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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bomber!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Torres.
Horrible takedown by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Bomber which made him look bad.
Bomber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres darts in and clinches Bomber up against the cage.
Torres tries to pull guard but Bomber won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to work over Bomber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bomber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres tries to circle away but Bomber has him pinned against the cage.
Bomber is trying to pull guard but Torres turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bomber successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bomber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bomber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torres defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomber working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bomber working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bomber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Bomber's legs - danger averted.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Bomber is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bomber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bomber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bomber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres stays in close to Bomber's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber has his feet on Torres's thighs here. He's pushed Torres off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Torres screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Bomber!
Our winner, Billy Bomber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Fuel - Mettalica as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marc Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcia is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Silva! Garcia is out on his feet! Silva rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Garcia is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Garcia is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 6 foot 7 foot. Drake Dawson 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drake Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Rynes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynes moves into the clinch.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch up.
Rynes fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rynes moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Dawson tries to keep at a distance but Rynes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rynes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rynes throws a series of punches but Dawson avoids them all with ease.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rynes has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rynes won't allow it.
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Rynes has the dominant position.
Dawson tries to circle away but Rynes has him pinned against the cage.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Rynes fails with the takedown.
Drake Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rynes.
Dawson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rynes to counter with a crisp jab.
Rynes connects with the punch.
Dawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rynes.
Rynes fails with the takedown.
Dawson tries to clinch but Rynes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to clinch but Rynes is having none of it.
Dawson misses with a combination
and Rynes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rynes.
Rynes keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rynes tries to score a body lock takedown but Dawson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rynes.
Rynes throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawson throws a right hand that Rynes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rynes also avoids with ease.
Rynes moves into the clinch successfully.
Rynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson stops a takedown attempt from Rynes.
Dawson can't break the clinch.
Dawson gets underhooks to prevent Rynes's takedown attempt.
Rynes prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Rynes wants a takedown.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Rynes is looking for a takedown.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Rynes is controlling him.
Rynes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynes dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Rynes shoots in for a double leg but Dawson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rynes looks gassed!
Dawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rynes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rynes shoots in but no luck this time.
Rynes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawson swivels and escapes.
Dawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson punishes Rynes's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rynes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rynes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Drake Dawson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Rynes keeps it at a distance.
Rynes slips a jab and a cross from Dawson.
Dawson swinging wildly here.
Rynes fails with the takedown
and Rynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rynes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Rynes as he checks the leg kick.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rynes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson stuffs the takedown.
Dawson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rynes.
Drake Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rynes.
Rynes misses with a combination
and Dawson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dawson. Those never looked like landing.
Drake Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dawson.
Dawson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rynes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rynes.
Rynes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rynes moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Rynes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rynes shoots in for a double leg but Dawson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dawson throws a combination. Rynes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drake Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson lands a head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rynes is defended easily by Dawson.
Dawson lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dawson lands the left hand.
Dawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rynes.
Rynes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawson but Dawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rynes takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rynes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawson clinches up against the cage.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rynes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rynes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rynes wants a takedown.
Dawson is pressed up against the cage. Rynes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dawson down to the mat. Dawson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rynes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Dawson. Those never looked like landing.
Rynes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dawson counters with a low kick, right behind Rynes 's knee.
Rynes throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Dawson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rynes eats them both and turns towards Dawson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rynes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawson misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynes looks for a takedown but Dawson sprawls well.
Rynes dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rynes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rynes shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rynes.
Dawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Dawson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dawson.
Rynes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dawson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Dawson dominated that second round.
That's time! Dawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dawson lands with a kick to the temple. Rynes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dawson lands a slapping body shot.
Rynes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rynes fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rynes circles away.
No luck for Rynes with that takedown attempt.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Rynes moves out of range.
Dawson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rynes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rynes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Rynes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rynes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dawson. Those never looked like landing.
Rynes fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Rynes or perhaps it was just good defense by Dawson which made him look bad.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rynes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dawson.
Rynes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dawson looks to land a combination. Rynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rynes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawson has managed to clinch.
Rynes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rynes connects with a right hand. Dawson shakes it off.
Dawson is looking to clinch.
Rynes dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rynes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rynes stalks Dawson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dawson's face. Dawson staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rynes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawson as he jumps to the side.
Rynes works over Dawson's head and body with a nice combination.
Dawson 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.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Rynes avoids them all with ease.
Rynes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawson tries to avoid it but Rynes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawson to the ground. Dawson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rynes closes the distance and pushes Dawson back into the cage.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Rynes has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Rynes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawson swivels and escapes.
Rynes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dawson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rynes.
Dawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rynes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rynes shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawson tries to sprawl out of it but Rynes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawson throws a head kick that half lands.
Tyson Rynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
Rynes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rynes.
Dawson is looking to clinch.
Rynes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawson but Dawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rynes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dawson.
Rynes tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rynes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rynes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drake Dawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rynes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Dawson!
Drake Dawson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinto Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kerrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinto Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kerrigan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connor.
Connor tries to clinch there but Kerrigan circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kerrigan.
Kerrigan slips a jab and a cross from Connor.
Kerrigan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connor sprawls well. Connor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kerrigan gets slowly back to his feet.
Connor tries to clinch up but Kerrigan circles away and keeps his distance.
Connor tries to clinch but Kerrigan is having none of it.
Kerrigan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kerrigan dives in and scores a takedown into Connor's guard.
Kerrigan scoring with some ground and pound.
