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Ascension Aggression Series 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Rihanna - So Hard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Adams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Adams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adams has hold of one of Carter's legs. Carter is fighting the takedown attempt but Adams gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.
Adams postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Adams throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adams's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Carter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brent Carter.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter has Adams pushed against the cage.
Adams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adams wants to break free but Carter has control.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Adams decides to pull guard.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adams!
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to control but Adams postures up.
Carter regains half guard there - taking advantage of Adams's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Adams stands up from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Adams had a free shot at his head there.
Tim Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Adams 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.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Carter moves to clinch but Adams breaks away
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Carter.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Adams throws a one two combo.
It looks like Brent Carter has been cut.
Adams throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has Adams pressed against the cage.
Adams manages to pull guard.
Carter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
Carter pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carter is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stand.
Adams is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brent Carter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams is working Carter over against the cage.
Adams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Adams there.
Adams rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams wants to break free but Carter has control.
Adams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams thows a body kick. Carter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adams throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Carter rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams blocks a body shot from Carter.
Adams controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Adams tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Adams wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carter looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Adams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carter stalling.
Adams can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Adams can't break the clinch.
Tim Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adams looking for a takedown.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
Brent Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Adams.
Adams misses with a combination
and Carter counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is stalling here.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adams 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Adams!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tim Adams made sure he mentioned Das Labor, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanishk Soni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Smith's chin.
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255 lbs
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274 lbs
19 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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 Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Soni.
Soni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soni checks a leg kick.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Soni moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soni misses with a straight right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smith!
Soni tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soni has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soni is keeping busy.
Smith is stalling here.
Soni is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith wants to stall.
Soni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Soni drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soni is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soni.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Soni is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Soni has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soni lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Soni won't allow it.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Soni avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Soni manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Soni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Soni!
Soni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soni has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soni wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tanishk Soni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Soni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Soni moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanishk Soni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Soni blocks the leg kick.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Soni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a leg kick but Soni moved away.
Soni misses with a few strikes there.
Soni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soni tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Good work by Soni as he checks the leg kick.
Smith thumps Soni with a low kick.
Soni misses with a body shot.
Smith is looking to chop away at Soni's legs.
Smith thumps Soni with a low kick.
Soni checks a low kick from Smith.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Soni's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Soni.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soni is defended easily by Smith.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Soni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soni gets slowly back to his feet.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Soni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soni is breathing heavily.
Smith feints and then cracks Soni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soni down.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soni.
Soni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a body kick.
That kick from Smith tenderised Soni's leg. Soni is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Smith lands but Soni takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith is looking to slow Soni down with leg kicks.
Smith wants to slow Soni down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Soni's front leg but catches the back leg as Soni tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a leg kick but Soni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith pushes Soni away with a front kick.
Soni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Soni avoids a kick to the body.
Soni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soni checks a low kick from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a body kick.
Soni checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tanishk Soni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A leg kick checked by Soni.
Some bone on bone action there as Soni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Soni's front leg but catches the back leg as Soni tries to avoid it.
Soni tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith thumps Soni with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soni checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soni's calf.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soni. That did some damage!
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Soni blocks the low kick.
Soni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
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!
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith looks for the body kick but Soni saw that one coming.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soni lands a jab to the head.
Soni walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soni.
Soni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni blocks a leg kick.
Soni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Soni off balance momentarily.
Soni checks the leg kick.
Smith takes a swing at Soni's ribcage but misses.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith feints and then cracks Soni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soni down.
Nice body kick from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Soni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Soni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Soni in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Soni sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strep Agalactaciae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goncalo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goncalo Alves 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Strep Agalactaciae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goncalo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Alves.
Alves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Agalactaciae. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Agalactaciae pinned against the cage. Agalactaciae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Agalactaciae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Agalactaciae throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alves was covering up waiting for the punch and Agalactaciae finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves pulls Agalactaciae in close to prevent any damage.
Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Agalactaciae defends it easily.
Alves trying to keep a closed guard but Agalactaciae is proving a slippery customer.
Agalactaciae avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves has his foot on Agalactaciae's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Agalactaciae works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
Agalactaciae trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves looking to control but Agalactaciae passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to get to full guard but Agalactaciae has control of the leg.
Alves wants to control but Agalactaciae is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Agalactaciae seems content to control.
