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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Achilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Rajamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni Rajamaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brutus Achilles's chin.
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184 lbs
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174 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Achilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Rajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajamaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rajamaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Achilles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rajamaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Achilles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rajamaki can't find room to land a body shot as Achilles controls the action.
Rajamaki jumps guard but Achilles stands there with Rajamaki around his waist. Rajamaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Achilles.
Rajamaki breaks from the clinch.
Rajamaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Achilles lands with an uppercut that bounces Rajamaki off the cage and back into range.
Rajamaki slips a straight right by Achilles.
Achilles throws a big shot that misses.
Achilles doesn't manage to clinch there - Rajamaki circles away.
Achilles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajamaki cracks the inside of Achilles's front leg.
Rajamaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rajamaki throws a front kick that sends Achilles stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles throws a combination. Rajamaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rajamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rajamaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Rajamaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Achilles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rajamaki.
Achilles is breathing heavily.
Achilles tries to clinch but Rajamaki is having none of it.
Achilles connects with a body shot.
Achilles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Achilles wants to clinch.
Rajamaki misses with the combination.
Rajamaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajamaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Achilles wants to get back to his feet.
Rajamaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rajamaki trying to mount his opponent but Achilles defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki throwing shots but Achilles is blocking nicely.
Rajamaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Achilles is just riding it out for now. Rajamaki eventually gives up the hold.
Rajamaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Achilles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rajamaki is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Rajamaki dominated that round.
That's time! Achilles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rajamaki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Achilles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rajamaki.
Rajamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Achilles throws a series of punches but Rajamaki avoids them all with ease.
Achilles closes the distance and clinches.
Achilles leaning against his opponent.
Rajamaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rajamaki is trying to break the clinch but Achilles has him pressed against the cage.
Rajamaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Rajamaki fails to land.
Rajamaki breaks the clinch.
Achilles tries to clinch there but Rajamaki circles away.
Rajamaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajamaki stands up and waves to Achilles to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Achilles's head.
No luck for Rajamaki with that takedown attempt.
Rajamaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Achilles.
A jab from Achilles misses.
A nice combination there by Achilles.
Rajamaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Achilles tries to clinch up but Rajamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajamaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajamaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Achilles. No joy for Rajamaki on that attempt.
Rajamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Brutus Achilles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki shoots in and bounces Achilles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rajamaki trying to move into half guard but instead Achilles has managed to sweep!
Rajamaki wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Achilles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Achilles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rajamaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Achilles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achilles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Achilles working some strikes from top position.
Rajamaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Achilles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Achilles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rajamaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rajamaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Achilles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Achilles looking to sit in guard and control but Rajamaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Achilles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rajamaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Achilles misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rajamaki takes a swing at Achilles's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Achilles misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rajamaki lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Rajamaki 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!
Nice uppercut lands for Rajamaki. That snapped Achilles's head back.
Achilles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Achilles moves out of range as Rajamaki throws a body kick.
Achilles is looking to clinch but Rajamaki is avoiding it.
Toni Rajamaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Achilles wants to clinch.
Achilles doesn't manage to clinch there - Rajamaki circles away.
Rajamaki throws a lazy head kick
and Rajamaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Achilles forces Rajamaki back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Rajamaki.
Achilles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Achilles gets underhooks to prevent Rajamaki's takedown attempt.
Achilles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rajamaki blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajamaki breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Rajamaki misses.
Achilles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Achilles throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Rajamaki does no damage.
Achilles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rajamaki thuds a left hand into Achilles's body.
Rajamaki moves away from the strike by Achilles.
Achilles swings for the body but Rajamaki moves out of range.
Rajamaki misses with a head kick.
Achilles tries to close the distance and clinch but Rajamaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rajamaki cracks a nice hook into Achilles's ribs.
Rajamaki swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Achilles avoids it really well and circles away.
Brutus Achilles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajamaki throws a head kick but Achilles moves out of range.
Achilles lands a head shot.
