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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Manto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Kings of Kings as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Manto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manto tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manto avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Manto blocks a head kick by Nelson.
A head kick by Manto misses
and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manto is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nelson rolls with it to try and escape but Manto cranks on the arm and Nelson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Manto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Gosdin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Johannsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gosdin comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Undone. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Gosdin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Johannsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johannsen throws a head kick but Gosdin moves out of range.
Gosdin pushes Johannsen away with a front kick.
Johannsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gosdin lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gosdin. That's going to slow Johannsen down.
Gosdin ducks under a wild hook from Johannsen.
Gosdin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johannsen.
Johannsen thows a leg kick but Gosdin checks it
and Gosdin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gosdin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johannsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johannsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johannsen. Gosdin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Johannsen.
Johannsen looks gassed!
Gosdin dips to his left and cracks Johannsen with an uppercut!
Gosdin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gosdin.
Gosdin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gosdin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gosdin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ryan Johannsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Gosdin.
Gosdin connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gosdin connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Johannsen to the floor! Gosdin dives in looking for the finish!
Johannsen is rocked!
Gosdin passes to side control.
Johannsen is still in real trouble! Can Gosdin finish him?
Gosdin tries to score with some ground and pound. Johannsen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johannsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Gosdin controls the position.
The ground and pound from Gosdin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gosdin looks up at the clock and then as Johannsen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gosdin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gosdin working the head and body with strikes.
Gosdin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Johannsen looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gosdin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Gosdin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jordan Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones misses with the combination.
Fernandez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Fernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Fernandez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Fernandez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Fernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernandez misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Fernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Fernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernandez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fernandez looking to improve position, pressing down on Jones's thigh with his hand. Jones seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Fernandez paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Fernandez's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Jones picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jordan Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fujichrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tahj Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Fujichrome has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Fujichrome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tahj Ahmed!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Fujichrome.
Ahmed throws a right and a left that Fujichrome avoids nicely.
Ahmed throws a right and a left that Fujichrome avoids nicely.
Ahmed closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Fujichrome scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fujichrome lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fujichrome drops Ahmed with a big knee straight up the middle! Ahmed is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ahmed is rocked!
Fujichrome is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Ahmed is in big trouble! Fujichrome is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Ahmed. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Matthew Fujichrome!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Sela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Youlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sela comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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202 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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213 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Sela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cung Youlee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Youlee as Sela shoots in.
Sela dodges the punch combination from Youlee.
Youlee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Youlee lands with a slapping head kick.
Youlee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Youlee is looking to clinch but Sela is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youlee tries to clinch but Sela moves out of range.
Sela slips a jab and a cross from Youlee.
Youlee connects with a high kick.
Sela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Youlee pinned against the cage. Youlee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Youlee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Sela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Youlee catches Sela right on the button with a cross.
Youlee stuffs the takedown attempt from Sela. Sela gets slowly back to his feet.
Cung Youlee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youlee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Youlee's waist but Youlee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sela off to one side.
Cung Youlee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youlee misses with a wild combination.
Youlee misses with an uppercut. Sela saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youlee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Youlee lands a nice shot to the body.
Sela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Youlee 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.
Youlee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Youlee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Youlee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Youlee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Youlee misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youlee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sela on the side of the head.
Youlee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Youlee sprawls well. Youlee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sela gets slowly back to his feet.
Youlee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youlee thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youlee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Youlee jabs Sela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Youlee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sela keeps the fight on the outside.
Sela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Youlee to score with a decent uppercut.
Sela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sela there as he acknowledges the shot.
Youlee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sela tries for a kimura but Youlee is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Youlee is trying to buck Sela off.
Sela goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Youlee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sela's guard! Nice work there by Youlee!
Youlee wants to get up but he can't break Sela's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Youlee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sela is tightening it up a little... Youlee has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Youlee reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Youlee taps out! nice BJJ there by Sela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fernando Sela!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Cari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and uh Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Cari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Cari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, uh Winner!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winner.
Winner 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.
Cari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cari.
Winner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cari.
Winner misses with an uppercut. Cari saw that one coming.
Winner misses with a looping left.
Winner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cari.
Winner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cari counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cari.
Winner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Winner has eaten all the pies!
Winner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Winner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Winner striking off his back but it's not causing Cari any problems.
Cari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Winner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cari drops back looking for a leg! Winner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Winner manages to kick Cari off! Cari jumps back into Winner's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cari trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cari drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Cari as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Winner screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Cari! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jay Cari!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theron Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Bok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theron Hill!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill tries to clinch but Bok moves out of range.
Bok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bok throws a shot to the body.
