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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivane Dulay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Lowe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivane Dulay!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lowe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lowe connects with a couple of short punches.
Lowe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dulay on the ground.
Dulay is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dulay is trying to force a seperation but Lowe has the dominant position.
Lowe pulls guard effortlessly.
Lowe wants to stand up but Dulay is controlling him.
Lowe is controlling Dulay's posture.
Dulay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lowe is keeping the position for now.
Lowe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulay trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dulay misses with a straight right.
Lowe feints and as Dulay raises his hands in defense, Lowe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lowe works over Dulay with some ground and pound from guard.
Dulay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lowe is aware though and is defending well.
Dulay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Lowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lowe distracts Dulay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dulay pulls Lowe in close to prevent any damage.
Lowe throwing strikes from guard but Dulay blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dulay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lowe is one step ahead there.
Dulay looks gassed!
Dulay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lowe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lowe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lowe postures up in Dulay's guard and throws a big left but Dulay blocks it.
Lowe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lowe chips away with some ground and pound.
Lowe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lowe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lowe lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dulay's head.
Dulay has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lowe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lowe looks to land a combination. Dulay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lowe shoots in and bounces Dulay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dulay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dulay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lowe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dulay's head.
Lowe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lowe lands a couple of elbows.
Lowe stands up over Dulay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe wants to pass the guard but Dulay is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lowe connects with a couple of short punches.
Lowe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lowe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dulay's head.
Lowe is looking to work some ground and pound but Dulay has wrist control.
Dulay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dulay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dulay looking to control.
Lowe is working Dulay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dulay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Lowe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dulay counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lowe!
Lowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Dulay has a good base and remains in mount.
Dulay pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dulay is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lowe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lowe shrugs it off.
Lowe is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dulay looking to control but Lowe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lowe tries to hold on but Dulay pushes him away.
Dulay raining down shots from the mount!
Dulay trying to control but Lowe is having none of it.
Lowe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowe tries to get out of the position.
Lowe looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lowe is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dulay punches the canvas rather than the man.
Dulay misses with an elbow to the head.
Lowe is trying to break free.
Lowe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dulay's arms.
Lowe has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lowe staying busy and making it hard for Dulay to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dulay gets his way!
Gerald Lowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lowe is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lowe prevents Dulay from getting a body triangle.
Lowe wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
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.
Dulay missing with strikes from the back.
Lowe trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Lowe turns into Dulay and is now in his guard.
Lowe is in close to Dulay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lowe works over Dulay with some ground and pound from guard.
Dulay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivane Dulay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lowe shoots for a double leg takedown but Dulay sprawls well. He's pushed Lowe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lowe gets a clinch.
Dulay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lowe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dulay tries to sprawl but Lowe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dulay gets back to full guard.
Dulay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lowe is controlling him.
Lowe cracks Dulay with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dulay working a defensive guard here.
Lowe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dulay's head.
Lowe cracks Dulay with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dulay's head.
Dulay trying to keep a closed guard but Lowe is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe lands a couple of digs.
Lowe stands up over Dulay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lowe preventing the sweep.
Dulay thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lowe won't allow Dulay to sweep him here.
Lowe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lowe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dulay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lowe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dulay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dulay's head.
Lowe is working Dulay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lowe lands a couple of elbows.
Lowe thows a big elbow that misses.
Dulay is trying to control the position but Lowe postures up.
Dulay has his foot on Lowe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lowe works his way back into a safe position though.
Dulay trying to keep a closed guard but Lowe is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lowe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dulay's head.
Lowe throws and elbow that misses. Dulay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lowe's guard. Nice move by Dulay!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulay wants to pass the guard but Lowe is keeping the position.
Dulay trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Dulay pushing down on Lowe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dulay is trying to control the action in half guard but Lowe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lowe gets full guard.
Dulay being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Dulay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lowe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lowe has escaped and now he's on top!
Dulay wants to sweep but no luck.
Lowe lands a couple of elbows.
