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Ascension 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iokua Mikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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World class 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iokua Mikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Kronic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mikala 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 Kronic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kronic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kronic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mikala counters with a big head kick but Kronic shrugs it off.
Kronic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kronic looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikala is just out of range.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikala tried to score with a low kick but Kronic checks it.
Mikala shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kronic as he jumps to the side.
Kronic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Iokua Mikala has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Kronic misses.
Kronic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kronic looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mikala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mikala. Mikala obviously looking to wear him down.
Mikala is looking to slow Kronic down with leg kicks.
Mikala cracks Kronic with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikala tries for a takedown but Kronic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kronic throws a push kick but Mikala slaps the foot to one side.
Kronic misses with the combination.
Mikala tries to score with a low kick but Kronic moves his leg out of the way.
Mikala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mikala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kronic walks into a jab.
Kronic is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikala throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kronic clean off his feet! He's out cold! Mikala stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iokua Mikala!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dragonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Dragonez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Dragonez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Dragonez to the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dragonez looking to pass the guard.
Dragonez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dragonez has Jones in his guard.
Dragonez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragonez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Dragonez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dragonez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dragonez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dragonez uses from the top position.
Dragonez won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Dragonez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dragonez drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Dragonez off! Dragonez jumps back into Jones's guard.
Dragonez won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Dragonez advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Dragonez.
Jones punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to improve his position but Dragonez is controlling well.
Dragonez is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Dragonez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dragonez.
Jones wants to improve his position but Dragonez is controlling well.
Dragonez passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Dragonez postures up.
Dragonez tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws Dragonez to one side and escapes!
Jones leaves Dragonez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dragonez's half guard.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to advance to full mount but Dragonez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Dragonez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dragonez blocks the body kick.
Dragonez misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragonez won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones.
Jones with the ground and pound but Dragonez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragonez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dragonez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones trying to control from Dragonez's half guard. Dragonez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dragonez trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dragonez is proving hard to escape from.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragonez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragonez is trying to keep Jones in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Dragonez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Dragonez!
Dragonez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dragonez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dragonez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Dragonez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jones could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dragonez has cracked it and Jones is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dragonez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Dragonez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Kelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Kelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aldo tries a low kick but Kelo avoids it.
Kelo blocks a leg kick.
Kelo checks a leg kick nicely.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Kelo darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Kelo lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kelo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kelo scores with a shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Kelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelo breaks from the clinch.
Kelo throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Kelo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aldo to the ground. Kelo is now in Aldo's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet.
Kelo wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo pulls Kelo in close to prevent any damage.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kelo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kelo blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo tries to work over Kelo's front leg with a kick but Kelo checks it.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelo tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Nice shot by Kelo.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Kelo moved away.
Aldo wants to land a leg kick but Kelo is out of range.
Kelo misses with a double jab.
Kelo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Kelo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aldo counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Kelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelo throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Kelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kelo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelo.
Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Aldo finds it's way through Kelo's defenses.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Kelo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Kelo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelo.
Aldo tries to land a body kick
and Kelo counters with a leg kick.
Aldo throws a low kick but Kelo avoids it.
Kelo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aldo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kelo really felt that one!
A telegraphed right hand from Kelo misses the target.
Aldo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelo is out of range.
Kelo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Kelo.
Kelo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kelo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aldo's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to improve his position but Kelo is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelo content to control rather than advance.
Aldo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kelo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Kelo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelo checks a low kick from Aldo.
Kelo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kelo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kelo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kelo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aldo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Aldo wants to control but Kelo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelo moves into full mount! Aldo won't be happy about that!
Kelo prevents Aldo from getting the reversal.
Kelo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kelo unloading with bombs!
Kelo is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelo tries to control but Aldo wriggling away.
Kelo 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.
Kelo goes for an armbar but Aldo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelo keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Clarence Kelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelo is trying to hold Aldo in close to prevent damage but Aldo has managed to pass into half guard.
Kelo is looking to improve his position.
Kelo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo prevents Kelo from improving his position.