Kerrigan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Kerrigan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kerrigan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Kerrigan from controlling successfully.
Kerrigan connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kerrigan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kerrigan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kerrigan works over Connor with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerrigan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kerrigan wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Kerrigan postures up and lands a big shot to Connor's brow.
Kerrigan postures up and lands a big shot to Connor's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kerrigan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Kerrigan postures up and lands a big shot to Connor's brow.
Connor is rocked!
Connor is breathing heavily.
Kerrigan is in close to Connor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Connor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerrigan postures up and lands a big shot to Connor's brow.
Kerrigan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Connor's head.
Kerrigan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerrigan passes Connor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
Kerrigan working over Connor with some ground and pound. Connor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Connor has hold of Kerrigan's hands but Kerrigan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerrigan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Connor!
Connor taking shots to the head.
Kerrigan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kerrigan loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Connor scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kerrigan land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kerrigan stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Kerrigan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Jetson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jorge Quintero - 300 violin orchestra. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elroy Jetson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolando Souto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souto tries to clinch up but Jetson circles away and keeps his distance.
Souto feints and then cracks Jetson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jetson down.
Souto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jetson!
Souto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jetson looks a forlorn figure.
Souto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Souto unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souto lands with some strikes.
Jetson taking shots to the head.
Jetson is rocked!
Souto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jetson looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Jetson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Souto looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jetson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolando Souto!
In his post fight interview, Rolando Souto gave a big smile as he said 'Yeaa man! I'm a champion! Brian is very tough guy he beat many difficult opponents but tonight i'm better!It my first title and I ready for the defend!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tricolor Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tricolor Paulista!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulista shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mckenzie's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paulista passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paulista cracks Mckenzie with a big elbow.
Paulista trying to control the position but Mckenzie is working away.
The ground and pound from Paulista seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mckenzie is trying to improve his position.
Mckenzie defending against the ground and pound.
Paulista tries to score with some ground and pound. Mckenzie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paulista is trying to ground and pound but Mckenzie uses the momentary lack of control by Paulista to regain half guard.
Mckenzie wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista throws a strike but Mckenzie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mckenzie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paulista throws a strike but Mckenzie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mckenzie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Paulista manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mckenzie has Paulista in his guard.
Paulista throws a big elbow that misses.
Mckenzie is looking for a triangle but Paulista pushes his legs off easily.
Paulista in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista trying to control but Mckenzie is working from the bottom.
Paulista tries to free his leg and advance position but Mckenzie is retaining full guard.
Mckenzie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paulista trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie looking for a guillotine here but Paulista defends easily.
Paulista throwing strikes from guard but Mckenzie blocks nicely.
Paulista trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulista works over Mckenzie with some ground and pound from guard.
Paulista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mckenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paulista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mckenzie is breathing heavily.
Paulista scoring with some ground and pound.
Paulista has gone for a leg lock! Mckenzie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Paulista's guard.
Paulista looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mckenzie passes into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulista regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulista throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Paulista is defending against the submission attempts here by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mckenzie blocks the strikes from Paulista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricolor Paulista dominated that round.
That's time! Mckenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paulista throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mckenzie's waist but Mckenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paulista off to one side.
Tricolor Paulista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulista fails to land the takedown.
Mckenzie fails with the takedown.
Paulista fails to land with a series of punches.
Mckenzie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paulista pinned against the cage. Paulista gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paulista as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Mckenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulista lands a two punch combo.
Paulista misses with a two punch combination.
Paulista misses with a few strikes there.
Mckenzie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paulista counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paulista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulista is looking to clinch.
Paulista works over Mckenzie's head and body with a nice combination.
Paulista stuffs the takedown attempt from Mckenzie. Mckenzie gets slowly back to his feet.
Mckenzie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paulista manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Paulista wants to stand up but Mckenzie is controlling him.
Paulista lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Paulista throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paulista throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mckenzie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Paulista.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulista lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mckenzie!
Mckenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulista has a good base and remains in mount.
Paulista thowing shots but they're missing.
Paulista looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paulista throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricolor Paulista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paulista drives through with a takedown into Mckenzie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Paulista throwing strikes from guard but Mckenzie blocks nicely.
Paulista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tricolor Paulista has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paulista throws a strike but Mckenzie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mckenzie looking to pass the guard.
Paulista thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Paulista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista working a defensive guard here.
Paulista pulls Mckenzie in close to his closed guard and prevents Mckenzie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mckenzie pushes down on Paulista's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mckenzie blocks the strikes from Paulista.
Mckenzie is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckenzie tries to stand but can't do so whilst Paulista controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista punching from the bottom.
Paulista tries to kick Mckenzie off but Mckenzie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mckenzie blocks the strikes from Paulista.
Mckenzie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paulista gets full guard.
Mckenzie preventing the sweep.
Paulista is trying to keep Mckenzie in close.
Paulista throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mckenzie!
Mckenzie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Paulista misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mckenzie blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Mckenzie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paulista has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mckenzie's face.
Paulista has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mckenzie's face.
Paulista throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Paulista fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie tries to reverse the position but Paulista maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulista throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Paulista thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mckenzie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paulista.
Paulista raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paulista throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulista throws some wild stikes that Mckenzie manages to avoid easily.
Mckenzie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Paulista.
Cody Mckenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tricolor Paulista is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee warns Mckenzie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tricolor Paulista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulista 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tricolor Paulista!
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hype
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