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CFC: Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Rawlins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rawlins comes to the cage accompanied by Half The Truth by Kaiser Chiefs. Murphy has chosen This Plane by Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vincent Murphy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Rawlins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rawlins.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Rawlins gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
Murphy throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Murphy is trying to control Rawlins's posture but Rawlins avoids it.
Murphy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rawlins is staying active.
Rawlins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Rawlins lands a few punches from side control.
Murphy wants to control but Rawlins postures up.
Rawlins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rawlins slows the pace down in half guard.
Rawlins stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rawlins tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rawlins.
Rawlins shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense.
Rawlins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murphy pinned against the cage. Murphy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Rawlins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Rawlins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rawlins wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy pushes a forearm under Rawlins's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rawlins is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Murphy!
In his post fight interview, Vincent Murphy gave a big smile as he said 'Glad I could win my Debut, Thank u everybody that supported my camp help and Shouts out to my manager.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kilbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Kilbane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Kilbane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel throws a series of punches but Kilbane moves out of range.
Liddel tries to keep at a distance but Kilbane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kilbane has Liddel pressed against the cage.
Kilbane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddel is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kilbane throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilbane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Liddel.
It looks like Paul Kilbane has been cut.
Chuck Liddel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilbane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liddel is out of range and Kilbane settles back down.
Liddel checks a leg kick.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses.
Kilbane clinches.
Kilbane breaks the clinch.
Liddel tries to bum rush Kilbane with a series of wild strikes but Kilbane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilbane drives through and clinches with Liddel against the cage.
Liddel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilbane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel is trying to break the clinch but Kilbane has him pressed against the cage.
Liddel is trying to push Kilbane away but Kilbane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liddel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liddel breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Liddel misses.
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilbane circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liddel looking to stall.
Kilbane has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Liddel uses from the top position.
Kilbane is pulling down on Liddel's head. It's preventing any offense from Liddel, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilbane has a closed guard, preventing Liddel from standing up.
Kilbane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kilbane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liddel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liddel wants to control from the top but Kilbane keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kilbane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Kilbane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Liddel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilbane stands up over Liddel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane content to stall in guard here.
Kilbane prevents Liddel from getting back to his feet.
Kilbane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kilbane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilbane tries to clinch up.
Kilbane rushes Liddel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddel is trying to break free.
Kilbane jumps guard and drags Liddel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kilbane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kilbane has a closed guard, preventing Liddel from standing up.
Kilbane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to reverse the position but Kilbane maintains control.
Kilbane moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Liddel has worked his arm free - good work by Liddel!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilbane decides to stand back up.
Kilbane is looking to clinch but Liddel is avoiding it.
Kilbane moves into the clinch.
Liddel tries to break the clinch but Kilbane is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilbane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddel is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liddel blocks an elbow strike from Kilbane.
Liddel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kilbane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Kilbane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kilbane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilbane counters with a single leg into guard. Liddel didn't expect that.
Kilbane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kilbane throwing strikes but missing.
Kilbane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Kilbane.
Kilbane throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Liddel. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddel throws a chopping leg kick but Kilbane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liddel throws a right and a left that Kilbane avoids nicely.
Kilbane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilbane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kilbane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Liddel wants to get up but he can't break Kilbane's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddel stands up from Kilbane's guard - Liddel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuck Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilbane avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Liddel does no damage.
Liddel moves out of range of the body kick.
Liddel misses with a few strikes there.
Liddel swinging wildly here.
Kilbane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liddel checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane tries to clinch up.
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilbane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilbane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paul Kilbane has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilbane looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kilbane is thwarting Liddel's attempts to control the position.
Liddel is trying to stand up here but Kilbane is controlling him well.
Kilbane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liddel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kilbane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilbane trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Kilbane was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liddel throws a right and a left that Kilbane avoids nicely.
Liddel lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to keep at a distance but Kilbane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kilbane breaks from the clinch.
