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SPF 62 - Californication PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avatar Noon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avatar Noon!
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, Danny Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noon lands a slapping body shot.
Noon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Danny Anderson has been cut.
Noon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noon misses with a two punch combination.
Avatar Noon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noon misses with a few strikes there.
Noon lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noon scores with a nice strike.
Noon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Noon.
Noon 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.
Noon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Noon lands a big shot that drops Anderson! Can he finish him?
Anderson is rocked!
Noon wants to stand but Anderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Noon is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Avatar Noon.
Nice sprawl there from Noon as Anderson shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Noon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Noon tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Noon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Noon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson eats them both and turns towards Noon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Noon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noon lands a body shot.
Noon drops Anderson with a right and a left! Noon comes rushing in but Anderson regains his composure and manages to keep Noon in guard.
Anderson is still in real trouble! Can Noon finish him?
Noon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Noon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson is working an open guard so Noon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noon misses with a double jab.
Noon's corner calls for a 1-2. Noon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Noon jabs at Anderson's body.
Avatar Noon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noon tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Noon misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Noon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Noon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Noon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Noon cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left lands for Noon.
Nice combo by Noon! Oh, that's hurt him - Anderson falls to the canvas and Noon follows him into side control.
Anderson is rocked!
Noon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anderson to his feet.
Noon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noon batters Anderson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Anderson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Noon lands a final crushing right hand to drop Anderson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Noon is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Avatar Noon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Martin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carr lands a head kick!
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Carr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carr counters with a body kick that stops Martin in his tracks momentarily.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin throws a sloppy body shot
and Carr counters by moving into the clinch.
Carr breaks from the clinch.
Carr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Martin!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Martin prevents Carr from taking his back.
Martin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Carr is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carr misses with a double jab.
Martin jabs at Carr's body.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Carr connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.
Carr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab from Martin.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carr rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin looks gassed!
Carr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carr slips under a jab.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Carr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr misses with a head kick.
A big left from Martin misses.
Carr fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a head kick that misses
and Carr counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Carr to acknowledge the strikes.
Carr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Martin misses.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carr.
Carr pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carr misses with a knee to the head.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Carr tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin digs a good body shot into Carr's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randall Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randall Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Carr is controlling him.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Carr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carr slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carr.
Carr takes one on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carr missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin lands with a straight right. Carr didn't see that one coming.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carr on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin throws a front kick aimed at Carr's knee but Carr avoids it well.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Carr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carr tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carr on the side of the head.
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 Elijah Carr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Carr throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carr throws a sloppy head kick
and Martin counters with a head kick. That will keep Carr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Carr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Carr misses.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin misses the jab.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Carr saw that one coming.
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Carr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carr misses with a knee strike.
Carr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Carr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Carr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carr.
Carr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carr misses with a low kick.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carr scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martin throws a right and a left that Carr avoids nicely.
Carr throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Martin both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr throws a one two combo.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Carr's head but Carr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Carr avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin avoids the body shot from Carr.
Elijah Carr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Carr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Randall Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Carr counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carr lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carr. Carr obviously looking to wear him down.
Carr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carr decides to stand back up.
Martin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Carr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carr scores with a decent looking hook.
Carr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Carr counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Carr counters with a left and a right that stings Martin.
Carr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Carr moves into the clinch.
Carr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carr.
Carr is looking to clinch.
Carr lands a front kick.
Carr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carr duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carr throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Martin dips to his left and cracks Carr with an uppercut!
Carr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Martin.
Carr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin blocks a head kick by Carr.
Carr misses with a low kick.
Carr darts in trying to clinch
and Carr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Carr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good work by Carr as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carr misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Carr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws a right and a left that Carr avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carr shoots in and gets a takedown into Martin's guard.
Martin pushes Carr off and gets back to his feet.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick by Carr misses
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Carr counters by clinching up.
Martin being controlled against the cage.