Kelo is holding on to half guard well.
Aldo wants to free his trapped foot but Kelo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aldo tried to score with a low kick but Kelo checks it.
Aldo throws a low kick but Kelo moves out of range easily.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelo.
Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelo dips to his left and cracks Aldo with an uppercut!
Aldo staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelo pushes Aldo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelo lands a nice uppercut.
Kelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Kelo dominated that second round.
That's time! Kelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aldo is looking to chop away at Kelo's legs.
Clarence Kelo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelo stalling in the clinch.
Kelo scores with a shoulder strike.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Kelo has the dominant position.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Come on Kelo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Kelo.
Kelo stalling.
Kelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelo pushes Aldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelo is defending well for now.
Kelo presses Aldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
Kelo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelo.
Kelo tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kelo lands a left hand.
Clarence Kelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo just leaning against Kelo, taking a breather.
Kelo avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kelo.
Kelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelo.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelo has double underhooks.
Kelo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Kelo has the dominant position.
A short right from Kelo.
Kelo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Kelo down.
Kelo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Kelo tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelo lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Kelo jumps back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aldo - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Kelo there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Kelo - just one landing.
Kelo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelo ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Kelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelo 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Kelo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T . Corbett has chosen ... as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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222 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett checks a low kick from Snuka.
Snuka throws a body punch but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett looks to land a combination but Snuka avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snuka.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Corbett.
Corbett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snuka.
Corbett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Snuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corbett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snuka counters with a straight right hand.
Snuka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corbett.
Corbett moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Corbett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snuka.
Corbett looks gassed!
Snuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corbett.
That kick from Snuka tenderised Corbett's leg. Corbett is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Snuka tenderised Corbett's leg. Corbett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corbett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corbett.
Snuka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corbett checks it well.
Snuka lands a high kick to the side of Corbett's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Snuka dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Snuka gets to his feet - Corbett follows without any prompting.
Snuka has managed to clinch.
Snuka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Snuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corbett is working for takedown but Snuka is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snuka.
Corbett is rocked!
Corbett is trying to trip Snuka. He has hold of a leg but Snuka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Corbett persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Corbett is still in real trouble! Can Snuka finish him?
Snuka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Corbett seems to have recovered his senses.
Corbett throws a strike but Snuka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Snuka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Corbett is trying to get back to full guard.
Snuka decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Corbett dives in and grabs Snuka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snuka pushes down on Corbett's head and hops out.
Snuka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corbett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snuka connects with a solid leg kick.
Snuka rushes Corbett and presses him up against the cage.
Snuka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snuka digs a right hand underneath Corbett's ribcage. Corbett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka scores with a shot to the side of Corbett's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Snuka as the two fighters clinch.
Corbett takes an elbow to the temple.
Snuka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snuka lands a right hand.
Snuka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
Snuka lands a nice elbow.
Snuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snuka dips a shoulder and cracks Corbett with a mighty uppercut! Corbett falls back against the cage and Snuka unloads with a barrage of strikes! Corbett is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Snuka screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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31
165 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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29
166 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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KO power |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ninja Berto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berto in his tracks.
A big left from Strife misses.
Strife misses with a two punch combination.
Strife throws a solid leg kick but Berto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strife.
Strife tries to score with a low kick but Berto moves his leg out of the way.
Strife scores with a punch to the head.
Strife misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strife tries to clinch but Berto moves away
and Berto counters with a straight right hand.
Strife misses with a left hand
and Berto counters with a stiff right hand.
Berto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strife can pounce on him.
Strife displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strife.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Berto. Beautiful body shot.
Strife misses with a few strikes there.
Berto throws a body punch but Strife moves out of range.
Berto wants to slow Strife down by chopping away at his legs.
Strife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strife misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berto moves away.
Berto shoots in for a double leg but Strife sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
Berto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Strife. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife is looking to clinch but Berto is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berto looks for the body kick but Strife saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Berto.
Strife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berto.
Berto misses with a kick to the body.
Berto gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strife is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strife is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Strife is looking to get to half guard.
