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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thorton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Thorton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Thorton.
A head kick misses from Thorton.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tom Jackson has been cut.
Thorton fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jackson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jackson looks to clinch but Thorton throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jackson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Thorton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McCartney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clem comes to the cage accompanied by Full Trucker Effect. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Clem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul McCartney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCartney throws a series of punches but Clem avoids them all with ease.
Clem has McCartney up against the cage in a clinch.
Clem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCartney is trying to break the clinch but Clem is controlling him.
Clem has picked McCartney up - he's going for a ride! Clem dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McCartney wants to improve his position but Clem is controlling well.
McCartney trying to hold on to Clem's head to control him but Clem postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney tries to get to full guard but Clem has control of the leg.
Clem is trying to control the action in half guard but McCartney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCartney's head.
Clem lands strikes from half guard.
Clem not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCartney tries to roll over but Clem keeps him under control.
McCartney tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Clem has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Clem working McCartney over with strikes here.
Clem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McCartney?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clem pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clem scoring with strikes but McCartney is staying in there.
McCartney is rocked!
Clem loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have McCartney scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Clem land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Clem stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Clem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morula Followish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lennon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morula Followish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon lands with a nice combination. Followish backs away looking to recover.
Lennon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Followish tries for a takedown but Lennon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lennon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lennon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Followish shoots for a takedown but Lennon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Followish or perhaps it was just good defense by Lennon which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morula Followish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Followish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Followish needs to keep his hands up - Lennon had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lennon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Followish closes the distance and clinches up with Lennon, looking for a takedown. Followish pushes Lennon against the cage but Lennon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lennon cracks Followish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Followish is rocked!
Lennon connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Followish to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Lennon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Lennon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with "All Summer Long" By Kid Rock blaring out of the sound system. George Foot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank James!
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, George Foot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James swinging wilding here.
Foot wants to clinch.
James looks to clinch
and Foot counters with a left and a right that stings James.
Foot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but James avoids it really well and circles away.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is looking to improve his position.
Foot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Foot.
James pushes Foot off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foot staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
It looks like George Foot has been cut.
James darts in and clinches Foot up against the cage.
Foot is trying to drag James to the mat but James just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Frank James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foot.
Foot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Foot gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
Foot jumps guard but James stands there with Foot around his waist. Foot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James looks to land a right hand but Foot moved out of range.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Foot is just out of range.
Foot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James has one foot on Foot's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foot.
James misses with a combination
and Foot counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Foot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but James sees it coming and defends easily.
Foot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Foot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foot looks gassed!
James punching from the bottom.
James makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Foot ducks right into an uppercut from James.
James misses with a looping right.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foot fails to land the takedown.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Foot's shoulder, as Foot tries to avoid the shot.
Foot tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James missing with a left hand there. Foot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Foot counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for James!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James is looking to improve his position but Foot isn't that keen on the idea.
Foot working James over with strikes here.
Foot looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Foot goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now James is on top in guard.
Foot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. James is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Foot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James scores with punches from side control.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
James decides to stand back up. James steps back and let's Foot get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
A swing and a miss from James.
James looks to throw the jab but Foot is out of range.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Frank James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Foot's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Foot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foot lands in his opponent's guard.
Foot won't allow James to get back to his feet.
Foot stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James regains half guard.
Foot prevents James from standing back up.
James is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Foot jumps into side control!
James parries the strikes from Foot easily there. Foot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable James to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but James is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Foot is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Foot is breathing heavily.
James is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Foot has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
Foot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Foot would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand up but Foot is controlling him.
Foot is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
James has his feet on Foot's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Foot slips a straight right by James.
James wants to clinch up but Foot keeps it at a distance.
Foot shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Foot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Foot. Foot gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foot.
James connects with a body shot.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James misses the shot to the body.
James scores with a one two! Foot had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foot shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Foot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foot is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Foot shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Foot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James is trying to keep Foot in close.
James wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James throws a series of punches but Foot avoids them all with ease.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foot backs up against the cage.
Foot shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Foot circles away quickly and effectively.
James throws a shot from downtown. Foot moves away and avoids it.
Foot closes the distance and clinches.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foot shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James lands a nice hook to Foot's body. Foot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Foot avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foot has a takedown stuffed.
James throws a body punch but Foot moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Foot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
James misses with a wild body shot.
James misses the shot to the body.
Foot throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a wild combination.
James wants to clinch
and Foot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foot.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foot is controlling him.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Foot manages to get himself to full guard.
Foot is looking for a triangle but James pushes his legs off easily.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James stops Foot from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foot looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! James has picked Foot up and slammed him! Foot can't keep hold of the triangle and James manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foot moves away.
Nice body punch from James.
Foot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James missing with a left hand there. Foot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a jab when Foot was well out of range.
Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James scores with a body shot.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot by James.
James tries to clinch
and Foot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Foot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
George Foot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand but Foot is controlling the position.
James controls Foot momentarily but Foot frees himself.
George Foot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James wants to stand up but Foot is controlling him.
James controls Foot momentarily but Foot frees himself.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Foot closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Foot pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James leaves Foot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frank James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foot.
James avoids the head kick by Foot.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James scores with a hook.
Foot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James looks to land a body kick but Foot moved away.
James tries to clinch
and Foot counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
Foot throws and elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foot's guard. Nice move by James!
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Foot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Foot's legs - danger averted.
Foot trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. James is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Foot.
James decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foot moves away from the strike by James.
Frank James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James looks to throw the jab but Foot is out of range.
Foot shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by James.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foot walks into a jab.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frank James is winning the standup battle so far.
