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Convicted Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidell comes into the arena with Year Of The Dog...Again blaring out of the sound system. Tony Vasquez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Vasquez.
Chuck Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasquez swivels and escapes.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Lidell is having none of it.
Vasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Lidell. Lidell gets slowly back to his feet.
Lidell shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Lidell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lidell shoots in and drives through. Vasquez sprawls well.
Vasquez moves out of range as Lidell strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasquez.
Lidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vasquez counters with a huge left! Lidell is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vasquez isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lidell from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vasquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Vasquez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Davis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Allen lands with a punch from half guard.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allen is working away from the top position though.
Allen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Allen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis actively working from the bottom here.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Allen.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Allen connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
Allen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Davis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Davis looks gassed!
Allen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Allen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Allen working the head and body with strikes.
Allen working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis is rocked!
Allen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Allen working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Allen finish him?
Allen lands a big elbow - Davis is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Allen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateus Allen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank E (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez's entrance music is Angel - Massive Attack. A fine choice. Nines Rodriguez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank E's chin.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank E!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed E's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to E's body.
E shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl out of it but E keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
E takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frank E seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez lands a big right hand that sends E crashing to the mat! Rodriguez stays standing though and waves E back to his feet!
E is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
E loses concentration momentarily and Rodriguez pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! E crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rodriguez finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nines Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Won Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Baine's choice of entrance music: Bagpipes From Baghdad. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Won Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Baine!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Baine as Low shoots in.
Low fails with a takedown attempt.
Low throws a jab when Baine was well out of range.
Baine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Low circles away quickly and effectively.
Low tries for a takedown but Baine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Won Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Low throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baine's waist but Baine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Low off to one side.
Baine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Low shoots in looking for a takedown. Baine tries to sprawl out of it but Low keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baine throws a combination. Low tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Low napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Baine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Low keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baine is chipping away with strikes.
Low gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baine is keen to just control but Low is a slippery customer.
Baine wants to work for an arm triangle but Low is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baine is keen to just control but Low is a slippery customer.
Low is trying to maintain the position but Baine is very close to passing his half guard.
Baine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Low defends it well.
Low is looking to control Baine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Low avoid being mounted?
Baine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Low defends it well.
Baine looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Low with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baine tries to pass to full mount but Low defends it.
Low wants to control but Baine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Low actively working from the bottom here.
Baine prevents Low from improving his position.
Low trying to hold on to Baine's head to control him but Baine postures up.
Low tries to roll over but Baine keeps him under control.
Low is not content to let Baine control the position.
Baine is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baine scores with a spinning back kick!
Low showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baine.
Nolan Baine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Low's half guard.
Low is defending against the submission attempts here by Baine.
Baine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baine seems to be looking for submissions.
Low with the active half guard here but Baine passes nicely into side control.
Baine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Low is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baine stands up and beckons Low to his feet.
Low gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Low keeping moving, preventing Baine from controlling successfully.
Baine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Baine 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.
Baine scores with a jab.
Low takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baine dives in and grabs Low's left leg, looking for a takedown. Low pushes down on Baine's head and hops out.
Baine misses with a few strikes there.
Baine throws a series of punches but Low moves out of range.
Low gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baine to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baine pushing down on Low's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Low is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baine pulls his head out easily.
Baine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Low has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baine 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.
Low gets back to full guard.
Low keeping moving, preventing Baine from controlling successfully.
Low scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Baine throws a wild body kick that Low sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Low slips a jab and a cross from Baine.
Baine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Low. Low circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Low.
Low shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Baine tries to bench press Low off him but Low keeps the position.
Low wants to stand but Baine has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Low is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Baine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Baine has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Low is on top in guard.
Baine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Low wants to stand but Baine has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baine trying to keep a closed guard but Low is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Low controls from within his opponent's guard.
Low trying to control but Baine is working from the bottom.
Low being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Low postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Baine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Low, into his guard.
Low is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baine is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nolan Baine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Low sprawls well initially but Baine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Low wants to control but Baine is keeping busy.
Low keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baine working over Low with some ground and pound. Low looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Low is looking to improve his position.
Baine wants to work for an arm triangle but Low is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nolan Baine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Low moves into full guard.
Baine wants to control from the top but Low keeps moving.