Lowe preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Lowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lowe 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Lowe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with Rollin'--Limp Bizkit blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Shane Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Shane Garcia has been cut.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcia stands up from Barnes's guard - Garcia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Garcia off the cage and back into rage.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes lands with a right that hurts Garcia. Garcia looks to clinch but Barnes throws a short knee that drops Garcia. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Harrison Barnes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mush Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mush Mouth looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mush Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maggio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maggio lands an elbow that stopped Mouth in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mush Mouth has been cut.
Mouth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maggio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maggio misses with a knee to the head.
Maggio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mouth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Maggio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maggio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mouth is defending well for now.
Maggio just leaning against Mouth, taking a breather.
Maggio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maggio trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Maggio.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Mouth blocks it.
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Mouth is rocked!
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Oh Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Maggio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Maggio.
Maggio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mouth's defenses.
Mouth seems to have got his legs back now.
Mush Mouth's cut is getting worse.
Maggio has Mouth pushed against the cage.
Mouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maggio lands a good knee to the midsection. Mouth won't want to take too many of those.
Maggio taking a breather.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maggio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Maggio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maggio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mouth letting Maggio take a breather here.
Mouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maggio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maggio stalling against the cage.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mouth avoids it.
Maggio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mouth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maggio receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Maggio.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mouth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maggio throws a sloppy head kick and Mouth moves out of range easily.
Mouth pushes Maggio away with a front kick.
Maggio looks to clinch
and Mouth counters with a big head kick but Maggio shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Maggio.
Maggio wants to clinch but Mouth slips to the side
and Mouth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mouth.
Mouth wants to get back to striking at distance but Maggio won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mouth avoids it.
Mouth takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mouth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maggio is defending well for now.
Maggio crunches a lovely knee into Mouth's ribcage.
Maggio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maggio stalls.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Maggio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.
Maggio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maggio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Maggio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maggio darts in and clinches Mouth up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maggio.
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maggio is struggling to control the position.
Tony Maggio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Maggio to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Maggio.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maggio. Mouth shrugs it off though.
Maggio tries to clinch but Mouth is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maggio crunches a lovely knee into Mouth's ribcage.
Mouth letting Maggio take a breather here.
Maggio lands an elbow that stopped Mouth in his tracks for a moment.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but Mouth blocks with his arms.
Mouth being controlled against the cage.
A knee to the head by Maggio.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maggio.
Maggio misses with a knee to the head.
Maggio stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maggio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mouth up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maggio's brow.
Maggio misses with a knee strike.
Maggio stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Maggio.
Crunch! Maggio slams his shin into Mouth's torso.
Tony Maggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio closes the distance and pushes Mouth back into the cage.
Mouth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mouth avoids it.
Maggio stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maggio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Maggio to work.
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Mouth is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maggio throws an elbow but misses.
Maggio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maggio has Mouth pushed against the cage.
Mouth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maggio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mouth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maggio counters by clinching up.
Maggio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mouth takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maggio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maggio taking a breather.
Mouth avoiding damage as Maggio throws knees to the body.
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mouth trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Maggio.
Mouth is trying to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling him.
Mouth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mouth tries to break free but Maggio pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Mouth managing to block the knees to the body from Maggio.
Maggio lands an elbow inside that Mouth shrugs off.
Mush Mouth's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maggio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mouth's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Maggio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maggio tries to clinch there but Mouth circles away.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maggio looks to clinch
and Mouth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mouth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maggio scores with a knee to the head.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but Mouth blocks with his arms.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mouth avoids it.
Mouth tries to pull guard but Maggio holds him up against the cage and eventually Mouth drops back down to his feet.
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maggio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maggio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mouth tries to pull guard but Maggio holds him up against the cage and eventually Mouth drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mouth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maggio stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maggio as Mouth tries to tie him up.
Maggio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mouth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mouth wants to break free but Maggio has control.
Maggio controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
Maggio just leaning against Mouth, taking a breather.
Mouth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maggio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mush Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maggio stalling in the clinch.
