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CoV 125 in L.A. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mor Onfollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring Um Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mor Onfollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oakley Bark!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bark.
Bark dives in and grabs Onfollow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Onfollow pushes down on Bark's head and hops out.
Onfollow throws a right hand that Bark ducks under and follows up with a left that Bark also avoids with ease.
Bark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mor Onfollow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oakley Bark.
Onfollow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bark.
Bark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bark slips a straight right by Onfollow.
Onfollow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bark shoots in but Onfollow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Onfollow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Onfollow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bark moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Bark with that takedown attempt.
Onfollow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bark on the side of the head.
Bark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bark moves out of range of the strikes.
Bark shoots in looking for a takedown. Onfollow tries to sprawl out of it but Bark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Onfollow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Onfollow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onfollow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Onfollow misses with a few strikes there.
Onfollow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Onfollow lands.
Nice shot by Onfollow.
No luck for Bark with that takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Onfollow.
Sloppy strikes from Onfollow. Those never looked like landing.
Bark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Onfollow pinned against the cage. Onfollow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Onfollow lands with a right that hurts Bark. Bark looks to clinch but Onfollow throws a short knee that drops Bark. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mor Onfollow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres walks into a left hand.
Watson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torres quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
Torres won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson prevents Torres from improving his position.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is defending against the submission attempts here by Watson.
Torres slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson throws and elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Torres!
Watson keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Torres thows a big elbow that misses.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Wilson Torres has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Torres throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Torres.
Wilson Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson slips a jab from Torres.
Torres tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watson kicks Torres off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Torres throws and elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Watson!
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson thows a big elbow that misses.
Torres controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson 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.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Wilson Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Watson blocks a jab.
Torres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Watson.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Watson slips a straight right by Torres.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Torres scores with a nice head shot.
Torres moves to clinch but Watson breaks away
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Torres is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Watson, into his guard.
Torres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watson's guard.
Watson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torres is looking to stand up but Watson won't let him.
Watson wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres pushes down on Watson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Watson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Watson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Watson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torres sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Torres's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Torres manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Torres is trying to control. Watson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watson pushes Torres off and gets back to his feet.
Watson throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torres throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson connects with the punch.
Torres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Torres backing up. Torres nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Watson scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson lands a nice shot to the head.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torres because Watson loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Watson there.
Torres gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Watson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watson is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Watson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torres is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Watson controlling from side mount.
Watson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Torres down.
Watson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Watson.
Watson is trying to get an arm triangle but Torres is defending well.
Watson controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Torres some visible discomfort.
Torres wants to control but Watson postures up.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Torres tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Watson in side control, throwing shots but Torres defends.
Wilson Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torres to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Brian Watson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Brian Watson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Brian Watson!
Brian Watson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponnaganti.
Chavez jabs Ponnaganti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ponnaganti scores with a head kick. Chavez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot lands for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ponnaganti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Some bone on bone action there as Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ponnaganti circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ponnaganti, right into the meat.
Ponnaganti throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Chavez throws a front kick that sends Ponnaganti stumbling back into the cage.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick but Chavez moved away.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Chavez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Chavez.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
Ponnaganti throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Ponnaganti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chavez. That did some damage!
Ponnaganti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Chavez blocks the low kick.
Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Ponnaganti throws a front kick aimed at Chavez's knee but Chavez avoids it well.
A head kick by Chavez misses
and Ponnaganti counters with a big head kick but Chavez shrugs it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ponnaganti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ponnaganti avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Ponnaganti throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ponnaganti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chavez blocks a leg kick.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Ponnaganti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ponnaganti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ponnaganti pushes Chavez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ponnaganti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chavez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chavez looking to throw knees to the head but Ponnaganti is blocking nicely.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chavez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chavez blocks an elbow strike from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
Ponnaganti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chavez looking to stall.
Chavez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chavez avoids it.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chavez avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Chavez scores with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Chavez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponnaganti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ponnaganti's calf.
Ponnaganti dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up
and Chavez counters with a left to the body.
A head kick from Chavez lands but Ponnaganti takes it in his stride.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ponnaganti throws a lazy body kick
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ponnaganti really felt that one!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ponnaganti moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Ponnaganti lands a head kick!
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 Vrajesh Ponnaganti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Ponnaganti moves out of range easily.
Chavez jabs Ponnaganti right on the nose. Ponnaganti blinks but takes it well.
Ponnaganti is looking to land body kicks.
Chavez tries to work over Ponnaganti's front leg with a kick but Ponnaganti checks it.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with an inside leg kick.
Chavez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ponnaganti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a solid body kick.
Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Ponnaganti pushes him off.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with low kicks.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ponnaganti's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Ponnaganti misses
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Ponnaganti throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Ponnaganti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez thows a body kick. Ponnaganti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Miguel Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chavez cracks the inside of Ponnaganti's front leg.
A low kick from Ponnaganti is predictable there
and Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chavez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ponnaganti's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Ponnaganti misses the target.
A low kick from Ponnaganti is predictable there
and Chavez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ponnaganti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti is looking to chop away at Chavez's legs.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Chavez moves away
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ponnaganti moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Ponnaganti is predictable there
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick that misses.