Bok lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Theron Hill has been cut.
Hill takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Bok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hill is rocked!
Bok punishes Hill's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Bok finish him?
Hill looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Bok. Beautiful body shot.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Bok works Hill's body with a nice hook.
Bok throws a monster overhand right that drops Hill! Bok follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Bok!
Steve Bok is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen AC/DC : HighWay To Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clark Evans!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Evans tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Smith manages to move to mount!
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith prevents Evans from getting the reversal.
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Evans is having none of it.
Evans is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Evans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans can't escape the position.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith 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.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Evans for as long as he can get away with.
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Evans tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Evans is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rob Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Flannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Pan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Flannigan's 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Flannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Pan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flannigan looks to land a body kick but Pan moved away.
Flannigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pan keeps Flannigan at a distance using the push kick.
Pan pushes Flannigan away with a front kick.
Pan throws a right and a left that Flannigan avoids nicely.
Flannigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pan circles away quickly and effectively.
Flannigan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flannigan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flannigan misses with a double jab
and Pan counters with a good, hard body kick but Flannigan shrugs it off.
Flannigan is breathing heavily.
Flannigan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pan can pounce on him.
Pan lands a big head kick that sends Flannigan tumbling to the mat! Pan takes a step backwards and waves Flannigan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Flannigan is rocked!
Pan and Flannigan are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Pan throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Flannigan into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Pan knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jet Pan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solar Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: KEEP IT MOVIN. Solar Flair has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solar Flair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair just misses with a punch to the body.
Flair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggler lands a slapping body shot.
Diggler throws a hook to the side of Flair's head but Flair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flair misses with a low kick.
Flair throws a head kick that half lands.
Flair attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flair.
Diggler rushes Flair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diggler lands with a left to the head.
Flair lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Diggler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler lands a shoulder strike.
Diggler presses Flair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diggler prevents a body shot from Flair.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggler's elbow.
Diggler lands a shot to the body.
Diggler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flair works on Diggler's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Diggler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diggler prevents a body shot from Flair.
Flair working aggressively here.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggler's elbow.
Flair has had enough of the clinch but Diggler keeps him there for the moment.
Diggler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flair.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggler.
Flair working aggressively here.
Diggler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diggler effectively controlling the action here.
Flair breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flair thows a leg kick but Diggler checks it
and Diggler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diggler.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair scores with a shot to the side of Diggler's head.
Diggler avoids the elbow strike from Flair, against the cage.
Diggler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flair is breathing heavily.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Diggler avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Flair fails to land.
Diggler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flair's elbow.
Diggler has Flair pushed against the cage.
Flair throws a head punch that misses.
Diggler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diggler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diggler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flairs head.
Diggler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair is trying to stall.
Diggler tries to throw a body punch but Flair avoids it by throwing Diggler back against the cage.
Diggler pushes Flair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Diggler to work.
Diggler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Diggler controls the action.
Diggler blocks a body shot from Flair.
Diggler is pushing Flair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diggler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flair.
Diggler is stalling here.
Diggler tries a body shot but Flair blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler prevents a body shot from Flair.
Flair lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diggler has Flair pressed against the cage, preventing Flair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flair tries to work over Diggler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggler tries a body shot but Flair blocks it.
Diggler keeps control of Flair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flair misses with a knee strike.
Flair struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggler controls his hands.
Flair misses with some punches.
A short right from Diggler on the inside.
Diggler tries a body shot but Flair blocks it.
Diggler blocks a body shot from Flair.
A right hook to the body lands for Flair.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flair.
Diggler lands a shot to the body.
Diggler lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flair is looking to slow Diggler down with leg kicks.
Diggler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Diggler.
Diggler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Diggler as the two fighters clinch.
Flair lands an uppercut.
Diggler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diggler.
Diggler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flairs head.
Flair misses with a body punch.
Diggler prevents a body shot from Flair.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggler's elbow.
Dirk Diggler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diggler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggler misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggler lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flair's elbow.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggler gets through Flair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler leaning against his opponent.
Diggler scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flair.
Diggler cracks Flair with a nice body shot.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diggler is defending well for now.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Diggler avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
A short left from Diggler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Diggler avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Diggler lands with a short shot to the head.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but Diggler avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Diggler lands with a left to the head.
Diggler struggles to land a body shot inside as Flair controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggler.
Flair is rocked!
Flair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Flair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler lands a shoulder strike.
Diggler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diggler lands a big right hand that drops Flair! The killer instinct kicks in and Diggler finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Diggler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler is the new light heavyweight champion!
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