Baine drops back looking for a leg! Low is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Low manages to kick Baine off! Baine jumps back into Low's guard.
Low keeping moving, preventing Baine from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Low swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Low looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baine looking to pass the guard.
Baine trying to control the position from guard on top but Low is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Low is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baine wants to control from the top but Low keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Low kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Low working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baine.
Low had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baine defends it easily.
Low keeping moving, preventing Baine from controlling successfully.
Baine preventing the sweep.
Baine wants to control from the top but Low keeps moving.
Low is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baine defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low wants to sweep here but Baine controlling him for the moment.
Baine landing some decent shots from guard.
Low escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Low is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baine defends well.
Baine advances to half guard.
Low is not content to let Baine control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baine is looking for a kimura here.
Baine is keen to just control but Low is a slippery customer.
Low looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baine trying to control from half guard but Low is working away.
Low is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baine pulls his head out easily.
Baine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Won Low showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baine 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Nolan Baine!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Nolan Baine!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Nolan Baine!
Nolan Baine wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kato Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korto Grepplund (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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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful |
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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, Kato Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Korto Grepplund!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepplund fails with the takedown.
Hanzo misses with a two punch combination.
Hanzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grepplund ducks right into an uppercut from Hanzo.
Grepplund walks into a straight right hand from Hanzo.
Grepplund has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Grepplund's head.
Grepplund shoots in for a takedown but Hanzo shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Hanzo misses its intended target.
Hanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grepplund looks for a takedown but Hanzo sprawls well.
Kato Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korto Grepplund.
Hanzo throws a shot from downtown. Grepplund moves away and avoids it.
Hanzo throws a looping overhand right but Grepplund ducks down to avoid it.
Hanzo throws the left hand but Grepplund avoids the punch easily.
Hanzo misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hanzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grepplund gets a takedown into half guard.
Grepplund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grepplund stops Hanzo from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grepplund.
Hanzo kicks Grepplund off and gets back to his feet.
Hanzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grepplund manages to avoid it.
Grepplund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanzo throws a lazy right hand but Grepplund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grepplund uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grepplund slips under a jab from Hanzo.
Hanzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanzo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grepplund.
Grepplund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanzo.
Hanzo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grepplund takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanzo connects with a right hand. Grepplund shakes it off.
Hanzo throws a shot from downtown. Grepplund moves away and avoids it.
Grepplund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grepplund moves out of range of the body kick from Hanzo.
Hanzo stalks Grepplund and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grepplund's face. Grepplund staggers backwards, shaken.
Grepplund moves away from the strike by Hanzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hanzo sprawls well initially but Grepplund persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grepplund prevents Hanzo from standing back up.
Hanzo is breathing heavily.
Grepplund is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grepplund is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grepplund stops Hanzo from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Grepplund.
Grepplund throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hanzo's waist but Hanzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grepplund off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Hanzo misses.
Hanzo misses with a looping right.
Hanzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grepplund to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grepplund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanzo wants to stand up but Grepplund is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanzo has his feet on Grepplund's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Grepplund shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grepplund has gone for a leg lock! Hanzo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grepplund's guard.
Grepplund wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grepplund escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanzo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanzo tries to stand but Grepplund is controlling from the bottom.
Grepplund looking to control.
Grepplund seems keen to control Hanzo's posture.
Hanzo is looking to stand up but Grepplund won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grepplund is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kato Hanzo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Hanzo misses.
Hanzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Grepplund should have avoided that one.
Hanzo looks to land a left hand but Grepplund moved out of range nicely.
Hanzo throws a big shot that misses.
Horrible takedown by Grepplund or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanzo which made him look bad.
Grepplund thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanzo throws an overhand right that lands on Grepplund's shoulder, as Grepplund tries to avoid the shot.
Grepplund slips under a jab from Hanzo.
Grepplund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanzo.
Hanzo misses with a body shot.
Hanzo connects with a single shot there.
Hanzo scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grepplund moves out of range as Hanzo strikes.
Grepplund takes a swing at Hanzo's ribcage but misses.
Grepplund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanzo as he jumps to the side.
Grepplund works Hanzo's body with a nice hook.
Grepplund scores a takedown into full mount!
Grepplund lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Grepplund lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hanzo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanzo bucks up and throws Grepplund to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Grepplund gets a takedown into half guard.