Ponnaganti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Ponnaganti is predictable there
and Chavez counters with a big head kick but Ponnaganti shrugs it off.
Ponnaganti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ponnaganti's knee momentarily.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chavez counters with a left to the body.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ponnaganti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ponnaganti checks a leg kick.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ponnaganti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice combination there by Chavez.
Ponnaganti thows a leg kick but Chavez checks it
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chavez.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti thows a body shot but no joy.
Ponnaganti throws a lazy body kick
and Chavez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chavez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ponnaganti eats them both and turns towards Chavez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A low kick from Ponnaganti misses
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez catches Ponnaganti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ponnaganti is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponnaganti gets tackled into the cage by Chavez. Chavez maintains the clinch.
Chavez lands an elbow that stopped Ponnaganti in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Ponnaganti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Ponnaganti wants to stall.
Ponnaganti seems to have got his legs back now.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chavez missing with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chavez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti avoids a wild elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponnaganti is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Ponnaganti avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez connects with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chavez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ponnaganti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chavez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chavez tries to stall but Ponnaganti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chavez digs a right hand underneath Ponnaganti's ribcage. Ponnaganti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chavez with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ponnaganti throws a lazy head kick
and Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a head kick. That will keep Ponnaganti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ponnaganti thows a leg kick but Chavez checks it
and Chavez counters with a body kick.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ponnaganti throws a sloppy body shot
and Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti takes one on the button.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Ponnaganti moves out of range easily.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Ponnaganti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Ponnaganti's front leg but catches the back leg as Ponnaganti tries to avoid it.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ponnaganti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti blocks a low kick nicely.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Ponnaganti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponnaganti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Ponnaganti off balance momentarily.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chavez throws a wild body kick that Ponnaganti sees coming a mile off.
Ponnaganti misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Chavez both land. Nice combination.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Ponnaganti saw that one coming.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti is looking to wear down Chavez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ponnaganti throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ponnaganti.
Chavez pushes Ponnaganti away with a front kick.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ponnaganti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ponnaganti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up
and Chavez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ponnaganti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ponnaganti thows a leg kick but Chavez checks it
and Chavez counters with a big head kick but Ponnaganti shrugs it off.
Well,Ponnaganti is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ponnaganti scoring well with a low kick there.
Ponnaganti looks to clinch
and Chavez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ponnaganti connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez moves out of range as Ponnaganti throws a body kick.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ponnaganti throws a body kick the misses
and Chavez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ponnaganti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chavez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Miguel Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Ponnaganti misses
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a body kick.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ponnaganti blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a body kick.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ponnaganti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chavez lands a head shot.
A big right from Ponnaganti misses.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ponnaganti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Ponnaganti misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Ponnaganti.
Chavez lands a nice hook to Ponnaganti's body. Ponnaganti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ponnaganti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Ponnaganti.
Nice body kick from Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ponnaganti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chavez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Miguel Chavez!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Miguel Chavez!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Miguel Chavez!
Miguel Chavez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunther kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Common - Make My Day. Hollis has chosen UGK - Pocket Full of Stones as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Gunther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunther throws a sloppy head kick and Hollis moves out of range easily.
Hollis throws a leg kick which misses Gunther's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunther tries to avoid it.
Hollis lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollis. Gunther does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunther throws a body punch but Hollis moves out of range.
Gunther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunther slips a jab and a cross from Hollis.
Gunther scores with a push kick.
Gunther thuds his shin into the meat of Hollis's side.
Gunther doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Gunther.
It looks like Joe Hollis has been cut.
Joe Hollis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunther lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollis circles away quickly and effectively.
Hollis is looking to chop away at Gunther's legs.
Hollis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hollis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hollis connects with an inside leg kick.
Hollis scores with a nice strike.
Gunther scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hollis misses.
Gunther connects with a leg kick. Hollis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hollis lands with a nice body punch.
Gunther throws out a loose jab but Hollis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunther misses with a wild body shot.
Hollis clinches up against the cage.
Gunther digs a right hand underneath Hollis's ribcage. Hollis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunther.
Hollis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunther missing with knees to the body.
Hollis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollis avoids the damage to the body.
Hollis avoids the elbow strike from Gunther, against the cage.
Hollis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunther landing knees to the body.
Gunther tries to throw a body punch but Hollis avoids it by throwing Gunther back against the cage.
Gunther prevents a body shot from Hollis.
Hollis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hollis.
Gunther prevents a body shot from Hollis.
Gunther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hollis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hollis is leaning against Gunther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gunther misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollis avoids it.
Hollis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hollis avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Hollis lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollis avoids the damage to the body.
Gunther missing with knees to the body.
Hollis avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Hollis is working Gunther over against the cage.
Gunther is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunther misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollis blocks a body shot from Gunther.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but Hollis blocks with his arms.
Gunther is breathing heavily.
Hollis is leaning against Gunther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther is stalling here.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollis avoids the damage to the body.
Hollis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunther with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hollis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hollis lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Hollis.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollis avoids it.
Hollis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollis.
A right hook to the body lands for Hollis.
Gunther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollis avoids the damage to the body.
Hollis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hollis blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollis.