Rajamaki scores with a head kick. Achilles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big right from Achilles misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajamaki lands with a kick to the temple. Achilles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rajamaki feints and as Achilles raises his hands in defense, Rajamaki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rajamaki trying to move into half guard but instead Achilles has managed to sweep!
Achilles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rajamaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achilles wants to control from the top but Rajamaki keeps moving.
Rajamaki looking for a guillotine here but Achilles defends easily.
Achilles 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.
Rajamaki has his foot on Achilles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Achilles works his way back into a safe position though.
Toni Rajamaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rajamaki controls Achilles momentarily but Achilles frees himself.
Rajamaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Achilles trying to move into half guard but instead Rajamaki has managed to sweep!
Rajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Achilles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Achilles is keeping the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Toni Rajamaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Achilles moves into the clinch successfully.
Rajamaki has Achilles pressed against the cage, preventing Achilles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Achilles misses with a punch on the inside.
Achilles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Achilles is looking to clinch but Rajamaki is avoiding it.
Rajamaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Achilles tries to clinch but Rajamaki is having none of it.
Rajamaki lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Rajamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rajamaki 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Rajamaki!
After winning the bout, Toni Rajamaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Corncrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corncrab comes to the cage accompanied by TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me. On his way into the cage it seems that Stanley Corncrab has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Stanley Corncrab seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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118 lbs
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145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good knees
Experienced |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Corncrab!
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, Michael Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corncrab shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanders's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Corncrab trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corncrab wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Stanley Corncrab has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Corncrab gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corncrab wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Corncrab moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab wants to stand but Sanders is controlling his arm.
Sanders is not content to let Corncrab control the position.
Corncrab really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stanley Corncrab has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanders scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corncrab defending well though.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Corncrab dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab trying to control here.
Corncrab blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanders.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Corncrab dodges it nicely.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanders is working for a submission of some sort.
Corncrab wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to take a break and control but Corncrab is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Corncrab with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanders is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanders is looking to stall here but Corncrab recovers full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Sanders will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanders tries to sprawl but Corncrab drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanders has his hands clasped together around Corncrab's back. He's all about the action.
Sanders tries to roll over but Corncrab keeps him under control.
Sanders keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sanders is staying active underneath Corncrab, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley Corncrab has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corncrab is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Corncrab circles away and we're back to standing.
Corncrab is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanders's half guard.
Corncrab content to control rather than advance.
Sanders is trying to maintain the position but Corncrab is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders controlling the position well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Corncrab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanders looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanders is looking for a sweep.
Corncrab is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Corncrab's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Corncrab seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanders does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Corncrab dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corncrab staying out of range there.
Corncrab shoots in and bounces Sanders off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanders controlling Corncrab's posture.
Corncrab wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corncrab seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Stanley Corncrab just wasn't active enough.
Sanders missing with a left hand there. Corncrab was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanders shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Corncrab is trying to defend but Sanders finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Corncrab sees it coming and defends easily.
Corncrab wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corncrab on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanders wants to control but Corncrab is keeping him busy.
Stanley Corncrab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanders working the head and body with strikes.
Sanders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corncrab's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab trying to control but Sanders postures up.
Corncrab is refusing to be controlled, as Sanders sits in half guard.
Corncrab is trying to stand up here but Sanders is controlling him well.
Sanders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Corncrab defending well though.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanders wants to control but Corncrab is keeping him busy.
Sanders is looking to advance position but Corncrab won't allow it.
Sanders seems to be working for a kimura but Corncrab defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Corncrab's head.
Sanders throws a strike but Corncrab avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Corncrab 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.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corncrab bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanders's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mission Impossible 2 (Hate Mix) By Limp bizkit. This should be a great matchup!
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289 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Kyle Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drago!
Drago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Drago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drago tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago can't escape the position.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Drago is in trouble!
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Drago is rocked!
That has opened up Ivan Drago's cut even more.
Johnson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Drago in real trouble here! The ref calls for Drago to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Johnson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kyle Johnson made sure he mentioned Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreese comes into the arena with Saw Theme blaring out of the sound system. Jim Rogers struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jim Rogers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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148 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kreese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreese drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kreese misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kreese.
