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LA Combat 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misicavi Bebster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Lazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Lazar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Misicavi Bebster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Lazar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bebster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bebster misses with a takedown attempt - Lazar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lazar tries to land a leg kick but Bebster saw it coming and moves away.
Bebster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lazar.
Bebster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Misicavi Bebster has been cut.
Lazar shoots in for a takedown but Bebster shows good takedown defense.
Lazar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lazar misses with a combination
and Bebster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bebster is looking to break free of the clinch but Lazar has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bebster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lazar is trying to break free.
Bebster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bebster is trying to break the clinch but Lazar is controlling him.
Bebster lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazar prevents Bebster from breaking the clinch.
Lazar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bebster smiles and moves away.
Lazar throws a sloppy body shot
and Bebster counters with a left and a right that stings Lazar.
Bebster throws a head kick but Lazar moves out of range.
Jonas Lazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bebster lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bebster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bebster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lazar tries to bum rush Bebster with a series of wild strikes but Bebster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bebster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lazar.
Lazar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bebster.
Lazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazar misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Bebster.
Lazar is looking to chop away at Bebster's legs.
Lazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lazar looks gassed!
Lazar shoots in for a double leg but Bebster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Misicavi Bebster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Lazar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bebster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bebster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lazar has had enough of the clinch but Bebster keeps him there for the moment.
Bebster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lazar has him pressed against the cage.
Bebster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazar manages to break the clinch.
Lazar misses with an uppercut. Bebster saw that one coming.
Lazar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lazar throws a low kick, looking for Bebster's leg but Bebster calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Lazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lazar throws a combination that misses
and Bebster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bebster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bebster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bebster shoots for a double leg takedown but Lazar sprawls well. He's pushed Bebster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bebster moves out of range as Lazar throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebster gets a clinch.
Lazar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bebster shoots in for a takedown but Lazar shows good takedown defense.
Lazar throws a nice looking combination but Bebster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bebster counters with a left and a right that stings Lazar.
Lazar stuffs the takedown.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bebster throws a head kick but Lazar moves out of range.
Bebster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bebster, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazar misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lazar. Those never looked like landing.
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 Misicavi Bebster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Misicavi Bebster's cut.
That's time! Bebster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lazar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bebster counters by moving into the clinch.
Lazar fails to pull guard.
Lazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bebster's efforts to push away.
Lazar tries to pull guard but Bebster holds him up against the cage and eventually Lazar drops back down to his feet.
Bebster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lazar's efforts to push away.
Lazar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bebster is defending well.
Misicavi Bebster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Lazar.
Lazar jumps guard but Bebster stands there with Lazar around his waist. Lazar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bebster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bebster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Lazar.
Lazar is breathing heavily.
Lazar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebster scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Bebster scores with a four punch combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bebster.
Some wild striking there from Lazar.
Bebster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lazar as he jumps to the side.
Lazar misses with a low kick.
Bebster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lazar throws a right hand that Bebster ducks under and follows up with a left that Bebster also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lazar misses.
Bebster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lazar.
Lazar misses the shot to the body.
Bebster is looking to clinch.
Lazar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Bebster. Bebster gets slowly back to his feet.
Lazar slips a jab and a cross from Bebster.
Bebster misses with a wild combination.
Lazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bebster on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazar tries to bum rush Bebster with a series of wild strikes but Bebster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bebster's waist but Bebster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lazar off to one side.
Bebster throws a series of punches but Lazar moves out of range.
Lazar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bebster.
Bebster tries to bum rush Lazar with a series of wild strikes but Lazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bebster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bebster is just out of range.
Bebster checks a leg kick.
A combination from Lazar does no damage.
Lazar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bebster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bebster.
Bebster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazar throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the body from Lazar misses
and Bebster moves into the clinch.
Bebster tries to break the clinch but Lazar is controlling the position.
Bebster stalls.
Bebster tries to break free but Lazar pushes him back against the cage.
Lazar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bebster to keep the fight standing.
Bebster misses with an elbow strike.
Bebster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lazar tries to break free but Bebster pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lazar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Lazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Misicavi Bebster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bebster counters with a series of strikes. Lazar will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Lazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Misicavi Bebster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bebster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lazar.
