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AFC The Crowning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ordorff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Ordorff!
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, Gene White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ordorff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Ordorff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ordorff thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
White throwing strikes from guard but Ordorff blocks nicely.
White trying to control but Ordorff is working from the bottom.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White stands and steps away. Ordorff gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ordorff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ordorff pinned against the cage. Ordorff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ordorff misses with a jab, cross combination.
White fails to land the takedown.
Ordorff stuffs the takedown.
Paul Ordorff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ordorff controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Ordorff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ordorff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ordorff is looking to sweep but instead, White has passed into half guard.
Ordorff is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
White looks gassed!
Ordorff moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ordorff is trying to control the position but White postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ordorff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White stands up from guard. Let's bang!
White gets the takedown into side control.
White advances nicely into full mount.
White is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ordorff is surviving well by controlling White's body position as best he can.
Ordorff regains half guard.
White works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! White connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White with shots to the head and body - Ordorff looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ordorff is rocked!
White stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Oh Ordorff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ordorff's guard.
White passes into half guard.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White passes to full mount!
Ordorff is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.
Ordorff is working hard here to advance position.
Ordorff seems to have got his legs back now.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White content just to control the position here.
White stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ordorff swinging wilding here.
White shoots in but Ordorff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ordorff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ordorff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
Ordorff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ordorff backs up against the cage.
White fails with the takedown
and Ordorff counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ordorff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ordorff trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ordorff decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ordorff counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
Ordorff advances to half guard.
White is pressing down on Ordorff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ordorff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ordorff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
White regains half guard.
Ordorff looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ordorff is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to control the position.
Ordorff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ordorff is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. White Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ordorff's back instead.
Ordorff rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ordorff has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
White working the head and body with strikes.
White trying to control the action but Ordorff is working from the bottom.
White stands up from half guard.
White scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
White is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ordorff defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ordorff defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of White's arms.
White throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ordorff showing good submission defense here.
Gene White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ordorff manages to stand up with White still on his back. Eventually White drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White drives through with a takedown into guard.
White passes Ordorff's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ordorff tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Ordorff trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ordorff gets back to full guard.
Ordorff working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White stands up and waves to Ordorff to follow him.
Ordorff tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Ordorff gets the takedown into side control.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ordorff wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
White trying to control the position here.
Ordorff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ordorff stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Ordorff drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Ordorff off! Ordorff jumps back into White's guard.
Ordorff stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Ordorff wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ordorff works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ordorff clinches up against the cage.
Ordorff tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Ordorff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ordorff stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White gets caught flat footed, as Ordorff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White looking for a guillotine from mount but Ordorff is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ordorff is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White working for a submission but Ordorff is keeping him at bay.
Ordorff bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White has his hands on Ordorff's head, controlling the position.
Ordorff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White trying to control the position.
White looking for a guillotine here but Ordorff defends easily.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ordorff wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ordorff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ordorff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ordorff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ordorff's guard.
Ordorff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Ordorff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ordorff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paul Ordorff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White misses with a takedown
and Ordorff counters by clinching up.
Ordorff pulls guard successfully.
Ordorff has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
Ordorff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White wants to pass the guard but Ordorff is keeping the position.
White drops back looking for a leg! Ordorff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ordorff manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Ordorff's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ordorff is trying to control the position but White postures up.
White looking to pass the guard.
Ordorff can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
White is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ordorff has managed to free his arm - good work.
White postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ordorff to stand up.
Ordorff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gene White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ordorff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ordorff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked White off and has taken his back!
White tries to roll but Ordorff sticks to his back.
Ordorff doesn't have the hooks in and White manages to turn into his guard.
White decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ordorff, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Kovac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Kovac!
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, Trey Pickett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovac stalks Pickett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pickett's face. Pickett staggers backwards, shaken.
Pickett is rocked!
Kovac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pickett.
Pickett is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovac finish him?
Pickett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pickett seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovac gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pickett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pickett looking to pass the guard.
Pickett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kovac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kovac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pickett circles away.
Kovac tries to clinch but Pickett moves out of range.
Kovac throws a push kick but Pickett slaps the foot to one side.
Kovac wants to clinch.
Kovac lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pickett.
