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WCF9 Lotus Style vs Cruz 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Dash (ranked 2701 p4p, 316 weight class) and Will The Thrill (ranked 3071 p4p, 357 weight class). The Thrill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shooting Stars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Dash!
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, Will The Thrill!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Thrill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Thrill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Thrill counters with a straight right hand.
Dash throws a lazy head kick
and The Thrill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dash throws a body kick that misses
and The Thrill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Thrill.
The Thrill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dash backwards.
The Thrill has Dash pressed against the cage.
Dash tries to stall but The Thrill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Thrill digs a right hand into Dash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dash's gas tank.
Dash is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Thrill lands a right hand.
Dash is rocked!
The Thrill stalling against the cage.
The Thrill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Dash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Thrill lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Thrill creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dash's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dash drops to his knees and The Thrill pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will The Thrill!
Will The Thrill took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Who's next? keep the bodies coming champ shit.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Smith (ranked 22731 p4p, 598 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 3632 p4p, 404 weight class). Krisko Kurtev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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211 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kurtev is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith 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.
Kurtev trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Kurtev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kurtev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kurtev scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith won't allow Kurtev to sweep him here.
Kurtev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smith wants to pass the guard but Kurtev is keeping the position.
Kurtev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kurtev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Kurtev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kurtev doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kurtev wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurtev is keeping the position for now.
Kurtev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Kurtev throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurtev trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Kurtev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smith working for submissions but it's allowed Kurtev to get to half guard.
Kurtev working Smith over with strikes.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurtev winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kurtev 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.
It looks like Kyle Smith has been cut.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kurtev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Kurtev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Kurtev landing a few strikes.
Kurtev scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Smith is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kurtev can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
Krisko Kurtev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilpo Pallero (ranked 6443 p4p, 546 weight class) and Harem Baban (ranked 24802 p4p, 614 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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, Ilpo Pallero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harem Baban!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baban lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ilpo Pallero has been cut.
Baban throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pallero was covering up waiting for the punch and Baban finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pallero pushes a forearm under Baban's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Baban is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilpo Pallero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bol Bol (ranked 5997 p4p, 420 weight class) and John Boyd (ranked 5959 p4p, 417 weight class). Boyd has chosen Evil villain as his entrance music. John Boyd has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bol Bol's chin.
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229 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bol Bol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd slips a jab and a cross from Bol.
Boyd throws a combination that misses
and Bol counters with a nice right hand that sends Boyd toppling to the canvas! Boyd scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bol finish him?!
It looks like John Boyd has been cut.
Boyd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bol counters with a huge left! Boyd is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bol isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Boyd from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bol Bol!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alec Burns (ranked 24516 p4p, 450 weight class) and Kasey Shaw (ranked 5015 p4p, 366 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Alberto Del Rio theme song. Kasey Shaw looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alec Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasey Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Burns digs a good body shot into Shaw's ribs.
Burns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shaw 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.
Oooooh!!! Burns has knocked Shaw down with a huge combo! Burns steps away and waves a wobbly Shaw back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shaw is rocked!
It looks like Kasey Shaw has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Burns knocks Shaw out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alec Burns!
Alec Burns opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Baker (ranked 4121 p4p, 209 weight class) and Chris Cyborg (ranked 4061 p4p, 205 weight class). Chris Cyborg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Cyborg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cyborg is rocked!
Baker clinches with his opponent.
Baker scores with a shot to the side of Cyborg's head.
Cyborg is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Baker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baker stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Baker for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Baker lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cyborg wants a takedown.
Cyborg is trying to pull guard but Baker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cyborg is trying to pull guard but Baker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tom Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Cyborg.
Baker throws a big uppercut that drops Cyborg! More strikes from Baker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cyborg lies dazed against the cage as Baker celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Baker!
As Tom Baker got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Would you like a jelly baby? '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Riley (ranked 4668 p4p, 439 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 2362 p4p, 274 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Spas Spasov enters the cage!
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159 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley misses the body punch
and Spasov counters with a series of strikes. Riley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spasov shoots in but no luck this time.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spasov has his takedown stuffed
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spasov forces Riley back against the cage and clinches.
Spasov breaks the clinch.
Spasov moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spasov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Spasov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riley is rocked!
Spasov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oh Riley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spasov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spasov breaks the clinch.
Riley seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Spasov misses.
It looked like Riley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spasov.
Spasov misses with the combination.
Spasov tries for a takedown but Riley circles away easily
and Spasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov dives in for a single leg takedown but Riley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Riley misses.
Spasov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Spasov has him pressed against the cage.
