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UCLA 69 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Can't Tell Me Nothing as his entrance music. Sammy Bach has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Bach!
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, Jamie Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach misses with an uppercut.
Henderson moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson wants to slow Bach down by chopping away at his legs.
Bach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bach's head.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bach.
Bach keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Bach moved away.
Bach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bach's elbow.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Bach manages to break the clinch.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Bach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bach manages to break the clinch.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bach throws out the jab.
Bach clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Bach misses.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bach counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Bach circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson defending well as Bach loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Bach clinches.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bach.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bach's efforts to push away.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bach manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
Bach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
enabling Bach to counter with a crisp jab.
Bach dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson lands with a shot to the body.
Bach scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson drops his hands momentarily and Bach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bach with a jab.
Bach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bach throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bach counter with a right hand.
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bach misses with a hook.
Bach scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bach to score with a decent uppercut.
Bach misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bach throws a good cross that connects.
Bach is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bach finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bach.
Jamie Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bach misses with a straight right.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Bach saw that one coming.
Bach missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson walks into a left hand.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
Bach throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bach scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson wants to clinch
and Bach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Bach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bach connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bach connects with a nice looking jab.
Bach lands with an uppercut that bounces Henderson off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Bach dominated that round.
That's time! Bach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bach misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Bach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bach cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bach checks it well.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Bach.
Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Bach. Bach maintains the clinch.
Bach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Bach tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bach misses the jab.
Bach throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Bach misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bach with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown by Bach or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Bach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Bach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Bach had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Bach pushes him off.
Bach throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Bach works the jab nicely.
Henderson wants to clinch but Bach slips to the side
and Bach counters with a nice uppercut.
Jamie Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bach misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Bach finds it's target.
Bach lands a head shot.
Bach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
Bach cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bach cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bach scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Bach throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bach finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bach is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bach misses with a looping left.
Bach moves out of range of the body kick.
Henderson moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Bach misses with a looping right.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Bach scores with the left hand. Henderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bach looking to score a takedown here. Henderson is defending well but Bach drives through and ends up in Henderson's guard.
Bach is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach stands and steps away. Henderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bach is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bach tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Bach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bach's corner calls for a 1-2. Bach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Bach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Bach as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Bach misses its intended target.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Bach.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bach counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Bach dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bach looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bach connects with a crisp jab.
Henderson slips under a jab from Bach.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Bach.
Bach's corner calls for a 1-2. Bach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Bach is out of range.
Sammy Bach is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Bach swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a low kick, right behind Bach 's knee.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bach shoots in and gets a takedown into Henderson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach stands up from Henderson's guard - Bach perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Bach.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bach drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bach decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henderson to his feet.
Bach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henderson under the eye.
Bach 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bach keeps the fight on the outside.
Bach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson slips under a jab from Bach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bach misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson tries to clinch up
enabling Bach to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bach as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bach throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Bach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bach lands a jab to the head.
Bach scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bach counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Bach lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bach. That snapped Henderson's head back.
Henderson throws a head kick but Bach moves out of range.
Bach lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jamie Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henderson's head backwards.
Bach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Bach with a nice cross.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bach cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Bach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Bach with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bach scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bach throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Bach does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bach 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.
Sammy Bach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Bach there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Bach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bach 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Bach!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (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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184 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Better Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller cracks Stamatis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stamatis moves away.
Muller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Stamatis breaks the clinch.
Muller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stamatis is fending him off so far but Muller persists. Nope, Stamatis circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Stamatis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Stamatis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Better Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller looks for a takedown but Stamatis sprawls well.
Muller tries to clinch but Stamatis moves out of range.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Muller scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a combination. Stamatis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Athan Stamatis has been cut.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stamatis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stamatis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to free his leg and advance position but Stamatis is retaining full guard.
Muller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muller throws and elbow that misses. Stamatis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muller's guard. Nice move by Stamatis!
Muller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stamatis postures up.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Muller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis wants to pass the guard but Muller is keeping the position.
Stamatis trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
Stamatis won't allow Muller to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muller lands with a right hand.
Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muller circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Better Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Athan Stamatis's cut.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Muller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stamatis tries to avoid it but Muller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stamatis to the ground. Stamatis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stamatis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muller misses with a looping right.
Stamatis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stamatis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller wants to clinch up but Stamatis keeps it at a distance.
Muller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muller scores with a jab to the body.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muller swats away the attempt to clinch by Stamatis.
Stamatis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stamatis scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with an uppercut
and Muller counters with a right hand to the body.