Carr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carr's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carr counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carr misses with a few strikes there.
Martin moves out of range as Carr throws a body kick.
Carr misses with a kick to the body
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Carr counters with a nice body kick.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Carr moves away and avoids it.
Carr misses with a series of wild punches.
Carr walks into a straight right hand from Martin.
Carr closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin blocks a head kick by Carr.
A punch combination from Carr misses.
Carr avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Carr throws a head kick that Martin semi-blocks.
Carr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carr showed some decent athleticism there.
Carr stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr is working for a submission of some sort.
Carr wants to free his trapped foot but Martin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Realest Sport. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Hanks misses with a takedown
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanks with a poor takedown
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jason Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanks drops back down to his feet.
Allen connects with a knee to the head.
Allen working Hanks over with knees to the body.
Hanks looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen landing knees to the head.
Hanks jumps guard and drags Allen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen tries to stand but Hanks is controlling from the bottom.
Hanks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanks wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hanks is proving hard to escape from.
Allen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Allen darts in and clinches Hanks up against the cage.
Allen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Allen with a knee to the head.
Hanks fails to pull guard.
Allen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Allen obliges.
Allen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Allen lands a knee to the body.
Allen is working Hanks over against the cage.
Allen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Allen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen with a knee to the head.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Allen.
Hanks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Hanks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hanks eats them both and turns towards Allen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hanks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hanks, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a knee to the head.
Allen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hanks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Hanks with a poor takedown
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen slowing the pace effectively.
Hanks fails to pull guard.
Allen connects with a knee to the head.
Allen pushes Hanks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Allen.
Hanks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hanks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hanks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Allen has passed into half guard!
Allen decides to return to a standing position.
Hanks with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen drives through and clinches with Hanks against the cage.
Allen connects with a knee to the head.
Hanks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Allen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Allen lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanks won't want to take too many of those.
Allen stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Allen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hanks up against the cage.
Hanks fails to pull guard.
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
Hanks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Allen.
It looks like Antonio Hanks has been cut.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Hanks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jason Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
Hanks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanks misses with a takedown
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allen.
Allen stalling the fight.
Allen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Allen landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Allen.
Jason Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Allen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
Hanks jumps guard but Allen stands there with Hanks around his waist. Hanks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Allen lands an elbow that stopped Hanks in his tracks for a moment.
Hanks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Hanks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jason Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hanks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Allen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hanks's guard! Nice work there by Allen!
Hanks is looking for a triangle here but Allen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks looking for a sweep but Allen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hanks is trying desperately to improve position.
Allen gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hanks misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a three punch combo that has Hanks backing up. Hanks nods at Allen to acknowledge the strikes.
Allen forces Hanks back against the cage and clinches.
Hanks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Allen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen taking a breather.
Allen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanks drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Allen.
Allen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Allen misses with an elbow over the top.
Hanks fails to pull guard.
Hanks jumps guard but Allen stands there with Hanks around his waist. Hanks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen connects with a knee to the head.
Allen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Allen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Allen lands a knee to the head.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanks can do to turn this around?
Hanks jumps guard but Allen stands there with Hanks around his waist. Hanks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Allen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Allen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Allen.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen stalling the fight.
Hanks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Hanks misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Allen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hanks's cut.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Allen has closed the distance and engaged Hanks in a clinch.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hanks.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Allen.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Hanks drops back down to his feet.
Allen lands a knee to the head.
Hanks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Hanks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jason Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hanks.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanks tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Hanks takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Allen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Allen.
Allen landing knees to the body.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hankss head.
Hanks fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen connects with a knee to the head.
Hanks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Allen walks away with a smile on his face. Hanks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Allen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hanks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks has gone for a leg lock! Allen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hanks's guard.
Hanks looking for subs off his back but Allen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hanks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hanks gets full guard.
Hanks has an active guard here but Allen has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen stands up and beckons Hanks to join him on the feet.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanks off the cage and back into rage.
