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DBC: Sunday Night Anarchy 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Sherdog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alkofer has chosen Jump Jump - Busta Rhymes as his entrance music. Jethro Sherdog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jethro Sherdog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer lands the left hand.
Sherdog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alkofer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherdog.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sherdog is defended easily by Alkofer.
Alkofer scores with the left hand. Sherdog knows he should have avoided that one.
Alkofer connects with a right hand. Sherdog shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Alkofer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sherdog doesn't seem phased though.
Sherdog is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sherdog to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sherdog looks to clinch but Alkofer throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sherdog taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luke Alkofer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osei Tutu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunez fails to pull guard.
Osei Tutu pushes off an throws an elbow but Nunez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Osei Tutu.
Nunez is trying to break free.
Osei Tutu works on Nunez's body with a couple of short punches.
Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Osei Tutu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Osei Tutu can't find room to land a body shot as Nunez controls the action.
Nunez tries to pull guard but Osei Tutu won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez is trying to force a seperation but Osei Tutu has the dominant position.
Osei Tutu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunez looking to slow down the pace here.
Osei Tutu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Osei Tutu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Osei Tutu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nunez tries to pull guard but Osei Tutu holds him up against the cage and eventually Nunez drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osei Tutu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunez avoids it.
Osei Tutu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Osei Tutu stops a takedown attempt from Nunez.
Osei Tutu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nunez is trying to pull guard but Osei Tutu has him pressed against the cage.
Osei Tutu scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu keeps control of Nunez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Osei Tutu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nunez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez managing to block the knees to the body from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Osei Tutu landing knees to the body.
Osei Tutu taking a breather.
Nunez tries to score a body lock takedown but Osei Tutu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunez is trying to stall.
Nunez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Osei Tutu passes Nunez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Osei Tutu stands up from half guard.
No luck for Osei Tutu with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nunez looking to slow down the pace here.
Nunez looking for a takedown.
Osei Tutu tries to work over Nunez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osei Tutu stops a takedown attempt from Nunez.
Nunez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Osei Tutu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Osei Tutu tries to work over Nunez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu stalling against the cage.
Nunez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Osei Tutu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Osei Tutu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Osei Tutu keeps control of Nunez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nunez tries to pull guard but Osei Tutu won't allow it.
Osei Tutu avoiding damage.
Nunez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Osei Tutu leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Osei Tutu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nunez fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Osei Tutu.
Nice takedown defense from Osei Tutu. No joy for Nunez on that attempt.
Osei Tutu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nunez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Osei Tutu as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osei Tutu misses with a looping left.
Nunez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Osei Tutu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nunez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Osei Tutu to the mat. Osei Tutu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Osei Tutu pulls Nunez in close to his closed guard and prevents Nunez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez wants to control from the top but Osei Tutu keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oscar Nunez just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu darts in and clinches Nunez up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Osei Tutu.
It looks like Oscar Nunez has been cut.
Nunez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nunez rushes Osei Tutu and presses him up against the cage.
Osei Tutu lands an elbow inside that Nunez shrugs off.
Osei Tutu effectively controlling the action here.
Nunez dodges an elbow strike from Osei Tutu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Nunez tries to break free but Osei Tutu pushes him back against the cage.
Nunez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Osei Tutu throws an elbow but misses.
Nunez working hard to break the clinch.
Osei Tutu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nunez.
Osei Tutu lands with a short shot to the head.
Nunez tries to stall but Osei Tutu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Osei Tutu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nunez avoids a wild elbow strike from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nunez prevents a body shot from Osei Tutu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Osei Tutu is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nunez avoids the elbow strike from Osei Tutu, against the cage.
Nunez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nunez is trying to push Osei Tutu away but Osei Tutu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nunez looking for a takedown.
Nunez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Osei Tutu has him pressed against the cage.
Osei Tutu gets underhooks to prevent Nunez's takedown attempt.
Osei Tutu struggles to land a body shot inside as Nunez controls his hands.
Nunez scores a nice knee to the body.
Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osei Tutu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nunez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Osei Tutu up against the cage.
Nunez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands with a right to the head.
Osei Tutu lands a right hand.
Nunez trying to stall but Osei Tutu improves his position.
Osei Tutu stalling the fight.
Nunez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osei Tutu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Osei Tutu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Osei Tutu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nunez is defending well for now.
Osei Tutu tries to land knees in the clinch but Nunez avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osei Tutu prevents the takedown attempt.
Nunez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nunez is defended easily by Osei Tutu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Osei Tutu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oscar Nunez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Osei Tutu tries to clinch there but Nunez circles away.
Osei Tutu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nunez.
Nunez rushes Osei Tutu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nunez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osei Tutu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch there but Nunez circles away.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunez has Osei Tutu up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunez jumps guard but Osei Tutu stands there with Nunez around his waist. Nunez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Osei Tutu stops a takedown attempt from Nunez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nunez tries to pull guard but Osei Tutu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Osei Tutu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nunez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunez keeping full guard, as Osei Tutu tries to pass.
Osei Tutu wants to control from the top but Nunez keeps moving.
Nunez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu looking to sit in guard and control but Nunez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Osei Tutu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Osei Tutu wants to stand up but Nunez is controlling him.
Nunez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nunez preventing the sweep.
Osei Tutu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nunez stopping the sweep attempt from Osei Tutu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oscar Nunez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nunez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Osei Tutu counters by clinching up.
Osei Tutu throws an elbow that misses.
Nunez prevents a body shot from Osei Tutu.
Nunez blocks an elbow strike.
Nunez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nunez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nunez can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Osei Tutu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nunez jumps guard but Osei Tutu stands there with Nunez around his waist. Nunez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Osei Tutu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Osei Tutu.
Danny Osei Tutu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Osei Tutu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Osei Tutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nunez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Osei Tutu smiles and moves away.
Nunez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Osei Tutu swivels and escapes.
Osei Tutu throws a right hand that Nunez ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunez also avoids with ease.
Nunez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Osei Tutu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nunez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osei Tutu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oscar Nunez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osei Tutu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Osei Tutu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Osei Tutu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Osei Tutu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Caps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyotaro McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyotaro McNamara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Caps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caps moves in looking to clinch but McNamara pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from McNamara.
It looks like Gary Caps has been cut.
McNamara lands a nice hook to Caps's body. Caps takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNamara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caps in his tracks.
A left lands for Caps.
McNamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Caps.
Caps closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McNamara to the mat! McNamara manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McNamara throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Caps stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McNamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNamara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caps drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caps jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caps wants to pass the guard but McNamara is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caps is working hard here to advance position.
McNamara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McNamara passes to full mount!
McNamara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McNamara landing shots from mount.
Caps tries to reverse the position but McNamara maintains control.
McNamara misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caps tries to hold on but McNamara postures up.
McNamara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Caps is looking to get to half guard.
McNamara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McNamara looking to control but Caps is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McNamara looking to ground and pound but Caps is blocking nicely.
McNamara misses with a head shot.
McNamara thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caps blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Caps because McNamara loaded up on that one.
McNamara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Caps is breathing heavily.
McNamara throwing strikes but Caps uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McNamara wants to stand up but Caps has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Caps manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Caps walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caps shoots in for a takedown but McNamara shows good takedown defense.
McNamara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McNamara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Caps.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara scores with a one two! Caps had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McNamara digs a good body shot into Caps's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caps fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McNamara shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caps manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McNamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Caps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNamara postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caps looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McNamara wants to control from the top but Caps keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyotaro McNamara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Caps's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McNamara throws a one two combo.
Caps shoots in for a takedown but McNamara shows good takedown defense.
Caps shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McNamara defends it nicely.
McNamara tries to clinch there but Caps circles away.
Caps fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Caps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McNamara.
McNamara lands a jab to Caps's midsection.
McNamara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caps avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from McNamara. No joy for Caps on that attempt.
Kyotaro McNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McNamara. Beautiful body shot.
McNamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gary Caps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McNamara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Caps is rocked!
McNamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Caps is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caps takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McNamara scores with a decent looking hook.
McNamara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Caps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McNamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caps rather than just go for the knockout.
McNamara works Caps's body with a nice hook.
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!
Caps takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McNamara jabs at Caps's body.
McNamara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caps's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caps shoots in for a double leg but McNamara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caps takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for McNamara. That snapped Caps's head back.
Caps shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McNamara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McNamara has managed to clinch.
Caps seems to have got his legs back now.
McNamara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caps up against the cage.
McNamara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McNamara pulls Caps into guard.
Caps postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara keeping moving, preventing Caps from controlling successfully.
Caps postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McNamara is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Caps, into his guard.
McNamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Caps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caps looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara throws an elbow that misses. Caps uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McNamara's guard. Nice move by Caps!
Caps wants to get up but he can't break McNamara's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caps landing with the ground and pound.
Caps stopping the sweep attempt from McNamara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNamara keeping full guard, as Caps tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyotaro McNamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Caps'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McNamara misses with a head kick.
Caps tries for a takedown but McNamara circles away easily
and McNamara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caps shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McNamara sprawls well. McNamara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caps gets slowly back to his feet.
McNamara lands a jab to the nose.
Caps fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McNamara to the ground. Caps is now in McNamara's guard.
Caps wants to pass the guard but McNamara is keeping the position.
Caps avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caps won't allow McNamara to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caps drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McNamara manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Caps has McNamara in his guard.
McNamara wants to control from the top but Caps keeps moving.
McNamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caps swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNamara wants to control from the top but Caps keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caps is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caps avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McNamara passes Caps's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Caps is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McNamara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caps avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McNamara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caps is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McNamara jumps into side control!
Caps tries to bench press McNamara off him but McNamara keeps the position.
Caps managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McNamara.
The strikes coming from McNamara are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McNamara wants to control but Caps is keeping him busy.
Caps is trying to improve his position.
Caps is trying to control McNamara's posture but McNamara avoids it.
McNamara tries to score with some ground and pound. Caps controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara trying to control the action but Caps is working from the bottom.
McNamara postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from McNamara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Caps is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyotaro McNamara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McNamara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyotaro McNamara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Fuel - Mettalica as his entrance music. Marc Garcia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevens.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marc Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Stevens persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stevens seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stevens is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stevens to get the leverage.
Garcia is in trouble now - Stevens has advanced to mount!
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens has hold of Garcia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Garcia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Garcia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Garcia!
Stevens trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens'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.
Stevens looking to control.
Stevens pushes Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
Stevens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Stevens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stevens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stevens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevens pulls guard.
Stevens has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Garcia off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevens forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stevens gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevens is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Stevens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevens closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia is looking to control Stevens's arms but Stevens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcia has his back to the cage.
Stevens drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens decides to pull guard.
Stevens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
Stevens has Garcia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stevens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garcia wants to stand but Stevens is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stevens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Stevens landing some decent shots from guard.
Stevens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Stevens seems to have locked his on tight now - Garcia screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Stevens, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tommy Stevens!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saohin Srisuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Srisuk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Traditional Muay Thai Music. Andre Barbosa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
165 lbs
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26
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saohin Srisuk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Srisuk is looking to improve his position.
Srisuk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barbosa.
Srisuk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barbosa is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barbosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Srisuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisuk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barbosa.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Barbosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Srisuk wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Srisuk has wrist control.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Srisuk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Srisuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Srisuk.
Srisuk stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Srisuk swivels and escapes.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Srisuk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barbosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Srisuk trying to land knees to the body.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Srisuk gets control of Barbosa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Srisuk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Srisuk.
Barbosa 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Srisuk blocks nicely.
Barbosa drops back looking for a leg! Srisuk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Srisuk manages to kick Barbosa off! Barbosa jumps back into Srisuk's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Srisuk has wrist control.
