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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rollsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Rollsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollsson shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rollsson 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.
Rollsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rollsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rollsson drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Rollsson off! Rollsson jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
Rollsson drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Rollsson off! Rollsson jumps back into Johnson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rollsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rollsson 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.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Rollsson tries to pass.
Rollsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
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.
Johnson working away.
Rollsson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rollsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Rollsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rollsson keeping his opponent close.
Rollsson wants to control but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rollsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rollsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Rollsson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Rollsson just wasn't active enough.
Rollsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rollsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Rollsson looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rollsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rollsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rollsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rollsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rollsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rollsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rollsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Rollsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rollsson seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Rollsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rollsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Rollsson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Rollsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollsson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Johnson defend it? Rollsson steps over the head and cranks it - Johnson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rollsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Rollsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Methven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Methven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Methven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Methven blocks nicely.
Methven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tom Methven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Methven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Methven's guard.
Miller throws a strike but Methven rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Methven stops Miller from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Methven tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Methven decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Methven shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
Methven is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Miller trying to control the action but Methven is working from the bottom.
Miller working the body and head with strikes.
Methven wants to get back to his feet but Miller drags him back down.
Miller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Methven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller lands an elbow.
Methven takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Methven keeps working.
Miller landing strikes.
Miller trying to control the action but Methven is working from the bottom.
Methven can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller cracks Methven with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Methven is looking to reverse the position.
Miller working the ground and pound but Methven is defending the strikes.
Methven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Methven struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Methven looking for a sweep but Miller has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Methven tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Methven is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miller lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Methven is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Methven fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Methven is controlling Miller's posture.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Methven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Methven has his hands on Miller's head, controlling the position.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Methven is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Methven controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tom Methven wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Methven tries to clinch up.
Miller closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Methven quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Methven wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Methven wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Methven is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Methven wants to get back to his feet.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Methven pushes Miller off but Miller dives into side control.
Methven wants to control but Miller postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Methven is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Miller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Methven takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Methven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Methven tries to get out of the position.
Methven can't do much from the bottom here.
Methven takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Methven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Methven shoots and misses
so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Methven looking to control.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Methven is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Methven is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
Miller wants to sweep here but Methven controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is adopting a defensive guard.
Methven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Methven won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Miller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Methven!
Miller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Miller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Methven's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Methven is trying to escape the mount.
Miller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Methven is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Jason Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Methven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Methven is on top in guard.
Jason Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Methven tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Methven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Methven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Methven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Methven postures up.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Methven's guard.
Miller won't allow Methven to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller controlling from the top position.
Methven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo CroCop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo CroCop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo CroCop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CroCop throws a front kick aimed at Ballard's knee but Ballard avoids it well.
CroCop throws a hook to the side of Ballard's head but Ballard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
CroCop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballard counters with a stiff right hand.
Ballard lands a nice shot to the body.
CroCop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballard counters with a stiff right hand.
CroCop misses with a combination
and Ballard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps CroCop thinking.
Ballard just misses with a punch to the body.
CroCop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
CroCop misses with a double jab
and Ballard counters with a right hand to the body.
CroCop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ballard there.
CroCop misses with a combination
and Ballard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ballard misses with a series of wild punches.
CroCop misses with a double jab
and Ballard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
CroCop is breathing heavily.
CroCop throws a combination that misses
and Ballard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard throwing strikes from guard but CroCop blocks nicely.
Ballard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ballard looking to pass the guard.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard wants to control from the top but CroCop keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ballard distracts CroCop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballard thows a big elbow that misses.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
Ballard stands up over CroCop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ballard is looking to work some ground and pound but CroCop has wrist control.
Ballard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ballard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballard throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is looking to work some ground and pound but CroCop has wrist control.
Ballard landing with the ground and pound.
Ballard trying to control but CroCop is working from the bottom.
Ballard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
CroCop keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
Ballard is looking to work some ground and pound but CroCop has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ballard with a flurry of punches that miss.
CroCop keeping moving, preventing Ballard from controlling successfully.
Ballard working some strikes from top position.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. CroCop is keeping the position for now.
Ballard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Ballard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballard throws a nice looking combination but CroCop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ballard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down CroCop rather than just go for the knockout.
CroCop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ballard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
Ballard throws and elbow that misses. CroCop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ballard's guard. Nice move by CroCop!
Ballard 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.
Ballard has CroCop pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard looking for a sweep. Not yet Ballard, not yet.
CroCop passes Ballard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ballard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
CroCop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ballard keeps working.