Agalactaciae looks to land a strike but Alves avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
Alves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Agalactaciae kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae looking to pass the guard.
Agalactaciae knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Agalactaciae doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Agalactaciae manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Agalactaciae has picked Alves up and slammed him! Alves can't keep hold of the triangle and Agalactaciae manages to pass to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here as Agalactaciae stalls from top position.
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goncalo Alves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Agalactaciae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
A lazy body kick from Alves
and Agalactaciae counters with a slapping leg kick.
Agalactaciae misses with a body shot.
Alves misses with a leg kick
and Agalactaciae counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
Agalactaciae misses with a low kick.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Agalactaciae as he jumps to the side.
Agalactaciae shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Agalactaciae tries a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Agalactaciae fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Agalactaciae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agalactaciae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strep Agalactaciae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alves. Agalactaciae shrugs it off though.
Agalactaciae shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Agalactaciae's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Strep Agalactaciae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Agalactaciae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves blocks a low kick nicely.
Agalactaciae lands with a nice body punch.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Agalactaciae.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by Alves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alves.
Agalactaciae takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves checks a low kick from Agalactaciae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agalactaciae tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agalactaciae steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alves. That one must have hurt.
Agalactaciae throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agalactaciae.
Goncalo Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agalactaciae swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alves.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Agalactaciae takes a step back to recover.
Agalactaciae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a leg kick that knocks Agalactaciae off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Alves blocks the low kick.
Agalactaciae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alves.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alves pushing down on Agalactaciae's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alves has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Agalactaciae defend it? Alves steps over the head and cranks it - Agalactaciae is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goncalo Alves!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odafin Tutuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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23
184 lbs
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185 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Jokuani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odafin Tutuola!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokuani lands a leg kick that knocks Tutuola off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokuani.
Jokuani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tutuola moves out of range of the body kick from Jokuani.
Tutuola throws a head kick but Jokuani moves out of range.
Jokuani works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Jokuani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokuani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tutuola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokuani lands a nice shot that snaps Tutuola's head back.
Tutuola misses with a two punch combination.
Jokuani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokuani swats away the attempt to clinch by Tutuola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tutuola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jokuani prevents Tutuola from breaking the clinch.
Jokuani is struggling to control the position.
Tutuola tries to break the clinch but Jokuani is controlling the position.
Jokuani manages to break the clinch.
Tutuola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tutuola wants to finish this one by submission but Jokuani is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tutuola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jokuani bucks Tutuola off and manages to get back to his feet!
Tutuola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokuani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jokuani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tutuola. That did some damage!
Tutuola fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokuani connects with a right hand. Tutuola shakes it off.
Tutuola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tutuola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokuani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokuani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tutuola shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jokuani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jokuani pushes Tutuola off and gets back to his feet.
Nice cross by Tutuola.
Tutuola throws a wild body kick that Jokuani sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola throws a head kick but Jokuani moves out of range.
Jokuani throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Tutuola
and Jokuani counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jokuani works over Tutuola's head and body with a nice combination.
Tutuola blocks a head kick by Jokuani.
Tutuola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokuani. Jokuani obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokuani takes a swing at Tutuola's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tutuola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jokuani. That one must have hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Jokuani.
Jokuani swings for the body but Tutuola moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jokuani dominated that round.
That's time! Jokuani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokuani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokuani lands a nice shot to the body.
Tutuola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokuani. Jokuani obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokuani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tutuola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jokuani is looking to stand up but Tutuola isn't so interested in that idea.
Tutuola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jokuani wants to get back to his feet but Tutuola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jokuani is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jokuani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola tries to work over Jokuani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tutuola can't find room to land a body shot as Jokuani controls the action.
Jokuani will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tutuola up against the cage.
Tutuola tries to break the clinch but Jokuani is controlling the position.
Jokuani avoiding damage.
Jokuani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tutuola's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tutuola's efforts to push away.
Tutuola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tutuola drops Jokuani with a left and a right! Oh, Jokuani is hurt - Tutuola dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Dan Jokuani has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokuani tries to improve position but can't.
Tutuola stands up.
Jokuani scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani blocks the body kick.
Jokuani lands with a good body shot.
Jokuani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokuani is looking to wear down Tutuola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokuani takes a swing at Tutuola's ribcage but misses.