Mouth is trying to push Maggio away but Maggio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maggio is stalling here.
Mouth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maggio just leaning against Mouth, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Maggio.
Maggio tries to clinch but Mouth is having none of it.
Maggio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth wants to clinch
and Maggio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maggio is looking to clinch.
Mouth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maggio's waist but Maggio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mouth off to one side.
Maggio is looking to clinch but Mouth is avoiding it.
Maggio tries to clinch up.
Mouth throws a lazy body kick
and Maggio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maggio closes the distance and pushes Mouth back into the cage.
Mouth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maggio connects with a knee to the head.
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Maggio has Mouth pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mouth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio slowing the pace effectively.
Maggio misses with an elbow strike.
Maggio is pushing Mouth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maggio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tony Maggio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maggio lands an elbow inside that Mouth shrugs off.
Mouth letting Maggio take a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maggio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mouth's brow.
Mush Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Maggio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maggio 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Maggio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stulken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeremy Stulken was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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250 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Stulken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis shoots in and bounces Stulken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stulken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willis stops Stulken from standing up.
Willis pushing down on Stulken's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Willis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Jeremy Stulken has been cut.
Willis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stulken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That has opened up Jeremy Stulken's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis is nestled in close to Stulken, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The cut above Jeremy Stulken's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeremy Stulken's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Willis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Randy Rice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Morris's chin.
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219 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Morris!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morris lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice wants to sweep but no luck.
Morris throwing strikes from guard but Rice blocks nicely.
Rice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rice looking to control.
Morris looking to sit in guard and control but Rice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rice stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morris working a defensive guard here.
Morris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rice can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morris controls Rice momentarily but Rice frees himself.
That's two 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.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rice.
Rice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rice thows a big elbow that misses.
Rice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morris has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rice is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Morris.
Morris parries the strikes from Rice easily there. Rice is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morris to escape.
Morris gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Morris is trying desperately to improve position.
Morris manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris moves into full guard.
Morris keeping full guard, as Rice tries to pass.
Rice postures up in Morris's guard and throws a big left but Morris blocks it.
Morris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morris controls Rice momentarily but Rice frees himself.
Rice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rice has managed to get both his arms back between Morris's legs - danger averted.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Rice from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris working for a triangle but Rice defends it easily.
Rice passes Morris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rice is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.
Morris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rice trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Rice lands a couple of digs.
Morris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rice manages to get himself to full guard.
Rice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rice, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Morris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rice falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Morris connects with a right hand. Rice shakes it off.
Morris cracks the inside of Rice's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Rice.
Rice throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rice.
Morris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the body from Rice misses
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.
Rice misses with a wild combination.
Morris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Morris.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is looking for a kimura but Rice is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morris to get the leverage.
Morris tries to pass to full mount but Rice defends it.
Morris seems to be working for a kimura but Rice defends the submission attempt.
Morris is working for a kimura but Rice is defending it quite comfortably.
Morris wants to work for an arm triangle but Rice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rice wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rice's head.
Rice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morris is working away from the top position though.
Rice has a hand on Morris's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Morris takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Morris looking to finish with strikes here!
Morris looking to ground and pound but Rice is blocking nicely.
Morris unloads with some shots from mount but Rice bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Morris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Morris working for a submission but Rice is keeping him at bay.
Morris wants to finish this one by submission but Rice is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morris.
Morris sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris looking to control but Rice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Morris misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morris wants to control the pace but Rice is squirming around nicely.
Rice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Randy Rice has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rice prevents Morris from taking his back.
Rice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Morris throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Rice's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Morris.
Rice misses with a combination
and Morris counters by moving into the clinch.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.
Rice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rice smiles and moves away.
Morris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rice's calf.
Morris is looking to clinch but Rice is avoiding it.
Morris throws a lazy right hand but Rice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Randy Rice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rice.
Rice avoids a kick to the body.
Rice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morris scores with a shot to the body.
