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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Doolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Shield had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Doolan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shield.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shield lands a big head kick that sends Doolan tumbling to the mat! Shield takes a step backwards and waves Doolan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Doolan is rocked!
Shield stuns Doolan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doolan is still on wobbly legs! Can Shield finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shield lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Doolan crumples to the floor! Shield milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Shield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crash Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Romerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Romerio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a straight right.
Romerio sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romerio's hands.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romerio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romerio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romerio drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Romerio has Davis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Romerio pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Davis tumbling to the mat - Romerio dives into Davis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Romerio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romerio has hold of Davis's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Davis seems comfortable defending it but Romerio has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Davis is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Davis is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Romerio couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Romerio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah Stoltfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro comes to the cage accompanied by My Hero. Stoltfus has chosen The Chase as his entrance music. Hezekiah Stoltfus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 lbs
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210 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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiroshimo Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hezekiah Stoltfus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoltfus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hiro is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Stoltfus does no damage.
Hiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoltfus is just out of range.
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoltfus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiro moves away.
Stoltfus shoots in but no luck this time.
Hiro works over Stoltfus's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Stoltfus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiro jabs Stoltfus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoltfus fails with the takedown.
A nice combination there by Hiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltfus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hezekiah Stoltfus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stoltfus dodges the punch combination from Hiro.
Hiro moves in looking to clinch but Stoltfus pushes him off.
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro is looking to wear down Stoltfus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stoltfus takes a swing at Hiro's ribcage but misses.
Stoltfus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hiro.
Hiro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stoltfus's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoltfus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hiro as he jumps to the side.
Hiroshimo Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hezekiah Stoltfus.
Hiro swings for the body but Stoltfus moves out of range.
Stoltfus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stoltfus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hiro's sensitive parts.
Stoltfus misses with a low kick.
Hiro throws a good cross that connects.
Stoltfus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
Hiro looks to land a combination but Stoltfus avoids it well.
Hiro throws a right and a left that Stoltfus avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltfus misses with a body shot.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoltfus.
Stoltfus avoids the body shot from Hiro.
A shot to the liver by Stoltfus. Beautiful body shot.
Hiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Hiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hiro jabs at Stoltfus's body.
Hiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoltfus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stoltfus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hiro is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoltfus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hiro's guard.
Hiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stoltfus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stoltfus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stoltfus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hiro is looking to reverse the position.
Stoltfus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hiro trying to control but Stoltfus flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Stoltfus lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hiro's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoltfus tightening his grip on Hiro, looking for the choke.
Stoltfus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hiro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah Stoltfus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro checks a low kick from Stoltfus.
Hiro tries to bum rush Stoltfus with a series of wild strikes but Stoltfus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Stoltfus.
Hiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoltfus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoltfus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stoltfus throws a nice looking combination but Hiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hiroshimo Hiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltfus scores with the left hand. Hiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Stoltfus looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiro is just out of range.
No joy there for Hiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stoltfus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoltfus just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoltfus connects with the punch.
Stoltfus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoltfus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiro. Stoltfus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stoltfus is defended easily by Hiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiro.
Stoltfus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoltfus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoltfus.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiro throws a series of punches but Stoltfus moves out of range.
Stoltfus scores with a jab to the head.
Stoltfus looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiro is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoltfus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hiro at a distance.
Hiro wants to clinch.
Hiro swinging wildly here.
Stoltfus lands a jab to Hiro's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiro avoids the body shot from Stoltfus.
Stoltfus digs a good hook to Hiro's body.
Hiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro staying out of range there.
Stoltfus lands a nice shot that snaps Hiro's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hiro drives through with a takedown into Stoltfus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hiro postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stoltfus holds on and takes a little breather.
Hiro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hiro wants to pass the guard but Stoltfus is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stoltfus is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoltfus is pushing down on Hiro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hiro is fighting to maintain full guard but Stoltfus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stoltfus has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hiro defend it? Stoltfus steps over the head and cranks it - Hiro is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Stoltfus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hezekiah Stoltfus!
Hezekiah Stoltfus made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Shea Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Gyver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, O Shea Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyver stuffs the takedown.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Gyver, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Gyver against the cage but Gyver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Gyver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gyver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Gyver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Gyver!
Gyver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gyver manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gyver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gyver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gyver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gyver has wrist control.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gyver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Gyver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gyver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson looking to control but Gyver passes into half guard.
