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HFC 137 The Big Bash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Whitezare Whitezare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pirulito Bate Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pirulito Bate Bate enters the cage!
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Whitezare Whitezare!
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, Pirulito Bate Bate!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitezare shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bate Bate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Whitezare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whitezare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bate Bate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bate Bate has his feet on Whitezare's thighs here. He's pushed Whitezare 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! Whitezare screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pirulito Bate Bate!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flow McMell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Farc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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277 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flow McMell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keni Farc!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMell cracks Farc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Keni Farc has been cut.
McMell misses with a body punch
and Farc counters with a good low kick that McMell was not able to check.
McMell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McMell swings for the body but Farc moves out of range.
McMell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Farc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McMell but McMell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McMell lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMell punishes Farc's body with a nice straight punch.
Farc looks winded!
McMell thuds a left hand into Farc's body.
Flow McMell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMell throws a nice looking combination but Farc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McMell misses with the combination.
McMell digs a good body shot into Farc's ribs.
McMell scores with a nice strike.
Farc shoots in looking for a takedown but McMell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Farc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Farc avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMell scores with a hook to the body. Farc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McMell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farc was well out of range. Poor timing from McMell.
McMell is looking to wear down Farc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McMell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McMell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Farc is rocked!
BOOM! McMell lands a beautiful left hook that drops Farc. Farc tries to recover but McMell is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Farc lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flow McMell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Westen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squirrel has chosen Zombie Vandals - Zombie Sluts as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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198 lbs
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222 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Westen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Squirrel. Those never looked like landing.
Westen looks to clinch
and Squirrel counters by clinching up.
Westen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Squirrel regains guard.
Squirrel seems keen to control Westen's posture.
Westen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Squirrel is keeping the position for now.
Squirrel controlling the position.
Westen wants to pass the guard but Squirrel is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Westen trying to control but Squirrel is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Squirrel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Westen tries to clinch but Squirrel moves away
and Squirrel counters by clinching up.
Westen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Squirrel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Squirrel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Squirrel for a finish.
Westen is not going to allow Squirrel to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel manages to reverse the position and now he's in Westen's guard. Nice work there by Squirrel.
Squirrel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squirrel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Squirrel postures up.
Squirrel landing with the ground and pound.
Westen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squirrel chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Squirrel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Westen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Westen is breathing heavily.
Squirrel chips away with some ground and pound.
Squirrel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Squirrel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Westen's head.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squirrel cracks Westen with a solid left hand.
Squirrel scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is in close to Westen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Squirrel landing with the ground and pound.
Westen is trying to keep Squirrel in close.
Squirrel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Squirrel is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel works over Westen with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Squirrel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Squirrel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Squirrel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Squirrel lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Squirrel slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squirrel connects with a nice short shot to Westen's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Squirrel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Squirrel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Squirrel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Squirrel there.
Squirrel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Squirrel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Squirrel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Squirrel working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Squirrel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Squirrel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squirrel lands a nice short elbow.
Squirrel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Squirrel controlling the action here.
Westen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Squirrel is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Squirrel connects with a nice short shot to Westen's temple.
Squirrel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westen has hold of Squirrel's hands but Squirrel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squirrel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Squirrel working the head and body with strikes.
Squirrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squirrel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Westen taking some punishment here, with Squirrel in his half guard.
Squirrel moves into full mount! Westen won't be happy about that!
Squirrel dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Westen bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Squirrel and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Squirrel!
A very excited looking Steve Squirrel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarvan Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Infinite Mass - Bullet as his entrance music. Jericho Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarvan Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Williams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Four tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Four somewhat.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Four moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams misses with the combination.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Four looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Four looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
A cross from Williams lands.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jericho Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a series of punches but Four avoids them all with ease.
Four is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Nice jab there from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Four blocks a head kick by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Four blocks a head kick by Williams.
Four shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Four throwing strikes but missing.
Four is standing up over Williams. Williams looks to escape but Four dives into side control.
Four scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four working the body and head with strikes.
