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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crystal Blue Persuasion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
White tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
White goes for a double leg but Machida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Machida continues to drive forward.
White is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White moves to clinch but Machida breaks away
and Machida counters with a crisp right hand that drops White! Machida lets White back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Machida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Machida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machida tries to get out of the position.
White is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! White extends the arm and Machida is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter White!
An out of breath Walter White 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuohi Kuiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuiva has chosen Killing time as his entrance music. Tuohi Kuiva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuohi Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuiva clinches.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Zeus tries to land a knee to the head but Kuiva blocks with his arms.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Zeus blocks it.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Zeus blocks with his arms.
Zeus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva blocks an elbow strike.
Zeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Zeus blocks with his arms.
Kuiva keeps control of Zeus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuiva up against the cage.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuiva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuiva looks winded!
Zeus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuiva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Zeus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Zeus blocks it.
Kuiva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuiva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
Zeus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Zeus blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is trying to pull guard but Kuiva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zeus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Zeus blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Kuiva.
Zeus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zeus manages to break the clinch.
Kuiva tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuohi Kuiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus is looking to clinch but Kuiva is avoiding it.
Kuiva closes the distance but Zeus moves to the side
and Kuiva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zeus shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuiva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuiva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuiva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeus moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zeus looking to stall.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zeus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeus is trying to force a seperation but Kuiva has the dominant position.
Kuiva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zeus's face.
Zeus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zeus is looking for a takedown.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zeus tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuiva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zeus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuiva tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuiva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuiva tries to clinch up.
Kuiva tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeus darts in looking for a takedown but Kuiva gets double underhooks and turns Zeus into the cage.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Zeus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Zeus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Zeus scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuohi Kuiva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zeus is defended easily by Kuiva.
Kuiva stuffs the takedown attempt from Zeus. Zeus gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuiva tries to clinch but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuiva.
Zeus tries to clinch but Kuiva moves out of range.
Christopher Zeus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuiva moves to clinch but Zeus breaks away
and Zeus counters with a one-two to the body.
Zeus goes for a double leg but Kuiva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuiva continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Zeus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zeus's face.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zeus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuiva avoids it really well and circles away.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown but Kuiva shows good takedown defense.
Kuiva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuiva doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
Kuiva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeus shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuiva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeus is looking to clinch.
Zeus shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuiva sprawls well. He's pushed Zeus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuiva tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuiva as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuiva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuiva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva is breathing heavily.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Zeus blocks it.
Zeus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuiva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuiva misses with a knee to the head.
Zeus jumps guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kuiva wants to get up but he can't break Zeus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zeus managing to control the position.
Zeus wants to get back to his feet but Kuiva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuiva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus working a defensive guard here.
Kuiva stands up and waves to Zeus to follow him.
Kuiva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Zeus does no damage.
Kuiva is looking to clinch.
Kuiva tries to clinch but Zeus moves out of range.
Kuiva moves in looking to clinch but Zeus pushes him off.
Kuiva tries to clinch up.
Zeus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zeus is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuiva has double underhooks.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Kuiva misses with a knee to the head.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Zeus blocks with his arms.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
Zeus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva managing to block the knees to the body from Zeus.
Tuohi Kuiva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zeus pulls guard effortlessly.
Zeus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuiva stopping the sweep attempt from Zeus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Zeus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zeus doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuiva circles away.
No luck for Zeus with that takedown attempt.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown but Kuiva shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Kuiva. No joy for Zeus on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Zeus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuiva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuiva moves in looking to clinch but Zeus pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zeus.
Zeus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuiva moves in looking to clinch but Zeus pushes him off.
Zeus lands with a straight right. Kuiva didn't see that one coming.
Kuiva closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Zeus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuiva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Zeus blocks with his arms.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zeus has picked Kuiva up - he's going for a ride! Zeus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zeus escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kuiva instigates a clinch.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Zeus blocks it.
Zeus misses with the head strike.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Zeus is blocking nicely.
Zeus jumps into guard, dragging Kuiva to the mat.
Kuiva wants to stand but Zeus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zeus pulls Kuiva in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiva won't allow Zeus to sweep him here.
Zeus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zeus working a defensive guard here.
Kuiva is looking to stand up but Zeus won't let him.
Kuiva postures up.
Christopher Zeus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zeus throws a head kick that misses.
Zeus swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuiva.
Zeus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeus swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuiva.
Zeus shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuiva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva pushes Zeus up against the cage in a clinch.