Rice throws a poor cross that misses
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Morris feints a jab promting Rice to slip. Morris then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rice misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Rice is just out of range.
Rice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randy Rice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Rice misses with an uppercut
and Morris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Rice misses
and Morris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rice throws a one two combo.
Rice walks into a straight right hand from Morris.
Rice misses with a double jab
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Randy Rice's cut is getting worse.
Morris scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morris stuns Rice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morris jabs Rice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a head kick!
Morris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morris lands a jab-cross combination.
Morris is looking to slow Rice down with leg kicks.
Morris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morris moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Morris.
Morris is working Rice over against the cage.
Morris is stalling here.
Morris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris stalling.
Rice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Morris cracks Rice with a good jab.
Morris lands with a nice body punch.
Jack Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris works over Rice's head and body with a nice combination.
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
Morris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morris passes the guard and advances to mount!
Morris is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice blocking the ground and pound.
Randy Rice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rice tries to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rice is working to get back to half guard.
Morris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morris 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 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Morris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo DaCosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adolf Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo DaCosta!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaCosta lands a high kick!
Beck avoids the head kick by DaCosta.
DaCosta throws a head kick that misses
and Beck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beck postures up in DaCosta's guard and throws a big left but DaCosta blocks it.
Beck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DaCosta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck stands and steps away. DaCosta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
DaCosta slaps away a takedown attempt from Beck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in DaCosta's half guard.
Beck seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DaCosta defending well though.
Beck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Beck seems content to control.
DaCosta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beck.
Beck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Beck.
Beck not doing much here.
Beck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck controlling the pace.
DaCosta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beck lands with a punch from half guard.
Beck 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.
Beck working DaCosta over with strikes.
Beck wants to free his trapped foot but DaCosta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beck throwing shots but DaCosta is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck controlling the action here.
Beck wants to control but DaCosta is keeping him busy.
Beck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
DaCosta looks gassed!
Beck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Beck.
DaCosta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beck.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DaCosta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beck scores with a couple of nice shots.
DaCosta is refusing to be controlled, as Beck sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DaCosta has hold of Beck's hands but Beck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
DaCosta is looking to control Beck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DaCosta avoid being mounted?
Beck wants to control but DaCosta is keeping him busy.
Beck works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beck controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolf Beck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from DaCosta as Beck shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beck.
Adolf Beck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beck misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaCosta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DaCosta throws a head kick that misses
enabling Beck to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCosta misses with a kick to the body
and Beck counters by clinching up.
Beck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in DaCosta's half guard.
Beck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DaCosta defending well though.
Ground and pound from Beck.
Adolf Beck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beck throws a strike but DaCosta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Beck tries to free his leg and advance position but DaCosta is retaining full guard.
DaCosta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DaCosta is breathing heavily.
Beck pushes down on DaCosta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Beck there.
Beck working over DaCosta with some ground and pound. DaCosta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beck wants to free his trapped foot but DaCosta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beck works his way into side control.
DaCosta is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCosta gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
DaCosta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DaCosta taking shots to the head.
Beck controlling from the full mount.
Beck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. DaCosta looks a forlorn figure.
Beck lands a nice shot to the head.
Beck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck with shots to the head and body - DaCosta looks very uncomfortable down there.
DaCosta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Beck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
DaCosta is rocked!
Beck landing strikes, looking to finish!
DaCosta is still in real trouble! Can Beck finish him?
Beck loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have DaCosta scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Beck land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Beck stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adolf Beck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruens is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: River Below. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chicken Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruens attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bruens throws out a leg kick but Beef moves out of range and Bruens only half commits.
Beef connects with a high kick.
It looks like Paul Bruens has been cut.
Bruens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bruens controlling the position from side mount.
Bruens is trying to get an arm triangle but Beef is defending well.
Beef dodges the ground and pound from Bruens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens trying to control the position but Beef is working away.
Bruens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Beef sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Bruens.
Beef is not content to let Bruens control the position.
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.