Liddel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilbane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kilbane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Liddel is looking to control Kilbane's arms but Kilbane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddel has his back to the cage.
Liddel is looking to break free of the clinch but Kilbane has double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liddel wants to break free but Kilbane has control.
Kilbane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kilbane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilbane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kilbane wants to control from the top but Liddel keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kilbane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Kilbane's cut.
That's time! Liddel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Liddel throws a head kick that misses.
Liddel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilbane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liddel tries to stall but Kilbane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kilbane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilbane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kilbane.
Kilbane creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilbane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddel keeps working.
Liddel holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kilbane is working Liddel over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Kilbane politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kilbane prefers to stall for the moment though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Liddel wants to control but Kilbane postures up.
Kilbane is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Liddel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Paul Kilbane has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kilbane moves in looking to clinch but Liddel pushes him off.
Liddel keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddel lands with a right hand.
Kilbane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddel circles away.
Liddel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chuck Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilbane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilbane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liddel misses with a wild combination.
Liddel throws a push kick but Kilbane slaps the foot to one side.
Kilbane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilbane moves into the clinch.
Kilbane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liddel avoids it.
Kilbane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Liddel blocks the elbow strike.
Liddel is trying to maintain a safe position but Kilbane gets an underhook and turns Liddel into the cage.
Kilbane stalls.
Liddel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane lands a takedown into guard.
Kilbane prevents Liddel from getting back to his feet.
Kilbane passes into half guard.
Kilbane slows the pace down in half guard.
Kilbane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liddel is trying to control but Kilbane manages to pass to mount!
Liddel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Liddel is in a horrible position here. Kilbane smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilbane controlling from the full mount.
Kilbane landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kilbane content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilbane content just to control the position here.
Liddel tries to hold on but Kilbane postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Kilbane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kilbane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Kilbane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jhonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonson's entrance music is Linkin Park - In The End. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jhonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Neely!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neely closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neely lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jhonson sneaks back into half guard.
Jhonson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neely stalling.
Jhonson is looking to control Neely's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jhonson avoid being mounted?
Jhonson has hold of Neely's hands but Neely slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neely wants to pass the guard but Jhonson is defending well.
Neely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jhonson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neely is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Jhonson is hurt! He's hurt bad - Neely fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Jhonson from any more punishment! Congratulations to Neely! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Neely!
After winning the bout, Jack Neely 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taras Bulba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander comes into the arena with Best Around By Joe Esposito blaring out of the sound system. Taras Bulba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Alexander!
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, Taras Bulba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulba shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense.
Bulba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bulba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bulba wants to sweep here but Alexander controlling him for the moment.
Bulba has Alexander pulled in close to control his posture.
Bulba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bulba on the ground.
Alexander controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bulba controls Alexander momentarily but Alexander frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sean Alexander just wasn't active enough.
Alexander tries to clinch but Bulba is having none of it.
Alexander throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bulba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alexander is in Bulba's guard.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Bulba is trying to keep Alexander in close.
Bulba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bulba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bulba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexander defends it easily.
Alexander stops Bulba from standing up.
Alexander wants to stand but Bulba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alexander preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bulba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alexander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bulba managing to control the position.
Alexander is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Alexander.
Alexander scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulba sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bulba keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Alexander wants to control but Bulba is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander stalling away here and it's allowed Bulba to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sean Alexander will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bulba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alexander to the mat! Alexander manages to get full guard.
Bulba pushes down on Alexander's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bulba wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexander is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bulba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bulba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexander wants to get back to full guard but Bulba has mounted him!
Alexander is trying desperately to improve position.
Bulba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alexander is squirming around, avoiding Bulba's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bulba lands a nice shot to the head.
Alexander can't escape the position.
Bulba controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bulba content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Alexander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taras Bulba has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulba lands a nice shot to the head.
Bulba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alexander is looking to escape.