Four working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Four connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
The ground and pound from Four seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Four just content to control the position.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Four drags him back down.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Four has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four in side control lands a decent elbow.
Four is working Williams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Four tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Four scores with punches from side control.
Four in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Four drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
Four scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Four scores with punches from side control.
Four working the head and body with strikes.
Four cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Four lands an elbow.
Four moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Four lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarvan Four dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams lands a high kick!
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Four blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Four looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Four looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Four stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Four wants to stand up but Williams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Four takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Four controlling the position easily from mount.
Four working Williams over with strikes here.
Four working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four landing punches.
Four scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Williams wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Four with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Four. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Four with a couple of short strikes.
Four takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Four raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Four postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Williams takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Four's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarvan Four!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidovv comes to the cage accompanied by Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz . The crowd seem to be enjoying Bulldog's choice of entrance music: British Bulldog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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185 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulldog misses with the combination.
Bulldog throws a front kick aimed at Khalidovv's knee but Khalidovv avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Khalidovv or perhaps it was just good defense by Bulldog which made him look bad.
Khalidovv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bulldog pinned against the cage. Bulldog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Bulldog does no damage.
Khalidovv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bulldog avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidovv swats away the attempt to clinch by Bulldog.
Khalidovv shoots in but Bulldog avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bulldog circles away quickly and effectively.
Khalidovv throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bulldog's waist but Bulldog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khalidovv off to one side.
Bulldog is looking to clinch but Khalidovv is avoiding it.
Bulldog has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bulldog closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Khalidovv did well to prevent Bulldog getting side control.
Khalidovv taking some punishment here, with Bulldog in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bulldog is looking for a kimura but Khalidovv is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bulldog to get the leverage.
Khalidovv looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bulldog tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khalidovv knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bulldog is trying to work for a kimura but Khalidovv is defending well.
Bulldog is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv wants to get back to full guard.
Bulldog wants to control but Khalidovv is keeping him busy.
Bulldog looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovv is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khalidovv looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bulldog scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulldog not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khalidovv does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bulldog wants to free his trapped foot but Khalidovv is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khalidovv tries to roll over but Bulldog keeps him under control.
Khalidovv manages to get to full guard.
Khalidovv keeping moving, preventing Bulldog from controlling successfully.
Bulldog looking to sit in guard and control but Khalidovv gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bulldog keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is looking to work some ground and pound but Bulldog has wrist control.
Khalidovv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khalidovv engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khalidovv throws a big elbow that misses.
Khalidovv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulldog utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalidovv throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalidovv drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bulldog manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khalidovv has Bulldog in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burbank Bulldog dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khalidovv fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bulldog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khalidovv looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khalidovv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulldog.
Burbank Bulldog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulldog fails with the takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a single leg into guard. Bulldog didn't expect that.
Bulldog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khalidovv drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bulldog dives on top into guard.
Khalidovv has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bulldog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bulldog controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khalidovv will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulldog won't allow Khalidovv to sweep him here.
Bulldog with a nice head shot there.
Bulldog throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalidovv looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulldog is one step ahead there.
Bulldog trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidovv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulldog lands a couple of elbows.
Khalidovv is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khalidovv had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bulldog defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog is in close to Khalidovv's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bulldog would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khalidovv manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Burbank Bulldog has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Bulldog is trying desperately to improve position.
Khalidovv fails to move to back control.
Khalidovv throwing strikes but Bulldog bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bulldog trying to control but Khalidovv is working from the bottom.
Bulldog looking to sit in guard and control but Khalidovv gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bulldog can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khalidovv controls the pace.
Khalidovv looking to sit in guard and control but Bulldog gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bulldog 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bulldog is aware though and is defending well.
Bulldog trying to control but Khalidovv is working from the bottom.
Bulldog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bulldog drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khalidovv manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bulldog has Khalidovv in his guard.
Bulldog wants to stand but Khalidovv is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mamed Khalidovv will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khalidovv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khalidovv misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khalidovv shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bulldog as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulldog throws a shot to the body.
