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Charlie Wang's FC 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjay Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 4 Minutes to Lockdown by Redman & Method Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Arjay Murphy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Blow!
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, Arjay Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow scores with a head kick. Murphy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Blow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Blow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Blow keeps the fight on the outside.
Blow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murphy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Blow keeps moving.
Blow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blow's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murphy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blow.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Blow keeps moving.
Blow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blow keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Blow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Blow's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to control but instead Blow has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Murphy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murphy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Murphy lunges at Blow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blow's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Blow checks it.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Blow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blow moves into the clinch.
Blow breaks from the clinch.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Blow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blow lands a knee to the body.
Murphy jumps guard but Blow stands there with Murphy around his waist. Murphy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe Blow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjay Murphy.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjay Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Blow.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Blow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murphy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murphy is not content to let Blow control the position.
Blow stands up and beckons Murphy to his feet.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Blow checks it
and Blow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Murphy's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Blow wants to stand but Murphy is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Joe Blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blow avoids it really well and circles away.
Murphy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blow wants to stand and escape but instead Murphy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy wants to stand but Blow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murphy passes Blow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Blow is working away.
Murphy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blow defending well though.
Murphy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blow wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blow is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to take Blow's back here but Blow is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Blow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Murphy tries to control but Blow wriggling away.
Murphy prevents Blow from getting the reversal.
Murphy looking to ground and pound but Blow is blocking nicely.
Murphy working for a submission but Blow is keeping him at bay.
Arjay Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy tries to control but Blow wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Blow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blow walks into a left hand.
Blow fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murphy sprawls well initially but Blow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
Blow decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Blow clinches up against the cage.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Blow won't allow it.
Blow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murphy's half guard.
Murphy trying to control here.
Blow with the ground and pound but Murphy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Murphy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blow has picked Murphy up and slammed him! Murphy can't keep hold of the triangle and Blow manages to pass to side control!
Blow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Murphy prevents Blow from moving into mount.
Blow is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to escape but Blow is in control.
Blow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown but Blow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Blow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjay Murphy.
Blow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy is trying to escape the mount.
Blow working Murphy over with strikes here.
Murphy taking shots to the head.
Blow looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Murphy's face.
Blow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murphy looks a forlorn figure.
Murphy tries to reverse the position but Blow maintains control.
Blow with good strikes from the mount here!
Blow trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Blow avoids the attempt from Murphy to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blow trying to control but Murphy is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blow dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Blow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Blow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Manny Machado has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manny Machado seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
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, Angel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Machado.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz shoots in but Machado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Machado sprawls well.
Machado lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Angel Ortiz has been cut.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado.
Machado closes the distance and clinches.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Ortiz tries to break free but Machado pushes him back against the cage.
Machado cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
Ortiz looks gassed!
A short left from Machado.
Machado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado pushes Ortiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Machado sprawls well.
Manny Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Ortiz.
Machado has closed the distance and engaged Ortiz in a clinch.
Machado taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Machado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
Ortiz looking to stall.
Machado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
Machado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machado wants to clinch.
Machado tries to clinch up.
Manny Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for Machado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ortiz has time to react.
Ortiz is rocked!
That has opened up Angel Ortiz's cut even more.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Ortiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machado circles away.
Ortiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Machado closes the distance and clinches.
Machado lands a shot to the body.
Machado lands an uppercut.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Machado scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
Machado lands a nice shot to the body.
Machado pushes Ortiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado scores with a hook to the body.
Machado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Nice body punch from Machado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a left hand.
Machado controlling the action here for a moment.
Machado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machado digs a right hand into Ortiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortiz's gas tank.
Machado cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
Ortiz being controlled against the cage.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Machado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Machado has the dominant position.
Ortiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Machado pulls his leg out and moves away.
Machado lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Ortiz can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Machado and Ortiz drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Machado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Machado!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lighting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Lighting!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap instigates a clinch.
Lighting looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
It looks like George Lighting has been cut.
Giap landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lighting blocks it with crossed arms.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lighting avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giap gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Lighting blocks it.
Giap manages to break the clinch.
Lighting tries to keep at a distance but Giap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giap crunches a lovely knee into Lighting's ribcage.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighting tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lighting is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Lighting being controlled against the cage.
Giap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lighting has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Lighting blocks with his arms.
Giap lands an elbow just above Lighting 's eye.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Giap.
Knees in the clinch landing for Giap.
Giap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lighting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lighting looking to stall.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap pushes Lighting up against the cage in a clinch.
Lighting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap closes the distance and pushes Lighting back into the cage.
Lighting tries to pull guard but Giap holds him up against the cage and eventually Lighting drops back down to his feet.
Giap holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Giap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giap goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giap forces Lighting back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Giap - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giap with a knee to the head.