Kreese fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Kreese seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rogers tries to bench press Kreese off him but Kreese keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese with the ground and pound but Rogers regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rogers tries to roll over but Kreese keeps him under control.
Kreese controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John Kreese has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kreese is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Kreese circles away and we're back to standing.
Kreese decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kreese throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Rogers trying to control here.
Kreese scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese is just content to waste time from the top position. Rogers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreese preventing the sweep.
Kreese working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kreese has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kreese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jim Rogers.
Kreese scores with a takedown into Rogers's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kreese dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kreese gets a takedown into half guard.
Kreese is just content to waste time from the top position. Rogers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kreese is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kreese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kreese controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
John Kreese has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kreese manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rogers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rogers's guard now, I'm sure.
Rogers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Kreese from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreese with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kreese working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kreese trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Kreese wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kreese feints and as Rogers raises his hands in defense, Kreese changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers has Kreese pulled in close to control his posture.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kreese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kreese wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Kreese wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kreese leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kreese.
Kreese scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kreese working the ground and pound but Rogers is defending the strikes.
Kreese is trying to ground and pound but Rogers uses the momentary lack of control by Kreese to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Kreese.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kreese dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kreese leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kreese fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rogers to the ground. Kreese is now in Rogers's guard.
Kreese is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
Kreese looking to pass the guard.
Kreese not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Kreese just wasn't active enough.
Kreese closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rogers did well to prevent Kreese getting side control.
Rogers wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Kreese is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kreese not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy.
John Kreese has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kreese shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rogers's guard.
Kreese throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kreese's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Jim Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Kreese.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Kreese is retaining full guard.
John Kreese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kreese wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Kreese.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Kreese tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kreese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rogers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kreese wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
Kreese cracks Rogers with a big elbow.
Kreese is putting a hurting on Rogers here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rogers is letting Kreese control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreese tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kreese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Kreese working the ground and pound but Rogers is defending the strikes.
Rogers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kreese.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreese working the ground and pound but Rogers is defending the strikes.
Kreese fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kreese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kreese 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kreese!
John Kreese decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conchito El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Guapo comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot. Crunch has chosen Blow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Conchito El Guapo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Captain Crunch's chin.
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26
255 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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28
263 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conchito El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Crunch!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch misses with a looping right.
El Guapo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crunch cracks El Guapo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Conchito El Guapo has been cut.
Crunch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Guapo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Guapo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crunch throws a shot from downtown. El Guapo moves away and avoids it.
Crunch's jab looks to have found its range, popping El Guapo under the eye.
Crunch gets caught flat footed, as El Guapo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
El Guapo wants to control from the top but Crunch keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Guapo throws a big elbow that misses.
El Guapo 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.
El Guapo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El Guapo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crunch looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch wants to stand but El Guapo is controlling the position.
El Guapo throwing strikes from guard but Crunch blocks nicely.
El Guapo throws a big elbow that misses.
Crunch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with El Guapo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
El Guapo is pushing down on Crunch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crunch is fighting to maintain full guard but El Guapo has managed to sneak the leg through.
El Guapo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
El Guapo prevents Crunch from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crunch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Guapo.
El Guapo lands strikes from half guard.
El Guapo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Guapo is thwarting Crunch's attempts to control the position.
El Guapo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crunch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Guapo throwing shots but Crunch is blocking nicely.
El Guapo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crunch is looking to control El Guapo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crunch avoid being mounted?
El Guapo thows a huge punch but Crunch dodges it nicely.
Crunch wants to control but El Guapo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
El Guapo moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Crunch.
El Guapo taking a break here but Crunch is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crunch looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from El Guapo there.
Crunch looking for submissions off his back.
El Guapo moves into full mount! Crunch won't be happy about that!
El Guapo landing shots from mount.
It looks like Captain Crunch has been cut.