Berto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strife is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berto wants to control the pace but Strife is squirming around nicely.
Berto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Berto looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto landing punches.
Berto looking to finish Strife with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strife!
Strife is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strife tries to hold on but Berto pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strife?
Berto wants to control the pace but Strife is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ninja Berto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berto throws a low kick, looking for Strife's leg but Strife calmly moves out of range.
Berto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strife but Strife pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strife scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Berto.
Strife doesn't manage to clinch there - Berto circles away.
Berto throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Strife to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Berto.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berto misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto avoids the body shot from Strife.
Some wild striking there from Berto.
Crunch! Berto slams his shin into Strife's torso.
John Strife is winning the standup battle so far.
Berto throws a shot to the body.
Berto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strife sprawls well. Strife wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berto gets slowly back to his feet.
Strife wants to clinch.
Strife takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strife throws a big shot that misses.
Strife tries to clinch up but Berto circles away and keeps his distance.
Berto misses with a takedown attempt - Strife sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
A head kick misses from Berto.
Strife chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berto can pounce on him.
Berto avoids the head kick by Strife.
Berto delivers a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Strife as Berto shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strife.
Strife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Strife is letting Berto control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berto working the ground and pound but Strife is defending the strikes.
Berto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Strife's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Strife's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strife is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Berto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Strife wants to control but Berto is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife is squirming around, avoiding Berto's attempts to control the action.
Strife working to try and regain half guard.
Strife tries to hold on but Berto postures up.
Strife is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berto content just to control the position here.
Berto looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Berto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Strife's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strife stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berto.
Berto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strife rather than just go for the knockout.
Strife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Strife.
Strife throws a big shot that misses.
Strife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berto.
No luck for Berto with that takedown attempt.
Strife stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berto.
Strife works the jab nicely.
Berto jabs Strife to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife tries to land a front kick but Berto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berto blocks a jab.
Berto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife loads up on a big right hand but Berto slips the punch.
Strife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berto.
Berto lands with a right hand.
Berto checks a low kick from Strife.
Berto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strife throws a hook but Berto avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berto throws a looping overhand right but Strife ducks down to avoid it.
Berto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ninja Berto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Berto misses.
Berto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strife tries to avoid it but Berto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strife to the ground. Strife escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Berto 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.
Strife had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berto defends it easily.
John Strife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Strife is pulling down on Berto's head to control his posture.
Strife pushes Berto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto throws a sloppy head kick and Strife moves out of range easily.
Strife misses with a double jab.
Berto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strife sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Strife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninja Berto.
Berto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Strife wants to sweep but no luck.
Berto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strife will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Berto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto trying to control the position from guard on top but Strife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja Berto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berto stands up over Strife, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strife not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Berto controlling from the top position.
Ninja Berto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Strife looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berto is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ninja Berto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ninja Berto!
A victorious Ninja Berto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willis William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
262 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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23
288 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willis William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Winner!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for William.
William misses with a looping left.
William slips under a jab.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as William sprawls well. William wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winner gets slowly back to his feet.
William avoids the body shot from Winner.
William misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from William - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Winner looks gassed!
Winner walks into a jab.
William lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winner's sensitive parts.
William lands with a right that hurts Winner. Winner looks to clinch but William throws a short knee that drops Winner. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Willis William!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith RunningRabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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24
196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith RunningRabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelayo Palhares!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares tests RunningRabbit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palhares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but RunningRabbit avoids it really well and circles away.
Palhares slips under a jab.
RunningRabbit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
RunningRabbit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheers as RunningRabbit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palhares doesn't seem phased though.
RunningRabbit takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Palhares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but RunningRabbit circles away quickly and effectively.
RunningRabbit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Pelayo Palhares has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares shoots in for a double leg but RunningRabbit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Palhares takes a swing at RunningRabbit's ribcage but misses.
Keith RunningRabbit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a body punch but RunningRabbit moves out of range.
Palhares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around RunningRabbit's waist but RunningRabbit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palhares off to one side.
Keith RunningRabbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelayo Palhares.
Palhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from RunningRabbit.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. RunningRabbit saw that one coming.
Palhares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
RunningRabbit swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palhares thows a body shot but no joy.
RunningRabbit thows a body shot but no joy.
RunningRabbit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
RunningRabbit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
Palhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? RunningRabbit is fending him off so far but Palhares persists. Nope, RunningRabbit circles away and we're back to standing.
RunningRabbit jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
RunningRabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
RunningRabbit takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
RunningRabbit lands a jab to Palhares's midsection.
RunningRabbit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
RunningRabbit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
RunningRabbit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
RunningRabbit avoids the attempt from Palhares to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, RunningRabbit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
RunningRabbit looking to control but Palhares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
RunningRabbit throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
RunningRabbit landing strikes from the mount and Palhares is in trouble!
Palhares suckers RunningRabbit into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Palhares is now in RunningRabbit's guard!
RunningRabbit controls Palhares momentarily but Palhares frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to control from the top but RunningRabbit keeps moving.
Palhares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
RunningRabbit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palhares is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith RunningRabbit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelayo Palhares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palhares defending well as RunningRabbit loads up on a big left hand.
RunningRabbit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from RunningRabbit enables Palhares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. RunningRabbit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
RunningRabbit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Palhares!
RunningRabbit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Palhares blocking the ground and pound.
Palhares is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Palhares avoids a series of strikes thrown by RunningRabbit.
RunningRabbit throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
RunningRabbit throws some wild stikes that Palhares manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RunningRabbit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
RunningRabbit landing strikes, looking to finish!
That has opened up Pelayo Palhares's cut even more.
Palhares tries to hold on but RunningRabbit postures up.
Palhares holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as RunningRabbit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
RunningRabbit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The cut above Pelayo Palhares's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pelayo Palhares's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keith RunningRabbit!
Keith RunningRabbit very nearly forgot to thank [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
178 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
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27
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruud Blaylock!
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, Hugh G Rection!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rection throws a lazy right hand but Blaylock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaylock darts in trying to clinch
and Rection counters with a nice body kick.
Blaylock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rection makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rection misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaylock counters by clinching up.
Rection lands a shot to the body.
Rection throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blaylock blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaylock managing to block the knees to the body from Rection.
Blaylock has a couple of punches blocked by Rection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blaylock pushes off an throws an elbow but Rection leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blaylock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rection avoids a wild elbow strike from Blaylock.
Rection trying to land knees to the body.
Blaylock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rection is keeping busy.
Rection stalling.
Blaylock lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Rection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock avoiding damage as Rection throws knees to the body.
Rection crunches a lovely knee into Blaylock's ribcage.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rection blocks an uppercut.
Blaylock trying to land knees to the body.
Rection lands with a light punch inside.
Blaylock avoiding damage as Rection throws knees to the body.
Blaylock pushes Rection back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blaylock trying to stall but Rection improves his position.
Blaylock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rection avoids the damage to the body.
Rection landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rection as Blaylock tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Blaylock.
Rection stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Blaylock fails to land.
Blaylock misses with an elbow strike.
Blaylock blocks a body shot from Rection.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rection avoids it.
Blaylock misses with a body punch.
Blaylock being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rection as Blaylock tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rection.
It looks like Ruud Blaylock has been cut.
Rection crunches a lovely knee into Blaylock's ribcage.
Rection gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rection stalling against the cage.
Blaylock cracks Rection with a nice body shot.
Blaylock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rection is stalling here.
Blaylock trying to control the position but instead, Rection has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaylock into the cage.
Rection landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh G Rection dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Blaylock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blaylock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaylock gets tackled into the cage by Rection. Rection maintains the clinch.
Rection struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaylock controls his hands.
Rection blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaylock misses with a knee to the head.
Blaylock looking to throw knees to the head but Rection is blocking nicely.
Blaylock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rection blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rection's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hugh G Rection seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rection prevents a body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rection avoids it.
Rection unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blaylock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rection lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rection blocks an uppercut.
Blaylock missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rection has Blaylock pressed against the cage.