Ballard is trying to maintain the position but CroCop is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Ballard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
CroCop wants to stand up but Ballard has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ballard tries to roll over but CroCop keeps him under control.
CroCop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard trying to hold on to CroCop's head to control him but CroCop postures up.
CroCop wants to stand up but Ballard is controlling the position.
Ballard tries to roll over but CroCop keeps him under control.
CroCop wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
CroCop is looking to advance position but Ballard won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ballard is trying to maintain the position but CroCop is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. CroCop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ballard throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and CroCop works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ballard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with CroCop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ballard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Ballard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! CroCop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ballard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits CroCops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Milo CroCop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
CroCop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ballard counters with a shoot takedown. CroCop fights it but they end up in guard.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as CroCop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard throws a big right hand that misses.
Ballard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of CroCop's head.
Ballard chips away with some ground and pound.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
Ballard stops CroCop from standing up.
Ballard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ballard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ballard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ballard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. CroCop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
CroCop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ballard controls the pace.
Ballard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as CroCop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ballard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballard wants to pass the guard but CroCop is keeping the position.
CroCop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ballard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is working CroCop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ballard thows a big elbow that misses.
CroCop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ballard postures up in CroCop's guard and throws a big left but CroCop blocks it.
Ballard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keith Ballard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ballard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ballard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Milo CroCop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballard stays in close to CroCop's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Keith Ballard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ballard stuns CroCop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Ballard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Ballard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Juniper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by All the way turnt up. Ryan Dunn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jefferson Juniper!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dunn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunn fails with the takedown
and Juniper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circle, before Juniper throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Dunn's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Juniper lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jefferson Juniper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madara Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Madara Uchiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by O Leary there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Leary misses with a leg kick
and Uchiha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Leary throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Leary moves in looking to clinch but Uchiha pushes him off.
O Leary throws a lazy uppercut
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Leary misses with a jab to the body
and Uchiha counters with a straight right hand.
O Leary misses with an uppercut
letting Uchiha counter with a right hand.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uchiha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Leary will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Leary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Leary avoids a kick to the body.
Uchiha misses with a hook.
Uchiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Leary counters with an outside leg kick.
Uchiha misses with a body kick.
O Leary blocks a head kick by Uchiha.
Uchiha moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha misses with a hook. O Leary ducked under it nicely.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha shows good takedown defense.
Madara Uchiha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam O Leary.
A combination from Uchiha does no damage.
Uchiha throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
O Leary looks for the body kick but Uchiha saw that one coming.
O Leary scores with a sloppy right hand. Uchiha should have avoided that one.
Uchiha tries to move into range but O Leary moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uchiha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Leary tries to clinch up.
Uchiha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O Leary eats them both and turns towards Uchiha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Uchiha throws a head kick but O Leary moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Uchiha - just one landing.
Uchiha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha throws a combination that misses
and O Leary counters with a nice leg kick.
O Leary throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uchiha.
Uchiha stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
Uchiha misses with a hook to the body
and O Leary makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Leary moves into range and clinches up with Uchiha.
O Leary has Uchiha pressed against the cage, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uchiha blocks the elbow strike.
O Leary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Leary moves out of range of the leg kick from Uchiha.
Uchiha blocks a leg kick.
O Leary takes the fight into the clinch.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Leary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uchiha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Leary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
O Leary looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uchiha is fending him off so far but O Leary persists. Nope, Uchiha circles away and we're back to standing.
O Leary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uchiha counters with a good low kick that O Leary was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uchiha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Leary on the side of the head.
O Leary is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uchiha rather than just go for the knockout.
Uchiha just misses with a punch to the body.
Uchiha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a thumping low kick.
O Leary stalks Uchiha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uchiha's face. Uchiha staggers backwards, shaken.
Uchiha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uchiha throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
Uchiha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Leary moves away.
Uchiha throws a hook but O Leary avoids it easily.
Uchiha moves out of range as O Leary throws a body kick.
O Leary darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Leary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uchiha defending well though.
O Leary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uchiha wants to get back to his feet.
O Leary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uchiha blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Leary.
Uchiha is trying to stand up here but O Leary is controlling him well.
O Leary not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary works his way into full mount!
O Leary is working for a guillotine from mount but Uchiha frees his head quite easily.
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 Madara Uchiha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Leary slips under a jab.
Uchiha scores with a jab to the head.
Uchiha scores with a nice head shot.
Uchiha looks to land a combination. O Leary sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Leary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a big shot that misses.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
A head kick by Uchiha misses
and O Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uchiha cracks the inside of O Leary's front leg.
Madara Uchiha is winning the standup battle so far.
