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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobuscus Turner (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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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duane McBride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobuscus Turner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner moves into range and clinches up with McBride.
McBride breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner pushes McBride up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McBride would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McBride knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
Turner has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. McBride doesn't defend quickly enough and Turner has managed to lock this one up! Can McBride escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Turner on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tobuscus Turner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Grisham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ironside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Grisham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Ironside!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironside lands a body shot.
Grisham throws a nice looking combination but Ironside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ironside scores with a nice head shot.
Grisham doesn't manage to clinch there - Ironside circles away.
Ironside misses with a straight left.
Ironside wants to clinch up but Grisham keeps it at a distance.
Grisham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ironside.
The fighters circling - Ironside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grisham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grisham has managed to clinch.
Ironside has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grisham after a bit of a struggle.
Ironside throws a head punch that misses.
Ironside working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ironside doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ironside stops a takedown attempt from Grisham.
Ironside breaks from the clinch.
Grisham throws a wild body kick that Ironside sees coming a mile off.
Grisham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ironside counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grisham thinking.
Grisham tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grisham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Grisham. Those never looked like landing.
Grisham moves into the clinch.
Ironside is looking to break free of the clinch but Grisham has double underhooks.
Ironside misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grisham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ironside misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Grisham.
Grisham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ironside shoots in but no luck this time.
Grisham dives in and grabs Ironside's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ironside pushes down on Grisham's head and hops out.
Ironside with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grisham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ironside tries to avoid it but Grisham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ironside to the ground. Ironside escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Grisham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grisham is breathing heavily.
Ironside throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironside looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grisham!
Ironside postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grisham looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironside in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ironside is landing with some decent strikes but Grisham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ironside working Grisham over with strikes here.
Grisham sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ironside lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironside not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ironside throwing shots but Grisham is blocking nicely.
Ironside really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grisham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ironside throws a strike but Grisham manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Ironside tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Grisham!
After winning the bout, John Grisham 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Kong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Kong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Imanari scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Imanari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Imanari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kong is trying to buck Imanari off.
Imanari tries to move to mount but Kong blocks the move with his legs.
Kong wants to get back to his feet but Imanari drags him back down.
Imanari taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong is trying to get back to his feet.
Imanari in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Imanari has an Americana. Kong didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Imanari is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Imanari hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yoshihiro Imanari!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (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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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Stewart!
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, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stewart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Stewart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Stewart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stewart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Damien Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jones.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a low kick but Stewart moves out of range easily.
Damien Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart throws a one two combo.
It looks like John Jones has been cut.
A nice combination there by Stewart.
Jones is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart fails with the takedown.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart finish him?
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones scores with a takedown into Stewart's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stewart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jonesis looking to pass into half guard but Stewart pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stewart is in guard.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stewart defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones 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.
Stewart tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Stewart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stewart leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones looks gassed!
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
Jones tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart is retaining full guard.
Jones prevents Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to stand but Stewart is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones won't allow Stewart to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stewart is defended easily by Jones.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stewart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart fails to land the takedown.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones looks to land a combination but Stewart avoids it well.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Stewart or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stewart.
Damien Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart lands a two punch combo.
Stewart scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart wants to clinch.
Stewart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stewart to the ground. Jones is now in Stewart's guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Stewart blocks nicely.
Jones works over Stewart with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart is looking to stand back up but Jones counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stewart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a huge punch but Stewart dodges it nicely.
Stewart is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stewart wants to stand back up but Jones manages to pass into side control.
Jones tries for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stewart to his feet.
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 Damien Stewart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stewart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damien Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Stewart sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Stewart.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Stewart which made him look bad.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Stewart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stewart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Jones shoots in.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stewart tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stewart to the ground. Stewart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Stewart to get back to his feet.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stewart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Stewart doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stewart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Stewart.
Jones is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
Stewart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Stewart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to clinch.
Stewart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stewart shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Stewart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Stewart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stewart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Jones.
I think Jones 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hellbent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Broadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Hellbent!
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, Calvin Broadus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellbent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hellbent connects with the punch.
Broadus with a jab.
Hellbent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broadus moves away.
Broadus slips a jab and a cross from Hellbent.
Broadus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellbent just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Hellbent.
No joy there for Hellbent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hellbent misses the target.
Hellbent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broadus.
Broadus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hellbent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broadus moves away.
Broadus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Broadus. Those never looked like landing.
Broadus throws a low kick but Hellbent avoids it.
Hellbent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broadus.