Bulba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bulba lands a big shot there that rocks Alexander but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Sean Alexander has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bulba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alexander is rocked!
Sean Alexander's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulba drops a big elbow. That's hurt Alexander! More shots from Bulba and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taras Bulba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Camden Brooking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Marcus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Camden Brooking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Marcus!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus pushes Brooking up against the cage in a clinch.
Marcus misses with a knee strike.
Marcus is struggling to control the position.
Marcus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcus leaning against his opponent.
Marcus tries to land a knee to the head but Brooking blocks with his arms.
Marcus stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anderson Marcus.
Brooking fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcus shoots in and bounces Brooking off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus stands and steps away. Brooking gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marcus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brooking tries to improve position but can't.
Brooking gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brooking might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marcus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marcus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brooking doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marcus.
Brooking is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marcus pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooking tries to get to full guard but Marcus has control of the leg.
Brooking looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marcus thows a huge punch but Brooking dodges it nicely.
Marcus works his way into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooking manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marcus's best efforts.
Brooking is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marcus pulls his head out easily.
Brooking is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marcus pulls his head out easily.
Marcus passes into side control, despite Brooking's attempt to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooking is looking to reverse the position.
Brooking is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brooking is trying to improve his position.
Brooking gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brooking looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brooking is not content to let Marcus control the position.
Marcus is looking to advance position but Brooking won't allow it.
Marcus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooking is positioning himself well to prevent Marcus advancing to mount.
Marcus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brooking knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brooking on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brooking is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooking is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marcus pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooking looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooking gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Marcus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcus tries to clinch
and Brooking counters with a single leg into guard. Marcus didn't expect that.
Brooking drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Marcus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brooking has Marcus in his guard.
Brooking keeping moving, preventing Marcus from controlling successfully.
Marcus cracks Brooking with a solid left hand.
Brooking has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marcus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marcus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooking is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcus with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus distracts Brooking with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marcus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marcus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marcus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brooking keeping full guard, as Marcus tries to pass.
Brooking keeping moving, preventing Marcus from controlling successfully.
Brooking looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brooking looking for a guillotine here but Marcus defends easily.
Brooking has his feet on Marcus's thighs here. He's pushed Marcus off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Marcus screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Camden Brooking!
Camden Brooking bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Goldtooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldtooth comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth Public Enemy No.1. Cena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: you cant see me.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antony Goldtooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldtooth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cena is defending against the submission attempts here by Goldtooth.
Goldtooth seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cena is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antony Goldtooth!
Antony Goldtooth was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karo Parisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicks comes into the arena with You Suck blaring out of the sound system. Karo Parisyan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakeem Nicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karo Parisyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicks has closed the distance and engaged Parisyan in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Parisyan.
Nicks is trying to trip Parisyan. He has hold of a leg but Parisyan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nicks persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nicks controlling from the top position.
Nicks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyan is looking to reverse the position.
Nicks grinds an elbow into Parisyan's temple.
Nicks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nicks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nicks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nicks has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parisyan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parisyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parisyan tries to clinch
and Nicks counters with a single leg into guard. Parisyan didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicks gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nicks connects with a nice short shot to Parisyan's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Parisyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nicks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nicks winds up and cracks Parisyan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nicks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nicks lands with a punch from half guard.
Nicks stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nicks lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicks is controlling the pace.
Nicks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Parisyan!
Nicks controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicks'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Nicks 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.
Nicks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parisyan's half guard.
Nicks prevents Parisyan from improving his position.
Nicks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyan is trying to control but can't.
Parisyan tries to kick Nicks off but Nicks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hakeem Nicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nicks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Parisyan is trying to stand up here but Nicks is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakeem Nicks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parisyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hakeem Nicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parisyan is breathing heavily.
Nicks controls the position.
Nicks is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Parisyan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nicks gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Parisyan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nicks lets go of the hold and Parisyan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hakeem Nicks!
A very excited looking Hakeem Nicks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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