Allen has managed to clinch.
Allen with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Antonio Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanks's head.
Allen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Allen.
Knees to the body from Allen.
Hanks jumps into guard, dragging Allen to the mat.
Hanks is looking for a triangle but Allen pushes his legs off easily.
Hanks throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Allen escapes and throws Hanks's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Allen stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanks's head.
Hanks with a poor takedown
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanks misses with a takedown attempt
and Allen counters with a nice body shot.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen scores with a knee to the head.
Allen landing knees to the head.
Jason Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen has Hanks pushed against the cage.
Hanks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Allen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - Mother. Bob Blunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
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, Adrian Tomlinson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Blunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomlinson swings widly with a right hand
and Blunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blunt throws a left that rocks Tomlinson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Blunt dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Tomlinson regain composure!
Blunt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blunt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tomlinson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunt working the ground and pound but Tomlinson is defending the strikes.
Blunt trying to control the action but Tomlinson is working from the bottom.
Tomlinson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Blunt trying to control the action but Tomlinson is working from the bottom.
Blunt has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tomlinson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tomlinson is looking to escape.
Blunt controlling his opponent.
Blunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tomlinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blunt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tomlinson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blunt.
Tomlinson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tomlinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tomlinson holds on for dear life.
Tomlinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tomlinson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blunt kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blunt goes for an armbar but Tomlinson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tomlinson.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blunt wants to sweep here but Tomlinson controlling him for the moment.
Tomlinson throws a strike but Blunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blunt is pushing down on Tomlinson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tomlinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Blunt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tomlinson.
Blunt pushes down on Tomlinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tomlinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blunt.
Blunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomlinson keeps working.
Blunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blunt is keen to just control but Tomlinson is a slippery customer.
Blunt prevents Tomlinson from improving his position.
Blunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blunt moves into full mount! Tomlinson won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomlinson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt takes Tomlinson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Tomlinson is in trouble.
Blunt missing with strikes from the back.
Blunt misses with a punch to the head.
Tomlinson trying to control the hands but Blunt breaks the grip.
Blunt has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tomlinson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tomlinson staying busy and making it hard for Blunt to control.
Blunt looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blunt seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Tomlinson's chin but Tomlinson turns very nicely into Blunt's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Tomlinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Blunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomlinson tries to bum rush Blunt with a series of wild strikes but Blunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Blunt misses.
Tomlinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomlinson throws a shot from downtown. Blunt moves away and avoids it.
Blunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomlinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomlinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Blunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tomlinson tries to bum rush Blunt with a series of wild strikes but Blunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blunt blocks a jab.
Tomlinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blunt in his tracks.
Tomlinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tomlinson takes a swing at Blunt's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Tomlinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blunt tries to clinch up
and Tomlinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blunt thinking.
Tomlinson throws a hook but Blunt avoids it easily.
Tomlinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blunt backs up against the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tomlinson, as that shot connected.
Blunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomlinson.
Blunt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomlinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tomlinson lands with a good body shot.
Tomlinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blunt momentarily.
Tomlinson swings for the body but Blunt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blunt misses with a hook
and Tomlinson counters with a left to the body.
Tomlinson connects with a right hand. Blunt shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Tomlinson.
Adrian Tomlinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomlinson.
No joy there for Tomlinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomlinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blunt throws a head kick that misses.
Tomlinson scores with a nice head shot.
Tomlinson lands the left hand.
Tomlinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomlinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tomlinson, as that shot connected.
Tomlinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt ducks under a wild hook from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson misses with a straight left.
Blunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomlinson works over Blunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Tomlinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tomlinson drops Blunt with a beautiful combination! Blunt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tomlinson is looking for the KO!
Blunt is rocked!
Tomlinson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Blunt falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tomlinson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Tomlinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dani Woodward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Strong!
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, Dani Woodward!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodward stuffs the takedown.
Jack Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodward manages to avoid it.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodward moves away.