Gunther prevents a body shot from Hollis.
Good body shot from Hollis.
Gunther landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hollis.
Hollis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunther controls his hands.
Gunther misses with a knee strike.
Hollis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hollis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollis digs a right hand into Gunther's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunther's gas tank.
Hollis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hollis.
Gunther trying to control the position but instead, Hollis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunther into the cage.
Hollis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hollis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunther or not.
Gunther misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollis managing to block the knees to the body from Gunther.
Hollis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hollis cracks Gunther with a nice body shot.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hollis avoids it.
Gunther taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Hollis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Hollis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hollis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunther.
Gunther tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hollis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hollis moves out of range of the body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hollis scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Hollis.
Hollis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Todd Gunther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gunther. Hollis shrugs it off though.
Hollis blocks a head kick by Gunther.
Gunther walks into a stiff left hand from Hollis.
Gunther on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hollis. Hollis obviously looking to wear him down.
Hollis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gunther missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hollis.
Hollis lands a body punch.
Gunther misses with a knee to the head.
Gunther trying to land knees to the body.
Hollis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hollis is leaning against Gunther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hollis as Gunther tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hollis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hollis managing to block the knees to the body from Gunther.
Hollis lands with a light punch inside.
Hollis tries to throw a body punch but Gunther avoids it by throwing Hollis back against the cage.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hollis blocks an elbow strike from Gunther.
Good body shot from Hollis.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollis.
Gunther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollis blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollis blocks a body shot from Gunther.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hollis.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hollis as the two fighters clinch.
Hollis avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Hollis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but Hollis blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Hollis.
Hollis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunther blocks a body shot from Hollis.
Hollis lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hollis.
Nice body punch from Hollis.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollis avoids the damage to the body.
Hollis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunther or not.
Hollis is working Gunther over against the cage.
Gunther is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollis is defending well for now.
Hollis has clasped his hands together around Gunther's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hollis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hollis decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollis.
Hollis scoring well with a low kick there.
Hollis feints and then cracks Gunther's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunther down.
Hollis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hollis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunther takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hollis scores with a jab to the body.
Hollis throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunther chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollis can pounce on him.
Gunther swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hollis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hollis feints and as Gunther raises his hands in defense, Hollis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hollis stands and steps away. Gunther gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hollis clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollis blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollis.
Hollis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hollis avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Hollis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunther misses with an elbow strike.
Gunther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hollis blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollis lands a shot to the body.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but Hollis blocks it.
Hollis scores with a shoulder strike.
Hollis works on Gunther's body with a couple of short punches.
Hollis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunther or not.
Hollis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hollis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunther misses with an elbow over the top.
Hollis managing to block the knees to the body from Gunther.
Hollis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hollis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunther is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hollis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Hollis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hollis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hollis moves out of range of the body kick from Gunther.
Hollis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hollis counters with a thumping low kick.
Gunther falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hollis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gunther rather than just go for the knockout.
Gunther throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hollis counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunther thows a body kick. Hollis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hollis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hollis throws a one two combo.
Hollis scores with a body shot.
Hollis stalks Gunther and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gunther's face. Gunther staggers backwards, shaken.
Gunther shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hollis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollis lands with a nice body punch.
Hollis wants to slow Gunther down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hollis misses with a body shot.
Gunther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollis with a nice cross.
Hollis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunther throws a combination that misses
and Hollis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gunther takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hollis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hollis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunther misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hollis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hollis scores with a shot to the body.
Hollis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunther.
Hollis lands a jab to the nose.
Joe Hollis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gunther takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollis lands with a nice combination. Gunther backs away looking to recover.
Todd Gunther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Hollis.
Hollis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gunther throws a sloppy head kick and Hollis moves out of range easily.
Hollis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hollis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hollis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunther is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hollis.
Hollis is looking to slow Gunther down with leg kicks.
Hollis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunther takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hollis throws a nice looking combination but Gunther bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Hollis does no damage.
Hollis thuds his right hand into Gunther's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hollis just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunther throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hollis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hollis scores with a jab to the body.
Hollis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hollis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunther under the eye.
Gunther chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollis can pounce on him.
Hollis throws a nice looking combination but Gunther bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunther 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.
Hollis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gunther tries to clinch but Hollis moves away
and Hollis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hollis.
Hollis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunther.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollis.
Hollis cracks Gunther with a nice body shot.
Gunther tries to land knees in the clinch but Hollis avoids the damage to the body.
Hollis is leaning against Gunther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hollis as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Hollis - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunther with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunther looking to stall.
Hollis is leaning against Gunther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hollis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollis presses Gunther against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gunther can't find room to land a body shot as Hollis controls the action.
Hollis digs a right hand into Gunther's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunther's gas tank.
Gunther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hollis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hollis lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollis.
Hollis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Hollis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollis lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hollis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunther or not.
Gunther prevents a body shot from Hollis.
Gunther misses with a knee strike.
Joe Hollis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hollis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunther.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hollis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hollis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hollis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Joe Hollis!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Joe Hollis!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Joe Hollis!