Lazar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bebster tries to clinch up but Lazar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bebster tries to clinch up but Lazar circles away and keeps his distance.
Bebster tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lazar.
Lazar looks to land a left hand but Bebster moved out of range nicely.
Bebster blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebster's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bebster duly obliges.
Lazar throws a head kick but Bebster moves out of range.
Bebster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lazar's corner calls for a 1-2. Lazar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lazar scoring well with a low kick there.
Lazar misses with a combination
and Bebster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lazar fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Lazar misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Bebster. Beautiful body shot.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazar blocks the body kick.
Bebster works over Lazar's head and body with a nice combination.
Bebster lands a jab-cross combination.
Lazar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bebster to counter with a crisp jab.
Bebster fails with the takedown.
Lazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bebster counters with a left and a right that stings Lazar.
Lazar throws a wild body kick that Bebster sees coming a mile off.
Lazar stuffs the takedown attempt from Bebster. Bebster gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misicavi Bebster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazar throws a series of punches but Bebster moves out of range.
Lazar misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bebster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lazar misses with a looping left.
Bebster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lazar looks to land a left hand but Bebster moved out of range nicely.
Bebster closes the distance and clinches.
Lazar keeps control of Bebster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lazar breaks from the clinch.
Bebster scores with a nice head shot.
Lazar misses with a head kick.
Bebster moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebster will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lazar up against the cage.
Bebster is trying to break free.
Lazar tries to break free but Bebster pushes him back against the cage.
Bebster tries to circle away but Lazar has him pinned against the cage.
Bebster is trying to break the clinch but Lazar is controlling him.
Lazar is trying to push Bebster away but Bebster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lazar is trying to pull guard but Bebster has him pressed against the cage.
Bebster wants to break free but Lazar has control.
Lazar tries to break free but Bebster pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazar breaks the clinch.
Lazar misses with the combination.
Bebster darts in and clinches Lazar up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonas Lazar.
I think Lazar 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jonas Lazar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pinoy Ako. Flash Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flash Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Flash Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Diaz cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Diaz is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends an breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryson Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bart Sapp has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryson Khan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sapp throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Sapp. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Sapp misses with a double jab.
Sapp misses with a combination
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan has Sapp pressed against the cage, preventing Sapp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sapp wants to break free but Khan has control.
Sapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sapp circles away.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sapp misses with a wild combination.
Sapp looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores a takedown into full mount!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Khan landing strikes from the mount.
Khan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khan landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands a big elbow.
Sapp is rocked!
Khan lands a big shot to the head and Sapp winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bryson Khan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amon Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Four Fizzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Four Fizzy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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197 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amon Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Four Fizzy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fizzy blocks a jab.
Ra looks to throw the jab but Fizzy is out of range.
Fizzy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ra's half guard.
Ra works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fizzy looking to sit in guard and control but Ra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses.
Ra cracks Fizzy with a solid left hand.
Ra working some strikes from top position.
Fizzy wants to get back to his feet but Ra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra throwing strikes but missing.
Ra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fizzy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzy looking to control.
Ra works over Fizzy with some ground and pound from guard.
Ra cracks Fizzy with a solid left hand.
Ra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fizzy working for a triangle but Ra defends it easily.
Ra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ra passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fizzy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fizzy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ra passes to full mount!
Fizzy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra cracks Fizzy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ra with good strikes from the mount here!
Ra quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ra but it's paid off an Fizzy is forced to tap! Nice work by Ra.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amon Ra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Ferrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biru Abuabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Ferrell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Ferrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Biru Abuabu!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abuabu lands a nice hook to Ferrell's body. Ferrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferrell moves into the clinch.
Ferrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferrell manages to break the clinch.
Ferrell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abuabu quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abuabu gets back to full guard.
Ferrell won't allow Abuabu to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferrell throwing strikes but missing.
Abuabu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ferrell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ferrell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abuabu is looking to improve his position.
Ferrell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ferrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrell lands with a punch from half guard.
Abuabu manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Abuabu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abuabu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferrell manages to get himself to full guard.
Abuabu stands and steps away. Ferrell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ferrell clinches.
Abuabu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abuabu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Abuabu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abuabu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Abuabu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Will Ferrell has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrell throws a jab when Abuabu was well out of range.