Strong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Woodward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Strong pushes Woodward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Woodward blocks an uppercut.
Strong has a couple of punches blocked by Woodward.
Strong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strong working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodward tries a head kick but it misses.
Strong tries to clinch up
and Woodward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong slips under a jab.
Woodward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Woodward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strong misses with a double jab
and Woodward counters with a head kick.
Woodward shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strong throws a lazy right hand but Woodward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woodward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Woodward misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses.
Strong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Woodward counters with a nice double leg into side control. Strong won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong is not content to let Woodward control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong struggling a bit here.
Woodward stands up and beckons Strong to his feet.
Strong throws a hook to the side of Woodward's head but Woodward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strong tries to score with a low kick but Woodward moves his leg out of the way.
Strong tries to clinch up.
Woodward gets tackled into the cage by Strong. Strong maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodward manages to break the clinch.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
and Woodward counters with a single leg into guard. Strong didn't expect that.
Woodward wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Woodward 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.
Woodward pushing down on Strong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Strong is defending against the submission attempts here by Woodward.
Strong wants to improve his position but Woodward is controlling well.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong wants to improve his position but Woodward is controlling well.
Strong is trying to maintain the position but Woodward is very close to passing his half guard.
Woodward thows a huge punch but Strong dodges it nicely.
Strong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woodward is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Woodward is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Woodward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Woodward shoots in for a takedown but Strong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong clinches up against the cage.
Strong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strong slows down the pace here.
Woodward wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodward is trying to trip Strong. He has hold of a leg but Strong is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Woodward persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Strong wants to stand and escape but Woodward is having none of it.
Woodward pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strong is keeping the position for now.
Strong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woodward's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Woodward drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Strong dives on top into guard.
Woodward looking to control.
Strong throwing strikes from guard but Woodward blocks nicely.
Strong wants to stand and escape but instead Woodward has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strong trying to control the position here.
Strong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Woodward trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Woodward stopping the sweep attempt from Strong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward thows a big elbow that misses.
Woodward is working Strong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Woodward looking to pass the guard.
Woodward is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Strong has Woodward pulled in close to control his posture.
Woodward drops back, looking for a kneebar! Strong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Strong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Strong!
Strong tries to score with some ground and pound. Woodward controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Strong working away.
Strong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woodward on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodward manages to work his way to half guard, despite Strong's best efforts.
Strong throwing shots but Woodward is blocking nicely.
Woodward makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Woodward.
Dani Woodward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strong stops Woodward from standing up.
Woodward had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strong defends it easily.
Woodward is trying to keep Strong in close.
Woodward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woodward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Woodward's head.
Woodward escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woodward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woodward manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strong manages to get himself to full guard.
Strong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Woodward drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Strong dives on top into guard.
Woodward has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Strong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Woodward working for a triangle but Strong defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Woodward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Woodward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woodward counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Strong!
Strong tries to reverse the position but Woodward maintains control.
Strong wants to control but Woodward is having none of it.
Strong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Woodward swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Strong is now in Woodward's guard. A big mistake from Woodward there, giving up the dominant position!
Woodward is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woodward trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throwing strikes but missing.
Strong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woodward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Woodward's head.
Woodward is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strong is aware though and is defending well.
Strong wants to control from the top but Woodward keeps moving.
Woodward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Woodward wants to sweep but no luck.
Woodward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Woodward's head.
Strong postures up.
Strong throws a strike but Woodward rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Woodward trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Strong is looking to stand up but Woodward isn't so interested in that idea.
Woodward preventing the sweep.
Strong wants to stand up but Woodward is controlling him.
Woodward stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woodward defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodward postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Strong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Woodward, into his guard.
Woodward manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Woodward wants to finish this one by submission but Strong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Woodward.
Strong tries to lock up and control but Woodward gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Strong has worked his arm free - good work by Strong!