Blaylock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rection avoids the damage to the body.
Rection lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Blaylock looking to slow down the pace here.
Blaylock has a couple of punches blocked by Rection.
Blaylock pushes off an throws an elbow but Rection leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rection blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rection avoids a wild elbow strike from Blaylock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blaylock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rection stalls.
Blaylock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rection's elbow.
Blaylock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rection lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blaylock managing to block the knees to the body from Rection.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the head but Rection blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rection.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Rection avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
Blaylock throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rection tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaylock avoids it.
Rection stalling against the cage.
Blaylock tries to work over Rection's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rection lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Blaylock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blaylock misses with a punch on the inside.
Rection has Blaylock pressed against the cage.
Blaylock missing with knees to the body.
Rection creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blaylock's defenses.
Blaylock letting Rection take a breather here.
Blaylock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rection throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blaylock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rection.
Blaylock lands a damaging elbow.
Blaylock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
Blaylock digs a right hand into Rection's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rection's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock tries to throw a body punch but Rection avoids it by throwing Blaylock back against the cage.
Blaylock is trying to stall.
Blaylock being controlled against the cage.
Blaylock is looking to control Rection's arms but Rection gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blaylock has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rection avoiding damage as Blaylock throws knees to the body.
Blaylock takes a knee to the side of the body.
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 Ruud Blaylock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruud Blaylock'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.
Blaylock tries to clinch up
and Rection counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blaylock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rection counters with a nice body kick.
Rection misses with a low kick.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rection misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Rection tenderised Blaylock's leg. Blaylock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rection pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rection throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rection fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blaylock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Rection tenderised Blaylock's leg. Blaylock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rection throws a leg kick but Blaylock checks it.
Blaylock closes the distance but Rection moves to the side
enabling Rection to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rection scores with a hook to the body. Blaylock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Rection.
Hugh G Rection seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rection lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rection tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Rection moves away
and Rection counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blaylock wants to clinch but Rection slips to the side
letting Rection counter with a right hand.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Rection moves away
and Rection counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blaylock avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rection misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Rection misses.
Blaylock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rection counters with an inside leg kick.
Rection misses with a low kick as Blaylock jumps back.
Rection thows a leg kick but Blaylock checks it
and Blaylock counters by clinching up.
Rection scores a nice knee to the body.
Rection misses with a knee strike.
Blaylock letting Rection take a breather here.
Blaylock misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rection blocks the elbow strike.
Blaylock throws an elbow but it misses.
Rection pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rection lands an elbow inside.
Blaylock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blaylock stalling the fight.
Blaylock tries to work over Rection's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rection blocking some punches.
Blaylock wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Rection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh G Rection really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Blaylock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blaylock takes the fight into the clinch.
Blaylock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rection lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaylock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blaylock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rection.
Knees to the body from Rection.
Blaylock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rection holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blaylock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rection uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rection.
Blaylock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rection is keeping busy.
Maybe Blaylock would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rection blocking some punches.
Blaylock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaylock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blaylock letting Rection take a breather here.
Rection lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection managing to block the knees to the body from Blaylock.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blaylock throws an elbow but misses.
Rection crunches a lovely knee into Blaylock's ribcage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blaylock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaylock tries to work over Rection's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rection lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rection.
Rection blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rection connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rection missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Rection.
Blaylock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rection avoids the damage to the body.
Rection avoiding damage as Blaylock throws knees to the body.
Blaylock takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rection on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rection taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blaylock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blaylock trying to land knees to the body.
Rection utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rection stalling against the cage.
Blaylock throws a head punch that misses.
Blaylock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Rection to work.
Rection avoiding damage as Blaylock throws knees to the body.
Blaylock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rection blocks a body shot from Blaylock.
Good body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blaylock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rection's brow.
Rection landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blaylock tries to land knees in the clinch but Rection avoids the damage to the body.
Blaylock pushes off an throws an elbow but Rection leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaylock throws an elbow that misses.
Rection crunches a lovely knee into Blaylock's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Rection.
