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HFC 139 Pugilat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Lion - Hollywood Undead. A fine choice. Squirrel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zombie Vandals - Zombie Sluts kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miller is trying to defend but Squirrel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller is staying active underneath Squirrel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squirrel looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miller wants to control the position but Squirrel says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Miller wants to control but Squirrel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller is looking to escape.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Miller trying to hold on to Squirrel's head to control him but Squirrel postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Squirrel blocks the strikes from Miller.
Squirrel working the head and body with strikes.
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Squirrel.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller is pressing down on Squirrel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Squirrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Squirrel wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squirrel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Squirrel throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
Squirrel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Squirrel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller looking to control.
Miller seems keen to control Squirrel's posture.
Squirrel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Squirrel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squirrel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squirrel won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Squirrel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Squirrel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Squirrel is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been informed that Squirrel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Squirrel trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Squirrel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Squirrel. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws a head kick but Squirrel moves out of range.
Squirrel moves away from the strike by Miller.
Squirrel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Squirrel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miller defends well and Squirrel ends up having to push Miller into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrel.
Squirrel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Squirrel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Squirrel misses with a head shot. Miller uses the momentum to regain guard.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Squirrel is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squirrel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Squirrel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Squirrel stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Squirrel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Squirrel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squirrel wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Squirrel manages to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Squirrel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Squirrel thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Squirrel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squirrel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squirrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squirrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squirrel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller is trying to stand.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Squirrel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Squirrel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Squirrel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Squirrel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Squirrel saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Squirrel or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller which made him look bad.
Squirrel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Squirrel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Squirrel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Squirrel showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squirrel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Squirrel stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Squirrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Squirrel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller tries to kick Squirrel off but Squirrel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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 Miller's temple.
Squirrel lands strikes from half guard.
Steve Squirrel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Squirrel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squirrel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Squirrel working over Miller with some ground and pound. Miller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Squirrel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squirrel throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Squirrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Squirrel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrel wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Squirrel lands a nice short elbow.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Squirrel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Squirrel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Squirrel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Squirrel thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Squirrel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squirrel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Squirrel sits in half guard.
Squirrel throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Squirrel with the ground and pound but Miller uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Squirrel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Squirrel distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Squirrel is controlling him.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel lands a couple of digs.
Squirrel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squirrel throwing strikes but missing.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squirrel.
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Squirrel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Squirrel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Squirrel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Squirrel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Squirrel!
Our winner, Steve Squirrel, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Caro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Caro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Riley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caro throws a sloppy body shot
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Caro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caro throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
Caro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caro connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Caro. Those never looked like landing.
Caro throws a looping overhand right but Riley ducks down to avoid it.
Grant Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caro swinging wildly here.
Caro takes one to the side of the head.
Caro looks to land a right hand but Riley moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caro.
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caro staying out of range there.
Riley swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caro throws a poor cross that misses
and Riley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Caro.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Caro.
Riley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caro misses the shot to the body.
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Caro's head.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riley moves out of range as Caro strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Caro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caro throws a right hand that misses
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caro jabs Riley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Caro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley connects with a right hand. Caro shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caro. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caro. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caro ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Caro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caro just misses with a punch to the body.
Caro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caro.
Riley with a nice cross.
Riley misses the jab.
Caro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Caro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caro at a distance.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with the combination.
Caro looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.
Caro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Caro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Caro.
Caro misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Caro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Caro saw that one coming.
Riley misses with a looping left.
Caro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Caro throws a lazy uppercut
and Riley counters with a crisp right that sends Caro to the canvas! Riley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Riley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Stokenhizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stokenhizer comes to the cage accompanied by The Lucky Bullets "Cross the Line". Wentworth has chosen Ice cube - It Takes A Nation as his entrance music. Josh Wentworth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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139 lbs
18 - 30 - 1 |
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144 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Decent boxing
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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
18 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanz Stokenhizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wentworth is trying to control the action in half guard but Stokenhizer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wentworth seems to be looking for submissions.
Wentworth is trying for a kimura here. Stokenhizer looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wentworth wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Wentworth!
Josh Wentworth made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser FightGear 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 Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldomir Zsofka Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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8 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Jankowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zsofka Jr's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jankowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jankowski postures up in Zsofka Jr's guard and throws a big left but Zsofka Jr blocks it.
Zsofka Jr wants to sweep here but Jankowski controlling him for the moment.
Jankowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Zsofka Jr has wrist control.
Jankowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zsofka Jr controlling Jankowski's posture.
Zsofka Jr 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.
Zsofka Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zsofka Jr's head.
Jankowski is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jankowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zsofka Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Jankowski has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jankowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zsofka Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zsofka Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zsofka Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jankowski is one step ahead there.
Jankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jankowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jankowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jankowski lands a couple of digs.
Zsofka Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zsofka Jr wants to stand but Jankowski is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr keeping full guard, as Jankowski tries to pass.
Jankowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Zsofka Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankowski 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.
Zsofka Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jankowski's guard.
Zsofka Jr is working Jankowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Zsofka Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Jankowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jankowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Jankowski trying to control but Zsofka Jr is working from the bottom.
Zsofka Jr pulls Jankowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Jankowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jankowski lands an elbow.
Jankowski wants to control but Zsofka Jr is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zsofka Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Jankowski trying to control the position but Zsofka Jr is working away.
Jankowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zsofka Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zsofka Jr told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zsofka Jr tries to roll over but Jankowski keeps him under control.
Zsofka Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zsofka Jr is looking to improve his position.
Jankowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zsofka Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jankowski is looking to take a break and control but Zsofka Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski is trying to work for a kimura but Zsofka Jr is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Jankowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zsofka Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jankowski walks into a left hand.
It looks like Jozef Jankowski has been cut.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsofka Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jankowski moves out of range easily.
Zsofka Jr misses with a double jab.
Zsofka Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Zsofka Jr misses with a hook to the body
so Jankowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jankowski lands a couple of digs.
Jankowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jankowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zsofka Jr keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr looking to control but Jankowski passes into half guard.
Zsofka Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jankowski is working away from the top position though.
Zsofka Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Zsofka Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jankowski.
Jankowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zsofka Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jankowski postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jankowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski postures up.
Jankowski throws an elbow that misses. Zsofka Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jankowski's guard. Nice move by Zsofka Jr!
Zsofka Jr postures up in Jankowski's guard and throws a big left but Jankowski blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zsofka Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankowski keeping full guard, as Zsofka Jr tries to pass.
Zsofka Jr trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zsofka Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zsofka Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Zsofka Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jankowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Jankowski, not yet.
Jankowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zsofka Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr throws an elbow that misses. Jankowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zsofka Jr's guard. Nice move by Jankowski!
Zsofka Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Jankowski is proving a slippery customer.
Zsofka Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zsofka Jr wants to improve his position but instead Jankowski has moved into half guard.
Zsofka Jr tries to roll over but Jankowski keeps him under control.
Jankowski controlling the action here.
Jankowski trying to control the action but Zsofka Jr is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zsofka Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baldomir Zsofka Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jozef Jankowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zsofka Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jankowski moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr misses the shot to the body.
Zsofka Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Zsofka Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jankowski moves out of range easily.
Zsofka Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Zsofka Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jankowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zsofka Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zsofka Jr tries to buck Jankowski off but Jankowski is having none of it.
Jankowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jankowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski wants to control but Zsofka Jr is keeping him busy.
Zsofka Jr is trying to control Jankowski's posture but Jankowski avoids it.
Jankowski working the ground and pound but Zsofka Jr is defending the strikes.
Jozef Jankowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zsofka Jr is trying to improve his position.
Jankowski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zsofka Jr sneaks back into half guard.
Zsofka Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jankowski.
Jankowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zsofka Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zsofka Jr is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jankowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zsofka Jr is looking to improve his position.
Jankowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Jankowski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Zsofka Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jankowski is looking to advance position but Zsofka Jr won't allow it.
Zsofka Jr wants to control but Jankowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jankowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Zsofka Jr is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jankowski avoids the head kick by Zsofka Jr.
Jankowski blocks a head kick by Zsofka Jr.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Jankowski circles away.
Zsofka Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr takes a swing at Jankowski's ribcage but misses.
Zsofka Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Jankowski moves out of range easily.
Jankowski has a takedown stuffed.
Zsofka Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jankowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Jankowski blocks a head kick by Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jankowski.
Zsofka Jr misses with a head kick.
Zsofka Jr misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jankowski looks for a takedown but Zsofka Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zsofka Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jozef Jankowski.
I think Jankowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dinozzo's choice of entrance music: Dinozzo the Womanizer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dinozzo.
Aerts stuffs the takedown.
Aerts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dinozzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aerts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dinozzo darts in looking for a takedown but Aerts gets double underhooks and turns Dinozzo into the cage.