Joe Hollis wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
153 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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146 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Burkhart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burkhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller tries to bum rush Burkhart with a series of wild strikes but Burkhart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burkhart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Miller is fighting to break Burkhart's control of his arms but Burkhart is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burkhart looking for a sweep. Not yet Burkhart, not yet.
Burkhart has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Burkhart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burkhart defending well though.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Burkhart defends it.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart trying to control from the bottom.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burkhart's head.
Miller seems to be looking for submissions.
Burkhart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkhart preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Burkhart's hands, connecting with Burkhart's forehead.
Burkhart is looking to improve his position.
Burkhart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burkhart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burkhart keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Burkhart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart controlling Miller's posture.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Burkhart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller pushes Burkhart off and scrambles back to his feet.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burkhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burkhart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burkhart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkhart throws out the jab.
Burkhart misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Burkhart thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burkhart counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burkhart counters with a left to the body.
Miller tries for a takedown but Burkhart circles away easily
and Burkhart counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart thows a body shot but no joy.
Burkhart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zack Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burkhart jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Burkhart throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Burkhart misses the target.
Burkhart scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Burkhart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller misses with a takedown
and Burkhart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burkhart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Burkhart.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Burkhart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a leg kick but Burkhart checks it
letting Burkhart counter with a right hand.
Burkhart looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Burkhart.
Burkhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller has his takedown stuffed
enabling Burkhart to counter with a crisp jab.
Burkhart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burkhart dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller works over Burkhart's head and body with a nice combination.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Burkhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burkhart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller shoots and misses
and Burkhart counters with a nice body shot.
Burkhart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkhart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zack Miller will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller has his takedown stuffed
and Burkhart counters with a two punch combo.
Burkhart misses the shot to the body.
Burkhart thows a body shot but no joy.
Burkhart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burkhart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Burkhart pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the cage. Burkhart follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Burkhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller shoots and misses
and Burkhart counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkhart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burkhart blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Burkhart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burkhart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burkhart counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burkhart misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burkhart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Burkhart lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying desperately to get to his feet.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burkhart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Burkhart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zack Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burkhart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burkhart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller is trying to stand up here but Burkhart is controlling him well.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller kicks Burkhart off and gets back to his feet.
Burkhart misses with a few strikes there.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Burkhart ducks down to avoid it.
Burkhart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burkhart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Burkhart slips a straight right by Miller.
Burkhart lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Zack Miller!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Zack Miller!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Zack Miller!
Zack Miller wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pharaoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutting comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Kill Everybody. Bill Cutting has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
174 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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KO power |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Pharaoh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharaoh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cutting takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pharaoh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cutting lands with a right that hurts Pharaoh. Pharaoh looks to clinch but Cutting throws a short knee that drops Pharaoh. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Bill Cutting!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelter comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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27
144 lbs
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24
141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Skelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pepe Silvia!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skelter misses with a leg kick.
Skelter looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvia is just out of range.
Silvia moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Silvia.
Nice body punch from Silvia.
Silvia digs a right hand into Skelter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skelter's gas tank.
Skelter throws a head punch that misses.
Silvia lands a knee to the body.
Skelter scores with a shot to the side of Silvia's head.
Skelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvia working Skelter over with knees to the body.
Skelter trying to stall but Silvia improves his position.
Good body shot from Silvia.
Skelter is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skelter working aggressively here.
Silvia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silvia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skelter is defending well for now.
Silvia pushes Skelter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silvia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skelter throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvia.
Silvia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silvia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skelter dodges an elbow strike from Silvia.
Skelter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvia pushes Skelter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvia obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvia.
Silvia lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvia.
Silvia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silvia lands a hook that snaps the head of Skelter backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia presses Skelter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Silvia.
Nice body punch from Silvia - that landed with a thud.
Silvia crunches a lovely knee into Skelter's ribcage.
Silvia gets through Skelter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvia landing knees to the body.
Silvia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Silvia.
Skelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvia.
Silvia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Silvia.
Silvia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skelter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Silvia.
Silvia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skelter backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skelter is defending well for now.
Silvia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Silvia.
Silvia is working Skelter over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvia.
Silvia misses with a knee to the head.
Silvia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
Skelter can't find room to land a body shot as Silvia controls the action.
Silvia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skelter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skelter working aggressively here.
Silvia lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia tries to land knees in the clinch but Skelter avoids the damage to the body.
Skelter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Silvia.
Silvia missing with knees to the body.
Silvia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skelter is defending well for now.
Silvia has a couple of punches blocked by Skelter.
Skelter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Silvia.
Silvia tries to work over Skelter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvia looking to throw knees to the head but Skelter is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvia.
Skelter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skelter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvia.
Silvia swinging wildly here.
Silvia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skelter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skelter.
Skelter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvia moves away.
Skelter throws a low kick but Silvia moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skelter.
Silvia misses the body punch
and Skelter counters with a nice uppercut.
Skelter slips a jab and a cross from Silvia.
Skelter throws a chopping leg kick but Silvia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skelter is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Skelter.
Silvia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silvia defending well as Skelter loads up on a big left hand.
Skelter looks to land a right hand but Silvia moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Skelter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvia connects with a jab.
Silvia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvia just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Silvia.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvia.
Silvia misses with a wild combination.