Spasov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spasov tries to work over Riley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley is trying to break free.
Spasov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riley's efforts to push away.
Riley being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riley gets tackled into the cage by Spasov. Spasov maintains the clinch.
Spasov wants to take the fight to the mat but Riley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spasov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spasov pulls guard successfully.
Spasov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spasov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Riley throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Spasov's body to avoid the submission. Spasov has instead reached around Riley's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Spasov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Spas Spasov!
A relieved looking Spas Spasov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Test Fighter D (ranked 2941 p4p, 260 weight class) and Dean Castilo (ranked 6876 p4p, 422 weight class). Test Fighter D could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dean Castilo's chin.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Test Fighter D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Castilo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castilo.
Nice cross by Fighter D.
Castilo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fighter D quickly recovers to half guard.
Fighter D is doing well to control the position and prevent Castilo from advancing to side control.
Fighter D continues to stall.
Fighter D pushes Castilo off and gets back to his feet.
Castilo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fighter D bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fighter D pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castilo is out of range and Fighter D settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter D lands with a nice body punch.
Fighter D fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Castilo is out of range.
Castilo feints the counter takedown.
Fighter D shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castilo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fighter D's waist but Fighter D gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castilo off to one side.
Test Fighter D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Castilo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter D works over Castilo's head and body with a nice combination.
Fighter D scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castilo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castilo shoots for a takedown but Fighter D saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fighter D cracks Castilo with an open hand slap.
Fighter D scores with a one two! Castilo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Castilo fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Fighter D with that takedown attempt.
Fighter D smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter D lands the left hand.
Jab by Fighter D.
Fighter D scores with a nice right hand.
Castilo tries for a takedown but Fighter D circles away easily
and Fighter D counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Fighter D.
Castilo is rocked!
Fighter D lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castilo is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter D finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter D cracks Castilo with a hook to the temple - Castilo is on wobbly legs here! Fighter D swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Castilo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fighter D wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Test Fighter D!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance King (ranked 4394 p4p, 342 weight class) and Lester Limbaugh (ranked 1373 p4p, 142 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Limbaugh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Limbaugh throws a body shot but no joy.
King tried to counter with a leg kick but Limbaugh avoided it.
Limbaugh connects with a nice looking jab.
Limbaugh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King moves in looking to clinch but Limbaugh pushes him off.
Limbaugh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King takes one to the side of the head.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Limbaugh but Limbaugh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Limbaugh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as King is landing a low percentage of strikes.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Limbaugh scores with a punch to the head.
King is rocked!
Limbaugh plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops King to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! King just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lester Limbaugh! Lester Limbaugh retains his featherweight title!
Lester Limbaugh really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that UnderGround Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 1563 p4p, 104 weight class) and Funky Lotus Style (ranked 2677 p4p, 167 weight class). Lotus Style has chosen Dançando Lambada as his entrance music. Funky Lotus Style acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funky Lotus Style!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tests Lotus Style's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lotus Style shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lotus Style's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lotus Style dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Lotus Style has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lotus Style gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz just leaning against Lotus Style, taking a breather.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Lotus Style jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Lotus Style around his waist. Lotus Style gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lotus Style pulls Cruz into guard.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to stand but Lotus Style is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lotus Style sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lotus Style has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lotus Style actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Lotus Style trying to control but Cruz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus Style looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Lotus Style defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Lotus Style is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Lotus Style is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus Style is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Will Lotus Style go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lotus Style tightening his grip on Cruz, looking for the choke.
Lotus Style controlling well, preventing Cruz from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Lotus Style trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lotus Style throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darian Cruz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lotus Style doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Darian Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lotus Style wants to clinch.
Cruz scores with a takedown into Lotus Style's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lotus Style working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus Style looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Lotus Style can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lotus Style's guard.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but Lotus Style is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cruz to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Cruz seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus Style is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lotus Style knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Lotus Style is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Lotus Style is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus Style with the active half guard here but Cruz passes nicely into side control.
Lotus Style is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lotus Style tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lotus Style regains half guard.
Lotus Style trying to control but Cruz postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lotus Style manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lotus Style can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus Style is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz stays in close to Lotus Style's body and controls the position.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lotus Style escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz is in close to Lotus Style's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darian Cruz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lotus Style tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lotus Style wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Lotus Style tries to clinch but Cruz moves away
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Darian Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lotus Style with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lotus Style!
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Lotus Style tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz has an Americana. Lotus Style didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cruz is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cruz hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Darian Cruz!
Darian Cruz retains his bantamweight title!
Darian Cruz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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