Jokuani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokuani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jokuani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokuani cracks Tutuola with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Tutuola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Odafin Tutuola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jokuani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutuola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jokuani as he avoids it easily.
Jokuani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tutuola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tutuola looks for a takedown but Jokuani sprawls well.
Jokuani digs a good body shot into Tutuola's ribs.
Jokuani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokuani throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokuani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tutuola doesn't seem bothered though.
Jokuani throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Odafin Tutuola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Jokuani's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Jokuani blocks the low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tutuola!
Jokuani throws a nice head kick!
Jokuani displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tutuola.
A combination from Jokuani does no damage.
Jokuani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokuani lands an overhand right.
Tutuola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokuani. Jokuani obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokuani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutuola was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokuani.
A solid body kick from Jokuani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tutuola misses.
Dan Jokuani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Jokuani.
Nice shot by Jokuani.
Jokuani throws a push kick but Tutuola slaps the foot to one side.
Tutuola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Tutuola.
Tutuola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokuani. That's going to slow Tutuola down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tutuola misses its intended target.
Tutuola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokuani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutuola misses with the combination.
Tutuola on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jokuani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokuani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jokuani throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokuani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jokuani lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani lands a really nice looking cross but Tutuola seems unphased.
Jokuani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tutuola on the side of the head.
Tutuola is rocked!
Jokuani cracks the inside of Tutuola's front leg.
Tutuola is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokuani finish him?
Jokuani cracks Tutuola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jokuani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tutuola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tutuola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokuani lands a big head kick that sends Tutuola to the canvas! Jokuani follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Jokuani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome To Jamrock. Gonzales is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Himno Nacional Mexicano. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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158 lbs
17 - 13 - 1 |
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29
157 lbs
15 - 20 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Harper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzales throws a low kick, looking for Harper's leg but Harper calmly moves out of range.
Harper pushes Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Harper landing knees to the body.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Harper landing knees to the head.
It looks like Enrique Gonzales has been cut.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Gonzales looks gassed!
Harper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Harper lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzales won't want to take too many of those.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Gonzales tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harper.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper landing knees to the body.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Gonzales wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
Gonzales tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzales wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
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!
Gonzales avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzales's defenses.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Gonzales's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harper tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzales can do to turn this around?
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzales won't want to take too many of those.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Ben Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper lands an elbow inside.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harper prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Gonzales.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzales blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzales's brow.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Gonzales tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Harper lands a knee to the body.
Harper landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Harper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzales avoids it.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Gonzales avoids the elbow strike from Harper, against the cage.
Harper has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Harper prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Harper.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper landing knees to the head.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales dodges an elbow strike from Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Gonzales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harper tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper clinches with his opponent.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harper.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harper obliges.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper with a knee to the head.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzales blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzales wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper drops his hands momentarily and Gonzales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzales tries to score with a low kick but Harper moves his leg out of the way.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Gonzales.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Harper landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Harper scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper working Gonzales over with knees to the body.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Gonzales breaks the clinch.
Gonzales tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Harper is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Enrique Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Harper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzales swivels and escapes.
Harper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzales thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Enrique Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales scores with a jab. Harper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harper tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Ben Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper wants to clinch.
Harper tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Harper!
Ben Harper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Maltive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maltive has chosen Show Me What You Got as his entrance music. Roy Maltive 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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
18 - 16 - 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Maltive!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltive lands a leg kick that knocks Cho off balance momentarily.
Cho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maltive wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maltive walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maltive swings widly with a right hand
and Cho counters with a stiff right hand.
Maltive takes a swing at Cho's ribcage but misses.
Cho throws a hook but Maltive avoids it easily.
Cho throws a hook to the side of Maltive's head but Maltive sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maltive goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maltive throws a leg kick which misses Cho's front leg but catches the back leg as Cho tries to avoid it.
Maltive throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maltive shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maltive looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltive looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maltive looks to score with a jab to the body but Cho is just out of range.
Maltive fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cho jabs at Maltive's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltive wants to clinch.
Maltive thows a leg kick but Cho checks it
enabling Cho to counter with a crisp jab.
Cho moves out of range of the body kick from Maltive.
Maltive clinches with his opponent.
Maltive throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maltive working aggressively here.
Maltive swings wildly with an uppercut but Cho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maltive tries to break the clinch but Cho is controlling the position.
