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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ringo Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ringo Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Starr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Starr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Starr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Starr.
Starr keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Starr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ringo Starr has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Starr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands a brutal head kick. Starr looks out on his feet and Johnson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kyle Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Correa Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. Correa Santiago could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kelvin Garnett's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Correa Santiago!
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, Kelvin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santiago.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches up with Garnett, looking for a takedown. Santiago pushes Garnett against the cage but Garnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santiago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santiago takes one to the chin there.
Santiago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garnett's waist but Garnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santiago off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Correa Santiago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago shoots for a takedown but Garnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Garnett sprawls well.
Santiago drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garnett struggling a bit here.
Garnett is trying to get back to his feet.
Santiago is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Garnett is trying to escape and Santiago transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Garnett is forced to tap! Nice work there by Santiago! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Correa Santiago!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacky Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citrus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Citrus has control of the leg.
Citrus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Citrus tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Citrus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Citrus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Citrus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Citrus slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Citrus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones wants to control but Citrus is keeping busy.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Citrus blocks the strikes from Jones.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Citrus.
Citrus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Citrus eventually gives up the hold.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Citrus circles 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.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Citrus actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones with the ground and pound but Citrus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Citrus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Citrus has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Citrus thows a big elbow that misses.
Citrus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Citrus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Citrus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Citrus throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Citrus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Citrus lands a nice short elbow.
Jones tries to roll over but Citrus keeps him under control.
Citrus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Citrus wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Citrus with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Citrus raining down shots from the mount!
Citrus trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Citrus lands with some strikes.
Citrus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Citrus isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Citrus unloading with bombs!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Citrus isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skoal Citrus 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.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Citrus swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Citrus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Citrus.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Citrus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones wants to clinch but Citrus slips to the side
and Citrus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Citrus 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.
Citrus forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Citrus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus working Jones over with strikes.
Citrus wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Citrus pulls his head out easily.
Jones is not content to let Citrus control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Citrus lands a nice short elbow.
Citrus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Citrus counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacky Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Citrus lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jacky Jones has been cut.
Citrus with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus clinches.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Citrus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones clinches but Citrus breaks the clinch
and Citrus counters with a left to the body.
Citrus has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Citrus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Citrus lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Citrus lands a knee to the head.
Citrus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Citrus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Citrus manages to end up in side control.
Citrus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Citrus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Citrus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Citrus - just one landing.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch
and Citrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Citrus.
Citrus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Citrus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Citrus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Citrus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Citrus.
Citrus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Citrus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Citrus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to hold on to Citrus's head to control him but Citrus postures up.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Citrus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Citrus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones is trying to control the position but Citrus postures up.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Citrus passes into half guard.
Citrus trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Citrus pulls his head out easily.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skoal Citrus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacky Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Citrus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Citrus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Citrus which made him look bad.
No luck for Citrus with that takedown attempt.
Jones avoids the head kick by Citrus.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Citrus moves into the clinch.
Citrus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Citrus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Citrus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Citrus breaks the clinch.
Citrus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Citrus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Citrus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Citrus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Citrus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Citrus.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Citrus sees it coming and defends easily.
Skoal Citrus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Citrus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Citrus.
Jacky Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Citrus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacky Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Citrus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Citrus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Citrus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citrus wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Citrus defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Citrus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Citrus pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Citrus pulls his head out easily.
Citrus wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jacky Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Citrus lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones trying to control here.
Citrus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Citrus prevents Jones from improving his position.
Citrus wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Skoal Citrus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Citrus works his way into full mount!
Citrus tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skoal Citrus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Citrus 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skoal Citrus!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AHIGA OTAKTAY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OTAKTAY comes into the arena with Tomahawk - War Song blaring out of the sound system. Mia has chosen It's a Fight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AHIGA OTAKTAY!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Mia!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OTAKTAY keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gavin Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mia throws a shot from downtown. OTAKTAY moves away and avoids it.
Mia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mia trying to control but OTAKTAY is working from the bottom.
Mia drops back looking for a leg! OTAKTAY is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and OTAKTAY manages to kick Mia off! Mia jumps back into OTAKTAY's guard.
Mia 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.
OTAKTAY is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia drops back looking for a leg! OTAKTAY is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and OTAKTAY manages to kick Mia off! Mia jumps back into OTAKTAY's guard.
Mia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mia 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.
Mia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mia looks gassed!
OTAKTAY throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mia walks into a left hand.
