QFC Tournament 708 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cook
vs
Bone

180 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Bone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bone has his takedown stuffed
and Cook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.
Phil Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Bone.
Bone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cook counters with a three punch combo that has Bone backing up. Bone nods at Cook to acknowledge the strikes.
Bone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Bone looks to move away, Cook throws a big counter combo but Bone just gets out of the way.
Good shot there by Cook.
Bone misses with a takedown
and Cook counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cook gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Cook manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone moves forwards but Cook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bone shoots for a takedown but Cook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bone tries for a takedown but Cook circles away easily
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cook counters with a right hand to the body.
Bone looks winded!
Bone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.
Cook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cook swivels and escapes.
Bone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cook duly obliges.
Bone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cook looks to land a combination. Bone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cook throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bone on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cook is fending him off so far but Bone persists. Nope, Cook circles away and we're back to standing.
Cook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bone's head backwards.
Cook throws a combination. Bone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Bone is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cook darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bone is still on wobbly legs! Can Cook finish him?
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Bone seems to have recovered his senses.
A left lands for Cook.
Bone dives in and grabs Cook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cook pushes down on Bone's head and hops out.
Cook goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cook is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cook moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice takedown defense from Cook. No joy for Bone on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cook.
Cook works Bone's body with a nice hook.
Cook scores with a one two! Bone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cook works over Bone's head and body with a nice combination.
Cook connects with a jab.
Cook with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bone fails with the takedown
and Cook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bone thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Cook dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cook scores with a decent looking hook.
Cook with a jab.
Cook's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cook duly obliges.
Bone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone misses with a takedown attempt
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
Cook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Cook swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone has his takedown stuffed
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phil Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Bone.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bone or perhaps it was just good defense by Cook, which made it look bad.
Cook tries to bum rush Bone with a series of wild strikes but Bone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bone is defended easily by Cook.
Cook went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Bone fails with the takedown
and Cook counters with a straight right hand.
Bone with a poor takedown
and Cook counters with a nice body shot.
Bone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cook as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a jab to the head.
Cook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bone at a distance.

Cook drops Bone with a beautiful combination! Bone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cook is looking for the KO!

It looks like Sam Bone has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook works over Bone's head and body with a nice combination.
Cook leaves Bone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bone has his takedown stuffed
and Cook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook looks to land a combination. Bone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cook scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sam Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cook.
Cook connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bone with a poor takedown
enabling Cook to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
Cook throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cook lands with a straight right. Bone didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
Cook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bone has his takedown stuffed
and Cook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bone momentarily.
Cook lands a glancing blow to the side of Bone's head.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bone can do to turn this around?
Cook fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bone shoots and misses
and Cook counters with a left right combination that sends Bone crashing to the mat - Cook wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Bone out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Cook!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Detuncq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Romero
vs
Detuncq

191 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Detuncq!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Detuncq scoring well with a low kick there.

Romero closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Detuncq did well to prevent Romero getting side control.
Detuncq tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Romero manages to move to mount!

Romero gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A nice combination there by Detuncq.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Detuncq avoids the head kick by Romero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Detuncq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Detuncq throws a left and a right that both miss

and Romero moves into the clinch.
Romero has Detuncq pressed against the cage, preventing Detuncq from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Romero successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romero is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romero gets to his feet. Detuncq looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Detuncq throws a head kick that misses.

Romero closes the distance and clinches.

Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Detuncq lands with a slapping head kick.
Romero blocks a head kick by Detuncq.
Romero is looking for a counter combo.
Detuncq misses the body punch

and Romero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romero.

Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Romero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Detuncq tries to kick Romero off but Romero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Romero scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero not doing much here.
Detuncq looks winded!

Romero decides to return to a standing position.
Detuncq misses with a head kick.

Romero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Detuncq on his heels. He'll look to pass Detuncq's guard now, I'm sure.
Detuncq wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Romero manages to pass to side control.

Romero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Detuncq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Romero 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.
Romero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Romero decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Romero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Detuncq misses with the combination.
Detuncq lands a jab-cross combination.
Detuncq throws a head kick that misses.
Detuncq misses with a jab, cross combination.
Detuncq scores with a head kick. Romero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Detuncq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Detuncq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joel Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Detuncq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romero checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detuncq showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.

Romero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Detuncq is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Romero dives into side control.
Detuncq is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romero moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Romero stands up and beckons Detuncq to his feet.