Cho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
Maltive wants to slow Cho down by chopping away at his legs.
Roy Maltive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho throws a right hand that Maltive ducks under and follows up with a left that Maltive also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Maltive.
Cho avoids the head kick by Maltive.
Maltive swings for the body but Cho moves out of range.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
Maltive turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Maltive slams his shin into Cho's torso.
Maltive connects with a leg kick. Cho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maltive lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Maltive.
Maltive misses with a kick to the body.
Maltive is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cho rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick by Maltive misses
and Cho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cho misses with the combination.
Cho checks a low kick from Maltive.
Maltive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho slips under a jab from Maltive.
Maltive misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maltive.
A combination from Cho does no damage.
Maltive throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maltive shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A combination from Cho does no damage.
Cho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cho looks to land a combination. Maltive sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maltive is looking to clinch.
Maltive swings for the body but Cho moves out of range.
Cho swings for the body but Maltive moves out of range.
A big left from Cho misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws out a leg kick but Maltive moves out of range and Cho only half commits.
A low kick from Maltive misses
letting Cho counter with a right hand.
Maltive pushes Cho away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maltive pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maltive takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maltive breaks the clinch.
Maltive finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maltive moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maltive jabs at Cho's body.
Maltive throws a shot to the body.
Maltive getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maltive misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Maltive 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.
Maltive scores with a head kick.
It looks like Jerry Cho has been cut.
Maltive throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maltive misses with a head kick.
Maltive tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cho is able to avoid easily.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maltive.
Maltive looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho moves out of range as Maltive throws a body kick.
Maltive misses with a leg kick.
Cho missing with a left hand there. Maltive was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roy Maltive seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maltive moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maltive clinches with his opponent.
Cho prevents a body shot from Maltive.
Maltive keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cho's efforts to push away.
Cho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltive prevents Cho from breaking the clinch.
Cho has had enough of the clinch but Maltive keeps him there for the moment.
Maltive manages to break the clinch.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maltive circles away quickly and effectively.
Maltive connects with a nice looking jab.
Maltive's corner calls for a 1-2. Maltive obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cho throws a low kick but Maltive moves out of range easily.
Maltive throws a chopping leg kick but Cho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maltive throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cho.
Maltive throws the kick towards the body but Cho avoids it.
Maltive misses with a head kick.
Maltive scores with a jab to the body.
Maltive thows a body kick. Cho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maltive throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cho to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltive misses with a kick to the body.
Cho digs a good hook to Maltive's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltive lands a nice hook to Cho's body. Cho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maltive throws a chopping leg kick but Cho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maltive rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maltive avoids the body shot from Cho.
Maltive motions for Cho to come forward. Maltive throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maltive feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cho's calf.
Cho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maltive counters with an outside leg kick.
Maltive dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cho. That did some damage!
Maltive closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a right and a left that Maltive avoids nicely.
Maltive pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maltive moves away.
Cho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maltive lands a leg kick that knocks Cho off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maltive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho blocks the body kick.
Maltive moves out of range as Cho strikes.
Maltive tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maltive lands a leg kick that knocks Cho off balance momentarily.
Cho fails to land with a series of punches.
Maltive thuds his shin into the meat of Cho's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maltive.
Cho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maltive rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maltive in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Cho catches Maltive right on the button with a cross.
Maltive throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Maltive.
Maltive with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cho moves out of range as Maltive strikes.
Maltive with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maltive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maltive throws a shot to the body.
Maltive tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Maltive.
Maltive lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maltive lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Maltive showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maltive finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maltive moves into the clinch.
Maltive misses with a knee strike.
Maltive has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maltive breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jerry Cho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maltive explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cho avoids the head kick by Maltive.
Both fighters circling a little - Maltive finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maltive lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maltive thumps Cho with a low kick.
Maltive moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maltive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Maltive.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maltive - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltive throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cho.
Maltive throws a push kick but Cho slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maltive.
Cho tries to bum rush Maltive with a series of wild strikes but Maltive uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maltive lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Maltive 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cho moves out of range as Maltive throws a body kick.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maltive.
Cho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maltive throws a sloppy head kick and Cho moves out of range easily.
Maltive throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maltive throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maltive misses with a body kick.