Jackson tries to roll over but Gyver keeps him under control.
Jackson is controlling Gyver's trapped leg to prevent Gyver from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Gyver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gyver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Mac Gyver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of O Shea Jackson.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Gyver.
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gyver has passed into side control.
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!
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Shea Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Gyver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson clinches.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gyver scores with a knee to the head.
Gyver trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gyver smiles and moves away.
Gyver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gyver was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Gyver saw that one coming.
Gyver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gyver pinned against the cage. Gyver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mac Gyver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of O Shea Jackson.
Gyver moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gyver lands a right hand.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Gyver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gyver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gyver landing knees to the head.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Gyver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gyver obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gyver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Gyver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Gyver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gyver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gyver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson is rocked!
Gyver scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gyver finish him?
Gyver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gyver dips a shoulder and cracks Jackson with a mighty uppercut! Jackson falls back against the cage and Gyver unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jackson 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 - Gyver screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Gyver!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sgt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sgt comes into the arena with Full Metal Jacket blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Sgt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremiah Trout!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trout has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sgt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trout.
Trout misses with a head kick.
Trout throws a head kick but Sgt moves out of range.
Trout looks for the body kick but Sgt saw that one coming.
Trout throws a head kick that misses
and Sgt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sgt misses with a two punch combination.
Sgt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sgt avoids the head kick by Trout.
Trout misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sgt misses with a series of wild punches.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and Sgt moves out of range easily.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and Sgt moves out of range easily.
Sgt throws a wild body kick that Trout sees coming a mile off.
A right-left combo lands from Sgt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Trout scoring well with a low kick there.
Sgt with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt throws a right and a left that Trout avoids nicely.
Sgt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Lee Sgt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sgt connects with a single shot there.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sgt tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Sgt misses
and Trout counters with a head kick.
Sgt misses with a double jab.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sgt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trout. Trout obviously looking to wear him down.
Sgt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sgt throws a right and a left that Trout avoids nicely.
Sgt instigates a clinch.
Sgt breaks the clinch.
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sgt thuds his right hand into Trout's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout scoring well with a low kick there.
Trout dodges the punch combination from Sgt.
Sgt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trout counters with a big head kick but Sgt shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sgt moves out of range of the body kick from Trout.
No joy there for Sgt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and Sgt moves out of range easily.
Sgt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremiah Trout will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Sgt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sgt scores with the left hand. Trout knows he should have avoided that one.
Trout throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trout throws a head kick but Sgt moves out of range.
Sgt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sgt takes the fight into the clinch.
Sgt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sgt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sgt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sgt breaks the clinch.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sgt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sgt looks to land a combination but Trout avoids it well.
Sgt has managed to clinch.
Sgt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trout buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sgt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sgt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt avoids the head kick by Trout.
A big left from Sgt misses.
Trout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trout avoids the head kick by Sgt.
A head kick misses from Trout.
Sgt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sgt misses with a few strikes there.
Sgt throws a nice looking combination but Trout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeremiah Trout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sgt avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sgt.
Sgt throws a hook to the side of Trout's head but Trout sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sgt has Trout up against the cage in a clinch.
Sgt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trout is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sgt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trout pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sgt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sgt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sgt instigates a clinch.
Sgt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trout is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sgt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Sgt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sgt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sgt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Trout blocks the low kick.
Trout pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sgt swings for the body but Trout moves out of range.
Trout ducks under a wild hook from Sgt.
Sgt misses with a low kick as Trout jumps back.
Lee Sgt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sgt misses with a series of wild punches.
Trout throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sgt moves into the clinch successfully.
Sgt wants a takedown but no success here.
Trout being controlled against the cage.
Sgt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sgt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his 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 referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sgt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trout is aware though and is defending well.
Sgt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sgt has hold of Trout's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Trout manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sgt is working for a guillotine from mount but Trout frees his head quite easily.
Sgt content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sgt swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Trout is now in Sgt's guard. A big mistake from Sgt there, giving up the dominant position!
Sgt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trout is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sgt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sgt is looking for a triangle but Trout pushes his legs off easily.
Trout must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sgt pulls Trout in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sgt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sgt 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 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sgt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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24
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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29
194 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
Reed slaps away a takedown attempt from Santana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santana on the side of the head.