Zeus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuiva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Zeus blocks it.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeus pulls Kuiva into guard.
Kuiva wanted to stand there but Zeus had control of the position.
Kuiva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kuiva wants to stand and escape but instead Zeus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zeus trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuiva keeps working.
Zeus is really struggling to control Kuiva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kuiva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zeus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christopher Zeus.
I think Zeus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollito Mustachio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better comes to the cage accompanied by Mother by Danzig. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rollito Mustachio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustachio avoids the head kick by Better.
Better gets caught napping as Mustachio dives in and scores a takedown. Better manages to retain guard.
Mustachio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Better is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Better bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mustachio's guard.
Better sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mustachio's guard.
Better takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mustachio gets back to full guard.
Mustachio wants to sweep here but Better controlling him for the moment.
Better trying to control but Mustachio is working from the bottom.
Better trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustachio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better trying to control but Mustachio is working from the bottom.
Mustachio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Better controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evan Better wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Better is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better drives through with a takedown into Mustachio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Better won't allow Mustachio to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mustachio pulls Better in close to his closed guard and prevents Better from doing any damage or advancing position.
Better slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mustachio can't keep his opponent in guard - Better advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Better is thwarting Mustachio's attempts to control the position.
Better is keen to just control but Mustachio is a slippery customer.
Better is trying to work for a kimura but Mustachio is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better trying to control the position but Mustachio is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Better swings around for an armbar but Mustachio sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Better's guard.
Mustachio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Better working for a triangle but Mustachio defends it easily.
Mustachio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Better trying to keep a closed guard but Mustachio is proving a slippery customer.
Better seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mustachio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better is pulling down on Mustachio's head to control his posture.
Mustachio postures up and lands a big shot to Better's brow.
Better has his foot on Mustachio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mustachio works his way back into a safe position though.
Better escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mustachio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Better escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mustachio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mustachio distracts Better with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mustachio wants to pass the guard but Better is keeping the position.
Better wants to sweep here but Mustachio controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustachio trying to control but Better is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
Better will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Better is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustachio with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustachio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mustachio advances to half guard.
Better manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mustachio keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Better crunches a lovely knee into Mustachio's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Better shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Better showed some decent athleticism there.
Evan Better overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Better trying to mount his opponent but Mustachio defends it.
Better trying to control from half guard but Mustachio is working away.
Better is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mustachio sees it coming and defends easily.
Better prevents Mustachio from improving his position.
Better is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Better looking to secure an arm triangle but Mustachio defends it well.
Mustachio defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Better prevents Mustachio from getting the reversal.
Better controlling the position easily from mount.
Mustachio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Better landing strikes from the mount and Mustachio is in trouble!
Better looking to secure an arm triangle but Mustachio defends it well.
Mustachio gets back to half guard.
Better is trying to control. Mustachio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Better thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mustachio's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better prevents Mustachio from improving his position.
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!
Mustachio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Better tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mustachio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Better is working hard here to advance position.
Mustachio is refusing to be controlled, as Better sits in half guard.
Better is really struggling to control Mustachio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mustachio is looking for a sweep. Better is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Better in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Evan Better.
Mustachio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Better drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mustachio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Better has Mustachio in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better has his foot on Mustachio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mustachio works his way back into a safe position though.
Better pulls Mustachio in to control the position.
Better working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mustachio.
Better working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mustachio.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mustachio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Better wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Better trying to control the position.
Better seems keen to control Mustachio's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustachio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evan Better just wasn't active enough.
Better fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mustachio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mustachio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Better can pounce on him.
Better displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mustachio.
Mustachio throws a push kick but Better slaps the foot to one side.
Better cracks the inside of Mustachio's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better throws a sloppy head kick and Mustachio moves out of range easily.
Better throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mustachio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Better.
Mustachio has a takedown stuffed.
Mustachio is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Better feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mustachio's calf.
Mustachio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Better defends well and Mustachio ends up having to push Better into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Evan Better has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollito Mustachio.
Mustachio is trying to drag Better to the mat but Better just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Better dips to his left and cracks Mustachio with an uppercut!
Mustachio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Better defends well and Mustachio ends up having to push Better into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mustachio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Better breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mustachio fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Better!
Better shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mustachio as he avoids it easily.
Mustachio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Better lands a leg kick that knocks Mustachio off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Better lands with an uppercut that bounces Mustachio off the cage and back into range.
Better shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mustachio sprawls well. Mustachio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Better gets slowly back to his feet.