A lull in the action here.
Pickett advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovac is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pickett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kovac is trying to stand but he's just given Pickett his back.
Pickett cracks Kovac with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kovac from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Pickett is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovac manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Kovac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovac is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Kovac there.
Pickett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kovac wants to get back to full guard but Pickett has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kovac looks a forlorn figure.
Pickett swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Pickett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Maresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Maresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy War!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maresh tries to clinch but War is having none of it.
War throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maresh's waist but Maresh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing War off to one side.
War connects with a jab.
War pushes Maresh up against the cage in a clinch.
Maresh tries to pull guard but War holds him up against the cage and eventually Maresh drops back down to his feet.
War wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maresh tries to pull guard but War won't allow it.
War wants to break free but Maresh has control.
War can't get the takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Maresh.
Maresh tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Maresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maresh is leaning against War and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from War.
Maresh can't break the clinch.
Maresh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but War gets the underhooks and prevents it.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Maresh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maresh keeps control of War as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maresh manages to break the clinch.
War tries a head kick but it misses.
Maresh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maresh looking to control.
War throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maresh has his hands on War's head, controlling the position.
War postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maresh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
War postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maresh 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.
War postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Maresh shoots and misses
and War counters with a nice uppercut.
Maresh is breathing heavily.
A head kick lands from War that sends Maresh to the canvas. Maresh tries to scramble back to his feet but War brings him back down into side control.
Maresh is rocked!
It looks like James Maresh has been cut.
War stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Maresh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maresh lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maresh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maresh misses with a takedown attempt - War sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
War scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maresh tries to lock up and control but War gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maresh seems to have got his legs back now.
Maresh tries to reverse the position but War maintains control.
Maresh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maresh is positioning himself well to prevent War advancing to mount.
War prevents Maresh from standing back up.
Maresh trying to control 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.
Maresh is looking to improve his position.
War is thwarting Maresh's attempts to control the position.
Maresh gets full guard.
Maresh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maresh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maresh with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy War dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Maresh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maresh forces War back against the cage and clinches.
War working aggressively here.
Maresh blocks an uppercut.
Maresh leaning his opponent against the cage.
War escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
War circles away from the clinch attempt.
War ducks right into an uppercut from Maresh.
War swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maresh thows a body kick. War tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maresh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maresh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maresh throws a right and a left that War avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Maresh as War shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
War takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
War shoots in for a takedown but Maresh shows good takedown defense.
Maresh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maresh trying to control from War's half guard. War has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maresh wants to control from the top but War keeps moving.
War wants to stand and escape but Maresh is having none of it.
Maresh throwing strikes but missing.
Maresh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maresh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as War works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
War being controlled here, momentarily.
Maresh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of War's head.
Maresh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maresh lands a couple of elbows.
Maresh wants to stand and escape but instead War has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maresh looking to hit a scissor sweep but War is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maresh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maresh trying to keep a closed guard but War is proving a slippery customer.
War passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Maresh tries to get to full guard but War has control of the leg.
Maresh is working hard here to advance position.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The crowd cheers as War lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maresh doesn't seem phased though.
Maresh closes the distance and clinches.
War jumps guard but Maresh stands there with War around his waist. War gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Maresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy War.
Maresh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maresh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maresh breaks the clinch.
Maresh tries for a takedown but War sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maresh closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
War wants to break free but Maresh has control.
Maresh has had enough of the clinch but War keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Maresh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Maresh's cut.
That's time! Maresh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
War is looking to clinch.
War tries to clinch there but Maresh circles away.
War tries to clinch
and Maresh moves into the clinch.
Maresh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maresh breaks from the clinch.
James Maresh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maresh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maresh misses with the combination.
War closes the distance and clinches up with Maresh, looking for a takedown. War pushes Maresh against the cage but Maresh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
War gets a takedown into half guard.
War stands up out of the half guard.
War takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maresh throws a lazy head kick
and War counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
War fails to land with a series of punches.
Maresh throws a combination that misses
and War counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maresh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War misses with a series of wild punches.
War swats away the attempt to clinch by Maresh.
War tries to clinch up.
Maresh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maresh lands in his opponent's guard.
Maresh wants to control from the top but War keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
War manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maresh manages to get himself to full guard.
War decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Randy War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maresh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maresh drops his hands momentarily and War takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maresh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maresh is stalling here. War is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maresh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and War has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
War landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maresh explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maresh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
War walks straight into a right hand from Maresh - that's dropped him! Maresh jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save War from any more punishment! War complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Maresh!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Hooah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikoli Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Big Papa as his entrance music. 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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184 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Hooah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikoli Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hooah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hooah.
A head kick from Hooah lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hooah.
Hooah misses the shot to the body.
Hooah tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Hooah.
Hooah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hooah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hooah lands a jab to the nose.
Hooah keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Hooah is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah lands with a right hand.
Hooah misses with a wild combination.
Hooah fails to land with a series of punches.
Hooah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hooah is looking to score with low kicks.
Hooah throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Mauricio Hooah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooah throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Hooah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hooah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hooah misses with a low kick.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Hooah.
Hooah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hooah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooah misses with a body shot.
Hooah scores with a shot to the body.
Hooah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hooah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooah tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooah tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hooah throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Hooah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hooah is looking to land body kicks.
Hooah tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hooah to score with a decent uppercut.
Hooah lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mauricio Hooah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooah tries to clinch up.
Hooah is looking to clinch.
Hooah throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Hooah throws a nice head kick!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Hooah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hooah tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooah throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hooah.
Hooah doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Hooah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooah throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie throws a head kick but Hooah moves out of range.
Hooah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Hooah.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie stops Hooah from getting back to his feet.
Hooah is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Hooah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hooah tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Hooah.
Hooah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hooah gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie keeps control of Hooah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie tightens his grip and picks Hooah up, before dumping him to the ground. Hooah manages to land in guard.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hooah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Hooah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Hooah!
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hooah's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie won't allow Hooah to get back to his feet.
Hooah keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hooah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Hooah is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hooah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Hooah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Mauricio Hooah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikoli Gracie.
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.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Hooah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Hooah avoids nicely.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hooah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Mauricio Hooah has been cut.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hooah defends it well.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Hooah dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie is nestled in close to Hooah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hooah is trying to stand.
Gracie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hooah reverses the position - he's now on top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Hooah controlling him for the moment.
Hooah wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hooah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hooah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hooah has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Hooah manages to pass to side control!
Hooah decides to stand back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Hooah blocks the leg kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Hooah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hooah tries to clinch up.
Hooah tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Hooah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikoli Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Hooah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hooah scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Hooah.
A combination from Hooah does no damage.
Hooah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooah slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Hooah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Hooah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hooah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooah looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Hooah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hooah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mauricio Hooah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Hooah.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Hooah checks it
and Hooah counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Hooah's leg but Hooah calmly moves out of range.
Hooah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Hooah throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hooah.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hooah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie working over Hooah with some ground and pound. Hooah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikoli Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hooah's head.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hooah is looking to escape.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is pressing down on Hooah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hooah is holding on for now.
Hooah is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hooah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hooah connects with a crisp jab.
Hooah scores with a body shot.
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.
Hooah moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Hooah.
Hooah scores with a nice head shot.
Hooah misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooah misses with a head kick.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Hooah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hooah is looking to escape.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Hooah wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikoli Gracie.
I think Gracie 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikoli Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and srsly dontcare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dontcare has chosen Life Burns by Apocalyptica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
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, srsly dontcare!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keane pushes dontcare away with a front kick.
Keane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
dontcare takes a kick to the side of the head.
Keane takes a swing at dontcare's ribcage but misses.
Keane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. dontcare sprawls well initially but Keane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
dontcare is looking to improve his position.
Keane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
dontcare is controlling Keane's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Keane prevents dontcare from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dontcare landing strikes from the bottom.
dontcare on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
dontcare is looking to improve his position.
Keane seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Keane wants to work for an arm triangle but dontcare is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
dontcare is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
dontcare wants to get back to full guard but Keane has passed into side control.
dontcare looks gassed!
dontcare manages to regain half guard. Good work.
dontcare wants to improve his position but Keane is controlling well.