Barbosa postures up and lands a big shot to Srisuk's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Srisuk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barbosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Srisuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barbosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Srisuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Srisuk working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa pushing down on Srisuk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa wants to control but Srisuk is keeping him busy.
Srisuk is pressing down on Barbosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barbosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Srisuk tries to avoid it but Barbosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Srisuk to the ground. Srisuk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Srisuk. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Srisuk as he jumps to the side.
Srisuk wants to clinch.
Srisuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Srisuk.
Srisuk jabs at Barbosa's body.
Srisuk scores with a leg kick.
Srisuk misses with a head kick.
Srisuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Srisuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Srisuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Srisuk as Barbosa shoots in.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Srisuk shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Srisuk scores with a leg kick.
Srisuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barbosa tries for a takedown but Srisuk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Srisuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Srisuk can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Srisuk.
Srisuk lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Srisuk, right into the meat.
Barbosa moves forwards but Srisuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Srisuk.
Srisuk connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Saohin Srisuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Srisuk. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Srisuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Srisuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andre Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Srisuk rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Srisuk stops a takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Srisuk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Srisuk.
Srisuk lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye.
Srisuk trying to land knees to the body.
Srisuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa drags the fight down to the ground.
Srisuk wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa has his foot on Srisuk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Srisuk works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Andre Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Srisuk tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling from the bottom.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Srisuk from controlling successfully.
Barbosa lands a decent punch to the body there.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Srisuk from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barbosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Srisuk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barbosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saohin Srisuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Srisuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Srisuk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Srisuk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Srisuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Srisuk misses with a low kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Srisuk.
Barbosa with a poor takedown
and Srisuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Srisuk throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Srisuk lands with a kick to the temple. Barbosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Srisuk swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Srisuk won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa scores with punches from side control.
Srisuk is looking for a sweep.
Barbosa is chipping away with strikes.
Srisuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisuk wants to get back to his feet.
Barbosa landing a few strikes.
Srisuk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barbosa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Srisuk, who protects the arm well.
Srisuk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barbosa cracks Srisuk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Srisuk down.
You can see the frustration on Srisuk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barbosa has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Srisuk is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Barbosa yanks on the arm and Srisuk is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Barbosa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Barbosa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andre Barbosa made sure he mentioned FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitsu has chosen Nikkfurie- The a la Menthe as his entrance music. The key to victory for Brandon Lyon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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20
275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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29
280 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Lyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu shoots in and bounces Lyon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jitsu controlling from the top position.
Jitsu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jitsu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jitsu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lyon keeping moving, preventing Jitsu from controlling successfully.
Jitsu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jiu Jitsu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lyon connects with a solid leg kick.
Jitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jitsu dives in and scores a takedown into Lyon's guard.
Jitsu looking to sit in guard and control but Lyon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jitsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jitsu has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lyon is looking to defend but Jitsu has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lyon! Jitsu pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lyon taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jiu Jitsu!
A victorious Jiu Jitsu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
170 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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27
179 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho swinging wildly here.
Cho throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cho throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
Cho misses with a double jab
and Patterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cho throws a head kick that Patterson semi-blocks.
Cho misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Cho pushes him off.
Cho looks to land a combination. Patterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Abe Patterson has been cut.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cho scores with a jab to the head.
Cho misses with a straight right.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cho as he avoids it easily.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cho as he avoids it easily.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Patterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Cho slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cho.
Cho gets caught napping as Patterson dives in and scores a takedown. Cho manages to retain guard.
Cho is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cho wants to stand up but Patterson is controlling him.
Patterson gets to his feet. Cho looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cho throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
A jab from Cho misses.
Decent striking displayed by Cho there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Patterson coming out on top.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Cho.
Cho looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cho is trying to defend but Patterson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Patterson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson decides to stand and escape the position.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Cho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Patterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jerry Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson defending well as Cho loads up on a big left hand.
Cho misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cho avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Cho throws a big shot that misses.
Cho looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Cho swinging wildly here.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho swings widly with a right hand
and Patterson counters with a shoot takedown. Cho fights it but they end up in guard.
Patterson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patterson slips under a jab.