Hanzo is trying to stand up here but Grepplund is controlling him well.
Grepplund 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.
Grepplund wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanzo keeps working.
Korto Grepplund has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to kick Grepplund off but Grepplund keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grepplund is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hanzo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grepplund is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grepplund stops Hanzo from getting back to his feet.
Grepplund trying to control from half guard but Hanzo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grepplund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Grepplund.
Hanzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Grepplund. Grepplund gets slowly back to his feet.
Kato Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korto Grepplund.
Grepplund lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanzo's head.
Grepplund is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hanzo rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grepplund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanzo throws a lazy right hand but Grepplund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grepplund fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanzo misses with the combination.
Grepplund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Grepplund slips under a jab from Hanzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanzo lands with a hook. Grepplund tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanzo tests Grepplund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Grepplund.
Hanzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Grepplund shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanzo defends it nicely.
Grepplund slips a jab and a cross from Hanzo.
Kato Hanzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grepplund takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grepplund shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanzo defends it nicely.
Grepplund misses with a hook.
Grepplund throws a nice looking combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanzo misses with a double jab
and Grepplund counters with a nice body shot.
Hanzo throws a head kick but Grepplund moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Korto Grepplund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grepplund fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Grepplund moves out of range as Hanzo strikes.
Hanzo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grepplund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grepplund drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grepplund with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grepplund trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grepplund is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hanzo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hanzo has escaped and now he's on top!
Hanzo stands and steps away. Grepplund gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kato Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanzo scores with a four punch combination!
Hanzo lands a nice hook to Grepplund's body. Grepplund takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanzo connects with a right hand. Grepplund shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanzo.
Jab, jab by Hanzo - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepplund is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Hanzo.
Hanzo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grepplund stops Hanzo from standing up.
Grepplund wants to control from the top but Hanzo keeps moving.
Grepplund is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hanzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grepplund throwing strikes but missing.
Grepplund trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grepplund tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanzo swivels and escapes.
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grepplund was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
Grepplund throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanzo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanzo falls off balance throwing a combination
so Grepplund counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grepplund trying to control but Hanzo is working from the bottom.
Hanzo pushes Grepplund off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Hanzo as Grepplund shoots in.
Kato Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korto Grepplund.
Grepplund gets the takedown into side control.
Hanzo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hanzo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hanzo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Grepplund asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Grepplund has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Grepplund trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Grepplund connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hanzo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Grepplund in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hanzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanzo wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Grepplund.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grepplund lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grepplund looking to control but Hanzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hanzo wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korto Grepplund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grepplund 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Korto Grepplund!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Korto Grepplund!
Korto Grepplund wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jacko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Jacko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh St Pierre's chin.
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198 lbs
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192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jacko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacko's waist but Jacko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Jacko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Pierre moves out of range as Jacko throws a body kick.
Jacko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacko throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacko.
Jacko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Pierre feints and as Jacko raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Jacko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacko wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Jacko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacko stands and throws St Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacko is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacko controlling the position.
Jacko trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Jacko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Pierre wants to control but Jacko postures up.
Jacko advances to full mount.
Jacko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jacko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. James Jacko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jacko closes the distance and pushes St Pierre back into the cage.
St Pierre is working for takedown but Jacko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jacko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Jacko controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jacko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Josh St Pierre has been cut.
Jacko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jacko crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
St Pierre being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jacko.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jacko has St Pierre pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Jacko.
Jacko lands a body shot.
Jacko throws a front kick that sends St Pierre stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jacko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Pierre's head.
Jacko lands a slapping body shot.
Jacko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jacko tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James Jacko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacko closes the distance and clinches.
Jacko lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacko lands a nice knee to the body.
Jacko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Jacko.
Jacko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Pierre up against the cage.
Jacko lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jacko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jacko counters with an outside leg kick.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Jacko moves out of range.
Jacko scores with a hook to the body. St Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jacko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jacko jabs at St Pierre's body.
Jacko has St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jacko obliges.
A short right from Jacko on the inside.
Jacko lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jacko smiles and moves away.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Jacko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jacko is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacko connects with a body shot.
Jacko lands a nice shot to the body.
James Jacko is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacko scores with a shot to the body.
Jacko has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
Jacko stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacko.