Keane wants to stand but dontcare has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Keane in particular looking to stall.
dontcare makes his way to full guard. A much better position for dontcare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dontcare looking for a sweep. Not yet dontcare, not yet.
Keane trying to stand up but can't free himself from dontcare's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
dontcare 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.
Keane decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Keane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by dontcare.
dontcare blocks a head kick by Keane.
Keane misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
dontcare is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
dontcare looking for a sweep but Keane has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Keane stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A combination from Keane does no damage.
Keane throws a body kick that misses.
dontcare looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Keane!
dontcare connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Keane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dontcare misses with an uppercut.
It looks like Padraig Keane has been cut.
Keane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keane with a lazy takedown attempt
and dontcare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Padraig Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Keane.
dontcare lands with a right hand.
Keane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Keane throws a sloppy head kick
and dontcare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keane slips a jab and a cross from dontcare.
dontcare misses with a few strikes there.
Padraig Keane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dontcare is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Keane.
Keane closes the distance and clinches up with dontcare, looking for a takedown. Keane pushes dontcare against the cage but dontcare circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Keane.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dontcare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keane has his takedown stuffed
and dontcare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Padraig Keane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by dontcare.
Keane connects with a high kick.
Keane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and dontcare counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane tries to clinch up
and dontcare counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keane thinking.
Horrible takedown by Keane or perhaps it was just good defense by dontcare which made him look bad.
dontcare bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keane's head.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dontcare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keane lands with a kick to the temple. dontcare shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keane throws a head kick but dontcare moves out of range.
dontcare shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane jabs at dontcare's body.
Keane throws a head kick that half lands.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dontcare blocks a head kick by Keane.
A head kick misses from Keane.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keane.
Keane throws a head kick that misses.
Keane works the jab nicely.
dontcare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dontcare has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
dontcare shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane lands a head kick. dontcare smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
dontcare misses with a body punch
and Keane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. dontcare is lucky that one didn't land flush.
dontcare doesn't manage to clinch there - Keane circles away.
Keane throws a sloppy head kick and dontcare moves out of range easily.
dontcare fails to land with a series of punches.
dontcare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
dontcare wants to clinch.
dontcare lands a glancing blow to the side of Keane's head.
Keane misses with a body shot
and dontcare counters with a big head kick but Keane shrugs it off.
dontcare lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but srsly dontcare will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Padraig Keane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
dontcare throws a right and a left that both miss.
dontcare misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Keane misses
and dontcare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! dontcare crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keane - the referee stops the clock and dontcare gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keane. dontcare manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
dontcare has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keane.
Keane has dontcare up against the cage in a clinch.
Keane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dontcare swings widly with a right hand
and Keane counters with a big head kick but dontcare shrugs it off.
dontcare takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by dontcare misses
and Keane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
Keane throws a head kick but dontcare moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dontcare looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Keane
and dontcare counters with a right hand to the body.
Keane connects with a body shot.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keane closes the distance looking to clinch
and dontcare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dontcare misses with a double jab
and Keane counters with a nice kick to the body.
dontcare tries to clinch up.
Keane is looking to slow dontcare down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dontcare takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
dontcare gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Keane gets to his feet. dontcare looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Keane falls off balance throwing a combination
so dontcare counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Keane is looking for a triangle but dontcare pushes his legs off easily.
dontcare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
dontcare thows a big elbow that misses.
Keane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
dontcare trying to control but Keane is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but dontcare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dontcare looking to sit in guard and control but Keane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
dontcare controls Keane momentarily but Keane frees himself.
dontcare wants to sweep here but Keane controlling him for the moment.
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.
dontcare is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keane has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dontcare is proving hard to escape from.
dontcare seems keen to control Keane's posture.
Keane won't allow dontcare to sweep him here.
dontcare is trying to hold Keane in close to prevent damage but Keane has managed to pass into half guard.
dontcare is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Keane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Keane's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dontcare is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
dontcare is striking well from the back but Keane escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Padraig Keane.
I think Keane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Padraig Keane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Stallworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Won Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaz Stallworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaz Stallworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Won Low!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallworth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stallworth.
Low feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stallworth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stallworth has a closed guard, preventing Low from standing up.
Low preventing the sweep.