Bulldog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulldog manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khalidovv on his heels. He'll look to pass Khalidovv's guard now, I'm sure.
Khalidovv had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bulldog defends it easily.
Khalidovv keeping moving, preventing Bulldog from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalidovv is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bulldog defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulldog trying to control but Khalidovv is working from the bottom.
Bulldog is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Khalidovv has his foot on Bulldog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bulldog works his way back into a safe position though.
Bulldog lands a couple of digs.
Bulldog lands a couple of digs.
Khalidovv keeping moving, preventing Bulldog from controlling successfully.
Bulldog is looking to stand up but Khalidovv won't let him.
Bulldog wants to control from the top but Khalidovv keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bulldog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bulldog wants to control from the top but Khalidovv keeps moving.
Burbank Bulldog has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bulldog shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulldog misses the jab.
Khalidovv closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bulldog quickly recovers to half guard.
Khalidovv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bulldog makes his way to full guard, as Khalidovv worked for a kimura.
Khalidovv looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv won't allow Bulldog to get back to his feet.
Bulldog is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khalidovv defends well.
Khalidovv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bulldog is keeping the position for now.
Bulldog is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khalidovv slips nicely into half guard.
Khalidovv seems to be looking for submissions.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bulldog defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bulldog defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burbank Bulldog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bulldog 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burbank Bulldog!
Burbank Bulldog made sure to mention his sponsor, Das Labor in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav comes to the cage accompanied by Pelican - Bliss in Concrete. Eric Matthews is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alekzandr Borikav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews shoots in and drives through. Borikav sprawls well.
Matthews darts in looking for a takedown but Borikav gets double underhooks and turns Matthews into the cage.
Borikav wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borikav prevents the takedown attempt.
Alekzandr Borikav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Matthews.
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borikav avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Borikav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews shoots in but Borikav avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt - Borikav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borikav.
Borikav lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Borikav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borikav feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Matthews sprawling to the canvas! Matthews rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Borikav finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews tries to score a power double leg takedown but Borikav sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matthews somewhat.
Borikav displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matthews.
Borikav misses with a looping left.
Matthews is trying desperately to land a takedown but Borikav is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borikav walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Matthews drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Borikav swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Matthews's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alekzandr Borikav!
A victorious Alekzandr Borikav thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat comes to the cage accompanied by Street Dreams - Hollywood Undead. Jitsu has chosen Nikkfurie- The a la Menthe as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
322 lbs
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302 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, O Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jitsu shoots in and drives through. Sagat sprawls well.
Jitsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sagat counters with a series of strikes that sends Jitsu to the canvas! Sagat follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sagat throwing strikes from guard but Jitsu blocks nicely.
Sagat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jitsu's head.
Jitsu is rocked!
Sagat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sagat with a nice head shot there.
Sagat looking to pass the guard.
Sagat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jitsu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sagat has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sagat moves into full guard.
Sagat keeping moving, preventing Jitsu from controlling successfully.
Sagat looking for a sweep. Not yet Sagat, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sagat is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jitsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagat wants to stand and escape but instead Jitsu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagat is retaining full guard.
Jitsu won't allow Sagat to sweep him here.
Jitsu looking to pass the guard.
Jitsu trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
Jitsu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a head kick that half lands.
O Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Jitsu swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Jitsu face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). O Sagat!
O Sagat very nearly forgot to thank Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bitaskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitaskis comes to the cage accompanied by Wuthering Heights - Bad Hobbits Die Hard . Dobrzynski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sabaton - Uprising. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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32
216 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Bitaskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrzynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bitaskis manages to avoid it.
Bitaskis shoots in for a double leg but Dobrzynski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bitaskis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bitaskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dobrzynski drops Bitaskis with a left right combo! Dobrzynski follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Jay Bitaskis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dobrzynski slows the pace down.
Dobrzynski cracks Bitaskis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dobrzynski grinds an elbow into Bitaskis's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobrzynski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bitaskis is pushing Dobrzynski's head away, looking to escape. Dobrzynski manages to hold on to the position though.
