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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Nomanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is British Bulldog. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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166 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
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, Greg Nomanson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bulldog closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bulldog is looking for a kimura but Nomanson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bulldog to get the leverage.
Bulldog sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nomanson trying to hold on to Bulldog's head to control him but Bulldog postures up.
Nomanson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomanson wants to control but Bulldog is keeping busy.
Nomanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nomanson wants to get back to full guard.
Nomanson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bulldog.
Nomanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bulldog moves into the clinch.
Bulldog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bulldog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nomanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nomanson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bulldog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulldog blocks a leg kick.
Bulldog 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.
Bulldog trying to control but Nomanson is working from the bottom.
Bulldog content to stall in guard here.
Bulldog gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bulldog moves into the clinch successfully.
Bulldog breaks the clinch.
Nomanson with a poor takedown
and Bulldog counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burbank Bulldog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Nomanson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomanson has a closed guard, preventing Bulldog from standing up.
Bulldog postures up and lands a big shot to Nomanson's brow.
Bulldog wants to control from the top but Nomanson keeps moving.
Bulldog drops back looking for a leg! Nomanson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nomanson manages to kick Bulldog off! Bulldog jumps back into Nomanson's guard.
Bulldog is breathing heavily.
Nomanson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nomanson is trying to keep Bulldog in close.
Nomanson wants to stand but Bulldog is controlling the position.
Nomanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nomanson keeping moving, preventing Bulldog from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nomanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bulldog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog catches Nomanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nomanson tries to clinch but Bulldog moves out of range.
Bulldog gets a takedown into half guard.
Bulldog slips a nice elbow through Nomanson's hands, connecting with Nomanson's forehead.
Bulldog seems to be looking for submissions.
Bulldog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nomanson taking some punishment here, with Bulldog in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulldog is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nomanson has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burbank Bulldog dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bulldog feints and then cracks Nomanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nomanson down.
Nomanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nomanson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bulldog counters with a series of strikes. Nomanson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nomanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bulldog counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bulldog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulldog makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bulldog wants to control from the top but Nomanson keeps moving.
Bulldog sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burbank Bulldog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bulldog drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bulldog jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulldog controlling from the top position.
Bulldog postures up and lands a big shot to Nomanson's brow.
Bulldog working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bulldog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bulldog stays in close to Nomanson's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nomanson keeping moving, preventing Bulldog from controlling successfully.
Nomanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bulldog is stalling in the full guard.
Bulldog won't allow Nomanson to sweep him here.
Bulldog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog throwing strikes from guard but Nomanson blocks nicely.
Bulldog 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.
Bulldog trying to control but Nomanson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bulldog shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bulldog not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog trying to control but Nomanson is working from the bottom.
Bulldog gets to his feet. Nomanson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nomanson gets caught flat footed, as Bulldog shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nomanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nomanson, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulldog wants to control from the top but Nomanson keeps moving.
Bulldog postures up and lands a big shot to Nomanson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burbank Bulldog dominated that second round.
That's time! Bulldog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bulldog closes the distance and pushes Nomanson back into the cage.
Bulldog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burbank Bulldog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomanson with a poor takedown
and Bulldog counters with a shoot takedown. Nomanson fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulldog lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nomanson trying to control the position.
Nomanson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bulldog wants to control from the top but Nomanson keeps moving.
Bulldog stands up from Nomanson's guard - Bulldog perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nomanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulldog stalks Nomanson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nomanson's face. Nomanson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bulldog misses with a two punch combination.
Bulldog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bulldog pushes Nomanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bulldog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulldog looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bulldog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bulldog postures up.
Bulldog stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nomanson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bulldog counters with a series of strikes. Nomanson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bulldog counters with a single leg into guard. Nomanson didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulldog lands a couple of digs.
Bulldog postures up.
Bulldog cracks Nomanson with a solid left hand.
Nomanson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bulldog is stalling in the full guard.
Bulldog trying to control but Nomanson is working from the bottom.
Bulldog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nomanson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog trying to control but Nomanson is working from the bottom.
Bulldog lands a couple of digs.
Nomanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulldog.
Bulldog gets to his feet - Nomanson follows without any prompting.
Bulldog feints and as Nomanson raises his hands in defense, Bulldog changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bulldog distracts Nomanson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bulldog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nomanson has his foot on Bulldog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bulldog works his way back into a safe position though.
Nomanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulldog is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulldog drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bulldog jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bulldog is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nomanson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nomanson has escaped and now he's on top!
Nomanson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burbank Bulldog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulldog has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burbank Bulldog!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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