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!
Patterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jerry Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cho takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Patterson punishes Cho's body with a nice straight punch.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cho cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs.
Cho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jerry Cho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho scores with a jab.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cho on the side of the head.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Patterson shoots in for a double leg but Cho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Cho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Patterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho misses with a few strikes there.
Cho misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jerry Cho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Patterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cho misses the jab.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patterson dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Cho looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Cho connects with a body shot that sends Patterson's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Cho lands with a shot to the body.
Cho throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Cho saw that one coming.
Patterson needs to keep his hands up - Cho had a free shot at his head there.
Patterson tries to move into range but Cho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Patterson has managed to clinch.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cho's efforts to push away.
Cho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho scores with a nice head shot.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cho swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Abe Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho wants to get back to his feet but Patterson drags him back down.
Patterson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cho taking a bit of punishment here - Patterson scoring with strikes.
Cho is trying to get back to half guard.
Patterson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Patterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cho misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho with a hook.
Patterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson misses the body punch
and Cho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Cho moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jerry Cho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Cho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Cho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackie Moon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from The.
The thows a left - swing and a miss!
The tries to clinch but Moon is having none of it.
The bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - The looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The tries to land a leg kick but Moon saw it coming and moves away.
The tries to clinch up
and Moon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
The misses with a two punch combination.
The tried to score with a low kick but Moon checks it.
Moon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moon clobbers The with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by The. Beautiful body shot.
Moon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
The tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moon's elbow.
Nice body punch from Moon - that landed with a thud.
The lands a good knee to the midsection. Moon won't want to take too many of those.
The misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moon.
Nice body punch from Moon - that landed with a thud.
The is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The tries a knee to the head but Moon blocks it.
Moon digs a right hand into The's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The's gas tank.
Moon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of The backwards.
Moon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thes head.
Moon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon digs a right hand into The's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The's gas tank.
Moon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moon lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Moon.
Moon breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moon.
Moon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moon.
Moon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moon cracks the inside of The's front leg.
Moon pivots, looking for a leg kick but The is out of range and Moon settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as The checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Moon. Beautiful body shot.
Jake The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Moon does it's job there.
Oh The is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moon lands a big uppercut and The crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but The looks OK. Moon waves The back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon slips a jab from The.
The checks the leg kick.
The looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The seems to have got his legs back now.
The misses with a low kick.
The tries to clinch up.
Moon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moon lands with a nice body kick.
Moon sends The crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Moon is motioning to the referee to let The up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The avoids the head kick by Moon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon scores with a nice head shot.
Moon swings for the body but The moves out of range.
The throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moon misses with a left hand
and The counters with an inside leg kick.
The throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moon counters with a good low kick that The was not able to check.
Moon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends The sprawling to the canvas! The rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Moon finish him?!
Moon drops The with a straight left! Oh this is bad for The! Moon dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Moon!
After winning the bout, Jackie Moon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prince Brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Gracie Family Entrada as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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, Prince Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kompakt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Brook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brook lands a jab to the nose.
Brook swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Brook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Brook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brook was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Brook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Prince Brook has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Brook.
Brook throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Brook lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brook walks into a jab.
A jab from Brook does it's job there.
Brook cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brook.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Brook finish him?
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Brook misses with a looping right.
Brook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Brook - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brook is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brook slips a straight right by Gracie.
Brook works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie looks gassed!
The fighters circle momentarily. Brook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brook stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Brook moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Brook.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Brook sees coming a mile off.
Brook lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gracie falls backwards - clearly groggy! Brook dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Brook!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Munechika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bullet the Blue Sky. Munechika is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Requiem for a Dream. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Nieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Munechika!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munechika stuffs the takedown.
Nieto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munechika's head.
Nieto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nieto distracts Munechika with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nieto throws a big elbow that misses.
Nieto postures up in Munechika's guard and throws a big left but Munechika blocks it.
Nieto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nieto is looking to work some ground and pound but Munechika has wrist control.