Dobrzynski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bitaskis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dobrzynski is controlling him well.
Dobrzynski just content to control the position.
Bitaskis is not content to let Dobrzynski control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitaskis is trying to buck Dobrzynski off.
Bitaskis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dobrzynski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bitaskis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bitaskis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dobrzynski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bitaskis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dobrzynski trying to control the action but Bitaskis is working from the bottom.
Bitaskis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dobrzynski is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski landing a few strikes.
Dobrzynski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bitaskis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dobrzynski landing a few strikes.
Bitaskis tries to escape but Dobrzynski is in control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobrzynski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bitaskis is trying to buck Dobrzynski off.
Dobrzynski lands an elbow.
Bitaskis is trying to buck Dobrzynski off.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Bitaskis is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis wants to get back to his feet.
Dobrzynski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dobrzynski takes a little break here. Bitaskis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dobrzynski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dobrzynski is chipping away with strikes.
Bitaskis tries to escape but Dobrzynski is in control.
Check out the look on Dobrzynski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dobrzynski trying to control the action but Bitaskis is working from the bottom.
Bitaskis wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobrzynski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobrzynski landing strikes.
Dobrzynski trying to control the action but Bitaskis is working from the bottom.
Bitaskis wants to get back to his feet but Dobrzynski drags him back down.
Dobrzynski working the body and head with strikes.
Dobrzynski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bitaskis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dobrzynski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bitaskis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Bitaskis is keeping him busy.
Dobrzynski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobrzynski grinds an elbow into Bitaskis's temple.
Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Bitaskis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dobrzynski in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Bitaskis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dobrzynski drops Bitaskis with a straight right hand, right on the button! Dobrzynski follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maciej Dobrzynski!
A victorious Maciej Dobrzynski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brooks's choice of entrance music: ZAO - the psalm of the city of the dead.. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Gremlin. Gremlin maintains the clinch.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Gremlin won't allow it.
Brooks tries to work over Gremlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Gremlin avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brooks has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gremlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Eric Brooks has been cut.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Gremlin lands an uppercut.
Gremlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Gremlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Our sources have told us that Gremlin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks jumps guard but Gremlin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gremlin to keep the fight standing.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin lands with a light punch inside.
Gremlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Gremlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Gremlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Gremlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gremlin avoids it.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
Brooks avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Gremlin won't allow it.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
Gremlin managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gremlin.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gremlin throws an elbow but misses.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gremlin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gremlin.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Gremlin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Brooks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gremlin smiles and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Brooks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gremlin forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gremlin takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
Brooks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gremlin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gremlin moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gremlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Gremlin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brooks.
Gremlin clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
A short left from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gremlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brooks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Gremlin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brooks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gremlin.
Gremlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gremlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gremlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gremlin lands a nice uppercut.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gremlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brooks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gremlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gremlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Brooks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gremlin after a bit of a struggle.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Gremlin is blocking nicely.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Gremlin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brooks or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gremlin lands with a right to the head.
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gremlin cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands with a left to the head.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
Gremlin lands with a left to the head.
Brooks is rocked!
Gremlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gremlin moves out of range of the leg kick from Brooks.
Brooks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gremlin counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Bobcat Gremlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
Gremlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gremlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Gremlin won't allow it.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gremlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gremlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gremlin.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Gremlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gremlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Gremlin finish him?
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
Gremlin lands with a left to the head.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin lands an uppercut.
Gremlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Eric Brooks's cut even more.
A short right from Gremlin on the inside.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gremlin.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Gremlin.
Gremlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brooks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Gremlin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Gremlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brooks.
A short uppercut from Gremlin.
Gremlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Gremlin as the two fighters clinch.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Gremlin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brooks takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Gremlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gremlin lands an uppercut.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Gremlin has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gremlin lands the left hand.
Gremlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
Gremlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gremlin to keep the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gremlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gremlin is defending well for now.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gremlin working Brooks over with knees to the body.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brooks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brooks is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Gremlin lands with a right to the head.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
Brooks wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gremlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Gremlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gremlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gremlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks has hold of one of Gremlin's legs. Gremlin is fighting the takedown attempt but Brooks gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses. Gremlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brooks's guard. Nice move by Gremlin!