Bruens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Beef sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bruens in side control, throwing shots but Beef defends.
Bruens tries to score with some ground and pound. Beef controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bruens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Beef avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bruens.
Beef wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens looks up at the clock and then as Beef takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bruens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Beef takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Chicken Beef has been cut.
Beef parries the strikes from Bruens easily there. Bruens is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Beef to escape.
Beef is not content to let Bruens control the position.
Beef dodges the ground and pound from Bruens.
Bruens is looking to take a break and control but Beef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef is trying to buck Bruens off.
Bruens is chipping away with strikes.
Bruens lands a nice forearm strike.
Bruens wants to control but Beef is keeping him busy.
Bruens misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beef misses with a left hand
and Bruens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beef's knee momentarily.
Beef looks to throw a body kick
and Bruens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beef's guard.
Bruens is looking to advance position but Beef has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Beef avoids the attempt from Bruens to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruens is trying desperately to improve position.
Bruens tries to hold on but Beef pushes him away.
Bruens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruens regains half guard.
Bruens wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef lands with a punch from half guard.
Bruens gets full guard.
Beef looking to sit in guard and control but Bruens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruens stopping the sweep attempt from Beef.
Bruens throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens throwing strikes from guard but Beef blocks nicely.
Beef utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruens looking to pass the guard.
Bruens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bruensis looking to pass into half guard but Beef pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Beef is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beef manages to get himself to full guard.
Bruens trying to control but Beef is working from the bottom.
Bruens is fighting to break Beef's control of his arms but Beef is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Paul Bruens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bruens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beef wants to stand up but Bruens is controlling him.
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.
Bruens wants to pass the guard but Beef is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beef keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bruens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruens content to stall in guard here.
Beef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bruens moves out of range of the leg kick from Beef.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beef.
Bruens throws a leg kick that misses.
Bruens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beef manages to avoid it.
Bruens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bruens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Beef is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Bruens are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bruens in side control, throwing shots but Beef defends.
Bruens trying to control the action but Beef is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef is trying to buck Bruens off.
Bruens throws an elbow but Beef slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bruens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Beef, who protects the arm well.
Bruens trying to control the action but Beef is working from the bottom.
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.
Beef dodges the ground and pound from Bruens.
Bruens in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bruens lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beef down.
Bruens is trying to ground and pound but Beef uses the momentary lack of control by Bruens to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Beef's thigh. Beef counters though and makes it back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruens thows a big elbow that misses.
Bruens trying to control the position from guard on top but Beef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Beef utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruens wants to pass the guard but Beef is keeping the position.
Bruens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chicken Beef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beef keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bruens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bruens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giril Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kovalenko's choice of entrance music: Judas Priest - Grinder. Sonny Giovanni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Giril Kovalenko's chin.
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26
199 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giril Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko misses with a few strikes there.
Kovalenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Giovanni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Giovanni.
Kovalenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Giovanni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Giovanni throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Kovalenko throws a one two combo.
Kovalenko misses with a hook. Giovanni ducked under it nicely.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giovanni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni checks a low kick from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giovanni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kovalenko is working Giovanni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kovalenko controls the pace.
Kovalenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kovalenko stopping the sweep attempt from Giovanni.
Kovalenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovalenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giovanni pulls Kovalenko in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giovanni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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.
Kovalenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovalenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giovanni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kovalenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovalenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kovalenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovalenko trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Kovalenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni trying to control the position.
Kovalenko throwing strikes from guard but Giovanni blocks nicely.
Giovanni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giovanni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giovanni is trying to keep Kovalenko in close.
Kovalenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Giovanni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovalenko throws a strike but Giovanni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Kovalenko is trying to keep Giovanni in close.
Kovalenko is looking to stand up but Giovanni isn't so interested in that idea.
Kovalenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kovalenko thowing shots but they're missing.
Giovanni tries to lock up and control but Kovalenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giril Kovalenko 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.