A knee to the head by Jacko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jacko lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Jacko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jacko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jacko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pierres head.
Jacko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Pierre up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Jacko to work.
Nice body punch from Jacko.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Jacko lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
Jacko lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Jacko.
Knees to the body from Jacko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacko lands an elbow inside.
James Jacko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Jacko.
Jacko lands a nice knee to the body.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jacko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jacko lands a body shot.
Jacko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacko lands a nice elbow.
Jacko lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jacko digs a right hand into St Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Pierre's gas tank.
St Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jacko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jacko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Pierre momentarily.
Jacko rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jacko smiles and moves away.
James Jacko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh St Pierre.
Jacko connects with a body shot.
Jacko misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacko lands a front kick.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Jacko shows good takedown defense.
Jacko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crunch! Jacko slams his shin into St Pierre's torso.
Jacko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jacko moves into range and clinches up with St Pierre.
Jacko lands a knee to the body.
Jacko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacko lands a nice knee to the body.
Jacko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jacko effectively controlling the action here.
Jacko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jacko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh St Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
St Pierre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jacko lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Jacko delivers a nice body kick.
Jacko lands a right hook to the body.
Jacko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jacko lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Jacko lands an elbow just above St Pierre 's eye.
A knee to the head by Jacko.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
St Pierre is working for takedown but Jacko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacko controlling the action here for a moment.
Jacko presses St Pierre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacko is leaning against St Pierre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jacko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacko avoiding damage.
Jacko lands an elbow inside.
Jacko lands a left hand.
Jacko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jacko with a knee to the head.
Jacko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jacko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jacko prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Jacko trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
St Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jacko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jacko scores with a shot to the body.
Josh St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jacko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacko catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacko has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
Jacko connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jacko obliges.
Jacko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jacko lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacko lands a right hand.
St Pierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jacko.
St Pierre letting Jacko take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jacko.
Jacko is pushing St Pierre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jacko is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jacko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James Jacko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh St Pierre.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jacko is looking to control St Pierre's arms but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jacko has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Jacko.
St Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body kick from Jacko.
James Jacko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Jacko is having none of it.
Jacko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
James Jacko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacko keeps St Pierre at a distance using the push kick.
St Pierre walks into a left hand.
St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacko unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jacko lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacko is working St Pierre over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jacko.
Jacko crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre's ribcage.
Jacko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jacko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jacko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jacko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jacko 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 Suge Night scores the fight for James Jacko!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for James Jacko!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for James Jacko!
James Jacko wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Rippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (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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197 lbs
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202 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Rippa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rippa throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Rippa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rippa throws a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rippa blocks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Rippa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rippa.
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Rippa scores with a kick to the body.
Rippa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rippa throws out the jab.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rippa throws out the jab.
Rippa misses with the combination.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rippa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Rippa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rippa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rippa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rippa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rippa duly obliges.
Rippa throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rippa throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rippa was covering up waiting for the punch and Thompson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rippa tries to strike from the bottom.
Thompson trying to control but Rippa is working from the bottom.
Rippa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Rippa is working hard here to advance position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rippa swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Rippa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rippa with a nice cross.
Thompson darts in and clinches Rippa up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rippa.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rippa tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Rippa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rippa avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Rippa avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Rippa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Rippa managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Rippa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rippa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rippa throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Rippa.
Rippa throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Rippa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rippa throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rippa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rippa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thompson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rippa is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Rippa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rippa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rippa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rippa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thompson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Rippa.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rippa's waist but Rippa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Rippa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thompson takes one to the chin there.
Rippa looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Rippa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin Rippa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rippa can pounce on him.
Rippa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin Rippa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rippa lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.
Rippa misses with a wild combination.
Rippa misses with a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rippa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Rippa throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Rippa throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rippa throws a combination that misses
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rippa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Rippa.
A big left from Rippa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rippa looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Rippa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Rippa shrugs it off.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rippa sprawls well. Rippa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gavin Rippa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Thompson.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rippa.
Rippa throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Rippa throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rippa throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rippa throws a lazy body kick
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a low kick, right behind Rippa 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Rippa avoids them all with ease.
Rippa thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rippa avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Rippa keeps moving.
Rippa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Rippa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rippa throws a sloppy strike and Thompson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Thompson has ended up in Rippa's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rippa wants to hit a switch here but Thompson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rippa there!