Gremlin wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin is stalling in the full guard.
Brooks isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gremlin stacks Brooks on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gremlin!
Brooks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to control but Gremlin is keeping busy.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin had his way with Eric Brooks in that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gremlin has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Gremlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gremlin avoids it.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brooks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gremlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Brooks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gremlin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gremlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gremlin pushes Brooks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks jumps guard.
Brooks controls Gremlin momentarily but Gremlin frees himself.
Gremlin stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Bobcat Gremlin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brooks tries to land a front kick but Gremlin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gremlin with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gremlin.
Gremlin forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Brooks wants to take the fight to the mat but Gremlin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Gremlin won't want to take too many of those.
Gremlin gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Bobcat Gremlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gremlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Gremlin is pressed up against the cage. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gremlin down to the mat. Gremlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eric Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gremlin smiles and moves away.
Gremlin darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Brooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brooks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gremlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gremlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gremlin is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Gremlin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobcat Gremlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gremlin, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:44
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobcat Gremlin!
Bobcat Gremlin retains his lightweight title!
Bobcat Gremlin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zombie Nutrition - LOD , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rave's choice of entrance music: What Happened?. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Rave!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rave has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Rave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Rave won't allow it.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rave backwards.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Rave is stalling here.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rave digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Rave lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rave trying to land knees to the body.
Rave prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Rave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rave blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rave blocks an uppercut.
Rave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
We've been informed that Rave has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rave backwards.
Rave stalling.
Rave creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Rave misses with an elbow strike.
Rave can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Rave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Rave controls the action.
Rave is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rave tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Rave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Rave as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Rave.
Rave tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rave takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rave digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Rave blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Rave controls the action.
Rave tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rave blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rave blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rave lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rave misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Rave is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rave has his back to the cage.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rave just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Rave lands a left hand.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rave wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. Rave fights it but they end up in guard.
Rave is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Rave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rave is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Rave keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Rave seems to have recovered his senses.
Rave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia stops Rave from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Rave is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rave controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Garcia stays in close to Rave's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Garcia's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rave tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rave moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rave is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rave trying to land knees 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 Chris Garcia will probably get the nod.
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.
Rave takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A bone on bone clash there as Rave blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Rave checks it.
Rave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rave tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rave!
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!
Garcia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rave has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Garcia but great work by Rave.
Rave tries to get to his feet but Garcia is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Rave in his guard.
Rave wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rave slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rave wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Rave throws a body kick that misses.
Rave blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Crunch! Garcia slams his shin into Rave's torso.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rave stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rave avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rave moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Rave.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Rave tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Rave back against the cage.
Rave looking to throw knees to the head but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Rave tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia avoiding damage as Rave throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a shot to the body.
Rave is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rave just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garcia's brow.
Rave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Rave avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Garcia working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Rave.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
Rave blocking some punches.
Rave pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rave can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Rave controls his hands.
Rave can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Garcia is working Rave over against the cage.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Rave avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Rave.
Rave blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Rave tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rave's elbow.
Rave utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rave presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rave lands a body shot.
Rave blocks a body shot from Garcia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Rave lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rave scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Rave tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Rave feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rave dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia - that will leave a mark!
Rave wants to clinch.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Rave tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rave tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. Rave didn't expect that.
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!
Garcia is looking to pass into half guard but Rave pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rave is in guard.
Rave stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Rave from standing up.
Rave wants to stand and escape but instead Garcia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stays in close to Rave's body and controls the position.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Rave gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rave trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rave is looking to stand up but Garcia won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rave wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Craig Rave hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Rave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rave doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rave is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Rave's legs.
Rave tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rave takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia takes a swing at Rave's ribcage but misses.
Rave tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rave won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rave tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
Rave tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Rave won't enjoy being in this position. Garcia looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Rave is tapping - it's over boys! Garcia picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Garcia!
Chris Garcia retains his middleweight title!
Chris Garcia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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