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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shin Sato will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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276 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Sato!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whack! Sato lands a heavy head kick that drops Henderson. The ref tackles Sato to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Henderson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shin Sato!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNamara has chosen Massive Attack - Teardrop (House M.D.) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calico James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean McNamara!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
McNamara misses with a wild body shot.
McNamara is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, James seems content to control.
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McNamara defends it well.
McNamara tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
James trying to control the pace.
McNamara should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McNamara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McNamara is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with James in particular looking to stall.
James looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNamara wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James passes to full mount!
McNamara tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
McNamara is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James lands a nice shot to the head.
McNamara is trying desperately to improve position.
James is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. McNamara is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. McNamara flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. James anticipates the leg and manages to get behind McNamara and secures both hooks! This could be bad! James slips an arm under McNamara chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. James has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. James is squeezing on McNamara like an anaconda would it's prey. McNamara fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Calico James!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sooners Fight Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanner Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
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.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Jackson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanner Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guapo Obispo (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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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guapo Obispo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Michaels misses.
Obispo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obispo was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Obispo avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Obispo avoids a kick to the body.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Obispo moves out of range easily.
Michaels lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Guapo Obispo has been cut.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Obispo. Obispo gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels tries to clinch but Obispo is having none of it.
Obispo shoots in but Michaels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guapo Obispo.
Obispo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Obispo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obispo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Michaels defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obispo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Michaels keeping control of the position.
Obispo prevents Michaels from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Obispo moves out of range easily.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Michaels.
Michaels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
Obispo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Obispo showed some decent athleticism there.
Obispo is trying to control the action in half guard but Michaels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michaels is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has his hands clasped together around Obispo's back. He's all about the action.
Obispo controlling the action here.
Obispo wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.
Obispo seems to be working for a kimura but Michaels defends the submission attempt.
Obispo controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guapo Obispo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Obispo shoots in.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Obispo keeps it at a distance.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obispo with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Obispo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Obispo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Michaels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guapo Obispo.
Obispo is breathing heavily.
Obispo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Michaels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michaels is trying to buck Obispo off.
Obispo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Michaels looks calm but he's in trouble here. Obispo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Michaels is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Obispo lets go of the hold and Michaels can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guapo Obispo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cujo Levelside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim has chosen God Bless Us, EVERYONE! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cujo Levelside could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tiny Tim's chin.
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186 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cujo Levelside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiny Tim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levelside doesn't manage to clinch there - Tim circles away.
Levelside steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tim.
Levelside tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Levelside avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Levelside is keeping the position for now.
Tim is pushing down on Levelside's leg trying to pass to half guard. Levelside is fighting to maintain full guard but Tim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Levelside is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Tim there.
Levelside gets back to full guard.
Tim drops back looking for a leg! Levelside is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Levelside manages to kick Tim off! Tim jumps back into Levelside's guard.
Tim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tim with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Levelside looking to control.
Tim trying to control but Levelside is working from the bottom.
Tim won't allow Levelside to get back to his feet.
Tim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Levelside swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tim pushing down on Levelside's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Levelside keeps working.
Tim prevents Levelside from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tim connects with a nice short shot to Levelside's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levelside is looking to escape.
Tim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Levelside is just riding it out for now. Tim eventually gives up the hold.
Levelside makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Levelside is breathing heavily.
A big right from Tim misses.
Tim forces Levelside back against the cage and clinches.
Tim pulls guard successfully.
Tim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tim had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Levelside is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tim Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Levelside's back instead.
Levelside knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tim on the ground.
Tim looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim lands a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tim looking for the choke from the back.
Tim looking to break Levelside's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Levelside remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tim will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tim looking to break Levelside's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Levelside remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tim will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tim is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Levelside knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Levelside for a finish.
Tim doesn't have the hooks in and Levelside manages to turn into his guard.
Tim throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tim doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Levelside trying to control but Tim is working from the bottom.
Tim punching from the bottom.
Tim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim is looking for a triangle but Levelside pushes his legs off easily.
Tim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tim working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Levelside accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Levelside gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tim had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Levelside is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tim Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Levelside's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Tim 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.
Levelside wants to clinch
and Tim moves into the clinch.
Tim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levelside prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tim managing to block the knees to the body from Levelside.
Levelside lands a knee to the body.
Tim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Levelside throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levelside using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tim pulls guard effortlessly.
Tiny Tim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tim is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Levelside!
Tim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Levelside?
Tim can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Levelside is looking to escape.
Tim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Levelside can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tim looking to control but Levelside is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tim looking to secure an arm triangle but Levelside defends it well.
Tim has isolated one of Levelside's arms. Levelside looking to fight him off but Tim twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiny Tim!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Couza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Belfonte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Couza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfonte!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couza tries to keep at a distance but Belfonte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Couza leaning against his opponent.