Rection pushes Blaylock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaylock being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hugh G Rection will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruud Blaylock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blaylock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rection counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rection cracks Blaylock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rection misses with a wild body shot.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blaylock darts in trying to clinch
and Rection counters with a good low kick that Blaylock was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to clinch
and Rection counters with a leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rection throws a looping overhand right but Blaylock ducks down to avoid it.
Rection has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaylock darts in trying to clinch
letting Rection counter with a right hand.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blaylock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rection counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaylock is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock looks to clinch
and Rection counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blaylock's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rection. Blaylock does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rection throws a low kick, looking for Blaylock's leg but Blaylock calmly moves out of range.
Rection throws a hook but Blaylock avoids it easily.
Blaylock closes the distance but Rection moves to the side
and Rection counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rection lands a jab to Blaylock's midsection.
Rection misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rection connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaylock closes the distance but Rection moves to the side
and Rection connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaylock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Rection counter with a right hand.
Oh Blaylock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock wants to clinch
and Rection connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaylock seems to have got his legs back now.
Rection throws a body punch but Blaylock moves out of range.
Blaylock wants to clinch but Rection slips to the side
and Rection counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruud Blaylock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaylock tries to clinch
and Rection counters with a nice body shot.
Blaylock tries to clinch up
and Rection holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh G Rection comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rection has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh G Rection!
Hugh G Rection seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage. Jimmy Nix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ola Afolabi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nix at a distance.
Afolabi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Afolabi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nix closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nix lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Afolabi controls Nix momentarily but Nix frees himself.
Afolabi wants to stand up but Nix is controlling him.
Nix looking to pass the guard.
Afolabi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nix's guard.
Afolabi looking to sit in guard and control but Nix gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nix lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix is fighting to break Afolabi's control of his arms but Afolabi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Afolabi keeping moving, preventing Nix from controlling successfully.
Nix stops Afolabi from standing up.
Afolabi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Afolabi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nix postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Afolabi has momentary wrist control but Nix slips an elbow through the middle.
Nix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nix thows a big elbow that misses.
Afolabi is trying to keep Nix in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nix lands a couple of elbows.
Afolabi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nix's guard.
Nix keeping moving, preventing Afolabi from controlling successfully.
Afolabi being controlled here momentarily.
Afolabi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi trying to control but Nix is working from the bottom.
Afolabi preventing the sweep.
Afolabi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ola Afolabi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nix slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ola Afolabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Afolabi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Afolabi tries a head kick but it misses.
Afolabi throws a leg kick which misses Nix's front leg but catches the back leg as Nix tries to avoid it.
Afolabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nix was well out of range. Poor timing from Afolabi.
Nix throws the left hand but Afolabi avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Nix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Afolabi swinging wildly here.
Afolabi misses with an uppercut. Nix saw that one coming.
Nix fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Afolabi throws a head kick that misses.
Nix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Afolabi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Nix 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.
Nix tries to land a leg kick but Afolabi saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nix 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 Afolabi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Afolabi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Afolabi digs a good hook to Nix's body.
Nix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Afolabi manages to avoid it.
Afolabi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Afolabi looks for the body kick but Nix saw that one coming.
Afolabi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Afolabi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Afolabi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nix.
Nix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danga de danga de dang - Afolabi scores with a four punch combination!
Afolabi throws a solid leg kick but Nix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Afolabi.
Afolabi misses with a head kick.
Nix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix avoids the body shot from Afolabi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Afolabi. That's going to slow Nix down.
Nix throws a hook but Afolabi blocks it.
Nix tests Afolabi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nix thows a body shot but no joy.
Afolabi lands a leg kick that knocks Nix off balance momentarily.
Nix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nix misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nix working the body and head with strikes.
Afolabi can't do much from the bottom here.
Afolabi is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix grinds an elbow into Afolabi's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Afolabi to see if he's OK.
Nix is chipping away with strikes.
Afolabi is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Afolabi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nix in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Afolabi is looking for a sweep.
Nix landing strikes.
Afolabi is still in real trouble! Can Nix finish him?
Nix working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Afolabi seems to have recovered his senses.