It looks like Gavin Mia has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by OTAKTAY. That's going to slow Mia down.
OTAKTAY with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
OTAKTAY with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from OTAKTAY finds it's target.
OTAKTAY lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by OTAKTAY!
Nice shot by OTAKTAY.
Mia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OTAKTAY.
OTAKTAY throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for OTAKTAY.
OTAKTAY lands with a big left! Mia is wobbled badly! OTAKTAY comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Mia to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). AHIGA OTAKTAY!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes into the arena with Smack My BitchUp blaring out of the sound system. 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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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sackett shoots and misses
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reynolds lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Sackett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sackett, pushing him back against the cage.
Sackett stalls.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sackett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sackett is looking to sweep but instead, Reynolds has passed into half guard.
Sackett wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.
Sackett pushes Reynolds off looking to stand but Reynolds dives back in and keeps control.
Reynolds throwing shots but Sackett is blocking nicely.
Reynolds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sackett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to free his trapped foot but Sackett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reynolds blocks the strikes from Sackett.
Reynolds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.
Reynolds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sackett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reynolds is working away from the top position though.
Sackett striking from the bottom.
Reynolds uses his free foot to push down on Sackett's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sackett.
Sackett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working the ground and pound effectively.
Sackett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sackett swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sackett wants to control but Reynolds is having none of it.
Sackett is bucking up trying to escape but Reynolds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount.
Sackett is looking to improve his position but Reynolds isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sackett is looking to improve his position but Reynolds isn't that keen on the idea.
Reynolds landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sackett is rocked!
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Sackett takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Reynolds's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Houston will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Houston looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fisher!
Houston thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fisher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Houston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Houston lands with some strikes.
Fisher is working to get back to half guard.
Fisher defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Houston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher wants to hold on but Houston pushes him away.
Houston is going olschool here, as he tries to force Fisher to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fisher shrugs it off.
Houston trying to control but Fisher is having none of it.
Houston looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two 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.
Houston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Houston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fisher is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fisher tries to lock up and control but Houston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fisher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Houston goes for an armbar but Fisher turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fisher.
Houston pulls Fisher in to control the position.
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.
Fisher trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Fisher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Houston trying to keep a closed guard but Fisher is proving a slippery customer.
Fisher wants to get up but he can't break Houston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Houston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fisher wants to get up but he can't break Houston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Houston wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Houston wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fisher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Houston.
Hank Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Houston looks gassed!
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Houston uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Houston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Houston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Houston throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice combination there by Fisher.
Fisher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houston on the side of the head.
Houston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fisher swivels and escapes.
Houston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Gary Fisher will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fisher lands a nice shot that snaps Houston's head back.
Houston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Houston feints and then cracks Fisher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fisher down.
Houston doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
Fisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fisher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Houston is just out of range.
Nice combo by Fisher! Oh, that's hurt him - Houston falls to the canvas and Fisher follows him into side control.
Houston is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher tries to stand but Houston is controlling his head.
Houston is still in real trouble! Can Fisher finish him?
Houston seems to have recovered his senses.
Fisher misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Houston regains full guard. Nicely done.
Houston is trying to control the position but Fisher postures up.
Fisher preventing the sweep.
Fisher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fisher stands up and beckons Houston to his feet.
Gary Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fisher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Houston on the side of the head.
Houston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands a jab to Houston's midsection.
Fisher punishes Houston's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fisher.
Fisher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Houston's head backwards.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher throws a good cross that connects.
Fisher lands a jab to Houston's midsection.
Fisher throws a one two combo.
Fisher swinging wilding here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fisher.
Gary Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fisher digs a good hook to Houston's body.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher lands with an uppercut that bounces Houston off the cage and back into rage.
Fisher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fisher jabs at Houston's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Fisher as he connects with a hook.
Fisher scores with a punch to the head.
A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houston moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fisher.
Houston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gary Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston walks into a straight right hand from Fisher.
Houston connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher connects with a crisp jab.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Houston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fisher connects with a right hand. Houston shakes it off.
Houston misses with a low kick.
Fisher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Houston. Houston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Houston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Houston walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fisher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Houston's hands.
Fisher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Houston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Fisher dominated that second round.
That's time! Fisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fisher lands with a shot to the body.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Houston.
Jab by Fisher.
Houston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fisher.
Houston is rocked!
Houston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Houston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fisher drops Houston with a nice combination! Fisher dives into Houston's guard, looking to finish!