Couza connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vitor Belfonte has been cut.
Couza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfonte's face.
Couza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belfonte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Couza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Belfonte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Couza - that landed with a thud.
Couza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Couza landing knees to the head.
Belfonte looks gassed!
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!
Couza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfonte's face.
Couza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Couza.
Couza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couza closes the distance but Belfonte moves to the side
and Belfonte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Couza's guard now.
Belfonte content to stall in guard here.
Couza tries to strike from the bottom.
Belfonte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couza tries to strike from the bottom.
Couza keeping moving, preventing Belfonte from controlling successfully.
Belfonte is stalling in the full guard.
Belfonte stopping the sweep attempt from Couza.
Belfonte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Couza 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.
Belfonte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Couza's guard.
Couza wants to improve his position but Belfonte is controlling well.
Couza is holding on to half guard well.
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.
Belfonte stalling.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Belfonte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couza with a poor takedown
and Belfonte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Couza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Couza looking for a sweep. Not yet Couza, not yet.
Belfonte is pushing down on Couza's leg trying to pass to half guard. Couza is fighting to maintain full guard but Belfonte has managed to sneak the leg through.
Couza tries to get to full guard but Belfonte has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couza tries to get out of the position.
Belfonte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couza is looking to improve his position.
Belfonte content to control rather than advance.
I looks like Belfonte might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Couza tries to get to full guard but Belfonte has control of the leg.
Couza wants to control but Belfonte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belfonte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Belfonte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Couza is looking to escape.
Belfonte 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 four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Couza is trying to stand back up but Belfonte is controlling him
Belfonte wants to pass to mount but Couza is defending the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Couza 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 Belfonte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belfonte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Belfonte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couza tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfonte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couza doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfonte circles away.
Couza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Belfonte to the mat! Belfonte manages to get full guard.
Belfonte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couza looking to pass the guard.
Couza is fighting to break Belfonte's control of his arms but Belfonte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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 Ronaldo Couza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfonte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Couza.
Couza misses with a takedown
and Belfonte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Couza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belfonte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belfonte is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Couza!
Belfonte controlling the position easily from mount.
Couza taking shots to the head.
Belfonte avoids the attempt from Couza to control.
Belfonte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Couza is squirming around, avoiding Belfonte's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belfonte content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Belfonte has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Belfonte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belfonte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Couza!
Belfonte controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfonte prevents Couza from getting the reversal.
Belfonte looking to control but Couza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belfonte cracks Couza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfonte looking to finish Couza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Couza!
Couza is looking to get to half guard.
Couza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Belfonte. What's that going to do exactly?
Belfonte controlling the position easily from mount.
Couza working to try and regain half guard.
Vitor Belfonte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couza throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfonte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couza is trying to escape the mount.
Belfonte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vitor Belfonte just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Couza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Couza doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfonte circles away.
Couza looks to clinch
and Belfonte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Couza's guard now.
Belfonte passes into half guard.
Belfonte throwing shots but Couza is blocking nicely.
Belfonte not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfonte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couza keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belfonte controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfonte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfonte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Belfonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfonte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belfonte sprawls well initially but Couza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Belfonte wants to get back to full guard.
Belfonte desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Couza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belfonte keeps working.
Belfonte is looking to control Couza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belfonte avoid being mounted?
Belfonte is looking to improve his position.
Belfonte trying to hold on to Couza's head to control him but Couza postures up.
Couza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfonte flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Couza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couza misses with a wild combination.
Couza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Belfonte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Belfonte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Couza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Belfonte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Couza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Couza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfonte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belfonte tries to free his leg and advance position but Couza is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belfonte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couza throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Couza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belfonte shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Belfonte was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Belfonte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfonte looking to finish Couza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Couza!
Belfonte blocks Couza's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Belfonte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Couza swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Couza is trying to escape the mount.
Belfonte controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belfonte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Couza is trying to escape the mount.
Belfonte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Couza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Belfonte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belfonte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belfonte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevie Seagull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Seagull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Muromets!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagull manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Muromets. No joy for Seagull on that attempt.
Ilya Muromets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagull fails with a takedown attempt.
Seagull shoots in but Muromets avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Seagull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muromets misses with a hook.
Muromets connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Muromets throws a looping overhand right but Seagull ducks down to avoid it.
Seagull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muromets tries to avoid it but Seagull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muromets to the ground. Muromets escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seagull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Stevie Seagull has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull takes one on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seagull.
Muromets lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Seagull looks for a takedown but Muromets sprawls well.
Muromets throws out a powerful jab.
Stevie Seagull's cut is getting worse.
Muromets ducks under a wild hook from Seagull.
Seagull shoots in but Muromets avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seagull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets misses the jab.