Hellbent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Broadus digs a good hook to Hellbent's body.
A punch lands to the side of Hellbent 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbent doesn't manage to clinch there - Broadus circles away.
Broadus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hellbent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broadus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Broadus walks into a straight right hand from Hellbent.
Hellbent misses with a double jab.
Hellbent misses with a wild body shot.
Hellbent looks to land a combination but Broadus avoids it well.
Hellbent tries to clinch there but Broadus circles away.
Broadus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellbent throws a jab when Broadus was well out of range.
Hellbent moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hellbent looks to land a left hand but Broadus moved out of range nicely.
Hellbent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Broadus lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broadus misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hellbent 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hellbent throws a jab when Broadus was well out of range.
Hellbent drives through and clinches with Broadus against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent lands with a light punch inside.
Hellbent throws a punch but it's blocked by Broadus.
Hellbent throws a punch but it's blocked by Broadus.
Hellbent lands a right hand.
Broadus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hellbent manages to break the clinch.
Hellbent misses with a looping right.
Broadus looks to land a left hand but Hellbent moved out of range nicely.
Broadus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hellbent clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadus.
Hellbent tries a body shot but Broadus blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellbent.
Hellbent tries to work over Broadus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent can't find room to land a body shot as Broadus controls the action.
Hellbent throws a head punch that misses.
Broadus blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hellbent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadus.
Hellbent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Broadus is trying to break the clinch but Hellbent has him pressed against the cage.
Broadus is trying to push Hellbent away but Hellbent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hellbent throws a head punch that misses.
Broadus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Broadus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hellbent.
Hellbent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Broadus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadus lands a right hook to the body.
Hellbent fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broadus on the side of the head.
Broadus lands a jab to Hellbent's midsection.
Hellbent throws a right and a left that Broadus avoids nicely.
Donk. Broadus catches Hellbent right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broadus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hellbent.
Broadus throws a right hand that Hellbent ducks under and follows up with a left that Hellbent also avoids with ease.
Broadus feints a jab promting Hellbent to slip. Broadus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hellbent slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hellbent lands a head shot.
Broadus slips a jab from Hellbent.
Hellbent throws a body punch but Broadus moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Broadus slips under a jab.
Broadus lands the left hand.
Hellbent tries to clinch up.
Broadus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calvin Broadus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Broadus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hellbent moves into the clinch.
Hellbent tries to work over Broadus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Broadus prevents a body shot from Hellbent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hellbent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellbent.
Broadus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hellbent has a couple of punches blocked by Broadus.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hellbent takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Broadus looking to stall.
Hellbent tries a body shot but Broadus blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadus blocks an uppercut.
Hellbent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Hellbent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Broadus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hellbent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hellbent loads up on a big right hand but Broadus slips the punch.
Hellbent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broadus at a distance.
A left lands for Hellbent.
Hellbent scores with a one two! Broadus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hank Hellbent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellbent connects with a single shot there.
Hellbent lands a nice shot to the body.
Broadus tests Hellbent's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Broadus scores with a jab to the head.
Broadus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellbent.
Broadus throws a hook to the side of Hellbent's head but Hellbent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Broadus. Hellbent does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent lands with a straight right. Broadus didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broadus lands a glancing blow to the side of Hellbent's head.
Broadus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hellbent's hands.
Broadus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellbent circles away quickly and effectively.
Hellbent throws a right hand that Broadus ducks under and follows up with a left that Broadus also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Hellbent misses its intended target.
Broadus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Broadus duly obliges.
Broadus scores with a punch to the head.
Hellbent tries to clinch up.
A cross from Broadus lands.
Broadus swinging wildly here.
Broadus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Broadus tries to keep at a distance but Hellbent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hellbent breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Broadus throws a series of punches but Hellbent avoids them all with ease.
Hellbent throws a hook but Broadus avoids it easily.
Hellbent misses with a body shot.
Hellbent lands a jab to the head.
Hellbent doesn't manage to clinch there - Broadus circles away.
Hellbent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Broadus lands a jab to the nose.
Hellbent swings widly with a right hand
and Broadus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Broadus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellbent throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broadus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hellbent clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellbent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Broadus stalling in the clinch but Hellbent improves position.
Broadus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Broadus blocks a body shot from Hellbent.
Hellbent lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellbent working aggressively here.
Hellbent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Broadus backwards.
Hellbent misses with the head strike.
Hellbent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellbent has Broadus pressed against the cage, preventing Broadus 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!