Cho looks to land a right hand but Maltive moved out of range.
Cho throws a looping overhand right but Maltive ducks down to avoid it.
Maltive looks to score with a jab to the body but Cho is just out of range.
Maltive showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
Maltive delivers a nice body kick.
Cho blocks the body kick.
Cho throws a right hand that Maltive ducks under and follows up with a left that Maltive also avoids with ease.
Cho avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Maltive. That's going to slow Cho down.
Maltive misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltive misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maltive throws a push kick but Cho slaps the foot to one side.
Cho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maltive circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Maltive.
Cho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maltive. Maltive obviously looking to wear him down.
Cho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maltive throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maltive.
Maltive pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cho back to the cage. Maltive follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maltive lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cho throws a hook but Maltive blocks it.
Maltive tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltive looks to land a body kick but Cho moved away.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Maltive bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maltive fakes the leg kick and cracks Cho in the body.
Maltive swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maltive misses with a few strikes there.
Maltive misses with a right hand
and Cho counters with a three punch combo that has Maltive backing up. Maltive nods at Cho to acknowledge the strikes.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jerry Cho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Maltive is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maltive tries a head kick but it misses.
Maltive dodges the punch combination from Cho.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maltive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Maltive comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maltive 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 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... Roy Maltive!
Roy Maltive thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua comes to the cage accompanied by "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cyborg's choice of entrance music: Awaken . Chris Cyborg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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155 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy La Plegua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La Plegua misses with a hook.
La Plegua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Plegua ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg.
La Plegua throws a leg kick but Cyborg checks it.
Chris Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg throws a head kick but La Plegua moves out of range.
Cyborg looks to land a left hand but La Plegua moved out of range nicely.
La Plegua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cyborg. La Plegua shrugs it off though.
La Plegua throws a sloppy body shot
and La Plegua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cyborg slips under a jab.
Cyborg feints and as La Plegua raises his hands in defense, Cyborg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cyborg throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyborg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as La Plegua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyborg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cyborg is fighting to break La Plegua's control of his arms but La Plegua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a big right hand that misses.
Cyborg slips nicely into half guard.
La Plegua wants to get back to his feet.
Cyborg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cyborg tries to pass the half guard into mount. La Plegua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cyborg thows a huge punch but La Plegua dodges it nicely.
La Plegua is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
La Plegua is trying to get back to full guard.
Cyborg wants to pass the guard but La Plegua is defending well.
La Plegua gets back to full guard.
Cyborg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as La Plegua holds on and takes a little breather.
La Plegua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cyborg is one step ahead there.
Cyborg trying to control the position from guard on top but La Plegua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
La Plegua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cyborg with a flurry of punches that miss.
La Plegua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as La Plegua holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
La Plegua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cyborg.
Cyborg connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua is looking to score with low kicks.
La Plegua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La Plegua misses with a looping right.
La Plegua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyborg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cyborg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cyborg.
La Plegua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and La Plegua wants it to stay on the feet.
Cyborg moves out of range of the strikes.
La Plegua walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
La Plegua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cyborg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg looks to score with a jab to the body but La Plegua is just out of range.
La Plegua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cyborg.
Cyborg moves forwards but La Plegua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Cyborg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cyborg. La Plegua does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Plegua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
La Plegua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyborg moves away.
La Plegua misses with a body kick.
La Plegua takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Cyborg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
La Plegua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cyborg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
La Plegua darts in trying to clinch
and Cyborg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Plegua doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg circles away.
Cyborg scores with a jab. La Plegua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cyborg connects with the punch.
Good work by Cyborg as he checks the leg kick.
Cyborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Plegua manages to avoid it.
Cyborg throws a series of punches but La Plegua avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Plegua. Cyborg does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Plegua misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cyborg keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyborg lands a glancing blow to the side of La Plegua's head.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Cyborg moves out of range.
La Plegua is looking to wear down Cyborg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Plegua connects with a body shot that sends Cyborg's belly button to the back.
Cyborg tests La Plegua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as La Plegua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cyborg doesn't seem phased though.
Cyborg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cyborg looks to land a body kick but La Plegua moved away.
La Plegua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in La Plegua's guard.
Cyborg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Plegua wants to sweep but no luck.
Cyborg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chris Cyborg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cyborg throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tries to free his leg and advance position but La Plegua is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as La Plegua holds on and takes a little breather.