Mustachio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Better counters with an inside leg kick.
Evan Better has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollito Mustachio.
Mustachio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Better changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better thows a body kick. Mustachio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Better fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mustachio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustachio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustachio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mustachio keeps the fight on the outside.
Better lands with a good body shot.
Mustachio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Better on his heels. He'll look to pass Better's guard now, I'm sure.
Better wriggles free and stands up.
Better tries to clinch there but Mustachio circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Better. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Better.
Better tries a head kick but it misses.
Better throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Better looking to score a takedown here. Mustachio is defending well but Better drives through and ends up in Mustachio's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Better is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mustachio looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better preventing the sweep.
Better wants to pass the guard but Mustachio is keeping the position.
Mustachio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Better looking for submissions off his back.
Better makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Better.
Mustachio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Better working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Better manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustachio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustachio is trying to trip Better. He has hold of a leg but Better is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mustachio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Better is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mustachio throws a strike but Better rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Better won't allow Mustachio to sweep him here.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustachio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Better cracks Mustachio with a solid left hand.
Better advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mustachio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rollito Mustachio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better tries to advance to mount but can't.
Better working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Better is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mustachio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustachio throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Better has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
A very excited looking Evan Better made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliott Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is The Pheonix. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanley's choice of entrance music: Terror - One with the Underdogs. Elliott Stanley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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29
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliott Stanley!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley moves into the clinch.
Stanley stalling the fight.
Stanley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley has managed to clinch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Stanley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to drag Stanley to the mat but Stanley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stanley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley connects with a high kick.
Stanley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stanley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stanley breaks from the clinch.
Elliott Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Stanley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stanley tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lee is trying to keep Stanley in close.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stanley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Stanley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stanley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee keeping full guard, as Stanley tries to pass.
Lee wants to sweep here but Stanley controlling him for the moment.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stanley controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lee is looking to stand up but Stanley isn't so interested in that idea.
Stanley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Elliott Stanley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stanley stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stanley breaks from the clinch.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stanley. Stanley obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stanley.
Stanley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley connects with a single shot there.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stanley swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliott Stanley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stanley fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanley lands a nice looking body kick.
Stanley lands a jab-cross combination.
Stanley throws a head kick that misses.
Stanley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stanley lands in his opponent's guard.
Stanley wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stanley controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Elliott Stanley.
Stanley tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Stanley misses.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Tristan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanley scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Stanley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanley.
Stanley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stanley connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Stanley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stanley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stanley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stanley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stanley landing with the ground and pound.
Stanley landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stanley has passed into half guard!
Stanley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stanley is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliott Stanley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stanley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stanley controls the pace.
Stanley gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
Lee tries for a takedown but Stanley circles away easily
and Stanley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stanley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stanley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stanley is in Lee's guard.
Lee looking to control.
Stanley stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stanley connects with a decent elbow.
Stanley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is holding Stanley down, trying to stall.
Stanley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Elliott Stanley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee trying to remain calm as Stanley controls from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanley throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Stanley. Stanley maintains the clinch.
Stanley stalling the fight.
Lee jumps guard but Stanley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee moves out of range as Stanley throws a body kick.
Stanley lands a nice looking body kick.
Stanley is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Stanley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tristan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stanley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanley effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanley's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliott Stanley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stanley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliott Stanley!
Elliott Stanley took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm a jobber, what can I say? I win some, I lose some.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mante Quilla (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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29
180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fritz Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mante Quilla!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quilla feints and as Larsson raises his hands in defense, Quilla changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Larsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larsson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Quilla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quilla is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Larsson controls Quilla momentarily but Quilla frees himself.
Larsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larsson tries to get out of the position.
Quilla pushes down on Larsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Quilla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quilla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Quilla working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Quilla throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larsson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Quilla manages to mount him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson tries to hold on but Quilla postures up.
Quilla lands a couple of good shots and Larsson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Quilla is working the ground and pound. Can Larsson escape?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quilla is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Larsson up.
Quilla is hanging on to Larsson's back as he tries to escape.
Larsson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Quilla scores with punches and elbows.
Larsson trying to control the hands but Quilla breaks the grip.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Quilla.
Larsson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Quilla lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Quilla lands with a hammerfist to the side of Larsson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will Quilla go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Larsson is really stuck here.
Quilla lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Quilla's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Quilla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Quilla.
Quilla punches Larsson on the ear.
Can Larsson hold on?! Quilla is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson wants to get back to his feet.