Abuabu dodges the punch combination from Ferrell.
Abuabu digs a good body shot into Ferrell's ribs.
Abuabu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferrell on the side of the head.
Ferrell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferrell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Will Ferrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrell is breathing heavily.
Ferrell shoots in for a double leg but Abuabu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abuabu lands a two punch combo.
Abuabu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abuabu cracks Ferrell with a good jab.
Abuabu clobbers Ferrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ferrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abuabu lands a body shot.
Abuabu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abuabu, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abuabu connects with a right hand. Ferrell shakes it off.
Abuabu jabs Ferrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abuabu cracks a nice hook into Ferrell's ribs.
Ferrell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abuabu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferrell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abuabu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Abuabu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferrell doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Abuabu does no damage.
Abuabu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Abuabu.
Biru Abuabu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferrell is looking to clinch.
Abuabu lands a head kick. Ferrell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ferrell closes the distance and clinches.
Ferrell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Abuabu is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Ferrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abuabu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu tries to throw a body punch but Ferrell avoids it by throwing Abuabu back against the cage.
Abuabu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferrell backwards.
Abuabu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abuabu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferrell's efforts to push away.
Abuabu tries to throw a body punch but Ferrell avoids it by throwing Abuabu back against the cage.
Abuabu digs a right hand underneath Ferrell's ribcage. Ferrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abuabu tries to work over Ferrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferrell tries to circle away but Abuabu has him pinned against the cage.
Abuabu lands with a light punch inside.
Abuabu wants to stall.
Ferrell has Abuabu pressed against the cage, preventing Abuabu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abuabu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abuabu throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferrell.
Ferrell breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biru Abuabu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Ferrell's cut.
That's time! Ferrell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abuabu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferrell blocks a head kick by Abuabu.
Ferrell moves in looking to clinch but Abuabu pushes him off.
Will Ferrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Abuabu.
Abuabu throws a leg kick that misses.
Abuabu misses with a series of wild punches.
Abuabu gets tackled into the cage by Ferrell. Ferrell maintains the clinch.
Ferrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Abuabu.
Ferrell tries to clinch there but Abuabu circles away.
Ferrell misses the jab.
Ferrell rushes Abuabu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrell manages to break the clinch.
Abuabu throws a front kick aimed at Ferrell's knee but Ferrell avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abuabu swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrell.
Abuabu scores with a hook to the body. Ferrell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferrell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abuabu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abuabu lands with a nice combination. Ferrell backs away looking to recover.
Ferrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abuabu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abuabu scores with the left hand. Ferrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferrell tries to move into range but Abuabu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abuabu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrell.
Abuabu lands with a right hand.
Abuabu slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferrell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abuabu stuffs the takedown.
Abuabu looks to land a combination. Ferrell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abuabu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abuabu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ferrell is rocked!
Abuabu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferrell's hands.
Oh Ferrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abuabu lunges at Ferrell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferrell's hand.
Abuabu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abuabu scores with a body shot.
Ferrell seems to have got his legs back now.
Abuabu digs a good hook to Ferrell's body.
Abuabu jabs Ferrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good exchange - Abuabu coming out on top.
Abuabu lands with a right hand.
Abuabu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferrell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abuabu to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abuabu.
Ferrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abuabu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abuabu throws a series of punches but Ferrell moves out of range.
Ferrell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferrell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Ferrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferrell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abuabu scores with a hook.
Abuabu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferrell clinches up with Abuabu and pushes him back against the cage.
Abuabu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferrell wants a takedown but no success here.
Abuabu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Abuabu won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrell controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abuabu.
Ferrell prevents a body shot from Abuabu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abuabu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferrell goes for a takedown attempt but Abuabu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abuabu connects with a looping right hand.
Ferrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abuabu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Will Ferrell's cut is getting worse.
Ferrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abuabu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ferrell walks into a jab.
Ferrell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abuabu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferrell scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biru Abuabu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Ferrell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abuabu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferrell.
Ferrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferrell misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Abuabu.
Ferrell looks for a takedown but Abuabu sprawls well.
Abuabu lands a jab to the head.
