L.A.C.A. 12 - Boyd VS. Jones 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Squirell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Squirell's choice of entrance music: Do Ya Think I'm Sexy-Revolting Cocks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Squirell

183 cm
29
187 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

184 cm
28
180 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Squirell!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Squirell connects with an inside leg kick.
Squirell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Squirell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Squirell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wright.
The strikes coming from Wright are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Squirell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wright working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Wright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Squirell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wright 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.

Wright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wright throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Squirell pushes Wright away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wright gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wright creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Squirell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wright sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Squirell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wright working the ground and pound.
Wright working the body and head with strikes.
Squirell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wright looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Squirell is avoiding damage well.
Squirell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wright.
Squirell defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to score with some ground and pound. Squirell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Squirell taking a bit of punishment here - Wright scoring with strikes.
Squirell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wright.
Squirell tries to escape but Wright is in control.
Wright throws an elbow but Squirell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wright advances nicely into full mount.
Wright has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Squirell's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Wright.
Wright putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Squirell is rocked!
Wright lands a big elbow - Squirell is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Squirell is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shawn Wright!
Shawn Wright decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Mr Squirell was interviewed post fight and said '"Wonder how much he paid the ref."'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen N.W.O.-Ministry as his entrance music. Tommy Gunn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Snatch
vs
Gunn

190 cm
18
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Snatch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Snatch on his heels. He'll look to pass Snatch's guard now, I'm sure.

Snatch working for a triangle but Gunn defends it easily.

Gunn drops back looking for a leg! Snatch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snatch manages to kick Gunn off! Gunn jumps back into Snatch's guard.

Gunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Snatch looking for a guillotine here but Gunn defends easily.

Gunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn stopping the sweep attempt from Snatch.

Gunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Snatch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gunn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gunn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Snatch holds on and takes a little breather.

Snatch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snatch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gunn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Snatch dives on top into guard.

Snatch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gunn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snatch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snatch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunn on the ground.

Gunn has his foot on Snatch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snatch works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snatch won't allow Gunn to sweep him here.

Gunn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gunn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snatch pushes down on Gunn's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Gunn is defending against the submission attempts here by Snatch.
Gunn gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunn has his foot on Snatch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snatch works his way back into a safe position though.

Gunn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snatch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Snatch from controlling successfully.
Snatch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snatch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Snatch trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snatch defends it easily.

Gunn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snatch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Snatch connects with a couple of short punches.
Snatch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snatch wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.

Gunn working for a triangle but Snatch defends it easily.
Snatch wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Snatch has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snatch is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gunn drives through with a takedown into Snatch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Gunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gunn has gone for a leg lock! Snatch slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gunn's guard.

Snatch pushes down on Gunn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gunn can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gunn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Snatch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gunn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snatch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Snatch wants to work for an arm triangle but Gunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gunn gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snatch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Snatch works over Gunn with some ground and pound from guard.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Snatch from controlling successfully.
Snatch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gunn is looking for a triangle but Snatch pushes his legs off easily.

Snatch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snatch has managed to get both his arms back between Gunn's legs - danger averted.
Snatch trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snatch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snatch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snatch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunn is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snatch is aware though and is defending well.

Snatch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Snatch trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.

Snatch drops back looking for a leg! Gunn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunn manages to kick Snatch off! Snatch jumps back into Gunn's guard.

Gunn is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Snatch rolls with it to try and escape but Gunn cranks on the arm and Snatch is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Gunn!
In his post fight interview, Tommy Gunn gave a big smile as he said '"Didn't anyone ever tell you not to play with guns?"'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albrecht Habsburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracko Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albrecht Habsburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Habsburg
vs
Roman

179 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

199 cm
27
178 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albrecht Habsburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gracko Roman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habsburg fails in his attempt to clinch.

Roman gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Roman is working for a submission of some sort.
Habsburg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roman on the ground.

Roman is looking for a kimura but Habsburg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roman to get the leverage.

Roman has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Habsburg defend it? Roman steps over the head and cranks it - Habsburg is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Roman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gracko Roman!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedro Emiliodingko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Erikksen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Erikksen
vs
Emiliodingko

190 cm
32
300 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morrison Erikksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedro Emiliodingko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Erikksen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Erikksen working away.
Erikksen wants to stand but Emiliodingko is controlling his arm.
Emiliodingko is looking for a sweep.
Erikksen tries to get to his feet but Emiliodingko is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Erikksen in his guard.
Erikksen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emiliodingko's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Erikksen feints and as Emiliodingko raises his hands in defense, Erikksen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emiliodingko has a closed guard, preventing Erikksen from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen postures up.
Erikksen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Erikksen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emiliodingko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Emiliodingko throws a hook but Erikksen blocks it.
Emiliodingko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erikksen.