Romero drives through with a takedown into Detuncq's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Romero is pushing down on Detuncq's leg trying to pass to half guard. Detuncq is fighting to maintain full guard but Romero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Romero moves into full mount! Detuncq won't be happy about that!
Romero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Detuncq is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Romero locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Detuncq is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Romero!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haruko Hiroshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cormier
vs
Hiroshi

170 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haruko Hiroshi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cormier darts in and clinches Hiroshi up against the cage.
Hiroshi slows down the pace here.
Hiroshi is looking to control Cormier's arms but Cormier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiroshi has his back to the cage.
Hiroshi managing to block the knees to the body from Cormier.

Cormier has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hiroshi uses from the top position.
Cormier has Hiroshi pulled in close to control his posture.
Cormier keeping moving, preventing Hiroshi from controlling successfully.
Hiroshi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hiroshi being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiroshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cormier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cormier controlling Hiroshi's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Hiroshi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cormier is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hiroshi, into his guard.

Cormier stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cormier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Haruko Hiroshi has been cut.
Cormier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cormier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hiroshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiroshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiroshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hiroshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hiroshi misses.
Cormier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hiroshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hiroshi looks winded!

Cormier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cormier showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cormier stands up and beckons Hiroshi to join him on the feet.

Cormier drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hiroshi trying to remain calm as Cormier controls from the top position.
Hiroshi prevents Cormier from moving into mount.
Cormier controlling the position.

Cormier stands up.
Hiroshi throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cormier changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hiroshi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cormier misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cormier throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Cormier stands up.
Hiroshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiroshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiroshi fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hiroshi misses with the combination.

Cormier clinches.
Cormier prevents Hiroshi from breaking the clinch.

Cormier pulls guard successfully.
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 Jon Cormier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Haruko Hiroshi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cormier forces Hiroshi back against the cage and clinches.
Hiroshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cormier's elbow.
Hiroshi misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiroshi.
Hiroshi working hard to break the clinch.
Hiroshi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cormier.
Stalling in the clinch from Cormier.
Hiroshi is trying to break free.
Hiroshi wants to stall.

Cormier ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cormier no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiroshi wants to get up but he can't break Cormier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cormier throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hiroshi wants to stand but Cormier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hiroshi is fighting to break Cormier's control of his arms but Cormier is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiroshi stopping the sweep attempt from Cormier.
Cormier pulls Hiroshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Hiroshi from doing any damage or advancing position.

Cormier has his foot on Hiroshi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hiroshi works his way back into a safe position though.
Hiroshi trying to control but Cormier is working from the bottom.
Jon Cormier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cormier wants to sweep here but Hiroshi controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cormier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cormier controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cormier keeping moving, preventing Hiroshi from controlling successfully.
Hiroshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hiroshi wants to clinch.
Hiroshi avoids the head kick by Cormier.
Hiroshi throws a combination that misses
and Cormier counters with a one-two to the body.

Cormier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hiroshi sprawls well initially but Cormier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hiroshi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cormier.

Cormier is working for a submission of some sort.
Cormier controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries to pass to full mount but Hiroshi defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cormier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiroshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cormier moves into the clinch successfully.
Hiroshi trying to land knees to the body.
Hiroshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hiroshi wants to break free but Cormier has control.
Hiroshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Cormier avoids the damage to the body.
Hiroshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cormier.
Cormier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiroshi is breathing heavily.
Hiroshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Cormier won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Cormier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haruko Hiroshi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hiroshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haruko Hiroshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiroshi misses with a two punch combination.

Cormier closes the distance and pushes Hiroshi back into the cage.
Cormier is trying to break free.
Cormier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cormier is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hiroshi can't fight it off and eventually Cormier manages to take the fight to the floor. Hiroshi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cormier tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiroshi is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cormier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cormier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hiroshi can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier throws a big elbow that misses.
Cormier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cormier's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Hiroshi is working an open guard so Cormier takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hiroshi lands a right hook to the body.

Hiroshi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cormier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hiroshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cormier landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cormier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiroshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cormier slips nicely into half guard.
Cormier content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cormier stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hiroshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cormier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hiroshi backs up against the cage.

Cormier shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hiroshi is trying to defend but Cormier finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Cormier stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hiroshi to get to his feet.