Foot throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank James.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, 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 Frank Antenori 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... Frank James!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinson Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dreaked Tyueds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinson Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dreaked Tyueds!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Workman.
It looks like Dreaked Tyueds has been cut.
Workman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vinson Workman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyueds closes this distance looking for a takedown but Workman circles away.
Workman drops his shoulder and cracks Tyueds with a huge uppercut! Tyueds goes down! Can Workman finish him?
Workman is standing up over Tyueds. Tyueds looks to escape but Workman dives into side control.
Workman stands up and beckons Tyueds to his feet.
Tyueds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyueds looks gassed!
Workman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Workman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Dreaked Tyueds's cut even more.
Workman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tyueds sprawling to the canvas! Tyueds rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Workman finish him?!
Workman throws a pinpoint strike between Tyueds's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Tyueds crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Workman scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinson Workman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Burnett will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Bill!
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, Dan Burnett!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burnett looks to land a combination. Bill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Frank Bill has been cut.
Burnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bill wants to clinch.
Bill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bill misses with a body shot.
Burnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bill.
Burnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burnett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bill up against the cage.
Burnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Burnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Burnett.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Burnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Burnett connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Burnett.
Burnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bill blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnett crunches a lovely knee into Bill's ribcage.
Bill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burnett'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.
Bill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Burnett has Bill pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burnett obliges.
Burnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Burnett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Burnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Burnett.
Bill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burnett obliges.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but Bill blocks with his arms.
Burnett prevents the takedown attempt.
Burnett is looking to control Bill's arms but Bill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burnett has his back to the cage.
Burnett missing with knees to the body.
Bill lands a nice knee to the body.
Burnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Bill - that landed with a thud.
Bill breaks the clinch.
Burnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill misses with an uppercut. Burnett saw that one coming.
Bill throws the left hand but Burnett avoids the punch easily.
Frank Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Bill circles away.
Burnett closes the distance but Bill moves to the side
and Bill counters by moving into the clinch.
Burnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burnett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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.
Bill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill postures up.
Bill forces his way into half guard.
Bill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burnett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burnett tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burnett is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Burnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Bill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bill shoots for a takedown but Burnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dan Burnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Bill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bill somewhat.
Burnett takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burnett lands a knee to the head.
Burnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnett's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bill avoids the damage to the body.
Burnett prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Bill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett working Bill over with knees to the body.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Bill.
Burnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bill fails to land.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnett is breathing heavily.
Burnett missing with knees to the body.
Burnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Bill manages to break the clinch.
Bill lands a nice hook to Burnett's body. Burnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Bill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill misses with a looping right.
Bill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burnett swivels and escapes.
Dan Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bill managing to block the knees to the body from Burnett.
Bill tries to land knees in the clinch but Burnett avoids the damage to the body.
Bill can't get the takedown.
Dan Burnett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burnett looking to throw knees to the head but Bill is blocking nicely.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Burnett.
Bill breaks the clinch.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bill counters with a straight right hand.
Bill lands with a slapping head kick.
Bill tries to clinch
and Burnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Bill.
Bill connects with a knee to the head.
Bill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burnett.
Burnett prevents the takedown attempt.
Burnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bill avoids it.
Burnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bill avoids it.
Bill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burnett avoiding damage as Bill throws knees to the body.
Bill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill landing knees to the head.
Bill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burnett throws an elbow but it misses.
Burnett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bill lands a body punch.
Bill lands a left hand.
Bill successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burnett wants to stand but Bill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burnett wants to pass the guard but Bill is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Bill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Bill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bill misses with a body shot.
Bill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bill avoids the head kick by Burnett.
Bill fails to land the takedown.
Burnett misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burnett looking for submissions off his back.
Burnett makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burnett tries to clinch but Bill moves out of range.
Burnett tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Bill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill tries a head kick but it misses.
Bill misses with a head kick.
Bill looks to throw the jab but Burnett is out of range.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Bill misses
and Burnett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Burnett. No joy for Bill on that attempt.
Burnett is looking to clinch but Bill is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Bill circles away.
Burnett misses with the combination.
Bill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Burnett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bill manages to get to full guard.
Bill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett passes into half guard.
Burnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burnett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bill is just riding it out for now. Burnett eventually gives up the hold.
Bill is trying to maintain the position but Burnett is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Bill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bill 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Bill!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Brickhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Brickhead!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brickhead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bell scores with a body shot.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brickhead bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Bell catches Brickhead right on the button with a cross.
Brickhead is looking to clinch.
Brickhead throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Bell blocks a jab.
Brickhead throws an overhand right that lands on Bell's shoulder, as Bell tries to avoid the shot.
Brickhead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Bell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brickhead misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brickhead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Brickhead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brickhead looks gassed!
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Bob Brickhead has been cut.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bell with a nice cross.
Bell works Brickhead's body with a nice hook.
Bell lands a with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brickhead counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brickhead pinned against the cage. Brickhead gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Bob Brickhead's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell scores with the left hand. Brickhead knows he should have avoided that one.
Brickhead tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Bell.
Brickhead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brickhead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brickhead on the side of the head.
Bell cracks Brickhead with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The cut above Bob Brickhead's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brickhead on the side of the head.
Brickhead is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell scores with a nice strike.
Brickhead is still on wobbly legs! Can Bell finish him?
Brickhead doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Russell Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Brickhead.
Brickhead seems to have recovered his senses.
Bell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Brickhead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brickhead looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Brickhead throws a leg kick that misses.
Bob Brickhead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Bob Brickhead's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brickhead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brickhead lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brickhead.
Bell catches Brickhead with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Brickhead is just out of range.
Nice cross by Bell.
Bell lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Brickhead moves out of range easily.
Bell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Brickhead's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Russell Bell!
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