Muller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stamatis is trying to defend but Muller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stamatis defending well though.
Muller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muller lands a nice short elbow.
Muller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muller wants to free his trapped foot but Stamatis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Better Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muller thows a huge punch but Stamatis dodges it nicely.
Muller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stamatis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Muller trying to pass the guard but Stamatis defending well.
Muller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stamatis's head.
Muller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muller with the ground and pound but Stamatis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muller lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muller connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Better Muller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Athan Stamatis's cut.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stamatis throws a lazy uppercut
and Muller counters with a nice uppercut.
Muller fails with the takedown.
Muller looks to land a combination. Stamatis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stamatis is rocked!
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown but Muller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stamatis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Muller lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Stamatis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muller rushes Stamatis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stamatis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muller has picked Stamatis up - he's going for a ride! Muller dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Muller trying to control from half guard but Stamatis is working away.
Muller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stamatis is still in real trouble! Can Muller finish him?
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!
Stamatis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muller.
Stamatis seems to have recovered his senses.
Stamatis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stamatis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Muller.
Stamatis has momentary wrist control but Muller slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Muller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Muller wants to control from the top but Stamatis keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is looking to work some ground and pound but Stamatis has wrist control.
Muller throws and elbow that misses. Stamatis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muller's guard. Nice move by Stamatis!
Muller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muller keeping full guard, as Stamatis tries to pass.
Stamatis postures up in Muller's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
Muller is controlling Stamatis's posture.
Stamatis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Better Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller pulls Stamatis in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Better Muller just wasn't active enough.
A punch lands to the side of Stamatis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Athan Stamatis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Better Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muller 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Better Muller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clay Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Time to say goodbye. Hershey has chosen Rising to the Top as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Clay Adams 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Hershey moves out of range easily.
Hershey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Hershey persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams has his takedown stuffed
and Hershey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hershey.
Adams dives in and grabs Hershey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hershey pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Adams fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hershey rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Hershey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hershey closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hershey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hershey lands a body punch.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Hershey lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Adams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hershey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hershey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hershey with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hershey wants to finish this one by submission but Adams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hershey.
Hershey controlling his opponent.
Hershey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey has hold of Adams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Adams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hershey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Adams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hershey tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Hershey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adams looks a forlorn figure.
Adams can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams tries to hold on but Hershey postures up.
Hershey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Adams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hershey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hershey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
Hershey is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hershey defends it nicely.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Hershey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hershey keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Adams misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hershey counters with a single leg into guard. Adams didn't expect that.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hershey on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey dominated that round.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt - Hershey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adams tries for a takedown but Hershey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hershey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adams's calf.
Hershey clinches with his opponent.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hershey lands a head kick!
Hershey throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hershey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Hershey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Hershey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hershey has a takedown stuffed.
Hershey slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hershey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adams avoids it really well and circles away.
Adams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hershey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hershey gets a takedown into half guard.
Hershey passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hershey is working Adams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
Hershey scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hershey lands a few punches from side control.
Hershey stands up and beckons Adams to his feet.
Hershey darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hershey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adams 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.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hershey wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Hershey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steve Hershey has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hershey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey thows a big elbow that misses.
Hershey trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hershey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hershey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hershey thows a big elbow that misses.
Hershey trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams keeping full guard, as Hershey tries to pass.
Hershey landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hershey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hershey stands up and waves to Adams to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Hershey clinches.
Adams decides to pull guard.
Hershey stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Adams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hershey defends it easily.
Hershey postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams trying to control the position.
Adams pulls Hershey in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Hershey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hershey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hershey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Adams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hershey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Hershey scores with punches from side control.
Hershey is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Adams looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hershey gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Adams is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hershey lets go of the hold and Adams can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Hershey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baine has chosen Bagpipes From Baghdad as his entrance music. Evander Hollyfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Baine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baine throws a lazy uppercut
and Hollyfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Hollyfield finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baine misses with a hook
and Hollyfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollyfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollyfield wants it to stay on the feet.
A left and a right from Hollyfield both land. Nice combination.
Baine misses with a body shot.
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baine shoots in for a takedown but Hollyfield shows good takedown defense.
Evander Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Baine.
Hollyfield shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hollyfield is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollyfield preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baine is controlling Hollyfield's posture.
Hollyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baine has Hollyfield pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollyfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Baine shoots in for a double leg but Hollyfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hollyfield throws a nice head kick!
Hollyfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hollyfield counters with a left to the body.