Silvia takes one on the button.
Skelter thows a body shot but no joy.
Silvia is looking to slow Skelter down with leg kicks.
Skelter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvia cracks Skelter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Skelter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skelter connects with a solid leg kick.
Jimmy Skelter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skelter lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvia thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Silvia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silvia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skelter is able to avoid easily.
Silvia dodges the punch combination from Skelter.
Silvia misses with a two punch combination.
Skelter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silvia's sensitive parts.
A punch lands to the side of Skelter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvia.
Silvia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvia misses with a double jab
and Skelter counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Skelter. Those never looked like landing.
Skelter lands a jab to Silvia's midsection.
Silvia with a jab.
Skelter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter throws a looping overhand right but Silvia ducks down to avoid it.
Silvia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skelter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skelter connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Skelter.
A big left from Skelter misses.
Decent striking displayed by Skelter there.
Silvia tries to work over Skelter's front leg with a kick but Skelter checks it.
Skelter throws a big shot that misses.
Silvia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silvia defending well as Skelter loads up on a big left hand.
Silvia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skelter.
Skelter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silvia's sensitive parts.
Silvia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skelter tries to score with a low kick but Silvia moves his leg out of the way.
Silvia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silvia lands a high kick!
Silvia tries to bum rush Skelter with a series of wild strikes but Skelter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skelter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skelter.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skelter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skelter tries to land a leg kick but Silvia saw it coming and moves away.
Silvia looks to land a combination but Skelter avoids it well.
Silvia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skelter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silvia counters with a good low kick that Skelter was not able to check.
Silvia misses with a kick to the body.
Silvia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skelter slips a straight right by Silvia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelter checks a leg kick nicely.
Silvia throws out a leg kick but Skelter moves out of range and Silvia only half commits.
Silvia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvia tried to score with a low kick but Skelter checks it.
Silvia looks for the body kick but Skelter saw that one coming.
Pepe Silvia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Skelter avoids the body shot from Silvia.
A combination from Skelter does no damage.
Skelter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skelter throws a leg kick
and Silvia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvia avoids the body shot from Skelter.
Pepe Silvia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvia doesn't manage to clinch there - Skelter circles away.
Silvia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Skelter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silvia counters with a left and a right that stings Skelter.
Skelter is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skelter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silvia under the eye.
Oh Skelter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Skelter.
Skelter seems to have got his legs back now.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skelter.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvia.
Skelter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skelter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Skelter.
Silvia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skelter.
Silvia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silvia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skelter. That one must have hurt.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvia works Skelter's body with a nice hook.
Skelter misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvia, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Silvia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skelter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silvia.
Skelter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silvia counters with a low kick, right behind Skelter 's knee.
Silvia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skelter moves away.
Skelter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silvia moves out of range of the leg kick from Skelter.
Silvia connects with a leg kick. Skelter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silvia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skelter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skelter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skelter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Silvia.
Silvia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skelter on the side of the head.
Silvia slips under a jab from Skelter.
Skelter just misses with a punch to the body.
Skelter misses with a body punch
and Silvia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silvia lands with a right hand.
Silvia looks to throw the jab but Skelter is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Skelter moves out of range.
Skelter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skelter looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvia is just out of range.
Skelter looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvia is just out of range.
Silvia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silvia misses with a low kick.
Skelter misses with a leg kick.
Skelter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skelter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silvia connects with a body shot that sends Skelter's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Silvia.
Silvia checks a low kick from Skelter.
Skelter misses with a hook to the body
and Silvia counters with a series of strikes. Skelter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silvia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silvia. Silvia obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skelter loads up on a big right hand but Silvia slips the punch.
Silvia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skelter.
No joy there for Skelter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Skelter moves out of range.
Silvia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skelter moves forwards but Silvia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silvia throws out a powerful jab.
Skelter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silvia in his tracks.
Skelter scores with a jab.
Skelter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silvia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silvia defending well as Skelter loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Silvia misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skelter misses with a leg kick.
Skelter misses with a hook to the body
and Silvia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silvia misses the jab.
Silvia fails to land with a series of punches.
Silvia checks a low kick from Skelter.
Skelter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skelter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skelter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvia.
Silvia throws a nice looking combination but Skelter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skelter is looking to chop away at Silvia's legs.
Silvia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skelter is able to avoid easily.
Skelter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Skelter keeps it at a distance.
Skelter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvia.
Silvia misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skelter.
Skelter misses with a body shot
and Silvia counters with a left and a right that stings Skelter.
Skelter misses with a double jab
and Silvia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skelter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvia throws a leg kick which misses Skelter's front leg but catches the back leg as Skelter tries to avoid it.
Skelter misses with a leg kick
and Silvia counters with a stiff right hand.
Silvia looks to land a left hand but Skelter moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skelter catches Silvia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skelter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvia misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Silvia really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skelter misses with a body shot
letting Silvia counter with a right hand.
Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skelter looks to land a combination but Silvia avoids it well.
Skelter looks to land a combination but Silvia avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvia.
Silvia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silvia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skelter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skelter thumps Silvia with a low kick.
Skelter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skelter misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Silvia.
Skelter misses with a wild body shot.
Silvia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skelter.
Silvia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skelter.