Giovanni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kovalenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kovalenko needs to keep his hands up - Giovanni had a free shot at his head there.
Giovanni wants to clinch.
Kovalenko with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Kovalenko. Those never looked like landing.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Giril Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovalenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Giovanni.
Giovanni dips to his left and cracks Kovalenko with an uppercut!
Kovalenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giovanni circles away.
Giovanni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Giovanni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Giovanni. Giovanni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Giovanni defends it nicely.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giril Kovalenko.
Kovalenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giovanni pinned against the cage. Giovanni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kovalenko is breathing heavily.
Kovalenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giovanni but Giovanni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Giovanni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giovanni wants it to stay on the feet.
Giovanni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kovalenko.
Giovanni gets back to half guard.
Giovanni manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kovalenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giovanni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giovanni is working hard here to advance position.
Kovalenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Giovanni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovalenko won't allow Giovanni to sweep him here.
Kovalenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Giovanni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kovalenko is one step ahead there.
Giovanni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kovalenko throwing strikes from guard but Giovanni blocks nicely.
Kovalenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Giovanni has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kovalenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Kovalenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Kovalenko trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Kovalenko throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Giovanni is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giovanni looking to sit in guard and control but Kovalenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giril Kovalenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Giovanni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kovalenko misses with a hook. Giovanni ducked under it nicely.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kovalenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giovanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovalenko moves in looking to clinch but Giovanni pushes him off.
Kovalenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giovanni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination. Giovanni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, jab by Giovanni - just one landing.
Giovanni misses with a body shot
and Kovalenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kovalenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalenko postures up and lands a big shot to Giovanni's brow.
Kovalenko postures up in Giovanni's guard and throws a big left but Giovanni blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giovanni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kovalenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giovanni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giovanni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kovalenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Giovanni has wrist control.
Kovalenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Giovanni is on top in guard.
Giovanni stopping the sweep attempt from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko is looking to stand up but Giovanni isn't so interested in that idea.
Sonny Giovanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giril Kovalenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Kovalenko has his hands on Giovanni's head, controlling the position.
Kovalenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Giovanni is one step ahead there.
Kovalenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Giovanni off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giovanni tries to avoid it but Kovalenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giovanni to the ground. Giovanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kovalenko shoots in for a takedown but Giovanni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kovalenko ducks right into an uppercut from Giovanni.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that misses
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni scores with a jab. Kovalenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni scores with a punch to the head.
Giovanni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the body.
Giovanni works Kovalenko's body with a nice hook.
Giovanni 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.
Giovanni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giovanni lands with a slapping head kick.
Giovanni lands with a nice body punch.
Giril Kovalenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kovalenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giovanni punishes Kovalenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovalenko drops his hands momentarily and Giovanni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Giovanni feints and then cracks Kovalenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovalenko down.
Giovanni works Kovalenko's body with a nice hook.
Kovalenko ducks right into an uppercut from Giovanni.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Giovanni - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovalenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Giovanni. Beautiful body shot.
Kovalenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Giovanni scores with a push kick.
Giovanni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kovalenko shoots in for a double leg but Giovanni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giril Kovalenko.
A jab from Giovanni does it's job there.
Giovanni jabs Kovalenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Giovanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovalenko circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Giovanni. That's going to slow Kovalenko down.
A shot to the liver by Giovanni. Beautiful body shot.
Giovanni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giovanni. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giovanni jabs Kovalenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sonny Giovanni is winning the standup battle so far.
Giovanni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
Giovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Giovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kovalenko 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giril Kovalenko!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Minotauro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Acid Thunder - Fast Eddie. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun fails to land with a series of punches.
Calhoun throws a big shot that misses.
Minotauro misses with a leg kick
and Calhoun counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Calhoun misses.
Calhoun looks to score with a jab to the body but Minotauro is just out of range.
Calhoun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calhoun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minotauro.
Minotauro misses with a hook. Calhoun ducked under it nicely.
Calhoun misses with a body shot.
Minotauro avoids the body shot from Calhoun.