Quilla looking for the RNC.
Quilla is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Larsson up.
Larsson is trying to remain composed but Quilla is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Quilla scores with punches and elbows.
Larsson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Quilla.
Quilla is punishing Larsson with some ground and pound.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Quilla's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Quilla scores with punches from the back.
Larsson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Larsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quilla scores with punches and elbows.
Quilla lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quilla gets his hands free as Larsson looks to control.
Quilla lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Larsson.
Quilla loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Larsson hold on?
The referee is taking a good look at Larsson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Quilla!
Larsson is rocked!
Larsson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Larsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Quilla scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larsson?
Oh Larsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quilla prevents Larsson from getting the reversal.
Larsson is working hard here to advance position.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Quilla putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Larsson wants to hold on but Quilla pushes him away.
Larsson is working to get back to half guard.
Quilla lands a nice shot to the head.
Quilla lands a nice shot to the head.
Larsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quilla postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Larsson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Quilla around the waist but Quilla pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Quilla is the winner by TKO! Quilla jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mante Quilla!
A relieved looking Mante Quilla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka comes to the cage accompanied by Abebe. Leopoldo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carmina Burana - Carl Orff. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
275 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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23
280 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ongka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ongka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Leopoldo is in a horrible position here. Ongka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leopoldo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ongka throwing strikes but Leopoldo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ongka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ongka wants to pass to mount but Leopoldo is defending the position.
Leopoldo tries to kick Ongka off but Ongka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leopoldo is trying is best to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ongka seems to be looking for submissions.
Leopoldo is controlling Ongka's trapped leg to prevent Ongka from advancing to side control.
Leopoldo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo trying to control but Ongka postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leopoldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ongka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ongka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leopoldo's head.
Leopoldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Ongka.
Leopoldo wants to control but Ongka is keeping busy.
Ongka seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is positioning himself well to prevent Ongka advancing to mount.
Leopoldo is refusing to be controlled, as Ongka sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Ongka seems content to control.
Leopoldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ongka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leopoldo is looking to escape.
Ongka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leopoldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leopoldo looking for submissions off his back.
Ongka 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is pressing down on Ongka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leopoldo looking to control.
Ongka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leopoldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ongka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leopoldo's head.
Leopoldo trying to control the position here.
Ongka trying to control but Leopoldo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ongka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ongka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leopoldo is keeping the position for now.
Ongka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopoldo is pulling down on Ongka's head to control his posture.
Leopoldo lands some strikes from the bottom.
Leopoldo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ongka has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ongka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leopoldo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ongka tries to advance to mount but Leopoldo denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ongka Ongka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leopoldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ongka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ongka fails with a takedown attempt.
Ongka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ongka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ongka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Leopoldo holds on to Ongka's head and controls the position momentarily.
Leopoldo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ongka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leopoldo struggling a bit here.
Leopoldo tries to bench press Ongka off him but Ongka keeps the position.
Leopoldo sneaks back into half guard.
Ongka 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ongka throwing shots but Leopoldo is blocking nicely.
Ongka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leopoldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ongka is looking for a kimura but Leopoldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ongka to get the leverage.
Ongka wants to take a breather but Leopoldo is having none of it.
Leopoldo is looking to improve his position.
Ongka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leopoldo's head.
Ongka content to control rather than advance.
Leopoldo wants to get back to full guard.
Leopoldo has hold of Ongka's hands but Ongka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ongka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ongka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leopoldo keeps working.
Leopoldo tries to get to full guard but Ongka has control of the leg.
Leopoldo wants to control but Ongka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Leopoldo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo is looking to control Ongka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leopoldo avoid being mounted?
Ongka stops Leopoldo from getting back to his feet.
Leopoldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ongka.
Leopoldo trying to hold on to Ongka's head to control him but Ongka postures up.
Ongka trying to control from Leopoldo's half guard. Leopoldo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ongka wants to control from the top but Leopoldo keeps moving.
Leopoldo controlling Ongka's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ongka.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Aristides Leopoldo.
Ongka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leopoldo counters with a left to the body.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ongka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leopoldo sprawls well initially but Ongka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ongka seems to be working for a kimura but Leopoldo defends the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leopoldo is positioning himself well to prevent Ongka advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leopoldo wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ongka Ongka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ongka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leopoldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws a series of punches but Ongka moves out of range.