Skelter misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Skelter misses.
Silvia misses with a leg kick.
Silvia wants to clinch.
Skelter jabs Silvia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silvia lands a jab.
Skelter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silvia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silvia tries to land a leg kick but Skelter saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skelter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvia throws a hook but Skelter blocks it.
Silvia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skelter was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silvia.
A big right from Skelter misses.
Skelter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Skelter!
Skelter avoids a kick to the body.
Skelter misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Skelter misses
and Silvia counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Silvia coming out on top.
Silvia moves out of range of the strikes.
Skelter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silvia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelter misses with a shot to the body
and Skelter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skelter.
Silvia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silvia duly obliges.
Skelter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silvia thows a leg kick but Skelter checks it
and Skelter counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skelter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skelter misses with a shot to the body
and Silvia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skelter thinking.
Silvia throws a leg kick
and Skelter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skelter thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Skelter misses.
Silvia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silvia slips a jab and a cross from Skelter.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Skelter avoids them all with ease.
Silvia works over Skelter's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silvia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silvia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvia lands a body shot.
Skelter misses with a hook to the body
and Silvia counters with a leg kick.
Skelter looks to land a combination but Silvia avoids it well.
Silvia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skelter.
Skelter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silvia counters with a series of strikes. Skelter will be more careful next time no doubt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Skelter throws a leg kick
and Silvia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvia missing with a left hand there. Skelter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silvia lands a really nice looking cross but Skelter seems unphased.
Skelter scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Silvia dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Skelter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silvia counters with a right hand to the body.
Silvia connects with a solid leg kick.
Silvia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skelter walks into a stiff left hand from Silvia.
Silvia lands with a nice body punch.
Silvia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skelter in his tracks.
A low kick from Skelter misses
and Silvia counters with a solid body kick.
Silvia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvia unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Skelter! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Silvia is unloading with more strikes now! Skelter drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepe Silvia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by BLOWN AWAY. Stanton Friedmon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedmon tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Friedmon misses with a wild body shot.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Friedmon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Friedmon.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Friedmon misses with a leg kick.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Friedmon ducks down to avoid it.
Friedmon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santos's head.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedmon is just out of range.
Santos throws a body kick the misses
and Friedmon counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedmon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedmon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Friedmon on the side of the head.
Friedmon throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Friedmon manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Friedmon with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Santos misses.
Friedmon connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos misses with a shot to the body
and Friedmon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friedmon.
Friedmon won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Friedmon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Friedmon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Friedmon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Friedmon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedmon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Friedmon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Friedmon from controlling successfully.
Friedmon controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Friedmon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friedmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos misses the body punch
and Friedmon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
Friedmon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Friedmon is proving a slippery customer.
Friedmon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Friedmon postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Friedmon won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friedmon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Friedmon prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
Friedmon is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Friedmon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Friedmon tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Friedmon throws and elbow that misses. Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friedmon's guard. Nice move by Santos!
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Friedmon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Friedmon lands some shots froms side control.
Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Friedmon off and has taken his back!
Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Friedmon pushed the leg off.
Friedmon finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Friedmon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Friedmon regains half guard.
Friedmon wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Friedmon works to full guard.
Friedmon keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wanted to stand there but Friedmon had control of the position.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Friedmon is keeping the position.
Friedmon wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
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.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Friedmon is keeping the position.
Santos wants to stand but Friedmon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Friedmon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Friedmon is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is positioning himself well to prevent Friedmon advancing to mount.
Friedmon with the ground and pound but Santos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Friedmon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to keep Friedmon in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Friedmon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos wants to sweep here but Friedmon controlling him for the moment.
Friedmon advances to half guard.
That's four 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.
Friedmon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Friedmon wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friedmon trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Friedmon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Friedmon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friedmon lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Santos misses.
Friedmon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedmon was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Friedmon throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos is looking to wear down Friedmon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedmon lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Santos.
Jesus Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Friedmon thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedmon moves away.
Santos motions for Friedmon to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Friedmon.
Friedmon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos swings for the body but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Friedmon.
Friedmon looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Friedmon tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Friedmon throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Friedmon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Friedmon.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Friedmon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos throws a head kick but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Friedmon's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Friedmon throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Friedmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Friedmon counters with a leg kick.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos tests Friedmon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Friedmon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santos's head.
Santos misses the jab.
Santos jabs at Friedmon's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Friedmon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Friedmon takes one to the chin there.
Friedmon throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Friedmon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Friedmon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santos tries to buck Friedmon off but Friedmon is having none of it.
Friedmon working the ground and pound.
Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Stanton Friedmon just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Santos misses.
Friedmon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Friedmon cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Friedmon tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Friedmon moved out of range.
Friedmon ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Friedmon throws a lazy head kick
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santos.
Santos throws a body punch but Friedmon moves out of range.
Santos cracks Friedmon with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Friedmon.
Santos stuns Friedmon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Friedmon takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Friedmon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Friedmon is looking to clinch.
Friedmon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Friedmon connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
That's two 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.
Friedmon wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Friedmon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedmon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedmon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedmon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friedmon is one step ahead there.
Friedmon works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Friedmon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Check out the look on Friedmon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon lands an elbow.