Munechika looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munechika keeping full guard, as Nieto tries to pass.
Munechika has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nieto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nieto wants to control from the top but Munechika keeps moving.
Nieto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nieto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nieto seems to be looking for submissions.
Nieto uses his free foot to push down on Munechika's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Munechika.
Nieto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munechika is looking to escape.
Nieto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Munechika's face.
Nieto raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poor strikes thrown by Nieto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nieto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nieto landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nieto landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nieto lands a heavy elbow.
Nieto lands a heavy elbow.
Nieto landing strikes from the mount.
Nieto unloading with bombs!
Nieto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nieto scoring with strikes but Munechika is staying in there.
Nieto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Munechika is rocked!
Nieto working Munechika over with strikes here.
Nieto throws some wild stikes that Munechika manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munechika working to try and regain half guard.
Nieto 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.
Nieto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Munechika is now in Nieto's guard. A big mistake from Nieto there, giving up the dominant position!
Munechika landing some decent shots from guard.
Nieto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munechika defends well.
Munechika trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munechika tries to free his leg and advance position but Nieto is retaining full guard.
Munechika stopping the sweep attempt from Nieto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nieto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nieto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nieto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munechika can do to turn this around?
Nieto working the ground and pound effectively.
Munechika tries to hold on but Nieto pushes him away.
Nieto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munechika looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Kato Munechika has been cut.
Nieto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munechika looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nieto is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Munechika has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Munechika!
Munechika trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munechika is one step ahead there.
Nieto keeping moving, preventing Munechika from controlling successfully.
Munechika got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nieto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munechika has managed to get both his arms back between Nieto's legs - danger averted.
Munechika with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munechika pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nieto is keeping the position for now.
Munechika avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Munechika postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieto has his foot on Munechika's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munechika works his way back into a safe position though.
Munechika preventing the sweep.
Munechika trying to control but Nieto is working from the bottom.
Munechika tries to stand but Nieto is controlling from the bottom.
Munechika stands up from Nieto's guard - Munechika perhaps looking for a knockout.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nieto.
Nieto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munechika is fending him off so far but Nieto persists. Nope, Munechika circles away and we're back to standing.
Nieto shoots in for a takedown but Munechika shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nieto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munechika misses with a low kick.
Nieto has a takedown stuffed.
Munechika throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieto shoots in and drives through. Munechika sprawls well.
Munechika forces Nieto back against the cage and clinches.
Nieto wants to get back to striking at distance but Munechika won't allow it.
Nieto is trying to pull guard but Munechika turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Munechika lands an uppercut.
Munechika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munechika misses with a hook.
Nieto misses with a takedown attempt
and Munechika makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nieto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck for Nieto with that takedown attempt.
Munechika scores with a hook to the body. Nieto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kato Munechika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nieto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nieto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munechika can pounce on him.
Nieto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Munechika counters with a solid body kick.
Nieto takes one on the button.
Nieto walks into a jab.
Munechika scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Munechika scoring well with a low kick there.
Munechika lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Munechika fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nieto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munechika swinging wildly here.
Munechika fakes the leg kick and cracks Nieto in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nieto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nieto takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kato Munechika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kato Munechika's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nieto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munechika is fending him off so far but Nieto persists. Nope, Munechika circles away and we're back to standing.
Munechika looks to land a left hand but Nieto moved out of range nicely.
Munechika throws a hook to the side of Nieto's head but Nieto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munechika scores with a jab to the head.
Munechika throws a sloppy head kick and Nieto moves out of range easily.
Nieto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alexandre Nieto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nieto is working for a submission of some sort.
Munechika is looking for a sweep. Nieto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nieto trying to control from half guard but Munechika is working away.
Nieto passes to full mount!
Nieto unloads with some shots from mount but Munechika bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munechika avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nieto.
Nieto throws some wild stikes that Munechika manages to avoid easily.
Munechika is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nieto looking to isolate an arm here. Munechika doesn't see it coming and as Nieto extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nieto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexandre Nieto!
A pretty intense looking Alexandre Nieto took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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