Trey Calhoun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calhoun misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Calhoun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minotauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calhoun.
Calhoun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ze Minotauro has been cut.
Minotauro moves out of range of the strikes.
Calhoun throws a nice looking combination but Minotauro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minotauro misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro throws the kick towards the body but Calhoun avoids it.
Calhoun is looking to score with low kicks.
Calhoun looks to land a right hand but Minotauro moved out of range.
Calhoun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minotauro counters with a single leg into guard. Calhoun didn't expect that.
Minotauro pushes down on Calhoun's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Minotauro is trying to control. Calhoun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Calhoun works his way to full guard. Good work.
Minotauro content to stall in guard here.
Calhoun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Calhoun dives on top into guard.
Minotauro keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Calhoun wants to pass the guard but Minotauro is keeping the position.
Minotauro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun wants to pass the guard but Minotauro is keeping the position.
Minotauro working a defensive guard here.
Minotauro controlling the position.
Ze Minotauro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Minotauro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minotauro throws a leg kick but Calhoun checks it.
Calhoun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calhoun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minotauro counters with a shoot takedown. Calhoun fights it but they end up in guard.
Minotauro trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
Calhoun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Minotauro!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro tries to lock up and control but Calhoun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Minotauro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Calhoun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minotauro tries to lock up and control but Calhoun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minotauro is desperately trying to improve his position but Calhoun has a good base and remains in mount.
Calhoun wants to take his opponent's back but Minotauro doesn't allow it.
Minotauro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Calhoun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ze Minotauro's cut.
That's time! Minotauro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Calhoun lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minotauro.
Calhoun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calhoun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Minotauro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Calhoun scores with a jab to the body.
Calhoun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Minotauro's head.
Calhoun lands a nice shot that snaps Minotauro's head back.
Calhoun swings for the body but Minotauro moves out of range.
Minotauro shoots in looking for a takedown. Calhoun tries to sprawl out of it but Minotauro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calhoun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Minotauro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Minotauro trying to control but Calhoun is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun tries to reverse the position but Minotauro maintains control.
Minotauro controlling the position easily from mount.
Calhoun has given up his back. Will we see Minotauro going for some submissions?
Minotauro looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro misses with a punch to the head.
Calhoun tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Calhoun can't escape the position.
Minotauro tries to control but Calhoun wriggling away.
Calhoun tries to hold on but Minotauro pushes him away.
Minotauro scoring with strikes but Calhoun is staying in there.
It looks like Trey Calhoun has been cut.
Minotauro wants to control the pace but Calhoun is squirming around nicely.
Minotauro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Calhoun is surviving well by controlling Minotauro's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is looking to improve his position but Minotauro isn't that keen on the idea.
Minotauro looking to control but Calhoun is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minotauro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Calhoun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minotauro is really struggling to control Calhoun but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Calhoun is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four 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.
Minotauro wants to control the pace but Calhoun is squirming around nicely.
Minotauro manages to capitalize on a mistake by Calhoun to take his back!
Calhoun wants to control his opponent's hands but Minotauro gets his hands free.
Minotauro has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Minotauro trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Minotauro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Minotauro or perhaps it was just good defense by Calhoun which made him look bad.
Minotauro throws a lazy head kick
and Calhoun counters with a left and a right that stings Minotauro.
Calhoun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calhoun throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Minotauro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Minotauro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calhoun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minotauro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Calhoun tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Minotauro is in Calhoun's guard.
Minotauro wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calhoun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Calhoun. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calhoun is working away from the top position though.
Minotauro keeping control of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Ze Minotauro wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A good leg kick by Minotauro.
Calhoun misses with a hook
and Minotauro counters with an outside leg kick.
Calhoun wants to land a leg kick but Minotauro is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calhoun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid body kick from Calhoun.
Minotauro throws a solid leg kick but Calhoun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minotauro.