Baine scores with a takedown into Hollyfield's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baine wants to stand but Hollyfield is controlling his posture from full guard.
Baine won't allow Hollyfield to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hollyfield is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hollyfield has escaped and now he's on top!
Hollyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baine looking to control.
Baine working for a triangle but Hollyfield defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to get up but he can't break Baine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Baine keeping moving, preventing Hollyfield from controlling successfully.
Baine is trying to control the position but Hollyfield postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hollyfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hollyfield slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Evander Hollyfield.
Hollyfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hollyfield.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that Baine semi-blocks.
Baine is looking to clinch.
Hollyfield leaves Baine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick by Baine misses
and Hollyfield counters with a nice body kick.
Baine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nolan Baine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollyfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollyfield wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Hollyfield dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baine lands a really nice looking cross but Hollyfield seems unphased.
Baine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baine wants to clinch up but Hollyfield keeps it at a distance.
Hollyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baine.
Baine shoots in looking for a takedown but Hollyfield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baine throws a series of punches but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Baine looks to land a right hand but Hollyfield moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollyfield. That's going to slow Baine down.
Baine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollyfield counters with a series of strikes. Baine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hollyfield throws a sloppy head kick and Baine moves out of range easily.
Hollyfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baine misses with the combination.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the body kick from Baine.
Baine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baine throws a combination that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Baine backing up. Baine nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hollyfield!
A punch combination from Hollyfield misses.
Baine misses with a two punch combination.
Baine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck for Hollyfield with that takedown attempt.
Hollyfield lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baine tries to clinch there but Hollyfield circles away.
Baine throws a nice looking combination but Hollyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollyfield throws a head kick but Baine moves out of range.
Hollyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Baine tries to clinch but Hollyfield is having none of it.
Baine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hollyfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hollyfield scores with a hook to the body. Baine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baine misses with a two punch combination.
Baine misses with a double jab
and Hollyfield counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hollyfield gets a double leg takedown into Baine's guard.
Baine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baine is on top in guard.
Hollyfield wants to get back to his feet but Baine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hollyfield wants to stand up but Baine is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baine trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield wants to stand but Baine is controlling the position.
Baine looking to sit in guard and control but Hollyfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollyfield being controlled here momentarily.
Hollyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Baine 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Hollyfield dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hollyfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hollyfield looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baine is trying to keep Hollyfield in close.
Baine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hollyfield is one step ahead there.
Hollyfield distracts Baine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hollyfield is working Baine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baine controlling Hollyfield's posture.
Hollyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hollyfield decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baine, up you get!
Baine misses with a combination
and Hollyfield counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Baine connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hollyfield. No joy for Baine on that attempt.
Baine throws a nice looking combination but Hollyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollyfield misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Hollyfield.
Baine throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baine tries to clinch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Baine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hollyfield as he avoids it easily.
Baine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baine swings widly with a right hand
and Hollyfield counters with a nice body kick.
Hollyfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Hollyfield lands a head kick. Baine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hollyfield misses with a body shot.
Hollyfield connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baine is defended easily by Hollyfield.
Evander Hollyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Baine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baine if he has to take too many more of those.
Hollyfield delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick by Hollyfield misses
and Baine counters with a nice body shot.
Hollyfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baine throws a head kick that misses.
Evander Hollyfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hollyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Baine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Baine misses
and Hollyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Baine backing up. Baine nods at Hollyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baine misses the jab.
Hollyfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hollyfield works over Baine's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baine misses with a few strikes there.
Hollyfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baine is fending him off so far but Hollyfield persists. Nope, Baine circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan Baine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hollyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evander Hollyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollyfield throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Hollyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hollyfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Hollyfield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody A Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by i am #1. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody A Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miller stands up and beckons Souza to join him on the feet.
Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Souza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller throws a front kick that sends Souza stumbling back into the cage.
Miller clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller leaves Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller uses his free foot to push down on Souza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Souza.
Miller landing strikes from the mount.
Miller looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
Miller landing punches.
Miller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souza is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Miller connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Souza shoots and misses
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller clinches with his opponent.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Souza clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody A Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Souza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miller has escaped and now he's on top!
Souza keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cody A Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miller gets the takedown into side control.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Souza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Souza is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Miller is tapping! Great win for Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leon Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCready comes into the arena with Black Betty By Ram Jam blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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258 lbs
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275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cormac McCready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Black!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black loads up on a big right hand but McCready slips the punch.
McCready tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCready moves out of range of the strikes.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCready moves away.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black is looking to clinch but McCready is avoiding it.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCready to score with a decent uppercut.