El Guapo landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crunch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crunch is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Crunch is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Guapo with a couple of short strikes.
That has opened up Captain Crunch's cut even more.
El Guapo with shots to the head and body - Crunch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Captain Crunch's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Captain Crunch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Conchito El Guapo!
A very excited looking Conchito El Guapo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo comes to the cage accompanied by On The Darkside. Finley has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brad Finley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Chimpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Finley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimpo looks to score with a jab to the body but Finley is just out of range.
Chimpo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finley.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chimpo works Finley's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chimpo checks a leg kick.
Chimpo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Chimpo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finley doesn't seem phased though.
Chimpo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finley under the eye.
Chimpo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finley blocks a head kick by Chimpo.
Johnny Chimpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley misses with a low kick.
Chimpo misses with a right hand
and Finley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chimpo's knee momentarily.
Finley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chimpo moves out of range of the leg kick from Finley.
Chimpo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finley.
Chimpo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Chimpo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finley staying out of range there.
Chimpo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chimpo misses with a body punch
and Finley counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finley.
Finley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chimpo there.
Chimpo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chimpo misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Chimpo blocks the leg kick.
Chimpo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chimpo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Chimpo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chimpo misses with a hook to the body
and Finley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Finley.
Brad Finley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chimpo is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chimpo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Chimpo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chimpo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Finley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chimpo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chimpo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Chimpo crashes against the mat.
Chimpo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chimpo cracks Finley with a big elbow.
Finley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finley keeps working.
Chimpo 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Chimpo.
Chimpo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chimpo working the ground and pound but Finley is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo is trying to ground and pound but Finley uses the momentary lack of control by Chimpo to regain half guard.
Finley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chimpo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finley defending well though.
Chimpo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chimpo trying to control the action but Finley is working from the bottom.
Finley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chimpo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimpo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chimpo tries to free his leg and advance position but Finley is retaining full guard.
Chimpo is fighting to break Finley's control of his arms but Finley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chimpo throws an elbow that misses. Finley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chimpo's guard. Nice move by Finley!
Finley wanted to stand there but Chimpo had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finley is aware though and is defending well.
Chimpo wants to sweep but no luck.
Finley wants to stand but Chimpo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chimpo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Finley!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chimpo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Chimpo 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. This is the final round!
Finley throws a leg kick but Chimpo checks it.
Chimpo misses the shot to the body.
Chimpo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chimpo throws a lazy head kick
and Finley counters with an outside leg kick.
Finley lands a leg kick that knocks Chimpo off balance momentarily.
Chimpo misses with a combination
and Finley counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Chimpo misses.
Finley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chimpo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finley avoids the body shot from Chimpo.
Chimpo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo looks to land a right hand but Finley moved out of range.
Chimpo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Finley's half guard.
Chimpo throws a strike but Finley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chimpo working some strikes from top position.
Chimpo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chimpo wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
Chimpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finley is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo chips away with some ground and pound.
Chimpo throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnny Chimpo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chimpo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chimpo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chimpo stopping the sweep attempt from Finley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
Johnny Chimpo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chimpo throws a lazy uppercut
and Finley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chimpo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Chimpo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chimpo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Chimpo!
After winning the bout, Johnny Chimpo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. The key to victory for Damien Bullit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
235 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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24
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bullit's waist but Bullit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Good exchange - Bullit coming out on top.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Bullit moves out of range easily.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bullit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bullit is able to avoid easily.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Bullit's knee but Bullit avoids it well.
Bullit tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Bullit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bullit counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bullit. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bullit missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bullit is looking to land body kicks.
Damien Bullit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Bullit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
Bullit misses with a wild body shot.
Stone checks a low kick from Bullit.
Bullit thuds a left hand into Stone's body.
Bullit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damien Bullit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Stone.
Bullit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stone looks gassed!
Bullit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stone not doing much here.
Bullit tries to get to full guard but Stone has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stone connects with a nice short shot to Bullit's temple.
Bullit trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit looking for a guillotine here but Stone defends easily.