Abuabu connects with a leg kick. Ferrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferrell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Abuabu.
Abuabu cracks Ferrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abuabu lands with a good body shot.
Ferrell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abuabu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferrell on the side of the head.
Abuabu throws a leg kick but Ferrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abuabu scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferrell should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abuabu drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ferrell right on the button. Ferrell goes down! Abuabu follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Abuabu gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biru Abuabu!
Biru Abuabu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Whip and Wills Custom Clothing Outlet, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Moneymaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Moneymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Benard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benard shoots in but Moneymaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moneymaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moneymaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benard shoots in looking for a takedown. Moneymaker tries to sprawl out of it but Benard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moneymaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moneymaker gets a clinch.
Moneymaker jumps guard.
Moneymaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moneymaker tries to get out of the position.
Moneymaker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Benard throwing strikes but missing.
Benard pushes down on Moneymaker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Benard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benard slips a nice elbow through Moneymaker's hands, connecting with Moneymaker's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker tries to get to full guard but Benard has control of the leg.
Benard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moneymaker tries to get to full guard but Benard has control of the leg.
Benard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moneymaker defends it well.
Benard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moneymaker wants to improve his position but Benard is controlling well.
Moneymaker tries to kick Benard off but Benard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker trying to control here.
Moneymaker is looking for a sweep. Benard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benard is thwarting Moneymaker's attempts to control the position.
Benard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benard with the ground and pound but Moneymaker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Benard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benard advances to half guard.
Moneymaker gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moneymaker has his foot on Benard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benard works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benard is looking to work some ground and pound but Moneymaker has wrist control.
Benard throws a big right hand that misses.
Benard throwing strikes but missing.
Moneymaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benard is one step ahead there.
Moneymaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benard prevents Moneymaker from getting back to his feet.
Benard throwing strikes from guard but Moneymaker blocks nicely.
Moneymaker is looking to stand up but Benard isn't so interested in that idea.
Benard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moneymaker 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.
Benard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benard postures up and lands a big shot to Moneymaker's brow.
Moneymaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Benard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moneymaker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benard is looking to escape.
Benard moves into full guard.
Moneymaker is in close to Benard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moneymaker throws an elbow that misses. Benard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moneymaker's guard. Nice move by Benard!
Moneymaker controls Benard momentarily but Benard frees himself.
Benard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moneymaker's head.
Benard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benard trying to control the position from guard on top but Moneymaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker is trying to control the position but Benard postures up.
Benard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moneymaker's head.
Moneymaker working a defensive guard here.
Moneymaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benard works over Moneymaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Benard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moneymaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moneymaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benard's guard.
Moneymaker throws an elbow that misses. Benard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moneymaker's guard. Nice move by Benard!
Benard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moneymaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moneymaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benard manages to get himself to full guard.
Benard keeping full guard, as Moneymaker tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moneymaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moneymaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Moneymaker with a nice head shot there.
Moneymaker throws a strike but Benard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benard won't allow Moneymaker to sweep him here.
Benard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moneymaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benard trying to control but Moneymaker is working from the bottom.
Moneymaker wants to stand but Benard is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moneymaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moneymaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benard postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moneymaker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benard in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johan Moneymaker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Moneymaker cracks Benard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benard walks into a stiff left hand from Moneymaker.
Moneymaker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Moneymaker on the inside.
Moneymaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benard fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Moneymaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benard tries to sprawl but Moneymaker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moneymaker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moneymaker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moneymaker.
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!
Moneymaker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moneymaker is thwarting Benard's attempts to control the position.
Johan Moneymaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moneymaker trying to control from half guard but Benard is working away.
Benard moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moneymaker's guard.
Moneymaker pulls Benard in close to prevent any damage.
Moneymaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moneymaker is trying to control the position but Benard postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johan Moneymaker.
Moneymaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Moneymaker.
Moneymaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johan Moneymaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benard fails with the takedown.
Moneymaker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moneymaker trying to keep a closed guard but Benard is proving a slippery customer.
Benard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moneymaker pushes Benard off and gets back to his feet.
Benard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moneymaker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benard somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moneymaker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benard's guard now.
Johan Moneymaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Benard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moneymaker postures up in Benard's guard and throws a big left but Benard blocks it.
