayen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Labayen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po lands an elbow inside.
Labayen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Labayen won't want to take too many of those.
Labayen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Po putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Labayen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Po.
Labayen pulls guard effortlessly.
Po trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Labayen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Po passes into half guard.
Labayen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Po.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Po gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po tries to clinch up
and Labayen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Labayen.
Po trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Po pushes Labayen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Labayen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Labayen fails with the takedown.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Labayen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Labayen circles away.
Tang Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labayen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Po tries to clinch there but Labayen circles away.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po clinches but Labayen breaks the clinch
and Labayen counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Po sneaks out the side door and pushes Labayen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Labayen.
Po is looking to clinch but Labayen is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caloy Labayen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Po circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Labayen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po tries to clinch up but Labayen circles away and keeps his distance.
Labayen throws a jab when Po was well out of range.
Labayen swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Po avoids a kick to the body.
Labayen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po wants to clinch but Labayen slips to the side
and Labayen counters by moving into the clinch.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Labayen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po working Labayen over with knees to the body.
Labayen jumps guard and drags Po to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Po missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Po decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Labayen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po wants to clinch.
Po darts in trying to clinch
so Labayen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Po striking from the bottom.
Po trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Po has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Po throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Po wants to get back to his feet but Labayen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Po kicks Labayen off and gets to his feet.
Labayen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labayen tries to circle away but Po has him pinned against the cage.
Labayen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Po just stands there and leans against the cage.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Labayen's defenses.
Po has Labayen pressed against the cage, preventing Labayen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Po working Labayen over with knees to the body.
Po connects with a nasty looking knee right to Labayen's face.
Labayen is trying to maintain a safe position but Po gets an underhook and turns Labayen into the cage.
Knees to the body from Po.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Labayen won't want to take too many of those.
Labayen wants the takedown. Po is fighting it off but Labayen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Po's guard against the cage.
Po throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Po trying to strike off his back.
Labayen looking to pass the guard.
Labayen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Labayen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Labayen wanted to stand there but Po had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po keeping moving, preventing Labayen from controlling successfully.
Po wants to stand and escape but Labayen is having none of it.
Po throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Po closes the distance but Labayen moves to the side
and Labayen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Labayen.
Po is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Po blocks a body shot from Labayen.
Labayen working hard to break the clinch.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Labayen jumps guard but Po stands there with Labayen around his waist. Labayen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Labayen is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Labayen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Po smiles and moves away.
Tang Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caloy Labayen.
Labayen misses with a kick to the body
and Po moves into the clinch.
Po working Labayen over with knees to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside that Labayen shrugs off.
Labayen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Po lands an elbow inside that Labayen shrugs off.
Labayen tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
Labayen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Labayen's ribcage.
Labayen misses with the head strike.
Po lands an elbow inside.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labayen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Labayen wants to break free but Po has control.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Labayen tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caloy Labayen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caloy Labayen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Po tries to clinch up
and Labayen counters with a takedown into side control.
Po takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Po is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Labayen is controlling him well.
Po is looking for a sweep.
Po bucks up and tries to throw Labayen off but instead Labayen has got his back!
What can Po do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Labayen is trying to stick to Po's back but Po is turning into Labayen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Labayen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Po.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Labayen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Labayen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Po thows a big elbow that misses.
Po throws a big right hand that misses.
Po thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Labayen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Labayen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Labayen shoots for a takedown but Po saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Po tries to clinch up but Labayen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tang Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labayen shoots in but no luck this time.
Po wants to clinch up but Labayen keeps it at a distance.
Po is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Po darts in trying to clinch
and Labayen counters with a single leg into guard. Po didn't expect that.
Labayen drops back looking for a leg! Po is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Po manages to kick Labayen off! Labayen jumps back into Po's guard.
Labayen won't allow Po to get back to his feet.
Labayen trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labayen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Po trying to strike off his back.
Labayen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Po throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Po wriggles free and stands up.
Po moves into range and clinches up with Labayen.
Labayen successfully pulls guard.
Po postures up in Labayen's guard and throws a big left but Labayen blocks it.
Labayen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Po postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Po loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Labayen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Labayen wants to sweep here but Po controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Po takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Po tries to clinch up.
Po fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Labayen, pushing him back against the cage.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Labayen's ribcage.
Labayen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Labayen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po blocks an elbow strike from Labayen.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Labayen is defending well for now.
Labayen blocks the elbow strike.
Labayen jumps guard.
Po throws a strike but Labayen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caloy Labayen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Labayen 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caloy Labayen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Korematsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zinedine Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fred Korematsu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fred Korematsu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Korematsu!
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, Zinedine Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korematsu avoids a kick to the body.
Zidane shoots in for a double leg but Korematsu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zidane tries to clinch up but Korematsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Zidane shoots in looking for a takedown. Korematsu tries to sprawl out of it but Zidane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Korematsu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zidane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korematsu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Korematsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zidane staying out of range there.
Zidane tries to clinch but Korematsu moves out of range.
Zidane tries to clinch but Korematsu moves out of range.
Zidane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zidane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korematsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zidane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korematsu pinned against the cage. Korematsu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fred Korematsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zinedine Zidane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane throws a one two combo.
Korematsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Korematsu misses.
Zinedine Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korematsu misses with a two punch combination.
Korematsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Zidane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Korematsu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Korematsu throws a jab when Zidane was well out of range.
Korematsu dips to his left and cracks Zidane with an uppercut!
Korematsu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korematsu misses with a head kick.
