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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sato Peck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What, what in tha butt? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sato Peck!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark dips to his left and cracks Peck with an uppercut!
Peck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stark tries to kick Peck off but Peck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peck should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stark trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Peck working the head and body with strikes.
Peck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peck connects with a nice short shot to Stark's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peck.
Peck working Stark over with strikes.
Peck trying to mount his opponent but Stark defends it.
Peck seems to be working for a kimura but Stark defends the submission attempt.
Stark wants to control but Peck is keeping busy.
Peck seems to be looking for submissions.
Stark is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peck prevents Stark from improving his position.
Peck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stark is rocked!
Peck slips a nice elbow through Stark's hands, connecting with Stark's forehead.
Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peck is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stark is hurt! He's hurt bad - Peck fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stark from any more punishment! Congratulations to Peck! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sato Peck!
A very excited looking Sato Peck rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Makuszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Sheet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Makuszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uriel Sheet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makuszynski misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Sheet. Beautiful body shot.
Robert Makuszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makuszynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Sheet.
Makuszynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Robert Makuszynski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sheet throws a head punch that misses.
Makuszynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sheet misses with a body punch.
Sheet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makuszynski working aggressively here.
Sheet working aggressively here.
Makuszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makuszynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sheet blocking some punches.
Sheet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sheet.
Makuszynski stalling in the clinch but Sheet improves position.
Makuszynski working aggressively here.
Makuszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheet tries a body shot but Makuszynski blocks it.
Makuszynski misses with some punches.
Makuszynski has a couple of punches blocked by Sheet.
Sheet gets through Makuszynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makuszynski.
Sheet lands with a short shot to the head.
Sheet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sheet.
Sheet misses with the head strike.
Makuszynski throws a head punch that misses.
Makuszynski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Sheet misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheet tries to work over Makuszynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheet looking to slow down the pace here.
Makuszynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheet misses with a wild body shot.
Sheet throws a hook but Makuszynski blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Makuszynski misses the target.
Sheet throws a shot from downtown. Makuszynski moves away and avoids it.
Makuszynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makuszynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheet.
Sheet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheet. Makuszynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makuszynski rushes Sheet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Makuszynski blocks an uppercut.
Sheet throws a punch but it's blocked by Makuszynski.
A short right from Sheet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheet.
Sheet has a couple of punches blocked by Makuszynski.
Come on Sheet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sheet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makuszynski trying to stall but Sheet improves his position.
Sheet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Sheet.
Makuszynski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sheet up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sheet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makuszynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makuszynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Sheet.
Sheet misses with a looping left.
Sheet is looking to clinch but Makuszynski is avoiding it.
Makuszynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sheet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makuszynski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makuszynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Makuszynski misses.
Makuszynski slips under a jab.
Makuszynski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makuszynski tries to move into range but Sheet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makuszynski throws a solid leg kick but Sheet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makuszynski.
Sheet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makuszynski instigates a clinch.
Sheet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makuszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makuszynski throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makuszynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makuszynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makuszynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheet.
Sheet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makuszynski backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Makuszynski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Sheet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Makuszynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Makuszynski misses the shot to the body.
Sheet thows a body shot but no joy.
Makuszynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makuszynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makuszynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheet.
Sheet just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheet misses with the combination.
Makuszynski loads up on a big right hand but Sheet slips the punch.
Sheet looks to land a combination but Makuszynski avoids it well.
Uriel Sheet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheet throws out a powerful jab.
Makuszynski throws the left hand but Sheet avoids the punch easily.
Sheet lands the left hand.
Makuszynski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheet counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makuszynski lands a jab to Sheet's midsection.
Sheet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Makuszynski misses.
Sheet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makuszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Sheet. Beautiful body shot.
Makuszynski looks to throw the jab but Sheet is out of range.
Sheet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makuszynski at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Makuszynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheet.
Sheet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makuszynski manages to avoid it.
Sheet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makuszynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheet just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makuszynski.
Makuszynski misses the jab.
Sheet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makuszynski in his tracks.
Sheet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Makuszynski rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheet moves out of range of the leg kick from Makuszynski.
Sheet scores with a hook to the body. Makuszynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sheet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sheet misses the shot to the body.
Sheet lands a big uppercut and Makuszynski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Makuszynski looks OK. Sheet waves Makuszynski back to his feet!
Makuszynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheet.
Sheet punishes Makuszynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Sheet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheet throws a jab but it's blocked by Makuszynski.
Sheet cracks Makuszynski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Makuszynski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sheet finish him?
Makuszynski is rocked!
Robert Makuszynski's cut is getting worse.
Makuszynski clinches.
Oh Makuszynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sheet pushes Makuszynski against the cage. Sheet is working some dirty boxing. Sheet pushes off with a quick right hook! Makuszynski goes down! Makuszynski tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sheet moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriel Sheet!
Uriel Sheet thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Albert Chunnelsworth Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gardensnake The Pendulum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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235 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sir Albert Chunnelsworth Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gardensnake The Pendulum!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chunnelsworth Iii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chunnelsworth Iii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Pendulum.
Chunnelsworth Iii moves out of range of the leg kick from The Pendulum.
Chunnelsworth Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice takedown defense from The Pendulum. No joy for Chunnelsworth Iii on that attempt.
The Pendulum throws a head kick but Chunnelsworth Iii moves out of range.
Chunnelsworth Iii drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chunnelsworth Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Pendulum is keeping the position for now.
The Pendulum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chunnelsworth Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunnelsworth Iii wants to control from the top but The Pendulum keeps moving.
Chunnelsworth Iii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Pendulum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chunnelsworth Iii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Gardensnake The Pendulum's cut even more.