Houston is still in real trouble! Can Fisher finish him?
Houston keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Fisher wanted to stand there but Houston had control of the position.
Fisher pushing down on Houston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Houston seems to have recovered his senses.
Houston is trying to maintain the position but Fisher is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston gets full guard.
Fisher trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Houston is working an open guard so Fisher takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Houston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fisher scores with a sloppy right hand. Houston should have avoided that one.
Houston doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
Houston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fisher wants to control but Houston postures up.
Fisher is not content to let Houston control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to control but Houston postures up.
Houston is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Houston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Houston trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
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.
Fisher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gary Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fisher with a hook.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houston can do to turn this around?
Fisher's corner calls for a 1-2. Fisher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Houston throws a head kick that Fisher semi-blocks.
Fisher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fisher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fisher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fisher duly obliges.
Fisher scores with a hook to the body. Houston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fisher lands a nice shot that snaps Houston's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston walks into a stiff left hand from Fisher.
Fisher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fisher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Houston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fisher, as that shot connected.
Fisher works Houston's body with a nice hook.
Fisher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Houston backs up against the cage.
Houston misses with a double jab
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hank Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Fisher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Herman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pee Wee's Big Adventure Theme Song. Wack has chosen Gummy Bear Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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20
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pee Wee Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wack swivels and escapes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wack.
Wack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Herman backs up against the cage.
Herman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wack.
It looks like Pee Wee Herman has been cut.
Wack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wack walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Herman drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wack swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Herman's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Faheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faheem has chosen Tunak Tunak Tun as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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20
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Faheem!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Shields misses.
Faheem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shields as he avoids it easily.
Shields clobbers Faheem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shields with a nice cross.
Shields lands a head shot.
Shields throws out a powerful jab.
Faheem shoots in and bounces Shields off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shields really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faheem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faheem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Faheem loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faheem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shields is keeping the position for now.
Faheem is looking to work some ground and pound but Shields has wrist control.
Faheem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faheem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faheem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Faheem is fighting to break Shields's control of his arms but Shields is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Faheem drives through with a takedown into guard.
Faheem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faheem trying to control the position from guard on top but Shields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Faheem from controlling successfully.
Faheem postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shields is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Faheem, into his guard.
Faheem doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faheem can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shields controls the pace.
Faheem wants to control the position but Shields says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Faheem tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faheem is trying to get back to full guard.
Shields controlling the pace.
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.
Faheem is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Faheem is looking to improve his position but Shields isn't that keen on the idea.
Shields manages to capitalize on a mistake by Faheem to take his back!
Faheem trying to control the position but Shields manages to sink in the hooks.
Faheem breaks Shields's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Faheem throws a strike but Shields rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Anthony Shields 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.
Shields tries to bum rush Faheem with a series of wild strikes but Faheem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faheem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faheem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shields fails to land with a series of punches.
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faheem.
Shields throws a series of punches but Faheem moves out of range.
Shields throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faheem throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shields's waist but Shields gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faheem off to one side.
Shields will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields scores with a sloppy right hand. Faheem should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Shields, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faheem shoots for a takedown but Shields saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Faheem walks into a straight right hand from Shields.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Shields.
Shields throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shields misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Faheem misses.
Shields swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shields with a nice cross.
Shields with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faheem throws a head kick that misses.
Shields misses with a series of wild punches.
Faheem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Faheem avoids the body shot from Shields.
No joy there for Shields, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shields scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faheem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Faheem misses with a takedown attempt - Shields sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anthony Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Faheem.
Faheem is breathing heavily.
Shields lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Faheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Faheem fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Shields.
Shields works the jab nicely.
Shields throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony Shields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields swings for the body but Faheem moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faheem.
Shields throws a right and a left that Faheem avoids nicely.
Faheem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shields throws a right hand that Faheem ducks under and follows up with a left that Faheem also avoids with ease.
Shields lands with a straight right. Faheem didn't see that one coming.
Shields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anthony Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Shields.
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faheem.
Shields looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shields tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faheem was well out of range. Poor timing from Shields.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Faheem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shields fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faheem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anthony Shields is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faheem. That's going to slow Shields down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with a wild combination.
Faheem clinches with his opponent.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Faheem has him pressed against the cage.
Faheem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shields is looking to break free of the clinch but Faheem has double underhooks.
Faheem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Faheem has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Faheem has him pressed against the cage.
Faheem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shields wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faheem has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shields as Faheem tries to tie him up.