Giap landing knees to the head.
Lighting is rocked!
Giap lands a nice knee to the body.
Lighting is still on wobbly legs! Can Giap finish him?
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lighting seems to have recovered his senses.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lighting's defenses.
Giap scores a nice knee to the body.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giap looking to throw knees to the head but Lighting is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giap pushes Lighting up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lighting takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giap darts in and clinches Lighting up against the cage.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lighting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Lighting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Lighting's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lighting gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
Lighting goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giap prevents it.
Lighting takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Lighting is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giap working Lighting over with knees to the body.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Lighting takes an elbow to the temple.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lighting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Giap missing with knees to the body.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Lighting blocks it.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap rushes Lighting and presses him up against the cage.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Lighting blocks with his arms.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lighting's defenses.
Giap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lighting can do to turn this around?
Giap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lighting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lighting avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giap stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Vo Nguyen Giap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vo Nguyen Giap.
Giap clinches with his opponent.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap is looking to clinch but Lighting is avoiding it.
Lighting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giap clinches up with Lighting and pushes him back against the cage.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap digs a good hook to Lighting's body.
Giap has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Giap obliges.
Giap lands a nice knee to the body.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lighting shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Lighting.
Giap rushes Lighting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lighting gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Lighting's cut.
That's time! Giap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Giap rushes Lighting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giap stalling the fight.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lighting throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giap's waist but Giap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lighting off to one side.
Giap has Lighting up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Giap.
Lighting blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Giap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Giap.
Giap effectively controlling the action here.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap closes the distance and pushes Lighting back into the cage.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap is struggling to control the position.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap takes the fight into the clinch.
Giap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lighting is defending well for now.
Giap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lighting up against the cage.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vo Nguyen Giap is winning the standup battle so far.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to clinch there but Lighting circles away.
Giap clinches.
Giap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Lighting avoids the damage to the body.
Giap lands a knee to the head.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap lands a nice knee to the body.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap clinches.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Lighting blocks it.
Lighting managing to block the knees to the body from Giap.
Lighting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap clinches up with Lighting and pushes him back against the cage.
Giap crunches a lovely knee into Lighting's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lighting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Lancing (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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299 lbs
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290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Beauvais!
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, Aaron Lancing!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancing on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beauvais lands a big uppercut and Lancing crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lancing looks OK. Beauvais waves Lancing back to his feet!
Lancing is rocked!
It looks like Aaron Lancing has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beauvais fakes the leg kick and cracks Lancing in the body.
Lancing is still on wobbly legs! Can Beauvais finish him?
Lancing looks gassed!
Beauvais closes the distance looking for a takedown. Beauvais picks Lancing up and slams him brutally to the floor. Lancing is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Travis Beauvais!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Layzie Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin's entrance music is Thuggish Ruggish Bone. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Layzie Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock closes the distance and pushes Assassin back into the cage.
Assassin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Rock.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Assassin tries to circle away but Rock has him pinned against the cage.
Rock scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Layzie Assassin has been cut.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assassin.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Rock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Assassin is breathing heavily.
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Rock.
Assassin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rock drops Assassin with a big knee straight up the middle! Assassin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Assassin is rocked!
Rock has Assassin up against the cage in a clinch.
Assassin tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Rock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Assassin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assassin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Assassin seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Knees to the body from Rock.
Rock lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rock.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rock lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Rock.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Rock.
Assassin tries to break free but Rock pushes him back against the cage.
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rock.
Rock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assassin.
Rock scores with a shoulder strike.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Assassin in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a nice shot to the body.
Rock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rock lands a nice knee to the body.
Rock drops Assassin with a big knee straight up the middle! Assassin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock lands a shoulder strike.
Rock lands an elbow inside that Assassin shrugs off.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Assassin in his tracks for a moment.
Rock is pressed up against the cage. Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rock down to the mat. Rock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock rushes Assassin and presses him up against the cage.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is pressed up against the cage. Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rock down to the mat. Rock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rock rushes Assassin and presses him up against the cage.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Rock.
Assassin tries to break free but Rock pushes him back against the cage.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rock lands a knee to the body.
Rock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Assassin in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock lands a nice elbow.
Rock lands an elbow inside that Assassin shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Layzie Assassin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rock closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Rock as the two fighters clinch.
Rock lands a knee to the head.
Assassin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Rock.
A left hand lands to the body for Rock.
A right hand to the body from Rock.
Rock has Assassin pressed against the cage, preventing Assassin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rock lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Assassin! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Rock.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Rock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Rickson Araujo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
203 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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24
197 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Finley!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch but Araujo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finley thows a leg kick but Araujo checks it
and Araujo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finley just misses with a punch to the body.