Cormier darts in and clinches Hiroshi up against the cage.
Hiroshi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cormier's efforts to push away.
Hiroshi can't find room to land a body shot as Cormier controls the action.
Haruko Hiroshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cormier has clasped his hands together around Hiroshi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hiroshi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cormier controlling the position easily from mount.

Cormier is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hiroshi has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Cormier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cormier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jon Cormier!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jon Cormier!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jon Cormier!

Jon Cormier wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niego Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bryant
vs
Hermano

197 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niego Hermano!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bryant moves into the clinch.

Hermano gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hermano preventing the sweep.
Hermano looking to pass the guard.

Bryant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bryant is looking for a triangle but Hermano pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant keeping full guard, as Hermano tries to pass.

Bryant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bryant is on top in guard.

Bryant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bryant prevents Hermano from getting back to his feet.

Hermano pushes Bryant off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hermano is looking to clinch.
Bryant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bryant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bryant 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.

Hermano is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bryant frees his head nicely. Oh but Hermano has switched to an armbar! Bryant is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Niego Hermano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dunphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dunphy
vs
Knee

181 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dunphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flying Knee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knee clinches up against the cage.
Dunphy managing to block the knees to the body from Knee.
Knee misses with a knee strike.
Knee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dunphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knee lands a knee to the body.
Knee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunphy presses Knee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knee misses with a knee to the head.
Knee missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Dunphy on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunphy stalling against the cage.
Dunphy lands a right hand.
Dunphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Dunphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunphy lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunphy avoids it.
A short right from Dunphy on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunphy.
Dunphy has Knee pushed against the cage.
Knee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunphy avoids it.
Dunphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunphy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunphy avoids it.
Knee looks winded!
Dunphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dunphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunphy effectively controlling the action here.
Dunphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Dunphy.
Dunphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunphy is defending well for now.
Knee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunphy lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knee being controlled against the cage.
Knee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunphy lands a right hand.
Knee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Dunphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knees head.
Dunphy lands a shoulder strike.
Dunphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunphy stalling.
Dunphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Dunphy.
Dunphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Dunphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Knee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunphy is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunphy lands an uppercut.
Knee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunphy digs a right hand underneath Knee's ribcage. Knee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunphy stalling.
Dunphy pushes Knee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunphy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dunphy avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dunphy for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dunphy scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Dunphy on the inside.
Dunphy digs a right hand underneath Knee's ribcage. Knee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunphy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dunphy gets through Knee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dunphy lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunphy lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Dunphy on the inside.
Dunphy lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knee or not.
Dunphy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knee up against the cage.
Dunphy stalling in the clinch.
Dunphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Knee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunphy avoids it.
Dunphy lands with a light punch inside.
Knee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunphy lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Dunphy.
Dunphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Dunphy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knee letting Dunphy take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Dunphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dunphy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dunphy digs a right hand into Knee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knee's gas tank.
Dunphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunphy pushes Knee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knee being controlled against the cage.
Frank Dunphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dunphy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dunphy.
Dunphy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee lands a good knee to the midsection. Dunphy won't want to take too many of those.
Knee misses with a knee strike.
Dunphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Knee is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Dunphy.
Dunphy pushes Knee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunphy lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Dunphy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunphy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunphy.
Dunphy lands a left hand.
Dunphy lands with a light punch inside.
Dunphy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knee can do to turn this around?
Dunphy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dunphy stalling the fight.
Dunphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunphy blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunphy presses Knee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Knee backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dunphy.
Come on Dunphy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Dunphy.
Knee letting Dunphy take a breather here.
Dunphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Knee misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Dunphy on the inside.
Dunphy scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dunphy leaning against his opponent.
Dunphy gets through Knee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunphy is defending well for now.
Dunphy scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dunphy.
Dunphy scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunphy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dunphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dunphy lands a left hand.
Dunphy stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knee obliges.
Dunphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dunphy avoiding damage as Knee throws knees to the body.
Dunphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunphy lands a left hand.
Dunphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knee.
Dunphy lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dunphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunphy.
Dunphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunphy digs a right hand underneath Knee's ribcage. Knee let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunphy lands a nice uppercut.
Dunphy scores with a shot to the side of Knee's head.
Dunphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunphy works on Knee's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Dunphy.
Knee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunphy avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Dunphy.
Dunphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knee being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunphy lands a left hand.
Knee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Dunphy.
Dunphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Dunphy leaning against his opponent.
Dunphy scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dunphy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab by Dunphy.
Knee walks into a jab.