Moneymaker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moneymaker looking to sit in guard and control but Benard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moneymaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benard.
Moneymaker wants to stand but Benard is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Moneymaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moneymaker 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Moneymaker!
Johan Moneymaker 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Wade shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Henderson misses with a hook. Wade ducked under it nicely.
Wade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Wade wants to clinch.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wade wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson tries to bum rush Wade with a series of wild strikes but Wade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson clobbers Wade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Wade avoids it well.
Wade throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
A left lands for Wade.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Wade moves away and avoids it.
Wade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Wade tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wade throws a body kick that misses.
Dwayne Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade misses with the combination.
Wade tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Wade wants to clinch.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Henderson.
Henderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wade is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Wade misses its intended target.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson avoiding damage as Wade throws knees to the body.
Wade being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Henderson.
Wade looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wade throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson avoiding damage as Wade throws knees to the body.
Wade misses with a knee strike.
Wade is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wade slips under a jab.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wade misses with the combination.
Wade slips a straight right by Henderson.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wade working hard to break the clinch.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wade.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has Wade pressed against the cage.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
Wade lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Henderson blocks an elbow strike.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Wade scores a nice knee to the body.
Wade prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wade lands a jab-cross combination.
Wade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Wade misses the jab.
Henderson forces Wade back against the cage and clinches.
Dan Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson is stalling here.
Henderson tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Henderson.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Wade.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Wade.
Henderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Wade wants to stall.
Wade pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Wade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Wade stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Henderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Wade avoids nicely.
Henderson scores with a hook.
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!
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Henderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to bum rush Wade with a series of wild strikes but Wade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.
Henderson pushes Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade taking a breather.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson misses with a hook. Wade ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Wade.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wade throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Wade only half commits.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Wade backpedaling.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Wade is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
Wade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wade dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Wade is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Wade shakes it off.
Wade is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Wade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Wade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Wade lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wade.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wade on the side of the head.
Henderson throws a right hand that Wade ducks under and follows up with a left that Wade also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wade.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Wade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade feints a jab promting Henderson to slip. Wade then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Henderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Wade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wade has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wade.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wade throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henderson after a bit of a struggle.
Wade is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dan Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Wade.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henderson avoids it.
Henderson tries to circle away but Wade has him pinned against the cage.
Wade is looking for a takedown.
Wade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
Well Henderson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Henderson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislav Krauss had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanislav Krauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Koch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krauss.
Krauss motions for Koch to come forward. Krauss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krauss looks to land a body kick but Koch moved away.
Koch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krauss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Krauss misses with a few strikes there.
Koch misses with a body kick.
Krauss lands a glancing blow to the side of Koch's head.
Krauss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Koch lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krauss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koch defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch slips a jab and a cross from Krauss.
A combination from Krauss does no damage.
Krauss throws a head kick that misses
and Krauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koch moves out of range as Krauss throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Krauss.
Koch throws a body kick that misses.
Koch looks to land a body kick but Krauss moved away.
Krauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koch moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch slips a jab and a cross from Krauss.
Krauss misses the shot to the body.
Krauss walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koch.
Koch clinches with his opponent.
Koch scores with a shoulder strike.
Krauss managing to block the knees to the body from Koch.
Koch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Krauss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koch struggles to land a body shot inside as Krauss controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauss has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Krauss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krauss managing to block the knees to the body from Koch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krauss's brow.
Krauss is looking for a takedown.
Krauss wants a takedown but no success here.
Koch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koch misses with a knee to the head.
Krauss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Koch tries to land knees in the clinch but Krauss avoids the damage to the body.
Krauss gets through Koch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krauss backwards.
Krauss wants to take the fight to the mat but Koch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Koch tries to land knees in the clinch but Krauss avoids the damage to the body.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krauss blocking some punches.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but Krauss blocks with his arms.
Koch misses with an elbow strike.
Krauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch stops a takedown attempt from Krauss.
Krauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Koch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanislav Krauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krauss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stanislav Krauss is winning the standup battle so far.
Koch throws a head kick but Krauss moves out of range.
Krauss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krauss throws a body kick the misses
and Koch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krauss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koch is rocked!
Koch is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Krauss just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Koch has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stanislav Krauss!
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