Peter Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Aerts lands a damaging elbow.
Aerts misses with an elbow over the top.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
Dinozzo tries to pull guard but Aerts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinozzo looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinozzo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aerts.
Aerts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinozzo backwards.
Aerts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aerts.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Aerts - that landed with a thud.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Dinozzo 's eye.
It looks like Anthony Dinozzo has been cut.
Aerts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts lands with a right to the head.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aerts digs a right hand underneath Dinozzo's ribcage. Dinozzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aerts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aerts scores with a shoulder strike.
Aerts lands an elbow inside that Dinozzo shrugs off.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Dinozzo's ribcage.
Aerts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aerts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dinozzo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Aerts.
Aerts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Dinozzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aerts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Aerts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aerts pushes Dinozzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Dinozzo in his tracks for a moment.
Aerts lands an elbow inside.
Aerts lands with a short shot to the head.
Dinozzo is rocked!
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dinozzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Aerts finish him?
Aerts lands an elbow inside that Dinozzo shrugs off.
Aerts scores with a hook to the body.
Dinozzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Aerts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aerts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Aerts.
Aerts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
Aerts throws a big uppercut that drops Dinozzo! More strikes from Aerts and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dinozzo lies dazed against the cage as Aerts celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Aerts!
After winning the bout, Peter Aerts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van damm has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Jon Jacobs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van damm fails to land the takedown.
Jacobs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jacobs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van damm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van damm takes one to the side of the head.
Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces Van damm off the cage and back into range.
Jon Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van damm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs throws an off balance right hand
and Van damm counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jacobs's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van damm chips away with some ground and pound.
Van damm wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacobs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van damm is controlling him.
Jacobs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van damm manages to get himself to full guard.
Van damm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Donk. Jacobs catches Van damm right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Van damm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van damm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs swings widly with a right hand
and Van damm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van damm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van damm misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
Van damm works Jacobs's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jacobs there.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobs throws a lazy uppercut
and Van damm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van damm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van damm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van damm lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tong Van damm.
Van damm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
Van damm misses with a body kick.
Jacobs connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Jacobs finds it's target.
Jacobs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van damm slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Van damm avoids nicely.
Van damm moves out of range as Jacobs strikes.
Jacobs misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tong Van damm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobs looks to land a left hand but Van damm moved out of range nicely.
Jacobs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jacobs blocks a jab.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Van damm throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Van damm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a poor cross that misses
and Van damm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacobs thinking.
Van damm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobs just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a straight left.
Jacobs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jon Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut
so Van damm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van damm lands a couple of digs.
Van damm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacobs is trying to keep Van damm in close.
Van damm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.
Van damm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van damm drops back looking for a leg! Jacobs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jacobs manages to kick Van damm off! Van damm jumps back into Jacobs's guard.
Tong Van damm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van damm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs has control of Van damm's left arm, preventing Van damm from doing any damage.
Van damm slips nicely into half guard.
Van damm wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is defending well.
Van damm is looking for a kimura here.
Van damm wants to take a breather but Jacobs is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is defending well.
Jacobs is defending against the submission attempts here by Van damm.
Jacobs is defending against the submission attempts here by Van damm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacobs is trying to stand.
Van damm seems to be looking for submissions.
Van damm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacobs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacobs is trying to stand back up but Van damm is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van damm wants to free his trapped foot but Jacobs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van damm scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobs throws a sloppy body shot
and Van damm counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Van damm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs swings for the body but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Van damm lands.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van damm.
Van damm dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.
Jacobs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van damms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Van damm moves away and avoids it.
Jacobs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van damm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van damm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacobs connects with a body shot.
Jacobs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van damm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jon Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Van damm is just out of range.
Van damm throws a leg kick that misses.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van damm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jon Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Van damm saw that one coming.
Jacobs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van damm can pounce on him.
Jon Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van damm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacobs takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs cracks a nice hook into Van damm's ribs.
Jacobs misses with a left hand
and Van damm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van damm throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van damm.
Jacobs throws a push kick but Van damm slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Van damm lands a nice looking body shot.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacobs misses the target.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van damm moves away.
Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van damm.
Van damm connects with a leg kick. Jacobs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van damm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Van damm lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobs's head.
Van damm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van damm scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs misses with a right hand
and Van damm scores with a counter punch that sends Jacobs to the canvas! Van damm smells blood - he's punishing Jacobs with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jacobs has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Van damm!