Strong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woodward wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Strong is trying to control Woodward's posture but Woodward avoids it.
Woodward is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Woodward is trying to get an arm triangle but Strong is defending well.
Woodward goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strong rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Woodward's guard! Nice work there by Strong!
Jack Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dani Woodward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woodward is looking for a triangle but Strong pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dani Woodward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Woodward winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dani Woodward!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Another way to die" by Disturbed. Bob Bunkers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost misses with a left hand
and Bunkers counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Bunkers finds it's way through Frost's defenses.
Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charlie Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunkers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Frost does it's job there.
Frost misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bunkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bunkers counters with a left to the body.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunkers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Frost's knee momentarily.
Bunkers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunkers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bunkers digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frost in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Bunkers.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bunkers as Frost tries to tie him up.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Bunkers into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bunkers misses with an elbow strike.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunkers backwards.
Bunkers breaks the clinch.
Bunkers lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Frost misses
and Bunkers moves into the clinch.
Bunkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
Bunkers drags the fight down to the ground.
Bunkers is adopting a defensive guard.
Frost chips away with some ground and pound.
Frost with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunkers is trying to control the position but Frost postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looking to sit in guard and control but Bunkers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunkers trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Bunkers tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Bunkers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frost can't keep his opponent in guard - Bunkers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frost is defending against the submission attempts here by Bunkers.
Frost is positioning himself well to prevent Bunkers advancing to mount.
Frost is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bunkers jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers wants to control but Frost is keeping him busy.
Frost is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bunkers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bunkers wants to control but Frost is keeping him busy.
Frost wants to get back to full guard.
Frost trying to control from the bottom.
Frost is trying to get back to full guard.
Bunkers is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frost gets full guard.
Frost keeping full guard, as Bunkers tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Frost has control of Bunkers's left arm, preventing Bunkers from doing any damage.
Frost on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frost tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charlie Frost.
Bunkers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bunkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost swings widly with a right hand
and Bunkers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frost is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Frost connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Bob Bunkers has been cut.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunkers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunkers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bunkers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frost's hands.
A head kick from Bunkers lands but Frost takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bunkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frost misses with a hook
and Bunkers counters with a nice body kick.
Bunkers scores with a jab. Frost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunkers scores with a three punch combo!
Bunkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunkers throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunkers counters with a big head kick but Frost shrugs it off.
Bunkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost misses with a hook
and Bunkers counters with a nice leg kick.
Frost throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bunkers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bunkers wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frost is trying to control the position but Bunkers postures up.
Bunkers trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Frost is controlling Bunkers's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charlie Frost wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Frost throws a sloppy body shot
and Bunkers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunkers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost swings widly with a right hand
and Bunkers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frost misses with a jab to the body
and Bunkers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bunkers lands a head kick. Frost smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frost wants it to stay on the feet.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunkers counters with a single leg into guard. Frost didn't expect that.
Frost looking for a sweep. Not yet Frost, not yet.
Bunkers 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.
Bunkers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bunkers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bunkers trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunkers stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
Bunkers wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bunkers!
Frost trying to control but Bunkers is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bunkers is looking for a sweep. Frost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunkers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunkers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frost trying to control but Bunkers is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost wants to stand and escape but instead Bunkers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bunkers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bunkers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bunkers stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
Bunkers tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Bunkers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Frost trying to control the position here.
Bunkers won't allow Frost to sweep him here.
Bunkers wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunkers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob Bunkers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bunkers to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Bunkers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bunkers.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Bunkers from controlling successfully.
Bunkers looking to pass the guard.
Bunkers drops back looking for a leg! Frost is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Frost manages to kick Bunkers off! Bunkers jumps back into Frost's guard.
Frost has his hands on Bunkers's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunkers wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bunkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunkers counters by moving into the clinch.
Frost digs a right hand into Bunkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bunkers's gas tank.
Bunkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bunkers takes a shot to the head.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Bunkers stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Frost is working Bunkers over against the cage.