Rippa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson looking to control but Rippa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rippa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rippa is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hunter Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Thompson looks for a takedown but Rippa sprawls well.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Rippa.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Rippa cracks Thompson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rippa misses with a series of wild punches.
Gavin Rippa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rippa throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Rippa misses
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rippa managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Rippa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rippa avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson prevents Rippa from breaking the clinch.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Rippa is blocking nicely.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Rippa digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Rippa breaks from the clinch.
Rippa throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters with a low kick, right behind Rippa 's knee.
Gavin Rippa is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson slips a jab from Rippa.
Rippa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rippa scores with a jab to the head.
Rippa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Rippa clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Rippa is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rippa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rippa throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rippa is pressing down on Thompson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rippa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thompson has passed into side control.
Rippa is looking to reverse the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rippa keeps working.
Thompson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rippa tries to improve position but can't.
Rippa manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rippa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rippa kicks Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
Rippa misses with a looping left.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Rippa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rippa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rippa misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rippa.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rippa.
Rippa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Rippa throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Rippa shrugs it off.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rippa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rippa throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rippa misses with a straight right.
Rippa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rippa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Rippa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thompson checks it well.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Rippa.
Rippa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson tries to clinch but Rippa moves out of range.
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 Gavin Rippa.
I think Rippa 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Gavin Rippa!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Gavin Rippa!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Gavin Rippa!
Gavin Rippa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Fire and Rain as his entrance music. Jay West is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rusty Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West wants to stand but Reynolds is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds preventing the sweep.
Reynolds won't allow West to get back to his feet.
West wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
West can't keep his opponent in guard - Reynolds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West pushes Reynolds off looking to stand but Reynolds dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reynolds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
West avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds moves out of range of the leg kick from West.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
West scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Rusty Reynolds 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!
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Rusty Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Reynolds to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Reynolds looks to clinch but West throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Reynolds taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jay West!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Jerry Cho told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho lands with an overhand left.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Cho looks for the body kick but Cox saw that one coming.
Cho lands a head kick. Cox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eaton Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cox shoots in and drives through. Cho sprawls well.
Cox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cox wants to take his opponent's back but Cho doesn't allow it.
Cho tries to reverse the position but Cox maintains control.
Cho tries to hold on but Cox postures up.
Cox controlling from mount.
Cox lands a heavy elbow.
Cox has control of Cho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Cho really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cho wants to hold on but Cox pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cox working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cox avoids the attempt from Cho to control.
Cho stops Cox from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Cho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cox controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cox working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Cho looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Cox! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eaton Cox!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden blaring out of the sound system. Sosa has chosen Maria Conchita - Vamos A Bailar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Sosa blocks a jab.
Smith throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Sosa moved out of range nicely.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Sosa tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Sosa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
Sosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith won't allow Sosa to sweep him here.
Sosa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is looking to stand up but Sosa won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sosa is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Sosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Sosa stops Smith from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four 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.
Sosa regains half guard.
Sosa gets full guard.
Sosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Smith 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.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Sosa instigates a clinch.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
A jab from Sosa misses.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big left from Smith misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Sosa shoots in.
Sosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Sosa tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Alejandro Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa lands with an overhand left.
Sosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Sosa.
Smith throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Good shot there by Smith.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
No luck for Sosa with that takedown attempt.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sosa tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Sosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sosa staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Sosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
Sosa scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosa.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Sosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Smith defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Sosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Sosa blocks it.
Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sosa throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Sosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sosa lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sosa slips under a jab.
Smith moves away from the strike by Sosa.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
Sosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sosa needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 John Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Sosa.
Sosa tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
Sosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Sosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Sosa wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Smith misses.
Sosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sosa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Sosa lands a right hook to the body.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sosa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Smith reverses the position - he's now on top in Sosa's guard.
Sosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wants to take his opponent's back but Smith doesn't allow it.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sosa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents Sosa from taking his back.
Sosa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith really wants to buck Sosa off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sosa tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Sosa wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sosa.
Sosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Sosa takes Smith's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Smith is in trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Sosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Alejandro Sosa!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Alejandro Sosa!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Alejandro Sosa!
Alejandro Sosa wins by unanimous decision!
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