McCready tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCready.
McCready dodges the punch combination from Black.
McCready turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black checks the leg kick.
McCready swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for McCready.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCready, right into the meat.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black tries to clinch but McCready moves out of range.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCready throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
McCready throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for McCready.
McCready throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
McCready avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCready fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black tries to clinch there but McCready circles away.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by McCready.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black slips under a jab from McCready.
Black throws a series of punches but McCready avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black wants to clinch but McCready slips to the side
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCready circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCready slips a jab from Black.
McCready swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCready.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCready slips a jab from Black.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCready counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lou Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCready dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
McCready is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McCready lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCready looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Black tries to bum rush McCready with a series of wild strikes but McCready uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCready dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCready thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCready moves away.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCready swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and McCready counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCready throws a leg kick but Black moved away.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black tries to clinch but McCready moves out of range.
McCready misses with a looping right.
Black scores with a one two! McCready had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Cormac McCready has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCready cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for McCready.
Black wants to clinch.
McCready looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Black takes a swing at McCready's ribcage but misses.
A jab from McCready finds it's way through Black's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but McCready blocks it.
McCready thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCready.
McCready has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
A short left from McCready.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Black tries to circle away but McCready has him pinned against the cage.
Black has had enough of the clinch but McCready keeps him there for the moment.
McCready keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
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!
McCready is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns McCready into the cage.
McCready swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCready lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCready has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCready.
Nice elbow from McCready.
It looks like Lou Black has been cut.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries to break the clinch but McCready is controlling the position.
McCready makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCready looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by McCready.
McCready is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
McCready comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCready swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but McCready won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCready keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
McCready lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCready breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCready paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
McCready tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCready dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCready takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCready is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by McCready.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCready uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
McCready throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and McCready counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black ducks under a wild hook from McCready.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but McCready avoids it easily.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCready counters with a thumping low kick.
Black needs to keep his hands up - McCready had a free shot at his head there.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCready counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCready slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCready cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCready closes the distance and clinches.
McCready pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCready misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
McCready lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Cormac McCready is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCready keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Lou Black's cut even more.
McCready keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCready gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for McCready to work.
Black tries to circle away but McCready has him pinned against the cage.
Black tries to break free but McCready pushes him back against the cage.
Black is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but McCready has double underhooks.
Black tries to break the clinch but McCready is controlling the position.
McCready has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCready throws an elbow that misses.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
McCready creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
McCready lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black can't break the clinch.
McCready lands with a short shot to the head.
Black is rocked!
McCready working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can McCready finish him?
McCready manages to break the clinch.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
Black rushes McCready and presses him up against the cage.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lou Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCready's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCready showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCready has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCready!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta Gangsta. Fadden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: From Hell by Faces Of Mars. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fadden!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chase.
Chase lands with a slapping head kick.
Chase lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chase lands a head kick. Fadden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jack Fadden has been cut.
Vincent Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase scores with a one two! Fadden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chase closes the distance and clinches.
Chase blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase lands an elbow inside that Fadden shrugs off.
Fadden crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chase.
Chase has picked Fadden up - he's going for a ride! Chase dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chase escapes and gets back to his feet.
Chase swinging wildly here.
Chase chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fadden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chase sprawls well. Chase wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fadden gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase avoiding damage.
Fadden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chase avoids it.
Chase tries a body shot but Fadden blocks it.
Chase lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Fadden trying to control the position but instead, Chase has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fadden into the cage.
Chase avoiding damage as Fadden throws knees to the body.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fadden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Chase scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chase works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chase managing to block the knees to the body from Fadden.
Chase lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chase lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Chase coming out on top.
Chase lands a jab to the head.
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!
Chase scores with a jab. Fadden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
Chase thuds a left hand into Fadden's body.
Chase works over Fadden's head and body with a nice combination.
Chase throws a leg kick which misses Fadden's front leg but catches the back leg as Fadden tries to avoid it.
Fadden looks to score with a jab to the body but Chase is just out of range.
Chase scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Chase gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fadden to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chase controlling Fadden's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase striking from the bottom.
Chase managing to control the position.
Fadden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fadden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chase throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chase looks to land a combination. Fadden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chase throws a combination. Fadden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase clinches up with Fadden and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Chase.
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!
Chase lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Fadden effectively controlling the action here.
Fadden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chase lands a nice knee to the body.
Fadden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fadden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fadden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fadden looks gassed!