Stone wants to control from the top but Bullit keeps moving.
Bullit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullit controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Stone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bullit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bullit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Bullit blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.
Stone won't allow Bullit to sweep him here.
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 Damien Bullit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bullit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Bullit connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Bullit shows good takedown defense.
Bullit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bullit darts in trying to clinch
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Bullit tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Bullit takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bullit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice takedown defense from Bullit. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
Stone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone throws a push kick but Bullit slaps the foot to one side.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Bullit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bullit scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stone.
Damien Bullit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Stone.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bullit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bullit did well to prevent Stone getting side control.
Bullit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stone working the head and body with strikes.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bullit trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Bullit wants to get back to full guard.
Stone passes to side control.
Sean Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stone working away.
Bullit tries to buck Stone off but Stone is having none of it.
Bullit taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stone wants to control but Bullit is keeping him busy.
Bullit taking a bit of punishment here - Stone scoring with strikes.
Stone scoring with punches and elbows.
Stone working away.
Bullit is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bullit, who protects the arm well.
Bullit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
The strikes coming from Stone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bullit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stone cracks Bullit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullit is not content to let Stone control the position.
Bullit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit is looking to reverse the position.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bullit is working hard here to advance position.
Stone scores with punches from side control.
Bullit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stone lands an elbow.
Stone grinds an elbow into Bullit's temple.
Stone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stone tries for a kimura but Bullit is defending well.
Stone cracks Bullit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullit is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Stone's cut.
That's time! Bullit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Stone tests Bullit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Bullit off balance momentarily.
Bullit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullit.
Bullit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bullit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone feints and then cracks Bullit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bullit down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stone connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bullit's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone postures up in Bullit's guard and throws a big left but Bullit blocks it.
Stone landing with the ground and pound.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone lands a couple of elbows.
Stone with a nice head shot there.
Bullit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stone distracts Bullit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.
Bullit is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Bullit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bullit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone gets to his feet and stands over Bullit, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bullit felt that one! Stone unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bullit from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Stone!
Sean Stone very nearly forgot to thank Kobra Clothing Inc. 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shachlo Popyachtsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dace Killian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popyachtsa comes to the cage accompanied by Upyachka Dance. Killian has chosen Bare & Mark Instinct - Murder Machine (ft. Dieselboy) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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203 lbs
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shachlo Popyachtsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Killian!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killian scores with a one two! Popyachtsa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Shachlo Popyachtsa has been cut.
Killian misses with a body shot.
Killian throws a head kick that misses.
Killian clobbers Popyachtsa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Killian.
Popyachtsa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killian.
Popyachtsa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Killian in his tracks.
Killian dodges the punch combination from Popyachtsa.
Killian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Killian moves away from the strike by Popyachtsa.
Killian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popyachtsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killian.
Killian works Popyachtsa's body with a nice hook.
Killian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Killian shoots in but no luck this time.
Killian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Killian misses with a head kick.
Killian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Killian misses with a takedown attempt - Popyachtsa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Killian.
Popyachtsa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Killian takes a swing at Popyachtsa's ribcage but misses.
Killian misses with a kick to the body.
Killian throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popyachtsa tries to keep at a distance but Killian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Killian keeps control of Popyachtsa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Killian misses with some punches.
Popyachtsa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popyachtsa misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Popyachtsa fails to land.
Popyachtsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killian connects with a knee to the head.
Killian looking to throw knees to the head but Popyachtsa is blocking nicely.
Popyachtsa misses with a punch to the body.
Killian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popyachtsa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killian tries to land a knee to the head but Popyachtsa blocks with his arms.
Popyachtsa lands with a short shot to the head.
Popyachtsa tries a body shot but Killian blocks it.
Killian avoiding damage.
Popyachtsa working aggressively here.
Killian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popyachtsa tries to throw a body punch but Killian avoids it by throwing Popyachtsa back against the cage.
Popyachtsa misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popyachtsa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popyachtsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Killian swings for the body but Popyachtsa moves out of range.