Knee forces Dunphy back against the cage and clinches.
Knee tries to land knees in the clinch but Dunphy avoids the damage to the body.
Dunphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunphy lands with a right to the head.
Knee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunphy is blocking nicely.
Knee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dunphy lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Dunphy.
Dunphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dunphy scores with a shot to the side of Knee's head.

Knee is rocked!
Dunphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knee is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunphy finish him?
Knee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Dunphy stalling.
Dunphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knees head.
Dunphy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Knee with a big uppercut! Knee tries to clinch up but Dunphy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Knee to the mat! Knee covers up and Dunphy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Dunphy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cory Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim PercivalH (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Joseph
vs
PercivalH

175 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim PercivalH!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PercivalH stuffs the takedown.
PercivalH uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joseph has time to react.
Joseph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joseph shoots for a double leg takedown but PercivalH sprawls well. He's pushed Joseph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph shoots in but PercivalH avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
PercivalH connects with the punch.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joseph with a lazy takedown attempt
and PercivalH counters with a nice uppercut.
PercivalH chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PercivalH throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
PercivalH just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

PercivalH moves into the clinch.
PercivalH lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
PercivalH lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joseph or not.
PercivalH doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but PercivalH is keeping busy.
PercivalH lands a body shot in the clinch.
PercivalH lands an uppercut.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
PercivalH softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from PercivalH as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Joseph's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from PercivalH.
PercivalH tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for PercivalH.
PercivalH lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
A short uppercut from PercivalH.
PercivalH is leaning against Joseph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from PercivalH.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
PercivalH lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PercivalH keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
PercivalH pushes Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, PercivalH scores with a nice short uppercut.
PercivalH working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
PercivalH struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
PercivalH lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from PercivalH.
PercivalH lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
PercivalH prevents the takedown attempt.
PercivalH lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
PercivalH goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
PercivalH working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
PercivalH lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
PercivalH working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from PercivalH.
PercivalH is leaning against Joseph and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as PercivalH walks away with a smile on his face. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
PercivalH throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
PercivalH stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
PercivalH clobbers Joseph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joseph takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

PercivalH pushes Joseph up against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but PercivalH is defending well.
A right hand to the body from PercivalH.
PercivalH lands a right hand.
PercivalH lands a shoulder strike.
PercivalH prevents Joseph from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from PercivalH.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
PercivalH gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joseph.
Joseph tries to pull guard but PercivalH holds him up against the cage and eventually Joseph drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PercivalH scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Joseph is trying to push PercivalH away but PercivalH has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
PercivalH lands an uppercut.
Joseph has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
PercivalH presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, PercivalH creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
PercivalH lands with a short head shot on the inside.
PercivalH presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
PercivalH lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from PercivalH.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
PercivalH goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
PercivalH lands with a light punch inside.

Joseph is rocked!
PercivalH scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Joseph is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
PercivalH lands a shot to the body.
PercivalH presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from PercivalH on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim PercivalH dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Joseph throws a leg kick but PercivalH sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joseph seems to have got his legs back now.
PercivalH bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joseph's head backwards.

PercivalH forces Joseph back against the cage and clinches.
PercivalH misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph takes a shot to the head.
PercivalH misses with a hook to the ribs.
PercivalH lands a left hand.
PercivalH lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from PercivalH.
PercivalH lands a shot to the body.
PercivalH lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
PercivalH lands an uppercut.
PercivalH pushes Joseph against the cage. PercivalH is working some dirty boxing. PercivalH pushes off with a quick right hook! Joseph goes down! Joseph tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! PercivalH moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim PercivalH!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Eagle
vs
Green

186 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Professor Green!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eagle tries to move into range but Green moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Green instigates a clinch.
Green tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Eagle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Eagle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Eagle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Green smiles and moves away.

Green takes the fight into the clinch.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Green.
A short left from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle is trying to drag Green to the mat but Green just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eagle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Eagle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Green is working Eagle over against the cage.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
Green lands a body shot.
Eagle is breathing heavily.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.

Eagle is rocked!
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
Oh Eagle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Eagle is trying to pull guard but Green has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Eagle.
Green working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Eagle seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Green gets through Eagle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green lands a big right hand that drops Eagle! The killer instinct kicks in and Green finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Green!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Green!