Finley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Araujo as he avoids it easily.
Finley loads up on a big right hand but Araujo slips the punch.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
Araujo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finley moves into the clinch successfully.
Araujo throws a head punch that misses.
Araujo breaks from the clinch.
Finley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Araujo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Araujo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araujo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Araujo takes one to the chin there.
Finley clinches up with Araujo and pushes him back against the cage.
Finley stalling.
Araujo scores with a knee to the head.
Araujo blocks a body shot from Finley.
Araujo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finley's face.
Finley gets through Araujo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finley tries to work over Araujo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Araujo throws a head punch that misses.
Finley blocking some punches.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Finley has him pressed against the cage.
Finley breaks the clinch.
Finley throws a big shot that misses.
Finley throws a low kick but Araujo avoids it.
Finley lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finley connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley lands a jab to Araujo's midsection.
Finley tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finley. Araujo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finley misses with an uppercut
and Araujo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Araujo lands a nice hook to Finley's body. Finley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Araujo looks to score with a jab to the body but Finley is just out of range.
Araujo looks to throw the jab but Finley is out of range.
Araujo throws a nice looking combination but Finley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araujo moves out of range as Finley strikes.
Finley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Araujo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finley is out of range and Araujo settles back down.
Araujo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Finley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Araujo keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley thows a big elbow that misses.
Finley postures up in Araujo's guard and throws a big left but Araujo blocks it.
Araujo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finley is controlling him.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
Finley trying to control but Araujo is working from the bottom.
Araujo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Finley on the ground.
Araujo keeping full guard, as Finley tries to pass.
Finley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley lands a couple of digs.
Araujo keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully.
Araujo keeping full guard, as Finley tries to pass.
Finley scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Finley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Finley lands with a nice combination. Araujo backs away looking to recover.
Araujo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Araujo looks to land a combination but Finley avoids it well.
Finley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Araujo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finley has Araujo up against the cage in a clinch.
Finley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Araujo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finley blocks it with crossed arms.
Finley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Araujo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Finley looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Araujo fails to land.
Finley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finley misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley throws a series of punches but Araujo moves out of range.
Araujo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finley.
Finley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araujo.
Finley blocks the body kick.
Finley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Araujo scores with a head kick. Finley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Araujo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finley.
Some wild striking there from Finley.
Finley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
Finley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finley misses with a wild body shot.
Araujo connects with a body shot.
Rickson Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Finley blocks a leg kick.
Finley misses with a kick to the body.
Araujo drops his hands momentarily and Finley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finley misses with a straight right.
Araujo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finley.
Finley wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
Araujo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Araujo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Araujo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finley misses with a kick to the body.
Finley misses with a shot to the body
and Araujo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Araujo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finley throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley defending well as Araujo loads up on a big left hand.
Araujo lands a nice shot that snaps Finley's head back.
Finley lands a jab-cross combination.
Araujo blocks a leg kick.
A combination from Finley does no damage.
Finley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finley gets a clinch.
Finley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Araujo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rickson Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Finley.
Araujo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Finley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Araujo to the mat. Araujo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Finley won't allow Araujo to get back to his feet.
Finley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finley throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Araujo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Araujo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Araujo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finley is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Finley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finley is trying to buck Araujo off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Finley 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. This is the final round!
Araujo throws an overhand right that lands on Finley's shoulder, as Finley tries to avoid the shot.
Araujo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Araujo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Araujo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rickson Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araujo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brad Finley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Finley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brad Finley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Araujo is refusing to be controlled, as Finley sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo trying to control but Finley postures up.
Finley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Finley thows a huge punch but Araujo dodges it nicely.
Finley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Araujo is in trouble now - Finley has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley raining down shots from the mount!
Finley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finley landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Araujo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Finley tries to control but Araujo wriggling away.
Finley cracks Araujo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finley looking to finish Araujo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Araujo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley with shots to the head and body - Araujo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finley looking to control but Araujo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Finley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Araujo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rickson Araujo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley cracks Araujo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Finley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Finley connects with a bit shot that sees Araujo covering up! More strikes from Finley and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Finley is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Finley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
201 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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28
195 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Brasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. R checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brasky misses with a wild combination.
Brasky throws a low kick but R avoids it.
Bill Brasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from R.
R throws a lazy right hand but Brasky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brasky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as R throws out the jab.
R throws a hook but Brasky blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Brasky. Those never looked like landing.
Brasky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brasky ducks under a wild hook from R.
Brasky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brasky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but R paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasky throws a jab but it's blocked by R.
Brasky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brasky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brasky tries to clinch up
and R counters with a one-two to the body.
Brasky misses with a wild combination.
R moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brasky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brasky moves forwards but R connects with a nice, crisp jab.
R scores with a body shot.
Bill Brasky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R dives in and grabs Brasky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brasky pushes down on R's head and hops out.
Brasky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Brasky.
Brasky avoids the head kick by R.
Brasky swings for the body but R moves out of range.
Brasky fakes the leg kick and cracks R in the body.
R uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brasky.
R swats away the attempt to clinch by Brasky.
R looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brasky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brasky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasky avoids the head kick by R.
R throws a hook but Brasky blocks it.
Brasky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but R is out of range.
R misses with a hook
and Brasky counters with a leg kick.
Brasky cracks R with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brasky misses with a looping left.
R throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
R throws an overhand right that lands on Brasky's shoulder, as Brasky tries to avoid the shot.
R might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
R displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
R ducks under a wild hook from Brasky.
Brasky looks to land a left hand but R moved out of range nicely.
Brasky just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Brasky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brasky!
R misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brasky thows a body shot but no joy.
R shoots in looking for a takedown. Brasky tries to sprawl out of it but R keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brasky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bill Brasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage R.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
R shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brasky is trying to defend but R finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
R prevents Brasky from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasky gets full guard.
R stopping the sweep attempt from Brasky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gage R will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
R jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brasky.
R uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brasky.
Brasky just misses with a punch to the body.
R looking to score a takedown here. Brasky is defending well but R drives through and ends up in Brasky's guard.
R in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
R stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brasky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
R with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brasky has momentary wrist control but R slips an elbow through the middle.
Brasky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. R gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
R lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasky throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
R won't allow Brasky to get back to his feet.
R postures up.
R trying to control but Brasky is working from the bottom.
Brasky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brasky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
R showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brasky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from R.
Brasky 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R is looking to work some ground and pound but Brasky has wrist control.
R throws a big right hand that misses.
R looking to sit in guard and control but Brasky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
R lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brasky!
Brasky manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brasky regains full guard. Nicely done.
R scoring with some ground and pound.
Brasky looking for a guillotine here but R defends easily.
R scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R wants to control from the top but Brasky keeps moving.
Brasky wants to sweep here but R controlling him for the moment.
R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
R pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brasky is keeping the position for now.
Gage R has got the better of the ground game so far.
R is working Brasky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brasky is rocked!
R working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brasky's head.
Oh Brasky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
R loads up on a big left hand. Brasky felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - R looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Brasky can't hide his disappointment, as R celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage R!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah Stoltfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltfus has chosen The Chase as his entrance music. Hezekiah Stoltfus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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210 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ja Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hezekiah Stoltfus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Masterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson throws a sloppy head kick and Stoltfus moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Masterson misses
and Stoltfus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stoltfus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Stoltfus pushes him off.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Stoltfus.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses
and Stoltfus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stoltfus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoltfus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masterson throws a wild hook but Stoltfus just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Masterson gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Stoltfus raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hezekiah Stoltfus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rembrandt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Bleed Red. A fine choice. Reynolds comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't take the sky from me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mal Reynolds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rembrandt Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Reynolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rembrandt Brown has been cut.
Reynolds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reynolds is one step ahead there.
Reynolds throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown working for a triangle but Reynolds defends it easily.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
Reynolds is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reynolds holds on and takes a little breather.
Reynolds looking to control but Brown passes into half guard.
Reynolds is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Reynolds trying to control from the bottom.
Reynolds tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Reynolds is concentrating on defense, preventing Brown from advancing position.
Brown is trying to control. Reynolds wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mal Reynolds has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
Reynolds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
Nice cross by Brown.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Brown cracks Reynolds with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown connects with a jab.
Rembrandt Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Reynolds or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reynolds lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reynolds pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reynolds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reynolds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown tries to roll over but Reynolds keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Reynolds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 Rembrandt Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reynolds 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.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reynolds gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mal Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reynolds trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds thows a big elbow that misses.
Brown working for submissions but it's allowed Reynolds to get to half guard.
Reynolds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Reynolds lands strikes from half guard.
Brown won't allow Reynolds to pass to mount.
Reynolds works his way into side control.
Reynolds taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds landing strikes.
Reynolds looks up at the clock and then as Brown takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reynolds smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Reynolds working the head with strikes.
Brown is not content to let Reynolds control the position.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Reynolds cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reynolds looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown prevents Reynolds from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Reynolds's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown is trying to control Reynolds's posture but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Reynolds working Brown over with strikes here.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Reynolds has a good base and remains in mount.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount.
Brown is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown can't escape the position.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown wants to hold on but Reynolds pushes him away.
Reynolds landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Brown in real trouble here! The ref calls for Brown to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mal Reynolds!
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