Seagull drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Seagull. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Muromets drops Seagull with a big left hand and mounts him. Seagull is in big trouble!
Seagull is rocked!
Seagull is breathing heavily.
Muromets softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Seagull is out cold! Muromets jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Muromets!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noburo Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noburo Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia scores with a shot to the body.
Maia gets the takedown into side control.
Kobayashi is looking for a sweep.
Kobayashi manages to get back to half guard.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Kobayashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kobayashi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kobayashi is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
Kobayashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kobayashi keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobayashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobayashi 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.
Kobayashi wants to hit a switch here but Maia passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kobayashi there!
Kobayashi is trying to escape the mount.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maia tries to control but Kobayashi wriggling away.
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.
Kobayashi is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maia controlling from the full mount.
Maia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kobayashi working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kobayashi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kobayashi is looking to get to half guard.
Maia content just to control the position here.
Kobayashi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Kobayashi tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.
Maia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.
Kobayashi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kobayashi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kobayashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kobayashi looks gassed!
Maia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kobayashi missing with punches from the bottom.
Maia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maia working Kobayashi over with strikes.
Kobayashi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Kobayashi is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Maia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
Kobayashi tries for a takedown but Maia circles away easily
and Maia counters with a left and a right that stings Kobayashi.
Kobayashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maia.
Kobayashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kobayashi fails with the takedown
and Maia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kobayashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
Kobayashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maia connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobayashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noburo Kobayashi.
Kobayashi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maia lands a glancing blow to the side of Kobayashi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maia.
Kobayashi is being controlled here.
Maia wants to control but Kobayashi is keeping him busy.
Kobayashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kobayashi is not content to let Maia control the position.
Maia taking a breather here.
Kobayashi tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kobayashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kobayashi is refusing to be controlled, as Maia sits in half guard.
Maia prevents Kobayashi from improving his position.
Maia takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kobayashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maia's back!
Kobayashi looking for the choke from the back.
Kobayashi is trying to stick to Maia's back but Maia is turning into Kobayashi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kobayashi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Maia.
Maia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maia forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia working Kobayashi over with strikes.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kobayashi sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia working the head and body with strikes.
Maia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kobayashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia trying to control the pace.
Maia wants to control but Kobayashi is keeping him busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Damian Maia just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kobayashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
Maia with a hook.
Kobayashi with a poor takedown
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kobayashi has his foot on Maia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maia works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Maia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maia looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
Kobayashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a two punch combo.
Maia lands with an uppercut that bounces Kobayashi off the cage and back into rage.
Kobayashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maia is thwarting Kobayashi's attempts to control the position.
Kobayashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maia controlling the position easily from mount.
Kobayashi is looking to get to half guard.
Maia controlling his opponent.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Damian Maia just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kobayashi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kobayashi is not content to let Maia control the position.
Kobayashi gets back to half guard.
Maia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maia controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a big shot there that rocks Kobayashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kobayashi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Maia keeps control of the position easily here as Kobayashi tries to buck him off.
Kobayashi turns into Maia and is now in his guard.
Maia controls Kobayashi momentarily but Kobayashi frees himself.
Kobayashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Maia pulls Kobayashi in close to prevent any damage.
Kobayashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Kobayashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobayashi is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kobayashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia counters with a takedown into side control.
Damian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noburo Kobayashi.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Maia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maia prefers to stall for the moment though.
Damian Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kobayashi for as long as he can get away with.
Kobayashi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Noburo Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia is trying to maintain the position but Kobayashi is very close to passing his half guard.
Maia is pressing down on Kobayashi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maia 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Maia!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante avoids the body shot from Bell.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Assante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Assante lands a head kick!
Assante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assante throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Assante. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Assante slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Assante.
Assante instigates a clinch.
Assante gets underhooks to prevent Bell's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Assante.
Bell breaks the clinch.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
Assante tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Assante.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Assante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assante can pounce on him.
Bell lands a nice shot that snaps Assante's head back.
Assante throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Bell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assante lands with a slapping head kick.
Bell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Assante!
Assante is trying to escape the mount.
Assante gets back to half guard.
Assante tries to roll over but Bell keeps him under control.
Assante wants to control but Bell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Assante is positioning himself well to prevent Bell advancing to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell wants to free his trapped foot but Assante is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante wants to control but Bell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bell.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bell scores with a one two! Assante had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
Salvatore Assante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Assante tries a head kick but it misses.
Assante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bell lands a really nice looking cross but Assante seems unphased.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Assante ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
Assante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bell blocks a head kick by Assante.
Bell throws a jab when Assante was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Assante avoids the head kick by Bell.
Assante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assante throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Assante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Assante lands with a kick to the temple. Bell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bell avoids the head kick by Assante.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell cracks Assante with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell walks into a jab.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Assante lands a head kick. Bell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bell is rocked!