Erikksen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Erikksen wants to stand but Emiliodingko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emiliodingko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Erikksen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emiliodingko's guard.
Emiliodingko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emiliodingko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four 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.

Erikksen shoots in and bounces Emiliodingko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Emiliodingko controls Erikksen momentarily but Erikksen frees himself.
Erikksen wanted to stand there but Emiliodingko had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emiliodingko looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morrison Erikksen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Erikksen drives through with a takedown into Emiliodingko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Emiliodingko is trying to control the position but Erikksen postures up.
Erikksen tries to stand but Emiliodingko is controlling from the bottom.
Emiliodingko trying to keep a closed guard but Erikksen is proving a slippery customer.
Erikksen tries to stand but Emiliodingko is controlling from the bottom.
Erikksen stopping the sweep attempt from Emiliodingko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emiliodingko wants to control the position but Erikksen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Erikksen wants to stand up but Emiliodingko has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emiliodingko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Emiliodingko misses.
Emiliodingko scores with a jab.
Emiliodingko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Emiliodingko misses.
Erikksen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Erikksen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emiliodingko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emiliodingko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Erikksen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emiliodingko's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen wants to stand and escape but instead Emiliodingko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Erikksen keeping moving, preventing Emiliodingko from controlling successfully.
Emiliodingko looking to sit in guard and control but Erikksen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikksen wants to get up but he can't break Emiliodingko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morrison Erikksen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emiliodingko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emiliodingko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emiliodingko looking to pass the guard.
Emiliodingko wants to control from the top but Erikksen keeps moving.
Erikksen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emiliodingko is one step ahead there.
Emiliodingko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emiliodingko advances position into side control!
Emiliodingko is looking to take a break and control but Erikksen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Erikksen tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emiliodingko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Erikksen keeps working.
Emiliodingko has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Emiliodingko fails to advance to Erikksen's back.
Erikksen is squirming around, avoiding Emiliodingko's attempts to control the action.
Emiliodingko controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emiliodingko is looking to work his way around to Erikksen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Emiliodingko content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedro Emiliodingko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Emiliodingko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Erikksen preventing the sweep.
Erikksen is looking to stand up but Emiliodingko won't let him.
Erikksen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Erikksen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emiliodingko is trying to control the position but Erikksen postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Erikksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emiliodingko can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fedro Emiliodingko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Emiliodingko enables Erikksen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Emiliodingko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Emiliodingko wants to control the position but Erikksen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Emiliodingko wants to control but Erikksen is keeping busy.
Emiliodingko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen wants to stand but Emiliodingko has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Emiliodingko scores with a one two! Erikksen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Morrison Erikksen has been cut.
Morrison Erikksen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erikksen slips a jab and a cross from Emiliodingko.
Fedro Emiliodingko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Erikksen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Emiliodingko tries to bench press Erikksen off him but Erikksen keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen wants to stand but Emiliodingko has his arm trapped.
Emiliodingko is looking to regain half guard here but Erikksen keeps moving and retains side control.
Erikksen tries to stand but Emiliodingko is controlling his head.

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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Emiliodingko tries to sprawl but Erikksen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Emiliodingko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Erikksen jumps into side control!
Erikksen tries to stand but Emiliodingko is controlling his head.
Emiliodingko wants to control but Erikksen postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Erikksen wants to stand but Emiliodingko is controlling his arm.
Emiliodingko is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Erikksen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Erikksen 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Erikksen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Halen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carvalho
vs
Halen

225 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Halen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carvalho knocks out Halen with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Carvalho before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Carvalho picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Carvalho!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie Bezoink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo comes into the arena with Who Shot Ya? blaring out of the sound system. Bezoink has chosen Fuel as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Araujo
vs
Bezoink

187 cm
29
225 lbs
8 - 13 - 1

190 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Araujo gets a takedown into half guard.
Bezoink wants to improve his position but Araujo is controlling well.

Araujo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bezoink defends it well.

Araujo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bezoink manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Araujo passes Bezoink's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Araujo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bezoink is just riding it out for now. Araujo eventually gives up the hold.
We've been hearing good reports from Araujo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezoink tries to kick Araujo off but Araujo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink is looking to improve his position.
Bezoink is trying to maintain the position but Araujo is very close to passing his half guard.