Bunkers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost works on Bunkers's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunkers tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Bunkers - that landed with a thud.
Bunkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frost can't break the clinch.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Bunkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost can't break the clinch.
Bunkers'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.
Bunkers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost has Bunkers pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunkers tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunkers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frost misses with an uppercut
and Bunkers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frost is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Charlie Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost swings widly with a right hand
and Bunkers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Frost misses with a jab to the body
and Bunkers counters with a head kick.
Bunkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunkers counters with a shoot takedown. Frost fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frost is on top in guard.
Bunkers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Frost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bunkers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bunkers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frost sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bunkers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bob Bunkers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frost content to stall in guard here.
Charlie Frost has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Frost misses with an uppercut
and Bunkers counters by moving into the clinch.
Bunkers avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Bunkers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Bunkers tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Bunkers has him pressed against the cage.
Bob Bunkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Frost as the two fighters clinch.
Bunkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunkers.
Bunkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Frost is trying to force a seperation but Bunkers has the dominant position.
Frost is struggling to control the position.
Bunkers is trying to stall.
Charlie Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Frost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Frost tries to stall but Bunkers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frost is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunkers has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
A knee to the head by Bunkers.
Bunkers digs a right hand underneath Frost's ribcage. Frost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Frost swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Frost.
Frost looking to stall.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Bunkers.
Well Bunkers 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bunkers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnulfo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layzie Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. Layzie Assassin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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27
205 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnulfo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Layzie Assassin!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Assassin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Arnulfo Silva has been cut.
Assassin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin rushes Silva with punches - Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Silva goes down! Assassin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Layzie Assassin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queen - The Show Must Go On. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vit Kana!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kana throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kana's calf.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kana looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Kana off balance momentarily.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kana takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kana. That did some damage!
Kana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vit Kana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva thumps Kana with a low kick.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Kana shrugs it off though.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva pushes Kana up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pushes Kana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
Silva cracks Kana with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Kana's ribcage. Kana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Kana's ribcage. Kana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
Kana is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva pushes Kana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva is working Kana over against the cage.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kana or not.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva is leaning against Kana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Kana can't break the clinch.
Silva presses Kana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Kana's ribcage. Kana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva pushes Kana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kana or not.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva pushes Kana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kana misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kana was not able to check.
Kana misses the body punch
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kana can do to turn this around?
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Victor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva feints and then cracks Kana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kana down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva forces Kana back against the cage and clinches.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kana is breathing heavily.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kana moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kana takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva pushes Kana away with a front kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Kana off balance momentarily.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Kana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Vit Kana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Kana's ribs.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Silva tenderised Kana's leg. Kana is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Silva tenderised Kana's leg. Kana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva is looking to wear down Kana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva feints and then cracks Kana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kana down.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Kana's head back.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva thuds a left hand into Kana's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Kana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Kana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Kana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Silva tenderised Kana's leg. Kana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva jabs Kana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Kana's front leg but catches the back leg as Kana tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Kana's front leg but catches the back leg as Kana tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Kana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kana. That did some damage!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva cracks the inside of Kana's front leg.
Silva drives through and clinches with Kana against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva works on Kana's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva just leaning against Kana, taking a breather.
Victor Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva is working Kana over against the cage.
A short left from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kana.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kana at a distance.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva stuns Kana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Silva.
Kana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva thuds a left hand into Kana's body.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kana.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva forces Kana back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva is working Kana over against the cage.
Silva works on Kana's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva digs a right hand into Kana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kana's gas tank.
Silva pushes Kana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kana up against the cage.
Silva digs a right hand into Kana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kana's gas tank.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva presses Kana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Kana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva taking a breather.
Kana is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kana or not.
A body shot lands from Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Vit Kana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kana.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva presses Kana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva works on Kana's body with a couple of short punches.
Victor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Kana's head.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kana misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kana was not able to check.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Kana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kana misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Kana was not able to check.