Trey Calhoun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minotauro closes the distance and clinches up with Calhoun, looking for a takedown. Minotauro pushes Calhoun against the cage but Calhoun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Calhoun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minotauro was well out of range. Poor timing from Calhoun.
Nice body punch from Minotauro.
Minotauro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Calhoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Minotauro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro lands with a thumping leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Calhoun enables Minotauro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Calhoun manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Minotauro wants to pass the guard but Calhoun is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro content to stall in guard here.
Calhoun keeping moving, preventing Minotauro from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Minotauro content to stall in guard here.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ze Minotauro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Minotauro throws a leg kick
and Calhoun counters with a body kick.
Calhoun throws a sloppy head kick
and Minotauro counters with an outside leg kick.
Minotauro moves forwards but Calhoun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Minotauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trey Calhoun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Calhoun misses.
Minotauro gets the takedown into side control.
Calhoun is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Minotauro's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Minotauro! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Calhoun has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ze Minotauro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Bongwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flave kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Momma said Tap you Out. Bongwater has chosen Cannabis Corpse - Mummified In Bongwater as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Flava Flave has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Flava Flave seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bud Bongwater!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongwater shoots and misses
and Flave counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bongwater gets back to full guard.
Flave thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flave drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bongwater looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bongwater looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bongwater!
Flave is trying to improve his position.
Bongwater is looking to take a break and control but Flave is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flave sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Flave actively working from the bottom here.
Flave actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongwater wants to take a breather but Flave is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Bongwater.
Flave looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bongwater is keen to just control but Flave is a slippery customer.
Flave keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flave slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bongwater is aware though and is defending well.
Flave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bongwater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bongwater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flave keeping full guard, as Bongwater tries to pass.
Bongwater stays in close to Flave's body and controls the position.
Flave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bongwater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bongwater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flave can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bongwater controls the pace.
Flave is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bongwater defends well.
Bongwater preventing the sweep.
Bongwater trying to control the position from guard on top but Flave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flave is looking for a triangle but Bongwater pushes his legs off easily.
Bongwater controlling from the top position.
Bongwater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flave is keeping the position for now.
Bongwater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flave keeping moving, preventing Bongwater from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bongwater throws a big right hand that misses.
Bongwater trying to control the position from guard on top but Flave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bongwater passes Flave's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bongwater is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Flave!
Flave is trying desperately to improve position.
Bongwater fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bongwater tries to control but Flave wriggling away.
Bongwater lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flave hang on?
Flave regains half guard.
Bongwater is keen to just control but Flave is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flave wants to improve his position but Bongwater is controlling well.
Bongwater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flave with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bongwater is trying to control. Flave wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bongwater is trying to control. Flave wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flave moves into full guard.
Flave keeping moving, preventing Bongwater from controlling successfully.
Flave is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Flave has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bongwater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bongwater wants to control from the top but Flave keeps moving.
Bongwater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bud Bongwater will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bongwater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flave but Flave pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bud Bongwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flave throws a hook to the side of Bongwater's head but Bongwater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bongwater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flave counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bongwater thinking.
Bongwater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Flave misses.
Bongwater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bongwater looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flave working for a triangle but Bongwater defends it easily.
Bongwater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flave is keeping the position for now.
Bongwater trying to control but Flave is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bongwater tries to free his leg and advance position but Flave is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flave is on top in guard.
Flave advances to half guard.
Bongwater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flava Flave overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flave is looking for a kimura but Bongwater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flave to get the leverage.
Flave is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Flave is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flave is looking for a kimura but Bongwater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flave to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongwater is concentrating on defense, preventing Flave from advancing position.
Flave is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bongwater is just riding it out for now. Flave eventually gives up the hold.
Flave is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bongwater gets full guard.
Bongwater controlling the position.
Flave has gone for a leg lock! Bongwater slips out almost immediately though and dives into Flave's guard.
Bongwater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongwater has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Flave to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bongwater is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Flave pulls down on the head and he's put Bongwater to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Flava Flave!
Flava Flave is the new light heavyweight champion!
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