Stallworth wants to control but Low passes easily into half guard.
Stallworth keeping hold of Low's head, controlling as best he can.
Stallworth moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Low lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stallworth is proving hard to escape from.
Stallworth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stallworth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stallworth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Low's face.
Low tries to lock up and control but Stallworth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stallworth working for a guillotine from mount but Low is in no mood to give up.
Stallworth trying to control but Low is having none of it.
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.
Low tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stallworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Low is looking to escape.
Low wants to control but Stallworth is having none of it.
Stallworth trying to control but Low is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallworth looking to finish Low with some ground and pound. This is bad for Low!
Stallworth trying to control but Low is having none of it.
Low tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stallworth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Low is squirming around, avoiding Stallworth's attempts to control the action.
Stallworth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Low can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Low is rocked!
Low is trying to reverse the position but instead Stallworth has taken his back - oops!
Low is still in real trouble! Can Stallworth finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low can't escape the position.
Low looks gassed!
Low fending off the submission attempt from Stallworth.
Stallworth sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Low taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chaz Stallworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dida Dalabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Suck it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dida Dalabu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalabu misses with an uppercut.
Dalabu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loveladdy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Brandon Loveladdy has been cut.
Loveladdy clinches up with Dalabu and pushes him back against the cage.
Loveladdy is trying to break free.
Dalabu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dalabu manages to end up in side control.
Dalabu tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dalabu stands up.
Dalabu gets the takedown into side control.
Loveladdy can't do much from the bottom here.
Loveladdy tries to bench press Dalabu off him but Dalabu keeps the position.
Loveladdy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Loveladdy moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy is controlling Dalabu's posture.
Loveladdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loveladdy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Loveladdy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loveladdy has his feet on Dalabu's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dalabu misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalabu.
Loveladdy connects with a high kick.
A head kick by Loveladdy misses
and Dalabu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dalabu.
Stalling in the clinch from Dalabu.
Loveladdy stalling in the clinch.
Loveladdy is working for takedown but Dalabu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Loveladdy looks gassed!
Dalabu breaks from the clinch.
Dalabu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loveladdy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loveladdy shoots in but Dalabu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dida Dalabu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Loveladdy.
Dalabu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dalabu controlling the position.
Loveladdy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Loveladdy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Loveladdy trying to control from the bottom.
Loveladdy manages to get to full guard.
Loveladdy wants to sweep here but Dalabu controlling him for the moment.
Dalabu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loveladdy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dalabu tries to clinch but Loveladdy moves away
and Loveladdy counters with a takedown into side control.
Loveladdy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dalabu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Loveladdy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Loveladdy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Loveladdy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Loveladdy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Loveladdy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalabu fails to land with a series of punches.
Dalabu wants to clinch but Loveladdy slips to the side
and Loveladdy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dalabu won't be happy with that.
Loveladdy has hold of Dalabu's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dalabu seems comfortable defending it but Loveladdy has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dalabu is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dalabu is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Loveladdy couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Loveladdy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Angulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Angulo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Angulo.
It looks like Curtis Jackson has been cut.
Angulo tries to clinch up.
Jackson clinches but Angulo breaks the clinch
and Angulo counters with a crisp right that sends Jackson to the canvas! Angulo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Angulo!
Kevin Angulo is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Climbing Up The Walls -Radiohead. Micah Silva had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Thiago Infamous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Micah Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Infamous!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Infamous has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Infamous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Infamous is trying to break free.
Silva manages to pull guard.
Infamous drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Infamous off! Infamous jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Infamous looking to pass the guard.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Infamous!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Infamous really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Infamous defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous is looking to get to half guard.
Infamous slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Infamous tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva wants to take a breather but Infamous is having none of it.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva prevents Infamous from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is looking to advance position but Infamous won't allow it.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Infamous defends it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva rushes Infamous and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Infamous can't break the clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Infamous fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a right hand that Infamous ducks under and follows up with a left that Infamous also avoids with ease.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Silva.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Infamous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Infamous misses with a wild combination.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva clinches up with Infamous and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Infamous takes one to the chin there.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Infamous is rocked!
Silva throws a monster overhand right that drops Infamous! Silva follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah Silva!
Micah Silva is the new welterweight champion!
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