Nix 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.
Afolabi tries to bench press Nix off him but Nix keeps the position.
Nix cracks Afolabi with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Nix crashes against the mat.
Afolabi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nix with the ground and pound but Afolabi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nice strikes from Nix there.
Nix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jimmy Nix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Afolabi has hold of Nix's hands but Nix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nix lands with a punch from half guard.
Nix is nestled in close to Afolabi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Afolabi is looking for a sweep. Nix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Afolabi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix throwing shots but Afolabi is blocking nicely.
Afolabi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Afolabi has hold of Nix's hands but Nix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Afolabi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nix trying to pass the guard but Afolabi defending well.
Nix is keen to just control but Afolabi is a slippery customer.
Afolabi trying to control but Nix postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Afolabi has one foot on Nix's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nix takes a swing at Afolabi's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nix dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nix tries to bum rush Afolabi with a series of wild strikes but Afolabi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nix misses with a two punch combination.
Afolabi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Afolabi misses the shot to the body.
Afolabi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nix rather than just go for the knockout.
Afolabi misses with a low kick.
Afolabi throws a shot to the body.
Afolabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nix.
A solid leg kick lands there for Afolabi.
Afolabi ducks under a wild hook from Nix.
Afolabi throws a head kick but Nix moves out of range.
Afolabi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Afolabi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Afolabi lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Afolabi circles away quickly and effectively.
Afolabi misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Afolabi misses.
Afolabi throws a right hand that Nix ducks under and follows up with a left that Nix also avoids with ease.
Nix misses with a body kick.
Nix needs to keep his hands up - Afolabi had a free shot at his head there.
Afolabi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Afolabi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nix.
Nix checks the leg kick.
Afolabi throws a jab but it's blocked by Nix.
Nix jabs at Afolabi's body.
Afolabi wants to land a leg kick but Nix is out of range.
Afolabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nix.
Ola Afolabi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nix.
Nix thows a body shot but no joy.
Nix shoots in looking for a takedown. Afolabi tries to sprawl out of it but Nix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Afolabi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nix shoots in looking for a takedown but Afolabi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Nix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Afolabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Afolabi thuds a left hand into Nix's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Afolabi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Afolabi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nix changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Afolabi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Afolabi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Afolabi down.
Nix scoring with punches from side control.
Nix landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nix working the ground and pound.
Afolabi gets back to half guard.
Nix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Afolabi's head.
Nix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Afolabi is trying to stand up here but Nix is controlling him well.
Afolabi tries to roll over but Nix keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nix content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nix working the head and body with strikes.
Afolabi is looking to improve his position.
Afolabi is trying to control but can't.
Jimmy Nix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Afolabi is looking to control Nix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Afolabi avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Nix.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nix, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Nix!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi has chosen Joker's Wild as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Rivaldi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren misses with a jab to the body
and Rivaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Rivaldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Askren at a distance.
Askren fails to land the takedown.
Rivaldi lands a front kick.
Rivaldi wants to slow Askren down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivaldi misses with a leg kick.
Askren checks a low kick from Rivaldi.
Askren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rivaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Askren misses with an uppercut
and Rivaldi counters with a three punch combo that has Askren backing up. Askren nods at Rivaldi to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi.
A cross from Askren lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Askren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Askren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren cracks Rivaldi with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from Rivaldi tenderised Askren's leg. Askren is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Askren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivaldi leaves Askren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rivaldi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Askren throws a body punch but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Rivaldi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Askren.
Askren misses with a jab to the body
and Rivaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivaldi.
A big right from Askren misses.
Askren misses with a right hand
and Rivaldi counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi delivers a nice body kick.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Askren throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivaldi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivaldi slips a jab from Askren.
Rivaldi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Askren throws a big shot that misses.
Rivaldi misses with a wild combination.
Rivaldi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Askren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Rivaldi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Askren's head backwards.
Dominick Rivaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren misses the shot to the body.
Askren looks to throw the jab but Rivaldi is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Askren misses the target.
Rivaldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Askren checks a leg kick nicely.