Leopoldo sizes up Ongka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leopoldo throws a series of strikes that have Ongka backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo gets in close and tags Ongka with a short punch that almost sends Ongka to the mat! Oh Ongka is in big trouble! He turns his back on Leopoldo, trying to create some distance but Leopoldo rushes him, striking wildly and Ongka goes down! The referee tackles Leopoldo into the cage to end the fight! Leopoldo is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Country Grammar as his entrance music. Tommy Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Martinez throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
It looks like Tommy Martinez has been cut.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
We've been told by Hardy's head coaches at The Lion's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clint Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez scores with a head kick.
Hardy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Hardy throws a sloppy body shot
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Tommy Martinez's cut even more.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martinez.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Martinez's head back.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Martinez lands a high kick!
It looks like Clint Hardy has been cut.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez looks winded!
Martinez misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Hardy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
The cut above Tommy Martinez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Hardy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez slips a straight right by Hardy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick from Martinez.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tommy Martinez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hardy steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Martinez is out on his feet! Hardy sets himself and nearly takes Martinez's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clint Hardy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniele Bolelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Era Ojdanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniele Bolelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Era Ojdanic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojdanic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bolelli is looking to reverse the position.
Bolelli is working hard here to advance position.
Ojdanic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bolelli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bolelli manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bolelli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolelli is looking for a kimura here.
Bolelli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojdanic wants to control but Bolelli is keeping busy.
Bolelli is looking for a kimura here.
Bolelli is looking for a kimura here.
Bolelli is working for a kimura but Ojdanic is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolelli seems to be working for a kimura but Ojdanic defends the submission attempt.
Bolelli 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.
Bolelli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ojdanic is just riding it out for now. Bolelli eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolelli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ojdanic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bolelli.
Bolelli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ojdanic sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bolelli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolelli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ojdanic is just riding it out for now. Bolelli eventually gives up the hold.
Ojdanic actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniele Bolelli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ojdanic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bolelli!
Bolelli is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bolelli looking for submissions off his back.
Ojdanic wants to control but Bolelli is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bolelli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ojdanic wants to get up but he can't break Bolelli's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bolelli keeping moving, preventing Ojdanic from controlling successfully.
Ojdanic wants to stand but Bolelli is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bolelli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ojdanic is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolelli is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ojdanic has his hands clasped together but Bolelli extends and breaks Ojdanic's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bolelli.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniele Bolelli!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov's entrance music is Вставай. A fine choice. Mercer has chosen Dirty deeds done dirt cheap AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Marailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
Gustav Marailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer dodges the punch combination from Marailov.
We've been told by Marailov's head coaches at DUDES GYM...inc..CBK that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marailov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marailov connects with the punch.
Marailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marailov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mercer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marailov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercer cracks Marailov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Marailov.
Mercer walks into a jab.
It looks like Stu Mercer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marailov just misses with a punch to the body.
Marailov takes one to the side of the head.
Marailov avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Marailov's corner calls for a 1-2. Marailov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marailov misses with a body shot.
Marailov misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer instigates a clinch.
Marailov misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
Mercer tries for a takedown but Marailov manages to get underhooks.
Marailov swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mercer tries to land knees in the clinch but Marailov avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marailov lands with a right to the head.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Marailov.
Marailov prevents the takedown attempt.
Marailov tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Mercer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marailov prevents it.
Gustav Marailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stu Mercer.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marailov's face.
Mercer decides to pull guard.
Mercer wants to stand up but Marailov is controlling him.
Mercer being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gustav Marailov just wasn't active enough.
Marailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Mercer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer avoids the body shot from Marailov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer moves out of range as Marailov strikes.
Marailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marailov throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Marailov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Stu Mercer's cut even more.
Mercer checks a leg kick.
Mercer throws a jab but it's blocked by Marailov.
Marailov misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer misses with a double jab.
Marailov blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Marailov lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mercer can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Marailov and Mercer drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Marailov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Marailov!
A victorious Gustav Marailov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Stu Mercer had this to say: 'I'll smack this fool'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berdich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Berdich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berdich slips a jab and a cross from Gaarlandt.
Berdich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gaarlandt to the mat! Gaarlandt manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gaarlandt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berdich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berdich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berdich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berdich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berdich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Berdich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaarlandt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gaarlandt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Berdich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gaarlandt has his foot on Berdich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berdich works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berdich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaarlandt's head.
Our spies down at at HILITE Fighting Club inform us that Gaarlandt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gaarlandt has his feet on Berdich's thighs here. He's pushed Berdich off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Berdich screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Gaarlandt!
Jesus Gaarlandt managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KO Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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