Kana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kana's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Layfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Atreyu- You were the king, now your unconcsious. John White is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Layfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John White!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Layfield throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
A big right from White misses.
White digs a good body shot into Layfield's ribs.
Layfield cracks White with a good jab.
Layfield misses with a two punch combination.
Layfield slips a straight right by White.
Layfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White throws a hook to the side of Layfield's head but Layfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Layfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Layfield lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Layfield.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Layfield rather than just go for the knockout.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Layfield.
Layfield throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White lands a two punch combo.
Layfield misses with a hook
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White connects with a jab.
Layfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Layfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for White.
Layfield throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White slips under a jab.
Layfield throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Layfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White scores with a hook.
Layfield avoids the body shot from White.
White throws a series of punches but Layfield avoids them all with ease.
Layfield throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Layfield is breathing heavily.
Layfield scores with a jab.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White swings for the body but Layfield moves out of range.
White misses with a body shot.
Layfield connects with a jab.
A left lands for White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Layfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White thuds a left hand into Layfield's body.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from White does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from White.
White swings for the body but Layfield moves out of range.
White misses with a body shot.
White lands a jab to the head.
Layfield throws a left and a right that both miss
letting White counter with a right hand.
Layfield misses with a double jab
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Layfield lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Layfield is just out of range.
Layfield ducks under a wild hook from White.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Layfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Layfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White lands with a nice combination. Layfield backs away looking to recover.
White works the jab nicely.
White scores with a hook to the body. Layfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White lands with a nice combination. Layfield backs away looking to recover.
White jabs Layfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Layfield moves away.
A jab from White does it's job there.
Jab by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Layfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Layfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Layfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Layfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Layfield misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Layfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Layfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Layfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John Layfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Layfield scores with a jab.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Layfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Layfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Layfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White throws a hook to the side of Layfield's head but Layfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White swinging wildly here.
White digs a good body shot into Layfield's ribs.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Layfield was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Layfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White cracks Layfield with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White throws a looping overhand right but Layfield ducks down to avoid it.
Layfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Layfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Layfield misses
and White counters with a nice body shot.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White stuns Layfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White lands with a straight right. Layfield didn't see that one coming.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Layfield moves away.
Layfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Layfield. Layfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Layfield takes one to the chin there.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws out a loose jab but Layfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Layfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Layfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White misses with a looping left.
A left lands for White.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White catches Layfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Layfield moves away.
White misses with a two punch combination.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Layfield.
Layfield throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from White misses.
Layfield misses with a body shot.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White scores with a hook.
Layfield takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Layfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Jab from White.
Layfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a body punch but Layfield moves out of range.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Layfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Layfield just misses with a punch to the body.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Layfield is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White connects with a crisp jab.
White works over Layfield's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White tests Layfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Layfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White dips to his left and cracks Layfield with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Layfield throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White misses the shot to the body.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Layfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Layfield ducks under a wild hook from White.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Layfield's head.
Layfield slips a jab and a cross from White.
Layfield misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Layfield thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Layfield's head back.
White throws a right hand that Layfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Layfield also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Layfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White looks to land a combination. Layfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White moves away from the strike by Layfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Layfield takes one on the button.
A punch combination from White misses.
Layfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from White.
Layfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Layfield.
White throws a lazy right hand but Layfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Layfield.
Layfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Layfield misses with a straight right.
Layfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White takes a swing at Layfield's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Layfield.
White lands with a right hand.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Layfield is just out of range.
Layfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Layfield.
White throws a series of punches but Layfield avoids them all with ease.
Layfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
John White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Layfield with a hook.
Layfield misses with a hook
letting White counter with a right hand.
Layfield connects with a crisp jab.
Layfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White thuds a left hand into Layfield's body.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Layfield moves away.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Layfield.
White takes a swing at Layfield's ribcage but misses.
Layfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Layfield.