Araujo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bezoink really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Araujo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Araujo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Araujo 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.

Araujo is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Araujo is working for a submission of some sort.

Araujo is looking for a kimura but Bezoink is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Araujo to get the leverage.
Bezoink is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Araujo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bezoink doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Araujo.

Araujo is working for a submission of some sort.

Araujo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink trying to control from the bottom.
Bezoink tries to roll over but Araujo keeps him under control.

Araujo wants to work for an arm triangle but Bezoink is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bezoink wants to control but Araujo is keeping busy.

Araujo is working for a kimura but Bezoink is defending it quite comfortably.

Araujo is looking for a kimura here.
Bezoink wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bezoink tries to kick Araujo off but Araujo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bezoink is looking for a sweep. Araujo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Araujo seems to be working for a kimura but Bezoink defends the submission attempt.

Araujo is looking for a kimura but Bezoink is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Araujo to get the leverage.

Araujo 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.
Bezoink trying to hold on to Araujo's head to control him but Araujo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bezoink might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Araujo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Araujo 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Araujo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bezoink misses with a two punch combination.
Araujo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bezoink just manages to avoid it.
Bezoink ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
Araujo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Araujo shoots in and drives through. Bezoink sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Bezoink's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Araujo fails to land the takedown.
Bezoink lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bezoink stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bezoink misses with a double jab.
Luiz Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araujo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bezoink.

Araujo gets the takedown into side control.
Bezoink is looking to reverse the position.

Araujo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bezoink is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bezoink tries to buck Araujo off but Araujo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Araujo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Araujo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bezoink, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Araujo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Araujo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bezoink can do to turn this around?
What's Bezoink going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Bezoink tries to improve position but can't.

Araujo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bezoink knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Araujo tries for a kimura but Bezoink is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bezoink tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Araujo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bezoink gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bezoink wants to control but Araujo is keeping busy.
Bezoink wants to improve his position but Araujo is controlling well.

Araujo is looking for a kimura here.

Araujo seems to be working for a kimura but Bezoink defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Araujo is looking for a kimura here.
Bezoink slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Araujo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Araujo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bezoink is keeping the position for now.

Araujo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bezoink manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Araujo has Bezoink in his guard.

Araujo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bezoink defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bezoink's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bezoink is in close to Araujo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bezoink lands a couple of digs.
Bezoink with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bezoink has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Death Valley Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bezoink must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bezoink landing with the ground and pound.
Bezoink postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Araujo looking for a guillotine here but Bezoink defends easily.
Bezoink throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bezoink chips away with some ground and pound.

Bezoink avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ernie Bezoink will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bezoink catches Araujo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bezoink throws a quick inside leg kick.
Araujo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bezoink swivels and escapes.
Bezoink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Bezoink. Those never looked like landing.
Araujo shoots in but Bezoink avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bezoink throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezoink throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bezoink swinging wildly here.
Araujo dives in and grabs Bezoink's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bezoink pushes down on Araujo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bezoink pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, jab by Bezoink - just one landing.

Araujo moves into the clinch.

Bezoink breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bezoink throws a one two combo.

Araujo is rocked!
Bezoink connects with a stiff jab that staggers Araujo - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ernie Bezoink!
During a confident post fight interview, Ernie Bezoink thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Right Above It. Alex Boyd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boyd
vs
Jones

187 cm
27
246 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

193 cm
26
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Boyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones is looking to slow Boyd down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Alex Boyd has been cut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Boyd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boyd working some strikes from top position.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Boyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyd cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boyd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boyd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boyd postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Boyd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Boyd cracks Jones with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones is pulling down on Boyd's head. It's preventing any offense from Boyd, at least for the moment.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems keen to control Boyd's posture.
Boyd lands a couple of digs.
Boyd chips away with some ground and pound.
Boyd postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones is trying to control the position but Boyd postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyd throwing strikes but missing.
Jones looking to control.
Boyd throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boyd throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Boyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyd scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Boyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Boyd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boyd takes a step back to recover.
Boyd takes one on the button.
Boyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones clobbers Boyd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Boyd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones throws a body punch but Boyd moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boyd walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Boyd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boyd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Boyd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Boyd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Boyd tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Boyd back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boyd doesn't seem phased though.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Boyd off balance momentarily.
Look low, kick high! Jones uses the oldest trick in the book to send Boyd tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Jones is absolutely delighted - when Boyd wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bo Jones!
Bo Jones is the new heavyweight champion!
Bo Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.