Cyborg throwing strikes but missing.
Cyborg trying to control the position from guard on top but La Plegua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyborg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cyborg trying to control the position from guard on top but La Plegua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua looking for a sweep. Not yet La Plegua, not yet.
Cyborg passes La Plegua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. La Plegua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
La Plegua is trying to control the position but Cyborg postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now La Plegua is on top in guard.
La Plegua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cyborg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cyborg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
La Plegua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cyborg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chris Cyborg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cyborg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andy La Plegua is winning the standup battle so far.
La Plegua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg blocks a jab.
La Plegua just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. La Plegua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab from La Plegua.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cyborg. La Plegua does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Cyborg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
La Plegua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
La Plegua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cyborg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cyborg avoids the attempt from La Plegua to control.
Cyborg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can La Plegua hang on?
La Plegua tries to hold on but Cyborg postures up.
Cyborg prevents La Plegua from getting the reversal.
Cyborg with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua wants to control but Cyborg is having none of it.
La Plegua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cyborg looking to finish La Plegua with some ground and pound. This is bad for La Plegua!
La Plegua can't escape the position.
Cyborg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
La Plegua is looking to improve his position but Cyborg isn't that keen on the idea.
Cyborg landing strikes from the mount.
La Plegua is desperately trying to improve his position but Cyborg has a good base and remains in mount.
Cyborg with good strikes from the mount here!
Chris Cyborg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyborg controlling from the full mount.
La Plegua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
La Plegua is working hard here to advance position.
Cyborg controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg looking to control but La Plegua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cyborg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Cyborg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
La Plegua throws a looping overhand right but Cyborg ducks down to avoid it.
La Plegua throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Cyborg lunges at La Plegua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La Plegua's hand.
La Plegua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cyborg has a takedown stuffed.
Cyborg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands the left hand.
Cyborg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cyborg connects with an inside leg kick.
Cyborg connects with a solid leg kick.
La Plegua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andy La Plegua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Plegua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cyborg checks it well.
Cyborg throws a wild body kick that La Plegua sees coming a mile off.
La Plegua misses with a hook.
La Plegua walks into a jab.
La Plegua misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Plegua thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Plegua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg cracks La Plegua with an open hand slap.
La Plegua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cyborg 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
After winning the bout, Chris Cyborg 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z comes to the cage accompanied by Haters. Anthony Joseph has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Z misses with a hook.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph lands with an uppercut that bounces Z off the cage and back into range.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Z.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Z.
A swing and a miss from Z.
Z is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Joseph looks to land a body kick but Z moved away.
Joseph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Z's head backwards.
It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
Z takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Z's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joseph under the eye.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph throws a head kick that Z semi-blocks.
Z is rocked!
Joseph throws a pinpoint strike between Z's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Z crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Joseph scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Joseph!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godsmack - Voodoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Areli Durga!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durga just misses with a punch to the body.
Durga tries to clinch up.
Jaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durga.
Durga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Durga drives through and clinches with Jaw against the cage.
Durga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaw.
Durga just leaning against Jaw, taking a breather.
Durga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaw is defending well for now.
Durga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durga lands an elbow that stopped Jaw in his tracks for a moment.
Durga's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaw avoids it.
Jaw dodges an elbow strike from Durga.
Jaw misses with an elbow strike.
Durga lands a knee to the head.
Jaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Durga lands an elbow inside that Jaw shrugs off.
Durga dodges an elbow strike from Jaw.
Durga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durga can't find room to land a body shot as Jaw controls the action.
Jaw is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durga avoiding damage as Jaw throws knees to the body.
Durga trying to land knees to the body.
Durga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durga up against the cage.
Durga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durga throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durga missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jaw.
Durga misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durga as Jaw tries to tie him up.
Durga lands an elbow inside that Jaw shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durga as Jaw tries to tie him up.
Durga lands a nice elbow.
Durga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaw is defending well for now.
Jaw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Durga lands an elbow inside that Jaw shrugs off.
Jaw wants to stall.
Durga scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaw trying to control the position but instead, Durga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaw into the cage.
Jaw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Jaw.
Durga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durga tries to land a front kick but Jaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Areli Durga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaw counters with a low kick, right behind Durga 's knee.