Nice shot lands for White.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Layfield.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Layfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White works Layfield's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White misses with a hook. Layfield ducked under it nicely.
White cracks Layfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
White scores with a jab. Layfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Layfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White cracks Layfield with an open hand slap.
Layfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Layfield is just out of range.
Layfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Layfield might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Layfield was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Layfield avoids the body shot from White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Layfield is just out of range.
White throws a body punch but Layfield moves out of range.
Layfield misses with a right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Layfield misses.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Layfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
A big left from White misses.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Layfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Layfield moves away.
A left and a right from Layfield both land. Nice combination.
White slips a jab from Layfield.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Layfield throws a combination. White tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Layfield blocks a jab.
Layfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Layfield misses with a body shot.
Layfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Layfield swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Layfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Layfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Layfield looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Layfield looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layfield avoids the body shot from White.
Layfield misses with a looping left.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a wild combination.
Layfield misses the shot to the body.
White misses with an uppercut.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Layfield is just out of range.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Layfield's shoulder, as Layfield tries to avoid the shot.
Layfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Layfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Layfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Layfield.
Layfield scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Layfield scores with a jab to the head.
Layfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Layfield misses with a combination
and Layfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White takes a swing at Layfield's ribcage but misses.
Layfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Layfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Layfield connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Layfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Layfield scores with a nice strike.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Layfield.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Layfield.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Layfield takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Layfield misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Layfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Layfield misses with an uppercut.
Layfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Layfield.
White throws a right and a left that Layfield avoids nicely.
Layfield lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Layfield.
White slips under a jab from Layfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layfield throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses with a body shot.
Layfield throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Layfield throws out the jab.
White slips a straight right by Layfield.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Layfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Layfield manages to avoid it.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Layfield cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Layfield lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Layfield with a hook.
White looks to land a right hand but Layfield moved out of range.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Layfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Layfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Layfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Layfield punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from White.
Layfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Layfield lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Layfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Layfield.
Layfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Layfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White moves out of range as Layfield strikes.
Layfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Layfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Layfield.
Layfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Layfield tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Layfield misses with a double jab.
John Layfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Layfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Layfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John White!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kellen Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Turn My Swag On. Alex Coburn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kellen Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Coburn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in and bounces Coburn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coburn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Coburn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Coburn manages to avoid easily.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith with shots to the head and body - Coburn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith scoring with strikes but Coburn is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith looking to ground and pound but Coburn is blocking nicely.
Coburn really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coburn wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Coburn is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Coburn tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Coburn is having none of it.
Smith is really struggling to control Coburn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Coburn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Coburn is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coburn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coburn tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Coburn is having none of it.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Coburn is in trouble!
Coburn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coburn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kellen Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coburn lands a jab to the head.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Coburn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coburn, as that shot connected.
Smith misses with a right hand
letting Coburn counter with a right hand.
Coburn misses with a lunging right hand
and Coburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coburn, as that shot connected.
Coburn with a hook.
Coburn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coburn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coburn is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Coburn coming out on top.
Coburn lands with a nice body punch.
Coburn throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
A big right from Coburn misses.
Smith slips a straight right by Coburn.
Coburn lands a body shot.
Coburn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Coburn works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coburn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coburn catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith staying out of range there.
Alex Coburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Coburn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Coburn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coburn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coburn scores with a decent looking hook.
A left lands for Coburn.
Coburn digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Coburn counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Coburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coburn punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Coburn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coburn.
Coburn scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Alex Coburn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coburn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Coburn cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alex Coburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coburn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Kellen Smith has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coburn stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coburn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Coburn had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coburn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coburn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Coburn duly obliges.
Coburn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith is rocked!
A cross from Coburn lands.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Coburn.
Coburn cracks Smith on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Smith falls backwards against the cage. Coburn follows up with more strikes that drop Smith to his knees. Coburn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Smith! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Coburn!
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