Broadus is trying to force a seperation but Hellbent has the dominant position.
Hellbent has a couple of punches blocked by Broadus.
Broadus blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calvin Broadus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hellbent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broadus.
Hellbent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broadus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellbent.
A swing and a miss from Hellbent.
Hellbent gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Broadus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Broadus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hellbent drives through and clinches with Broadus against the cage.
Hellbent breaks from the clinch.
Broadus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hellbent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hellbent rushes Broadus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hellbent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Broadus.
A nice left hand lands by Hellbent.
Hellbent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellbent lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadus tries to stall but Hellbent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hellbent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellbent working aggressively here.
Hellbent misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hellbent.
Hellbent misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hellbent fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellbent.
Hellbent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadus.
Hellbent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calvin Broadus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadus tries to break the clinch but Hellbent is controlling the position.
Broadus blocks an uppercut.
Hellbent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Broadus blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellbent.
Broadus working hard to break the clinch.
Hellbent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellbent cracks Broadus with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hellbent has Broadus pressed against the cage, preventing Broadus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hellbent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent breaks the clinch.
Hellbent looks to score with a jab to the body but Broadus is just out of range.
Broadus misses with a two punch combination.
Hellbent connects with a right hand. Broadus shakes it off.
Calvin Broadus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hellbent throws a right and a left that Broadus avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hellbent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broadus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Broadus misses.
Broadus throws a right and a left that Hellbent avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Hellbent misses.
Broadus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Broadus scores with a sloppy right hand. Hellbent should have avoided that one.
Hellbent lands with a right hand.
Broadus slips a jab from Hellbent.
Hellbent misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadus scores with a one two! Hellbent had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Broadus loads up on a big right hand but Hellbent slips the punch.
Hellbent clinches.
Hellbent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broadus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Broadus misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broadus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Broadus looks to land a left hand but Hellbent moved out of range nicely.
Broadus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hellbent forces Broadus back against the cage and clinches.
Broadus blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellbent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hank Hellbent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broadus scores with a jab.
Broadus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellbent circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Hellbent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Broadus 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Broadus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amnuay Saenpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nino Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amnuay Saenpong!
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, Nino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Saenpong catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saenpong moves away.
Saenpong lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Saenpong stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saenpong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saenpong cracks Silva with a hook to the temple - Silva is on wobbly legs here! Saenpong swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Silva falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Saenpong wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Amnuay Saenpong!
Amnuay Saenpong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Melton Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain - DMX. Melton Jr has chosen Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Melton Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira looks to clinch
and Melton Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferreira is rocked!
Melton Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Ferreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luiz Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melton Jr throws an overhand right that has Ferreira reeling! Melton Jr follows up with more punches and Ferreira is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Melton Jr!
Mike Melton Jr is the new middleweight champion!
Mike Melton Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Jorgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjay Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen 4 Minutes to Lockdown by Redman & Method Man as his entrance music. Arjay Murphy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Jorgensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjay Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Jorgensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorgensen on the side of the head.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jorgensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jorgensen's best efforts.
Murphy is trying to stand.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Jorgensen has control of the leg.
Murphy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorgensen.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jorgensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jorgensen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jorgensen wants to pass to mount but Murphy is defending the position.
Murphy is pressing down on Jorgensen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murphy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jorgensen regains half guard.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but Jorgensen defending well.
Jorgensen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murphy pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working for a submission of some sort.
Murphy tries to pass to full mount but Jorgensen defends it.
Murphy is just content to waste time from the top position. Jorgensen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy advances to half guard.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Jorgensen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jorgensen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jorgensen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jorgensen is on top in guard.
Murphy wants to stand up but Jorgensen is controlling him.
Jorgensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorgensen throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Jorgensen stops Murphy from standing up.
Jorgensen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murphy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Jorgensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses the jab.
Jorgensen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jorgensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorgensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgensen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy takes a swing at Jorgensen's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjay Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Jorgensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scott Jorgensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy gets caught napping as Jorgensen dives in and scores a takedown. Murphy manages to retain guard.
Arjay Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy 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.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jorgensen manages to get himself to full guard.
Jorgensen looking to control.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Jorgensen is retaining full guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorgensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgensen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Jorgensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorgensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Jorgensen is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen wriggles free and stands up.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Jorgensen should have avoided that one.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Jorgensen moved away.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Jorgensen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jorgensen tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jorgensen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jorgensen out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjay Murphy!
Arjay Murphy is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Arjay Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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