Assante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Assante!
Oh Bell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assante tries to lock up and control but Bell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bell seems to have got his legs back now.
Assante is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Assante tries to lock up and control but Bell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bell with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bell looking to control but Assante is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Assante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell looking to finish Assante with some ground and pound. This is bad for Assante!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Assante throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assante tries a head kick but it misses.
Assante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bell.
Assante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assante closes the distance and clinches.
Assante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assante clinches.
Assante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Assante lands a knee to the body.
Assante prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assante stalling in the clinch.
Bell managing to block the knees to the body from Assante.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Assante is controlling the position.
Bell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Assante lands an elbow just above Bell 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bell's face.
Russell Bell's cut is getting worse.
Assante crunches a lovely knee into Bell's ribcage.
Bell tries to pull guard but Assante won't allow it.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Assante throws an elbow but misses.
Bell managing to block the knees to the body from Assante.
Bell takes an elbow to the temple.
Assante throws an elbow that misses.
Assante connects with a knee to the head.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Assante.
Assante throws an elbow that misses.
Bell blocks an elbow strike.
Assante misses with a knee to the head.
Assante pushes off an throws an elbow but Bell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Assante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Assante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bell's brow.
Assante throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Assante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Assante.
Bell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Assante gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assante lands an elbow that stopped Bell in his tracks for a moment.
Assante letting Bell take a breather here.
Assante gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bell managing to block the knees to the body from Assante.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bells head.
Assante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assante misses with an elbow strike.
Bell dodges an elbow strike from Assante.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Assante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bell's defenses.
Assante throws a head punch that misses.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assante lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assante missing with knees to the body.
Assante is pressed up against the cage. Bell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Assante down to the mat. Assante avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell scores with a hook.
Assante throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Assante scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assante lands a nice looking body kick.
Assante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assante misses with a head kick.
Assante wants to clinch but Bell slips to the side
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Assante's shoulder, as Assante tries to avoid the shot.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Assante is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assante moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Assante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assante lands a head kick. Bell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Assante scores with a head kick.
Assante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Assante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Assante!
Assante lands with a kick to the temple. Bell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bell blocks a head kick by Assante.
Assante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assante scores with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Assante.
Crunch! Assante slams his shin into Bell's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assante.
Salvatore Assante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assante connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assante misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Assante!
Salvatore Assante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bell cracks a nice hook into Assante's ribs.
Assante misses with a head kick.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assante was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assante clobbers Bell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Assante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Assante tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assante fails to land the takedown.
Assante scores with a head kick.
Bell misses with a hook. Assante ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Assante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Assante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assante lands a high kick!
Assante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
Bell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Assante throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Assante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Assante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assante.
Bell scores with a body shot.
Bell misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Assante works the jab nicely.
Bell throws a chopping leg kick but Assante manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assante can pounce on him.
Assante closes the distance and clinches.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russell Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Assante crunches a lovely knee into Bell's ribcage.
Assante breaks the clinch.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assante connects with a solid leg kick.
Assante cracks the inside of Bell's front leg.
Bell avoids the head kick by Assante.
Bell blocks a head kick by Assante.
Assante lands a glancing blow to the side of Bell's head.
Assante bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assante throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Bell blocks a head kick by Assante.
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assante keeps Bell at a distance using the push kick.
Assante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
Assante throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Assante misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante wants to clinch
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Assante lands with a kick to the temple. Bell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assante to score with a decent uppercut.
Assante throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assante lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bell will feel that in the morning.
Bell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Assante.
Assante throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Assante misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Assante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assante.
Assante doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Assante lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Assante.
Assante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Assante throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Bell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assante.
Assante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Assante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assante throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assante throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assante throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Assante 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Assante!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Steggman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by Wings of a Butterfly. Christian Steggman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Steggman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steggman defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steggman tries to roll over but Hansen keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steggman is defending against the submission attempts here by Hansen.
Hansen prevents Steggman from improving his position.
Steggman is defending against the submission attempts here by Hansen.
Hansen is working for a kimura but Steggman is defending it quite comfortably.
Steggman is trying to get back to full guard.
Hansen is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen prevents Steggman from improving his position.
Steggman gets back to full guard.
Hansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hansen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hansen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Steggman is retaining full guard.
Steggman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hansen won't allow Steggman to sweep him here.
Steggman keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Hansen stands and throws Steggman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Steggman sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steggman gets full guard.
Steggman keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Steggman has his foot on Hansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hansen works his way back into a safe position though.
Hansen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hansen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steggman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steggman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steggman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steggman keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
Hansen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Steggman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steggman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen advances to half guard.
Steggman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hansen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Steggman is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Hansen!
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