Santos tries to escape but Friedmon is in control.
Friedmon working the ground and pound from side control.
Friedmon wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Friedmon is chipping away with strikes.
Friedmon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santos is avoiding damage well.
Friedmon trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos is trying to control Friedmon's posture but Friedmon avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Friedmon looks up at the clock and then as Santos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friedmon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Friedmon grinds an elbow into Santos's temple.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Friedmon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Friedmon on the side of the head.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friedmon throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Friedmon only half commits.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Friedmon.
Friedmon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Santos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Friedmon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Friedmon counters with a leg kick.
Friedmon misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos sizes up Friedmon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Friedmon misses with a takedown attempt
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedmon moves away.
Santos 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.
Friedmon slips under a jab from Santos.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Friedmon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Friedmon scores with a leg kick.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Friedmon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Jesus Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon lands with a right hand.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Friedmon has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Friedmon tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Friedmon back against the cage.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Friedmon up against the cage.
Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Friedmon tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Friedmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Friedmon lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Friedmon avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Friedmon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
A right hand to the body from Friedmon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Friedmon can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Friedmon.
Friedmon working aggressively here.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Friedmon tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friedmon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Friedmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friedmon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Friedmon misses.
Santos lands a nice hook to Friedmon's body. Friedmon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Friedmon with that takedown attempt.
Jesus Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanton Friedmon.
Friedmon swinging wildly here.
Friedmon moves away from the strike by Santos.
Friedmon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jesus Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos moves out of range as Friedmon throws a body kick.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Friedmon moves away from the strike by Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Friedmon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Friedmon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Stanton Friedmon wins by unanimous decision! Stanton Friedmon retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Diesel Power. Kalyagin has chosen Show Me Your Genitals as his entrance music. Konstantin Kalyagin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
18 - 1 - 0 |
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224 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bud Diesel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalyagin swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel .
Diesel drives through and clinches with Kalyagin against the cage.
Kalyagin is trying to force a seperation but Diesel has the dominant position.
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diesel .
Diesel works on Kalyagin's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalyagin.
Diesel digs a right hand into Kalyagin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalyagin's gas tank.
Diesel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalyagin.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalyagin throws a head punch that misses.
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Diesel .
Diesel works on Kalyagin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kalyagin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
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!
Diesel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalyagin backwards.
Nice body punch from Diesel .
Kalyagin looks gassed!
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalyagin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalyagin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diesel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diesel presses Kalyagin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diesel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalyagin.
Diesel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalyagin backwards.
A hook to the body from Diesel .
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Diesel .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diesel lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalyagin throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Diesel .
Kalyagin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diesel 's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Diesel .
Diesel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diesel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diesel scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Diesel .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel pushes Kalyagin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diesel pushes Kalyagin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kalyagin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diesel lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diesel - that landed with a thud.
Kalyagin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Diesel as the two fighters clinch.
Diesel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalyagin.
Diesel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diesel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Diesel .
A right hand to the body from Diesel .
Nice body punch from Diesel .
Diesel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diesel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diesel lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Diesel .
Diesel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel gets through Kalyagin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diesel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diesel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalyagins head.
Diesel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diesel digs a right hand underneath Kalyagin's ribcage. Kalyagin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diesel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Diesel .
Diesel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Diesel .
Diesel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diesel is leaning against Kalyagin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diesel .
Diesel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel .
Diesel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalyagin backwards.
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diesel lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Diesel as the two fighters clinch.
Diesel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diesel has hold of one of Kalyagin's legs. Kalyagin is fighting the takedown attempt but Diesel gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diesel won't allow Kalyagin to get back to his feet.
Diesel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel landing strikes.
Diesel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Diesel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diesel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Kalyagin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kalyagin is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kalyagin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diesel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diesel is trying to get an arm triangle but Kalyagin is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from Diesel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kalyagin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diesel is controlling him well.
Kalyagin being controlled for a moment.
Diesel is looking to take a break and control but Kalyagin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Diesel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diesel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalyagin dodges the punch combination from Diesel .
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalyagin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalyagin sizes up Diesel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diesel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diesel .
Kalyagin is looking to slow Diesel down with leg kicks.
Konstantin Kalyagin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diesel connects with a looping right hand.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalyagin moves away.
Diesel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalyagin can do to turn this around?
Diesel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalyagin's sensitive parts.
Diesel misses with a leg kick
letting Kalyagin counter with a right hand.
Diesel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Diesel scores with a four punch combination!
Diesel throws a push kick but Kalyagin slaps the foot to one side.
Diesel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin takes one on the button.
Kalyagin looks to land a combination but Diesel avoids it well.
Kalyagin blocks a leg kick.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalyagin circles away.
Diesel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kalyagin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diesel with a nice cross.
Kalyagin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diesel misses with a looping right.
Kalyagin lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
A head kick from Diesel lands but Kalyagin takes it in his stride.
Diesel misses with a takedown attempt - Kalyagin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kalyagin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diesel doesn't seem phased though.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Kalyagin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalyagin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diesel . Diesel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diesel - that will leave a mark!
Diesel lands a jab to Kalyagin's midsection.
No luck for Diesel with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Diesel . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Kalyagin is predictable there
and Diesel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kalyagin's guard now.