Chase clinches up with Fadden and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Chase.
Fadden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Chase dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Fadden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chase misses with the combination.
Fadden throws a series of punches but Chase avoids them all with ease.
Chase throws a one two combo.
Fadden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chase sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fadden needs to keep his hands up - Chase had a free shot at his head there.
Fadden with a poor takedown
and Chase counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Fadden tenderised Chase's leg. Chase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fadden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chase throws a shot to the body.
Chase lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chase sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vincent Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fadden.
Chase instigates a clinch.
Chase stalling the fight.
Fadden is breathing heavily.
Chase prevents Fadden from breaking the clinch.
Chase pulls Fadden into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase 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.
Fadden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chase is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chase has escaped and now he's on top!
Chase is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fadden can do to turn this around?
Chase stands up over Fadden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fadden doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase postures up in Fadden's guard and throws a big left but Fadden blocks it.
Chase has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.
Chase trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chase sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chase throws a big right hand that misses.
Chase looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chase trying to control but Fadden is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent Chase has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fadden gets tackled into the cage by Chase. Chase maintains the clinch.
Chase lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chase lands a body shot.
Fadden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chase lands an elbow that stopped Fadden in his tracks for a moment.
Chase stalling against the cage.
A short right from Chase.
Chase slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Chase.
Fadden tries to circle away but Chase has him pinned against the cage.
Chase landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Chase avoids the damage to the body.
Chase working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Jack Fadden's cut even more.
Chase breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chase slips a jab and a cross from Fadden.
Chase clinches.
Chase gets underhooks to prevent Fadden's takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chase prevents a body shot from Fadden.
Fadden takes an elbow to the temple.
Vincent Chase has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chase slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Chase dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Fadden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chase throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chase tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadden tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Vincent Chase is winning the standup battle so far.
Chase rushes Fadden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chase tries to pull guard but Fadden won't allow it.
Chase prevents the takedown attempt.
Chase lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chase changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fadden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chase lands with a hook. Fadden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chase blocks a head kick by Fadden.
Vincent Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chase gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fadden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chase blocks it with crossed arms.
Chase pulls guard successfully.
Fadden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
Fadden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fadden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chase works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fadden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fadden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fadden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fadden postures up in Chase's guard and throws a big left but Chase blocks it.
Chase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chase is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chase's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Vincent Chase wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fadden wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Chase lands a front kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fadden looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase is working Fadden over against the cage.
Chase has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fadden uses from the top position.
Chase seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fadden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chase manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fadden manages to get himself to full guard.
Chase cracks Fadden with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase passes Fadden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chase 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase content to control rather than advance.
Chase thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vincent Chase is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fadden's head.
Fadden is in trouble now - Chase has advanced to mount!
Chase tries to control but Fadden wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chase cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Chase connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chase landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Chase showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chase has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Chase!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubens Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reign kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubens Charles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Charles blocks a leg kick.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Rubens Charles has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Charles tries to bench press Alves off him but Alves keeps the position.
Charles struggling a bit here.
Charles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is refusing to be controlled, as Alves sits in half guard.
Charles wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hector Alves just wasn't active enough.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charles on the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to get back to half guard.
Charles is trying to escape the position but Alves is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Alves.
Alves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves looks to land a combination. Charles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Charles!
Alves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubens Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alves lands with a nice combination. Charles backs away looking to recover.
Alves throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charles circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Charles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hector Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubens Charles.
Alves shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Charles eats them both and turns towards Alves to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Charles somewhat.
Charles dodges the punch combination from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Charles.
Alves throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves leaves Charles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hector Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves leaves Charles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Charles is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Charles is out of range.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Charles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Alves tried to score with a low kick but Charles checks it.
Hector Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves feints a jab promting Charles to slip. Alves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Charles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Charles shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alves is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Charles, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rubens Charles'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. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Charles shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Charles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Alves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alves.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charles looking to score a takedown here. Alves is defending well but Charles drives through and ends up in Alves's guard.
Hector Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves is trying to keep Charles in close.
Charles is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but Charles has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles trying to control from Alves's half guard. Alves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Charles wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Charles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Charles drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alves manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Charles has Alves in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is pushing down on Charles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Charles is fighting to maintain full guard but Alves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Charles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Hector Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hector Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Charles on that attempt.
Hector Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubens Charles.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Hector Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails to land the takedown.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Charles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alves misses with the combination.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Alves's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Charles persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubens Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles dives in and grabs Alves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes down on Charles's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Alves!
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hype
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FIGHT
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