O Leary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uchiha tries to avoid it but O Leary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uchiha to the ground. Uchiha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - O Leary scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uchiha wants it to stay on the feet.
Uchiha throws an off balance right hand
and O Leary counters with a nice uppercut.
Uchiha stuffs the takedown attempt from O Leary. O Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
Madara Uchiha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam O Leary.
Uchiha throws a jab when O Leary was well out of range.
Uchiha clobbers O Leary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from O Leary misses.
O Leary shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha shows good takedown defense.
Uchiha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uchiha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Leary cracks Uchiha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Uchiha connects with a single shot there.
O Leary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uchiha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Leary scrambles back to his feet.
Uchiha throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary is looking to clinch.
O Leary misses the body punch
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adam O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Leary counters with a one-two to the body.
O Leary misses with a double jab
and Uchiha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uchiha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uchiha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Uchiha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uchiha thows a body shot but no joy.
O Leary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Leary throws a head kick that misses
and Uchiha counters with a three punch combo that has O Leary backing up. O Leary nods at Uchiha to acknowledge the strikes.
O Leary has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uchiha moves out of range of the body kick.
Uchiha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Leary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uchiha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uchiha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha throws out a loose jab but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Leary misses with a right hand
and Uchiha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uchiha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Leary circles away quickly and effectively.
Uchiha misses with a head kick.
Madara Uchiha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uchiha jabs O Leary right on the nose. O Leary blinks but takes it well.
O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uchiha.
O Leary misses with a low kick.
Uchiha misses with a wild combination.
O Leary swings for the body but Uchiha moves out of range.
A low kick from Uchiha is predictable there
and O Leary counters by clinching up.
O Leary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uchiha's efforts to push away.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Leary pulls Uchiha into guard.
Uchiha trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Leary's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Leary on the ground.
O Leary is trying to control the position but Uchiha postures up.
Uchiha is looking to stand up but O Leary won't let him.
O Leary looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Uchiha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Leary tries for a takedown but Uchiha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madara Uchiha dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Uchiha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Uchiha.
Uchiha misses with a leg kick
and O Leary counters with a good low kick that Uchiha was not able to check.
O Leary throws a body kick the misses
and Uchiha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Uchiha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Leary.
Uchiha throws a looping overhand right but O Leary ducks down to avoid it.
Uchiha lands with a nice combination. O Leary backs away looking to recover.
O Leary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Uchiha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Leary scrambles back to his feet.
O Leary closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Leary on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Leary scores with a one two! Uchiha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uchiha throws a lazy uppercut
and O Leary counters with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uchiha, right into the meat.
O Leary scores with a jab to the body.
Uchiha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uchiha throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by O Leary.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Leary misses with a looping right.
O Leary cracks Uchiha with an open hand slap.
Uchiha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Leary cracks Uchiha with an open hand slap.
A cross from Uchiha lands.
Uchiha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uchiha lands with an overhand left.
Uchiha throws a combination that misses
and O Leary counters with a big head kick but Uchiha shrugs it off.
O Leary throws a wild body kick that Uchiha sees coming a mile off.
Adam O Leary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha throws a leg kick but O Leary sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Leary throws a head kick that half lands.
O Leary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uchiha.
O Leary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uchiha.
Uchiha throws a head kick that misses.
Uchiha misses with a looping left.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
Uchiha tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uchiha misses with a two punch combination.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uchiha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Uchiha throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uchiha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Uchiha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uchiha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Leary looks to score with a jab to the body but Uchiha is just out of range.
Uchiha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Leary counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uchiha's knee momentarily.
O Leary throws a series of strikes that have Uchiha backpedaling.
Uchiha scores with a nice right hand.
Uchiha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Leary circles away quickly and effectively.
Uchiha slaps away a takedown attempt from O Leary, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Leary dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uchiha. That did some damage!
Uchiha looks to score with a jab to the body but O Leary is just out of range.
A jab lands there for O Leary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha misses with an uppercut
and O Leary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uchiha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from O Leary misses its intended target.
O Leary throws a lazy body kick
and Uchiha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uchiha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Leary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uchiha is looking to slow O Leary down with leg kicks.
Madara Uchiha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uchiha checks a leg kick.
Uchiha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Leary tries to clinch up but Uchiha circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Uchiha misses its intended target.
O Leary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uchiha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Madara Uchiha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uchiha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madara Uchiha!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ginokai Kai Gi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jory Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ginokai Kai Gi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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166 lbs
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159 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginokai Kai Gi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jory Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Kai Gi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kai Gi tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Kai Gi lands a head kick!
Kai Gi scores with a head kick.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kai Gi lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai Gi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz is rocked!