A very excited looking Tong Van damm 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maria's choice of entrance music: Kronos - Bloodtower. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries a low kick but Maria avoids it.
Burns delivers a nice body kick.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Maria sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maria to the ground. Burns is now in Maria's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Maria has wrist control.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maria tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maria has momentary wrist control but Burns slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria 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.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
Maria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns postures up in Maria's guard and throws a big left but Maria blocks it.
Maria working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
Burns postures up in Maria's guard and throws a big left but Maria blocks it.
Maria wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maria wants to sweep but no luck.
Maria keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns chips away with some ground and pound.
Burns 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.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Maria has wrist control.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maria looking for a sweep. Not yet Maria, not yet.
Burns is looking to pass into half guard but Maria pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maria is in guard.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Maria from controlling successfully.
Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maria defends well.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Burns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joaquim Maria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maria moves away.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Maria sprawls well.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns misses with a combination
and Maria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burns thuds a left hand into Maria's body.
Maria slips a jab from Burns.
Burns thows a leg kick but Maria checks it
and Maria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maria.
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!
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Maria.
A shot in the inside from Maria.
Burns tries to pull guard but Maria won't allow it.
Maria lands with a short shot to the head.
Maria scores with a shoulder strike.
Maria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns is pushing Maria up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maria lands a nice shot to the body.
Maria breaks from the clinch.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maria is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns misses with a hook
and Maria counters with a nice uppercut.
Maria avoids the body shot from Burns.
Maria throws a head kick that misses.
Burns throws a body punch but Maria moves out of range.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maria has time to react.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carl Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maria checks a leg kick.
Burns throws a leg kick but Maria checks it.
Burns misses with a kick to the body
and Maria counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Carl Burns has been cut.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maria moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Burns throws a leg kick but Maria checks it.
Burns fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maria sprawls well initially but Burns persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maria is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maria avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maria is on top in guard.
Burns throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maria uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns looks to move to half guard but instead Maria has passed into mount! Damn!
Maria content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Maria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joaquim Maria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns thows a body shot but no joy.
Maria moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Maria counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burns is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown. Maria tries to sprawl out of it but Burns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns tries to work over Maria's front leg with a kick but Maria checks it.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maria was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Maria avoids a kick to the body.
Burns throws a low kick but Maria avoids it.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Maria moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maria - that landed with a thud.
Maria struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Maria lands with a left to the head.
Maria lands a right hand.
Maria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maria breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns throws a series of punches but Maria avoids them all with ease.
Maria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maria counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maria checks a low kick from Burns.
Burns throws a leg kick but Maria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns misses the body punch
letting Maria counter with a right hand.
Burns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burns there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns blocks a head kick by Maria.
Maria displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burns.
Maria connects with a single shot there.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns is looking to wear down Maria with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maria lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Maria sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Maria moved out of range.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maria.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown. Maria tries to sprawl out of it but Burns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burns off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns throws a leg kick
letting Maria counter with a right hand.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Maria counter with a right hand.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maria was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Maria leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maria slips under a jab.
Maria avoids a kick to the body.
Maria steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burns. That one must have hurt.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns throws a right hand that Maria ducks under and follows up with a left that Maria also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maria counters with a nice uppercut.
Maria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maria.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maria checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Maria finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Maria counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maria.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Maria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burns is defended easily by Maria.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Maria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maria has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carl Burns's cut is getting worse.
Burns throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range as Maria throws a body kick.
Maria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Maria is out of range.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maria. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Maria throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Burns or perhaps it was just good defense by Maria which made him look bad.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maria moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Burns looks to throw a body kick
and Maria counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burns is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maria counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maria moves away.
Burns darts in looking for a takedown but Maria gets double underhooks and turns Burns into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria scores with a shoulder strike.
Maria scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maria prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Maria counters with a body kick that stops Burns in his tracks momentarily.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Maria counters with a head kick.
Maria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Maria counters with a nice uppercut.
Maria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns throws a strike but Maria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria wants to get up but he can't break Burns's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maria won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Burns looking to control but Maria passes into half guard.
Burns looking for submissions off his back.
Carl Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Maria has control of the leg.
Maria seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maria stalling.
Joaquim Maria is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maria wants to stand up but Burns has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Burns wants to improve his position but Maria is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burns misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joaquim Maria.
I think Maria has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Maria! Joaquim Maria retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Joaquim Maria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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