Killian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Killian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Popyachtsa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Killian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Popyachtsa rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Killian.
Killian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popyachtsa.
Killian lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dace Killian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shachlo Popyachtsa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Killian throws a lazy right hand but Popyachtsa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Killian lands a glancing blow to the side of Popyachtsa's head.
Killian feints with a jab and clips Popyachtsa right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Popyachtsa is sent crashing into the canvas and Killian leaps in for the kill! Popyachtsa tries to get to his feet but Killian is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Popyachtsa is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dace Killian!
Post fight, Dace Killian took to the microphone: 'I want to thank my fans for their continued support and sticking with me through the rough patch. I'm glad to be back to my winning ways. I'll be training even harder to earn their loyalty and respect and prove I can hold my own against top flight competition!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sorgi Kartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartov has chosen Coal Chamber - Loco as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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157 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sorgi Kartov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartov throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kartov looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Kartov.
Sorgi Kartov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kartov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kartov connects with a leg kick. Hunter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kartov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Kartov.
Kartov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Kartov does it's job there.
Kartov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunter will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartov looks to throw a body kick
and Hunter counters with a series of strikes. Kartov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kartov throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kartov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kartov misses with a head kick.
A jab from Kartov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartov fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunter in the body.
Hunter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Kartov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kartov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Kartov lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter throws a body punch but Kartov moves out of range.
Hunter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kartov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kartov misses with a body kick.
Hunter slips under a jab from Kartov.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunter moves out of range as Kartov strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartov slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Kartov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kartov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunter. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kartov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kartov.
Kartov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kartov missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kartov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Kartov ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Kartov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kartov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kartov dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Kartov throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kartov. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Hunter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kartov.
Hunter dives in and scores a takedown into Kartov's guard.
Kartov is trying to keep Hunter in close.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter being controlled here momentarily.
Kartov keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kartov has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter postures up in Kartov's guard and throws a big left but Kartov blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kartov holds on and takes a little breather.
Kartov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter won't allow Kartov to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sorgi Kartov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kartov misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Kartov misses its intended target.
Kartov pushes Hunter away with a front kick.
Travis Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kartov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kartov.
Kartov throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Kartov dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Kartov connects with a high kick.
Sorgi Kartov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter feints a jab promting Kartov to slip. Hunter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kartov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hunter checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kartov misses the target.
Kartov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter misses with a straight left.
Kartov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Kartov sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Hunter is looking to wear down Kartov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Kartov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kartov swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kartov takes one on the button.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Kartov slips the punch.
Hunter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kartov is trying to get back to full guard.
Kartov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hunter looks to land a strike but Kartov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Kartov is trying to keep Hunter in close.
Hunter scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kartov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kartov, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kartov is keeping the position for now.
Kartov trying to keep a closed guard but Hunter is proving a slippery customer.
Travis Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kartov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kartov is trying to keep Hunter in close.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Kartov is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartov is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Kartov has momentary wrist control but Hunter slips an elbow through the middle.
Kartov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kartov has wrist control.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kartov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kartov preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kartov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter checks the leg kick.
Kartov tries to land a leg kick but Hunter saw it coming and moves away.
Hunter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kartov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Kartov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kartov.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Kartov circles away.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunter throws a right hand that Kartov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartov also avoids with ease.
Hunter shoots in for a double leg but Kartov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kartov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Kartov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kartov thuds his right hand into Hunter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kartov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kartov throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartov throws a head kick that Hunter semi-blocks.
Hunter is rocked!
Kartov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kartov lands a leg kick that knocks Hunter off balance momentarily.
Kartov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kartov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Kartov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kartov is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Kartov lands a leg kick that knocks Hunter off balance momentarily.
Hunter throws a one two combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunter checks a leg kick.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter 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.
Kartov throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartov pushes Hunter away with a front kick.
Hunter punishes Kartov's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Kartov misses.
Nice shot by Hunter.
Kartov throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick from Kartov.