Reed works Santana's body with a nice hook.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
Reed misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Santana.
Reed drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reed postures up in Santana's guard and throws a big left but Santana blocks it.
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana wants to stand and escape but Reed is having none of it.
Santana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reed throws an elbow that misses. Santana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reed's guard. Nice move by Santana!
Santana trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Santana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Santana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reed is in trouble now - Santana has advanced to mount!
Reed sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed trying to control but Santana postures up.
Santana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reed trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reed is concentrating on defense, preventing Santana from advancing position.
Santana works his way into full mount!
Santana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santana avoids the attempt from Reed to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reed is looking to escape.
Santana lands with some strikes.
Reed wants to hold on but Santana pushes him away.
Santana trying to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed is desperately trying to improve his position but Santana has a good base and remains in mount.
Santana content just to control the position here.
Reed manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control from the bottom.
Santana is looking to take a break and control but Reed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santana uses his free foot to push down on Reed's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reed.
Reed swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Santana blocks Reed's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana wants to control the pace but Reed is squirming around nicely.
Reed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed tries to hold on but Santana pushes him away.
Santana wants to control the pace but Reed is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Reed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reed scores with a jab to the head.
Reed slips a jab from Santana.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Santana is just out of range.
Dean Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed leaves Santana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reed misses with a hook to the body
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santana duly obliges.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santana finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santana can pounce on him.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Santana.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
Reed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Santana counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana clinches with his opponent.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reed after a bit of a struggle.
Santana goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reed prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reed turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Reed manages to end up in side control.
Santana is trying to get back to half guard.
Santana is working hard here to advance position.
Santana manages to get back to half guard.
Santana is trying to maintain the position but Reed is very close to passing his half guard.
Santana is not content to let Reed control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santana manages to get to full guard.
Santana is trying to control the position but Reed postures up.
Santana being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santana is on top in guard.
Santana trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Reed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Santana working for submissions but it's allowed Reed to get to half guard.
Reed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reed seems to be working for a kimura but Santana defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to control Reed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santana avoid being mounted?
Santana is not content to let Reed control the position.
Santana wants to get back to full guard.
Reed wants to control but Santana is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dean Reed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Santana'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!
Santana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Santana looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
A big left from Reed misses.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reed thuds a left hand into Santana's body.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed looks to land a left hand but Santana moved out of range nicely.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Reed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reed takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santana avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed throws a jab when Santana was well out of range.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Reed lands a jab.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana avoids the body shot from Reed.
Santana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Reed throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reed defends it easily.
Dean Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reed defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana wants to get back to his feet but Reed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reed preventing the sweep.
Reed trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Reed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santana's head.
Reed landing with the ground and pound.
Santana wants to improve his position but instead Reed has moved into half guard.
Reed winds up and cracks Santana with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reed scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santana is looking for a sweep. Reed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reed misses with a head shot. Santana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Santana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paolo Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santana's 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reed wants to work for an arm triangle but Santana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santana.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Larry David has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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29
180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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25
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David connects with the punch.
Melendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says David as he avoids it easily.
Larry David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Melendez.
David lands with a nice body kick.
David throws a body kick that misses.
David lands a lovely overhand right.
David lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melendez's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with a low kick.
Melendez fails with the takedown.
David misses with a body shot.
Melendez dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Melendez's head and hops out.
David throws a head kick that misses.
David pushes Melendez away with a front kick.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from David finds it's way round the side to connect with Melendez's head.
David throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.
David is looking to slow Melendez down with leg kicks.
David moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David throws a leg kick which misses Melendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Melendez tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
David leaves Melendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
David connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Melendez momentarily.
David scores with a kick to the body.
David lands with a kick to the ribs.
Melendez looks gassed!
Melendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Melendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
David fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David lands with a kick to the temple. Melendez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
David dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melendez. That did some damage!
No luck for Melendez with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David lands a leg kick that knocks Melendez off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that round.
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.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez is trying desperately to land a takedown but David is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Melendez.
David looking to land some kicks to the body here.
David scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larry David is winning the standup battle so far.
Melendez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and David counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Melendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larry David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for David.
David moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with the combination.
David lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Melendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
David lands with a kick to the ribs.
Melendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
David with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
David fakes the leg kick and cracks Melendez in the body.
Melendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Melendez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, David has got the better of the exchanges.
David throws a leg kick which misses Melendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Melendez tries to avoid it.
David lands a leg kick that knocks Melendez off balance momentarily.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David scores with a push kick.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
David lands with a shot to the body.
Melendez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from David.
A head kick from David lands but Melendez takes it in his stride.
Melendez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
David connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from David.
David turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
David connects with a leg kick. Melendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
David throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Melendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Melendez down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David lands a front kick.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
David connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David feints and then cracks Melendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melendez down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melendez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Melendez. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Melendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has David pinned against the cage. David gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melendez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Melendez blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
David scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Melendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
David lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from David.
David connects with a leg kick. Melendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick from David.
David throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
David throws a head kick but Melendez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Melendez down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for David.
David turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Melendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
David defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melendez.
Larry David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Melendez.
David lands with a shot to the body.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
David is looking to wear down Melendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Melendez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
David lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melendez's sensitive parts.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Melendez moves out of range easily.
Orlando Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick from David.
The fighters circle, before David throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Melendez's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! David lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Larry David!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nameless One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who Dat by Young Jeezy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Curtis Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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290 lbs
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281 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nameless One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a series of punches but One moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as One blocks the low kick.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones throws a leg kick
and One counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and One counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
One throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones throws out a leg kick but One moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush One with a series of wild strikes but One uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
One showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones throws a head kick but One moves out of range.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by One.
Jones lands with a nice combination. One backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Nameless One has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looks to land a left hand but One moved out of range nicely.
One slips under a jab from Jones.
One digs a good hook to Jones's body.
One lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and One moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as One blocks the leg kick.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and One counters with a lovely straight right hand!
One slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but One circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by One.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
One lands a jab to the nose.
Jones stuns One with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
One jabs at Jones's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from One. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
One works Jones's body with a nice hook.
One stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
One is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
One slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
One moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
One is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but One circles away quickly and effectively.
One uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
One avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones throws a low kick but One avoids it.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but One bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones cracks One with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
One is rocked!
Curtis Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as One checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Curtis Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nameless One's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but One is out of range.
Jones drops One with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but One looks back up at him and smiles so Jones waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones wobbles One with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Jones dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts One to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Curtis Jones!
After the big win, Curtis Jones made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Resistance and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilan Rotberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusty Halo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilan Rotberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rusty Halo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo lands with a cross.
Rotberg avoids the head kick by Halo.
Rotberg throws a big shot that misses.
Halo lands with a nice combination. Rotberg backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ilan Rotberg has been cut.
Rotberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Rotberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo cracks the inside of Rotberg's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Halo does it's job there.
Halo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rotberg thuds his right hand into Halo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rotberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halo slips under a jab from Rotberg.
Rotberg throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotberg slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Rotberg. Those never looked like landing.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotberg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rotberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilan Rotberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Rotberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Rotberg misses with an uppercut
and Halo counters with a nice body kick.
Rotberg is breathing heavily.
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!
Halo throws a combination that misses
and Rotberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Rotberg.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Rotberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halo.
Rotberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halo lands a jab to the head.
Rotberg misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halo throws a combination. Rotberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ilan Rotberg's cut is getting worse.
Halo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rotberg tries for a takedown but Halo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Halo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rotberg misses with a straight left.
Rotberg looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Rotberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Rotberg shrugs it off though.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halo lands a left and a right that send Rotberg crashing to the mat, dazed. Halo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rotberg is rocked!
Ilan Rotberg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Halo connects with a stiff jab that staggers Rotberg - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rusty Halo!
Rusty Halo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furious Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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272 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furious Styles!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Styles connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Carl Burns has been cut.
Styles walks into a left hand.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns keeps Styles at a distance using the push kick.
Styles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Styles on his heels. He'll look to pass Styles's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burns slips nicely into half guard.
Burns is looking to advance position but Styles won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Styles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burns.
Styles tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Styles trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Burns seems to be looking for submissions.
Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Styles defends it well.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns seems to be working for a kimura but Styles defends the submission attempt.
Burns stops Styles from getting back to his feet.
Styles is looking to improve his position.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to get back to his feet.
Styles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Styles is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carl Burns!
In his post fight interview, Carl Burns started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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