Kalyagin is trying to keep Diesel in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin wants to stand and escape but Diesel is having none of it.
Diesel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diesel is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalyagin has wrist control.
Kalyagin pushes Diesel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Diesel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalyagin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diesel really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diesel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalyagin checks the leg kick.
Konstantin Kalyagin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Diesel with that takedown attempt.
Diesel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Diesel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kalyagin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diesel checks it well.
Kalyagin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diesel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kalyagin if he has to take too many more of those.
Kalyagin throws a lazy body kick
and Diesel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diesel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kalyagin!
Kalyagin can't escape the position.
Kalyagin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diesel . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalyagin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diesel wants to pass to mount but Kalyagin is defending the position.
Diesel wants to control but Kalyagin is keeping him busy.
Kalyagin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diesel working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel wants to control but Kalyagin is keeping him busy.
Kalyagin wants to get back to full guard but Diesel has passed into side control.
Diesel avoids the attempt from Kalyagin to control.
Diesel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Diesel lands a big shot there that rocks Kalyagin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diesel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kalyagin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kalyagin stops Diesel from passing to mount.
Kalyagin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diesel seems to be working for a kimura but Kalyagin defends the submission attempt.
Kalyagin trying to control here.
Kalyagin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Diesel manages to pass to mount!
Diesel tries to control but Kalyagin wriggling away.
Diesel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kalyagin hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel landing punches.
Diesel 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.
Kalyagin is in a horrible position here. Diesel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diesel prevents Kalyagin from getting the reversal.
Diesel lands a heavy elbow.
Diesel with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel lands a nice shot to the head.
Kalyagin is rocked!
Diesel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kalyagin is still in real trouble! Can Diesel finish him?
Diesel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kalyagin looks a forlorn figure.
Diesel postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kalyagin out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Diesel goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bud Diesel !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rennet Greyven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ungar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Rennet Greyven acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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10 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
15 - 2 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stu Ungar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rennet Greyven!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyven cracks the inside of Ungar's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Ungar.
Ungar throws a leg kick but Greyven moved away.
Greyven tries a head kick but it misses.
Greyven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greyven blocks the body kick.
Greyven lands a nice shot that snaps Ungar's head back.
It looks like Stu Ungar has been cut.
Ungar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greyven.
Ungar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greyven's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ungar feints and then cracks Greyven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Greyven down.
Greyven throws out a loose jab but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greyven thows a leg kick but Ungar checks it
and Ungar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Greyven breaks the clinch.
Greyven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rennet Greyven has been cut.
That kick from Greyven tenderised Ungar's leg. Ungar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Greyven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ungar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ungar lands with a hook. Greyven tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ungar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Greyven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greyven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyven misses with a straight right.
Greyven misses with an uppercut.
Greyven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greyven looks gassed!
Greyven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Ungar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.
Ungar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ungar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ungar with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyven misses with a hook. Ungar ducked under it nicely.
Ungar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Greyven takes a step back to recover.
Ungar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greyven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ungar lands with a nice body punch.
Ungar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greyven doesn't seem bothered though.
Ungar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greyven. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Ungar.
Ungar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ungar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ungar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greyven at a distance.
Ungar is looking to wear down Greyven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ungar digs a good hook to Greyven's body.
Ungar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ungar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Greyven eats them both and turns towards Ungar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ungar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greyven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ungar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ungar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Greyven tries to keep at a distance but Ungar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ungar lands with a short shot to the head.
Ungar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ungar works on Greyven's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyven is looking to break free of the clinch but Ungar has double underhooks.
Ungar lands a left hand.
Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ungar stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ungar.
Ungar scores with a hook to the body.
Ungar pushes Greyven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greyven backwards.
A hook to the body from Ungar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ungar.
That has opened up Rennet Greyven's cut even more.
Ungar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ungar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Greyven will feel that in the morning.
Ungar connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greyven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ungar.
Ungar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greyven's calf.
Nice body kick from Ungar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar tests Greyven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greyven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ungar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ungar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Greyven if he has to take too many more of those.
Ungar cracks the inside of Greyven's front leg.
Ungar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Greyven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ungar counters with a right hand to the body.
Ungar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greyven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ungar counters with an inside leg kick.
Ungar dips to his left and cracks Greyven with an uppercut!
Ungar lands with a cross.
Ungar connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Ungar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Greyven misses with a straight left.
Ungar connects with a leg kick. Greyven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Greyven throws a looping overhand right but Ungar ducks down to avoid it.
Ungar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ungar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greyven.
Ungar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rennet Greyven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greyven misses with a looping left.
Ungar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greyven's calf.
Ungar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ungar.
Ungar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greyven is breathing heavily.
Ungar pushes Greyven up against the cage in a clinch.
Greyven has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ungar.
A short left from Ungar.
The cut above Rennet Greyven's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Greyven misses with a punch to the body.
Greyven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ungar.
Good standup being displayed there by Ungar as he connects with a hook.
Greyven keeps the fight on the outside.
Ungar cracks Greyven with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Ungar there.
Rennet Greyven's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Greyven tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ungar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greyven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Ungar.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rennet Greyven's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stu Ungar!
Stu Ungar retains his heavyweight title!
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