Hunter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kartov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Kartov ducks down to avoid it.
Kartov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kartov throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kartov throws out the jab.
Hunter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kartov to the mat! Kartov manages to get full guard.
Kartov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kartov's head.
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kartov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kartov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kartov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kartov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but Kartov blocks nicely.
Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kartov is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartov working a defensive guard here.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kartov has wrist control.
Hunter distracts Kartov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunter stands up over Kartov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kartov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter postures up in Kartov's guard and throws a big left but Kartov blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sorgi Kartov.
I think Kartov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sorgi Kartov!
Sorgi Kartov made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuoki Akamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondo Topless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akamara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Illuminati. Topless is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Topless - Breaking Benjamin. Mondo Topless will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuoki Akamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mondo Topless!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akamara lands a slapping body shot.
Topless fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akamara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Topless counters with a head kick.
Topless slips under a jab from Akamara.
Yuoki Akamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akamara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akamara misses with an uppercut. Topless saw that one coming.
Topless darts in trying to clinch
and Akamara counters with a shoot takedown. Topless fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Akamara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent'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!
Topless is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Topless is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akamara stands up over Topless, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akamara won't allow Topless to get back to his feet.
Topless wants to get back to his feet but Akamara passes into half guard.
Topless pushes Akamara off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless moves in looking to clinch but Akamara pushes him off.
Akamara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Topless is fending him off so far but Akamara persists. Nope, Topless circles away and we're back to standing.
Akamara shoots in looking for a takedown but Topless manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Akamara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuoki Akamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Topless tries to close the distance and clinch but Akamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akamara gets a takedown into half guard.
Topless is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Akamara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Akamara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Topless doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akamara.
Akamara keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamara prevents Topless from standing back up.
Akamara is keen to just control but Topless is a slippery customer.
Akamara is nestled in close to Topless, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Akamara stops Topless from getting back to his feet.
Akamara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Topless is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Akamara.
Topless wants to get back to his feet.
Akamara keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Topless taking some punishment here, with Akamara in his half guard.
Akamara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Topless is trying to stand up here but Akamara is controlling him well.
Akamara 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.
Akamara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamara working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Akamara lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akamara works his foot free and advances to mount.
Topless is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Topless bucks Akamara off and manages to get back to his feet!
Topless leaves Akamara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Topless on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akamara throws out a loose jab but Topless uses good head movement to avoid it.
Topless fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akamara misses the body punch
and Topless holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akamara lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topless pushes off an throws an elbow but Akamara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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!
Akamara gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Topless pushes Akamara off and scrambles back to his feet.
Akamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Topless's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akamara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Topless scrambles back to his feet.
Topless fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topless keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Topless scoring well with a low kick there.
Akamara scores with a takedown into Topless's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akamara wants to control from the top but Topless keeps moving.
Akamara landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuoki Akamara 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.
Akamara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Topless tries to avoid it but Akamara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Topless to the ground. Topless escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Topless wants to clinch
and Akamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Topless is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Topless tries to clinch but Akamara is having none of it.
Topless avoids the body shot from Akamara.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Topless takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from Akamara finds it's target.
Akamara throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topless looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamara tries for a takedown but Topless sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Akamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Topless tries to clinch up but Akamara circles away and keeps his distance.
Topless tries to clinch but Akamara is having none of it.
Akamara misses with a body punch
and Topless counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Akamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Topless tries to clinch there but Akamara circles away.
Akamara scores with a takedown into Topless's guard.
Topless wants to get back to his feet but Akamara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Topless really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akamara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topless keeping moving, preventing Akamara from controlling successfully.
Akamara looking to sit in guard and control but Topless gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akamara kicks Topless off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akamara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Topless is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Topless is breathing heavily.
Topless taking shots to the head.
Akamara scoring with strikes but Topless is staying in there.
Topless is rocked!
Akamara drops a big elbow. That's hurt Topless! More shots from Akamara and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuoki Akamara!
Yuoki Akamara retains his featherweight title!
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