Durga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Durga's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Areli Durga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durga feints and then cracks Jaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaw down.
Jaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaw throws a shot from downtown. Durga moves away and avoids it.
Durga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaw avoids the body shot from Durga.
Durga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaw at a distance.
Durga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durga throws the kick towards the body but Jaw avoids it.
Jaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Durga tries to clinch there but Jaw circles away.
Jaw takes a swing at Durga's ribcage but misses.
Durga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jaw is rocked!
Durga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Durga motions for Jaw to come forward. Durga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durga throws a body kick that misses.
Jaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durga throws a sloppy head kick and Jaw moves out of range easily.
Durga moves into the clinch.
Jaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durga.
Jaw managing to block the knees to the body from Durga.
Jaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durga.
Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaw avoids it.
Jaw leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaw is trying to maintain a safe position but Durga gets an underhook and turns Jaw into the cage.
Durga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaw is defending well for now.
Durga missing with knees to the body.
Jaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durga is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Durga throws an elbow that misses.
Durga trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Jaw.
Jaw avoiding damage as Durga throws knees to the body.
Durga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaw avoiding damage as Durga throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Areli Durga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Durga tries to throw a body punch but Jaw avoids it by throwing Durga back against the cage.
Jaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaw is trying to stall.
Jaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durga content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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!
The referee calls for Jaw to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Areli Durga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Durga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durga.
A punch lands to the side of Jaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Durga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durga throws a body punch but Jaw moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Durga.
Durga clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durga throws an elbow but misses.
Durga trying to land knees to the body.
Durga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durga.
Jaw blocks an elbow strike from Durga.
Come on Jaw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jack Jaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Durga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaw controlling the action here for a moment.
Durga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durga with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durga has Jaw pushed against the cage.
Jaw just leaning against Durga, taking a breather.
Jaw seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaw.
Durga lands a nice elbow.
Durga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Durga pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Durga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaws head.
Durga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaw's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durga.
Jaw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Jaw.
Jaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durga's head.
Durga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durga moves in looking to clinch but Jaw pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Areli Durga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durga 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 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Areli Durga!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Areli Durga made sure he mentioned KINGDOM, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gryphon Andersoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Fight for your Right to Party blaring out of the sound system. Frank Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gryphon Andersoon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersoon drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Andersoon.
Andersoon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andersoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersoon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andersoon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
It looks like Frank Anderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson punishes Andersoon's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Andersoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andersoon works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Gryphon Andersoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Andersoon counters with a series of strikes that sends Anderson to the canvas! Andersoon follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Anderson is rocked!
Andersoon trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Andersoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersoon wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Andersoon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gryphon Andersoon wasn't active enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andersoon.
A head kick lands from Andersoon that sends Anderson to the canvas. Anderson tries to scramble back to his feet but Andersoon brings him back down into side control.
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!
Andersoon working the head and body with strikes.
Andersoon is staying tight to Anderson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Andersoon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andersoon trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Andersoon is staying tight to Anderson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Anderson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andersoon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson is trying to control Andersoon's posture but Andersoon avoids it.
Andersoon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Anderson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Andersoon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Andersoon maintains control.
Andersoon landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Andersoon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andersoon controlling from the full mount.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Andersoon isn't that keen on the idea.
Andersoon with shots to the head and body - Anderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Andersoon has a good base and remains in mount.
Andersoon dominating with strikes here.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Andersoon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Andersoon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Andersoon.
Anderson wants to hold on but Andersoon pushes him away.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Andersoon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Andersoon avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Andersoon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Andersoon isn't that keen on the idea.
Andersoon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
Andersoon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Andersoon landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries to hold on but Andersoon postures up.
Anderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gryphon Andersoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Anderson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andersoon lands a nice looking body kick.
Andersoon misses with a body kick.
Gryphon Andersoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersoon clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Andersoon lands a left hand.
Andersoon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersoon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Andersoon as the two fighters clinch.
Andersoon lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Andersoon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersoon throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersoon.
Andersoon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersoon jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersoon scores with a leg kick.
Andersoon thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Andersoon sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Anderson to the ground! Andersoon dives into full mount looking to finish!
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersoon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Anderson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Andersoon around the waist but Andersoon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Andersoon is the winner by TKO! Andersoon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gryphon Andersoon!
After the big win, Gryphon Andersoon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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