Kai Gi moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai Gi finish him?
Kai Gi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kai Gi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Diaz is defending well. Kai Gi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Diaz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kai Gi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ginokai Kai Gi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the cage accompanied by Can't take the sky from me. Mal Reynolds has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reynolds pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Roy Gracie has been cut.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reynolds gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reynolds works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds lands a right hand.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Reynolds holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reynolds avoiding damage.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Mal Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gracie.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Reynolds as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie looks gassed!
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Reynolds to work.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Reynolds leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds slowing the pace effectively.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Reynolds is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reynolds just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Roy Gracie's cut even more.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Gracie tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reynolds.
A short right from Reynolds.
A short right from Reynolds on the inside.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Reynolds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie is working for takedown but Reynolds is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Reynolds.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The referee calls for Reynolds to work.
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Reynolds stalling in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Gracie is rocked!
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Reynolds won't allow it.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The cut above Roy Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reynolds connects with a big uppercut there that sends Gracie tumbling to the ground! Reynolds follows him down into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mal Reynolds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Gracie's cut.
That's time! Reynolds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reynolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Reynolds holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
A short left from Reynolds.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
A short uppercut from Reynolds.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reynolds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie taking a breather.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Reynolds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Reynolds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Reynolds.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a body punch.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mal Reynolds has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reynolds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Reynolds.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reynolds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reynolds lands a body punch.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mal Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gracie.
Reynolds avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Roy Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gracie is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
A short uppercut from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Reynolds just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Reynolds stalling against the cage.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie tries to stall but Reynolds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reynolds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Reynolds on the inside.
Reynolds lands an uppercut.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Reynolds stalls.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds is struggling to control the position.
Reynolds is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roy Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mal Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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26
199 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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28
220 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary scores with a nice right hand.
O Leary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long scores with a three punch combo!
Long avoids the body shot from O Leary.
O Leary shoots in and gets a takedown into Long's guard.
O Leary stays in close to Long's body and controls the position.
Long trying to keep a closed guard but O Leary is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Long keeping moving, preventing O Leary from controlling successfully.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Leary might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and O Leary counters with a left to the body.
O Leary with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters by clinching up.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Leary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Leary throws a right hand that misses
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Long thows a body shot but no joy.
O Leary gets the takedown into side control.
O Leary takes a little break here. Long wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Long prevents O Leary from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Long won't allow O Leary to pass to mount.
Long is looking for a sweep. O Leary is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Leary is pressing down on Long's thigh, looking to free his foot. Long is holding on for now.
O Leary controlling the pace.
Long wants to get back to full guard.
Long controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Leary throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long ducks under a wild hook from O Leary.
O Leary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Leary connects with a solid leg kick.
O Leary misses with a low kick as Long jumps back.
O Leary shoots in but no luck this time.
O Leary 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.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Long walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a poor cross that misses
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Leary misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Leary counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Long looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Leary manages to avoid it.
Long misses with a body shot.
Long swings for the body but O Leary moves out of range.
Long takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Leary connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. O Leary catches Long right on the button with a cross.
Long slips a jab and a cross from O Leary.
Long throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William O Leary dominated that round.
That's time! O Leary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Leary misses with a double jab
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Leary misses with a hook to the body
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Leary tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Leary lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
O Leary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
O Leary lands with a right hand.
O Leary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long lands with a good body shot.
O Leary misses with a left hand
and Long makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Leary really felt that one!
O Leary swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting O Leary here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
O Leary misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
O Leary throws a lazy uppercut
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Leary misses with an uppercut
and Long counters with a nice uppercut.
O Leary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Leary rather than just go for the knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Long.
It looks like William O Leary has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Leary's hands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
Long tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Leary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
William O Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Long's waist but Long gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Leary off to one side.
O Leary swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops O Leary! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Long!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Long!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary comes to the cage accompanied by one day like this. Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Paddy O Leary could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Maggio's chin.
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178 lbs
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28
183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Maggio.
Maggio misses with a left hand
letting O Leary counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tony Maggio has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Leary!
Maggio moves in looking to clinch but O Leary pushes him off.
O Leary defending well as Maggio loads up on a big left hand.
O Leary misses with a wild body shot.
O Leary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maggio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paddy O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maggio counters with a nice uppercut.
O Leary misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Maggio.
O Leary blocks a head kick by Maggio.
Maggio throws a head kick but O Leary moves out of range.
Maggio moves out of range of the body kick.
O Leary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maggio takes one to the chin there.
Maggio is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary seems to be stalking Maggio here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Maggio drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paddy O Leary!
Paddy O Leary retains his welterweight title!
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