Shields blocks an elbow strike from Faheem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Shields dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Faheem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Shields.
Faheem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shields is fending him off so far but Faheem persists. Nope, Shields circles away and we're back to standing.
Shields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shields misses with a few strikes there.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Faheem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faheem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shields scores with a sloppy right hand. Faheem should have avoided that one.
Faheem has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields managing to block the knees to the body from Faheem.
Faheem tries to land a knee to the head but Shields blocks with his arms.
Faheem struggles to land a body shot inside as Shields controls his hands.
Shields has had enough of the clinch but Faheem keeps him there for the moment.
Shields wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faheem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shields's elbow.
Faheem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faheem can't get the takedown.
Faheem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faheem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shields manages to break the clinch.
Shields lands a with a good body shot.
Shields connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faheem's hands.
Shields changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shields misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shields lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shields works Faheem's body with a nice hook.
Shields lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faheem.
Shields lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Faheem's head backwards.
Shields misses with a two punch combination.
Shields lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shields looks to land a combination. Faheem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shields scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Shields - just one landing.
Faheem is rocked!
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faheem.
Faheem doesn't manage to clinch there - Shields circles away.
Shields lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Faheem is still on wobbly legs! Can Shields finish him?
Shields throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Faheem stumbling backwards into the cage! Faheem bounces back off the cage towards Shields, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Shields lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Shields celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Shields!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Everybody Knows. A fine choice. Hammer has chosen Nine Inch Nails - Wish as his entrance music. Jack Hammer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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23
271 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Hammer chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hammer landing rabbit punches to the side of Jones's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Hammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones blocks the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hammer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones slips a jab from Hammer.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jack Hammer has been cut.
Hammer looks gassed!
Hammer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch but Hammer slips to the side
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammer.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hammer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hammer's back!
Jones scores with punches to the body.
Jones is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hammer is defending well though. Jones let's go of the attempt for now.
Hammer tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hammer throwing strikes but Jones manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hammer is looking to reverse the position.
Jones decides to stand back up.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Hammer will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Alex Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Hammer's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Jones tries to clinch but Hammer moves away
and Hammer counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Hammer.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Hammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Hammer on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Hammer lands a left hand.
Hammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Hammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammer is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hammer frees his head nicely. Oh but Jones has switched to an armbar! Hammer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alex Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kfier Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem has chosen Solitaire Unraveling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bullet Bookem will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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24
152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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20
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kfier Asher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asher shoots in looking for a takedown. Bookem tries to sprawl out of it but Asher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bookem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bookem but Bookem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Bookem misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Bookem.
Asher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bookem is looking to regain half guard here but Asher keeps moving and retains side control.
Bookem is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bookem is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Asher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Asher's back!
Bookem landing with strikes.
Bookem trying to control.
Bookem missing with strikes from the back.
Bookem lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Bookem throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bookem is working the ground and pound. Can Asher escape?
Asher wants to control his opponent's hands but Bookem gets his hands free.
Asher is breathing heavily.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bookem.
Bookem gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Asher is taking damage to the body and head.
Bookem punishes Asher with strikes from the back mount.
Bookem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bookem has the hooks in. Asher is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bookem wants to control but Asher is keeping busy.
Bookem throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bookem has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Asher.
Bookem scores with punches from the back.
Bookem is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
I would not like to be Asher right now.
Bookem punishes Asher with strikes from the back mount.
Asher trying to control the position but Bookem manages to sink in the hooks.
Bookem looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bookem. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bookem is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Asher up.
Bookem is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Asher. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bookem loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Asher hold on?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bookem trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Asher doesn't escape.
Asher is trying to break free.
Bookem lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bookem.
Asher is covering up but some of the strikes from Bookem are getting through and doing damage.
Asher is keeping busy.
Bookem scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Asher is looking for a way out.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bookem's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bookem might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Asher kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bookem lands shots from the back.
Bookem scores with punches to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bookem is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Asher grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bookem struggling to keep hold of the position.
Asher is covering up but some of the strikes from Bookem are getting through and doing damage.
Bookem landing with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bookem is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bookem has Asher flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bullet Bookem dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab from Bookem.
Bookem lands a lovely overhand right.
Asher is rocked!
Asher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Asher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bookem cracks Asher with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Asher falls to his knees and Bookem doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bullet Bookem!
Bullet Bookem is the new featherweight champion!
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