The Pendulum trying to control the position.
Chunnelsworth Iii forces his way into half guard.
Chunnelsworth Iii works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here as Chunnelsworth Iii stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunnelsworth Iii trying to control the position but The Pendulum is working away.
Check out the look on Chunnelsworth Iii's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chunnelsworth Iii lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Pendulum down.
Gardensnake The Pendulum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gardensnake The Pendulum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sir Albert Chunnelsworth Iii!
Sir Albert Chunnelsworth Iii looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Nice try Punchy McPuncherson, but you're dealing with Royalty.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hokey Smeinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rija Gildas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smeinen comes to the cage accompanied by Far Away. Smeinen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Rija Gildas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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255 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hokey Smeinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rija Gildas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gildas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smeinen's waist but Smeinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gildas off to one side.
Smeinen leaves Gildas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gildas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hokey Smeinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rija Gildas.
Smeinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Smeinen looking to throw knees to the head but Gildas is blocking nicely.
Gildas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smeinen to keep the fight standing.
Smeinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gildas is defending well for now.
Gildas takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Rija Gildas has been cut.
Smeinen is breathing heavily.
Smeinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gildas is defending well for now.
Gildas fails to pull guard.
Smeinen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gildas successfully pulls guard.
Gildas looking for a triangle here. Smeinen is fighting it but it looks tight! Gildas pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Smeinen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rija Gildas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murder Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Parmalee Sackett has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murder Case!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Case takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Case shoots in but no luck this time.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Case counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sackett's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Case throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Case working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Case stands up over Sackett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Case advances position into side control!
Case is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sackett looks calm but he's in trouble here. Case gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sackett is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Case lets go of the hold and Sackett can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Murder Case!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Zapputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxon Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Zapputo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaxon Halo's chin.
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Zapputo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaxon Halo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zapputo is just out of range.
Halo clinches up against the cage.
Halo is trying to push Zapputo away but Zapputo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zapputo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halo.
Halo wants to stall.
Zapputo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
Halo looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapputo is struggling to control the position.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
It looks like Jaxon Halo has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Halo's ribcage.
Zapputo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zapputo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo connects with a knee to the head.
Zapputo is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
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!
Zapputo slowing the pace effectively.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Zapputo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Halo is trying to drag Zapputo to the mat but Zapputo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zapputo is stalling here.
Zapputo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo tries to break free but Zapputo pushes him back against the cage.
Zapputo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zapputo scores with a knee to the head.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Halo avoiding damage as Zapputo throws knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
Zapputo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halo or not.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Halo's ribcage.
Zapputo leaning against his opponent.
Zapputo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Halo won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Halo won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Zapputo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zapputo lands a shot to the body.
Halo is trying to force a seperation but Zapputo has the dominant position.
Zapputo drops Halo with a big knee straight up the middle! Halo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Halo is rocked!
Zapputo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halo is out of range.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Zapputo finish him?
Zapputo throws out a leg kick but Halo moves out of range and Zapputo only half commits.
Halo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zapputo.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zapputo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zapputo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zapputo thumps Halo with a low kick.
Zapputo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zapputo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Halo drops his hands momentarily and Zapputo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zapputo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zapputo, right into the meat.
Zapputo lands a nice looking body kick.
Zapputo lands with an overhand left.
Halo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zapputo misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zapputo thumps Halo with a low kick.
Zapputo has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Zapputo is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Zapputo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaxon Halo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zapputo cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Zapputo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zapputo.
Zapputo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zapputo rushes Halo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Zapputo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zapputo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zapputo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Zapputo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Halo's ribcage.
Zapputo pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zapputo working Halo over with knees to the body.
Zapputo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo has Halo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Halo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Zapputo - that's hurt Halo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Halo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Halo doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mickey Zapputo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Crawford has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Francis's chin.
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277 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford cracks Francis with a good jab.
It looks like Charles Francis has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawford misses the target.
Crawford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford slips under a jab from Francis.
Francis misses with a combination
and Crawford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis lands with a right hand.
Crawford misses with a hook. Francis ducked under it nicely.
Crawford throws a chopping leg kick but Francis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Crawford connects with a looping right hand.
Francis blocks a low kick nicely.
Crawford is looking to slow Francis down with leg kicks.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis slips under a jab.
Crawford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crawford looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Crawford backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Francis's temple! It sends Francis violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Crawford celebrates and the doctors try to help Francis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Brian Crawford!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Bingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frost might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Under And Over It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demetrious Bingham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Frost thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Frost could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Frost throws a strike aimed at the side of Bingham's head but Bingham avoids it well.
Frost sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bingham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Frost tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bingham's legs.
Bingham tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Frost presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bingham sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost wants to pass to mount but Bingham is defending the position.
Bingham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bingham manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Frost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bingham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Frost!
Bingham lands a big shot there that rocks Frost but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost taking shots to the head.
Frost is rocked!
It looks like Nolan Frost has been cut.
Bingham loads up with a big shot that hurts Frost! He's pulled Bingham in close but Bingham has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Frost survive? More strikes from Bingham and Frost is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Demetrious Bingham!
Demetrious Bingham decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Viittala is out of range.
Viittala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Royer lands with an uppercut that bounces Viittala off the cage and back into range.
Viittala blocks a leg kick.
Royer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Royer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Viittala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Viittala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Royer throws a push kick but Viittala slaps the foot to one side.
Royer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viittala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viittala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Royer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Royer avoids the body shot from Viittala.
An inside leg kick from Viittala misses.
Royer blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala misses with a head kick.
Viittala just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Royer - that's a beauty! Viittala is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Royer can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dakota Royer!
A determined Dakota Royer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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