Askren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivaldi misses with a low kick.
Askren tries to clinch up.
Rivaldi scores with a nice body kick.
Rivaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Askren.
Rivaldi misses the shot to the body.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot that sends Askren's belly button to the back.
Rivaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivaldi lands a leg kick that knocks Askren off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi works Askren's body with a nice hook.
Rivaldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Askren should have avoided that one.
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!
Askren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Askren.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but Askren moved away.
Rivaldi scores with a shot to the body.
Rivaldi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Askren rather than just go for the knockout.
Askren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivaldi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivaldi, right into the meat.
Rivaldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Askren misses with a left hand
and Rivaldi counters with a low kick, right behind Askren 's knee.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivaldi tries to land a front kick but Askren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Askren cracks Rivaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivaldi moves out of range as Askren strikes.
Askren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Askren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Askren is working for takedown but Rivaldi is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
Rivaldi tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivaldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Askren pushes Rivaldi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Askren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Askren controls the action.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi blocks an uppercut.
Askren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Askren prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi stops a takedown attempt from Askren.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivaldi lands a body shot.
Rivaldi misses with some punches.
Askren misses with some punches.
Askren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivaldi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rivaldi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Askren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivaldi's elbow.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Askren controls the action.
Askren gets through Rivaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivaldi backwards.
Rivaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Askren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivaldi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Askren controls the action.
Rivaldi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Askren tries to work over Rivaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Askren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivaldi lands a shot to the body.
Rivaldi trying to stall but Askren improves his position.
Rivaldi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivaldi manages to avoid it.
Askren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivaldi counters with a body kick that stops Askren in his tracks momentarily.
Rivaldi lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Askren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rivaldi tries to avoid it but Askren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rivaldi to the ground. Rivaldi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rivaldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rivaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivaldi lands a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Askren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Askren will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rivaldi keeps Askren at a distance using the push kick.
Rivaldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Rivaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivaldi connects with a body shot.
Rivaldi throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi connects with a body shot.
Rivaldi lands a really nice looking cross but Askren seems unphased.
Askren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Askren sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi scores with a leg kick.
Rivaldi is looking to chop away at Askren's legs.
Dominick Rivaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Askren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivaldi. That one must have hurt.
Rivaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Askren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a leg kick that knocks Askren off balance momentarily.
Rivaldi moves out of range as Askren strikes.
Askren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivaldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivaldi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivaldi catches Askren with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi scores with a leg kick.
Askren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rivaldi jabs Askren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Askren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rivaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Askren checks it well.
A solid body kick from Rivaldi.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivaldi moves away.
John Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren misses with a left hand
and Rivaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! Rivaldi slams his shin into Askren's torso.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Askren blocks the low kick.
Askren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivaldi. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivaldi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rivaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi misses with a body shot.
Rivaldi lands with a nice body punch.
Rivaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivaldi. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Askren blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivaldi misses with a low kick.
Rivaldi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Askren avoids the body shot from Rivaldi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Askren checks a leg kick.
Askren throws a nice looking combination but Rivaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Askren shoots in but Rivaldi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominick Rivaldi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren takes one to the chin there.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivaldi moves away.
Askren misses the jab.
John Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Askren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Askren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Askren swings for the body but Rivaldi moves out of range.
Rivaldi works Askren's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivaldi can pounce on him.
Askren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Askren moves in looking to clinch but Rivaldi pushes him off.
Rivaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rivaldi both land. Nice combination.
Rivaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivaldi lands a slapping body shot.
Askren sizes up Rivaldi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivaldi ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Askren.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivaldi!
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Askren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivaldi digs a good hook to Askren's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries to work over Askren's front leg with a kick but Askren checks it.
Askren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivaldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Askren. That did some damage!
Askren misses with a body punch
and Rivaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivaldi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivaldi. Askren shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren misses with a hook
and Rivaldi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rivaldi scores with a leg kick.
Rivaldi slips under a jab from Askren.
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivaldi circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Askren tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivaldi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Askren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Rivaldi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivaldi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Rivaldi!
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