A combination from Korematsu does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korematsu. Zidane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zidane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zidane looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korematsu works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zidane swings for the body but Korematsu moves out of range.
Korematsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Zidane with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zidane.
Korematsu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zidane counters with a two punch combo.
Korematsu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zidane's head backwards.
Korematsu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zidane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Korematsu scores with a hook to the body. Zidane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Korematsu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zidane is rocked!
Korematsu grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Zidane takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Korematsu cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Korematsu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Forever. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nguyen avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Billy Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Roberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Nguyen drops back down to his feet.
Roberts successfully pulls guard.
Nguyen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nguyen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nguyen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nguyen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nguyen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nguyen is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts punching from the bottom.
Roberts actively working from the bottom here.
Nguyen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts gets back to full guard.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Nguyen scoring with some ground and pound.
Nguyen lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nguyen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nguyen connects with a couple of short punches.
Nguyen won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Nguyen lands a couple of elbows.
Nguyen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts working for a triangle but Nguyen defends it easily.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roberts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nguyen lands a couple of elbows.
Roberts has momentary wrist control but Nguyen slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nguyen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roberts has momentary wrist control but Nguyen slips an elbow through the middle.
Nguyen scoring with some ground and pound.
Nguyen working some strikes from top position.
Nguyen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Nguyen is proving a slippery customer.
Nguyen scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nguyen defends it easily.
Nguyen stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nguyen defends it easily.
Nguyen distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nguyen is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nguyen lands a couple of elbows.
Nguyen landing with the ground and pound.
Nguyen is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nguyen is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nguyen lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nguyen is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nguyen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nguyen postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.
Nguyen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nguyen distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nguyen lands a couple of digs.
Roberts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nguyen lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nguyen defends well.
Nguyen is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Nguyen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nguyen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nguyen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kevin Nguyen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nguyen is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.
Nguyen lands with a punch from half guard.
Nguyen working over Roberts with some ground and pound. Roberts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nguyen is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.
Nguyen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nguyen is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nguyen winds up and cracks Roberts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen passes to full mount!
Nguyen working the ground and pound effectively.
Nguyen breaks from Roberts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nguyen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nguyen with a couple of short strikes.
Nguyen working Roberts over with strikes here.
Roberts is rocked!
Nguyen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roberts hang on?
Oh Roberts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nguyen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nguyen cracks Roberts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nguyen lands a heavy elbow.
Nguyen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a big elbow.
Nguyen working Roberts over with strikes here.
Nguyen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nguyen landing shots from mount.
Nguyen prevents Roberts from getting the reversal.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
Roberts is working hard here to advance position.
Nguyen lands a big shot there that rocks Roberts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nguyen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roberts?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts can't escape the position.
Nguyen landing shots from mount.
Nguyen lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Nguyen.
BOOM! Nguyen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roberts wants to hold on but Nguyen pushes him away.
Nguyen looking to finish Roberts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roberts!
Roberts is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roberts hang on?
Nguyen with a couple of short strikes.
Nguyen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roberts is desperately trying to improve his position but Nguyen has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Nguyen.
Nguyen looking to finish Roberts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roberts!
Nguyen cracks Roberts with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roberts holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nguyen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Nguyen.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound.
Nguyen unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Nguyen.
Roberts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nguyen is working away from the top position though.
Roberts tries to roll over but Nguyen keeps him under control.
Nguyen lands strikes from half guard.
Nguyen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Nguyen is very close to passing his half guard.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nguyen pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nguyen lands a nice short elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nguyen drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roberts's guard now.
Nguyen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nguyen is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nguyen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts looking to control.
Nguyen cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.
Nguyen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roberts has momentary wrist control but Nguyen slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nguyen defends well.
Nguyen landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nguyen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roberts controls Nguyen momentarily but Nguyen frees himself.
Nguyen is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nguyen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nguyen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roberts looking for a guillotine here but Nguyen defends easily.
Roberts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roberts controls Nguyen momentarily but Nguyen frees himself.
Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nguyen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nguyen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nguyen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nguyen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roberts has momentary wrist control but Nguyen slips an elbow through the middle.
Nguyen cracks Roberts with a solid left hand.
Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nguyen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nguyen scoring with some ground and pound.
Nguyen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nguyen defends it easily.
Roberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nguyen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nguyen postures up.
Billy Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nguyen defends it easily.
Nguyen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nguyen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nguyen is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nguyen is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nguyen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nguyen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nguyen lands a couple of digs.
Nguyen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nguyen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nguyen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nguyen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roberts's guard now.
Nguyen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nguyen working some strikes from top position.
Roberts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nguyen is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nguyen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Nguyen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between G Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimm West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, G Unit!
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, Jimm West!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unit clinches.
Unit looking for a takedown.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Unit is blocking nicely.
West is pressed up against the cage. Unit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag West down to the mat. West avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Unit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for G Unit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Unit looking to control.
West wants to control from the top but Unit keeps moving.
Unit is adopting a defensive guard.
Unit is looking to sinch up a triangle. West throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Unit's body to avoid the submission. Unit has instead reached around West's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Unit arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). G Unit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Sneeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Turbano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sneeze comes to the cage accompanied by Born on the Bayou. 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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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drew Sneeze!
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, Thomas Turbano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turbano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sneeze circles away quickly and effectively.
Sneeze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sneeze tests Turbano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turbano swinging wildly here.
Sneeze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turbano manages to avoid it.
Sneeze scores with a jab to the body.
Sneeze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Sneeze finds it's target.
Sneeze throws an overhand right that drops Turbano like a sack of potatoes! Sneeze dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Sneeze!
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