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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Nero Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leon Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Washington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Washington is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Washington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Washington wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Washington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz taking a break here but Washington is having none of it and regains half guard.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Washington is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Washington is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Washington is defending well.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Washington is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dick Diaz.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Washington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Washington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington scores with a jab to the head.
Washington lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Washington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leon Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand.
Leon Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Diaz.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Washington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Washington lands a two punch combo.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington lands a jab-cross combination.
Washington swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Washington counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz is rocked!
Washington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Washington.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Washington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Washington lands a hook that stumbles Diaz back into the cage. Washington follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Diaz to the canvas! Washington pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Diaz has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leon Washington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Shields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Shields!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Shields shoots and misses
and Berry counters with a stiff right hand.
Shields feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shields wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Shields postures up in Berry's guard and throws a big left but Berry blocks it.
Berry trying to control the position here.
Berry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berry tries to get out of the position.
Shields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shields controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berry moves away.
Shields tries to clinch but Berry moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Berry.
Shields decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Berry is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to get back to full guard.
Shields missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shields works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shields breaks from Berry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shields dominating with strikes here.
Berry wants to hold on but Shields pushes him away.
Shields drops a big elbow. That's hurt Berry! More shots from Shields and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Shields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Hayfore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Filter - Hey man, nice shot.. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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171 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hayfore!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Alvarez scores with a four punch combination!
Hayfore gets caught flat footed, as Alvarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayfore is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayfore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez stops Hayfore from standing up.
Hayfore working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Alvarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Hayfore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but Hayfore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarez to get the leverage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayfore is trying to control but can't.
Hayfore is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura here.
Alvarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayfore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvarez.
Hayfore trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
Hayfore flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but Hayfore defending well.
Hayfore is trying to stand.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Hayfore is a slippery customer.
Hayfore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but Hayfore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarez to get the leverage.
Alvarez trying to work for an americana but Hayfore has managed to regain full guard.
Alvarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hayfore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alvarez, into his guard.
Hayfore tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hayfore passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayfore in side control, throwing shots but Alvarez defends.
Alvarez manages to get back to half guard.
Alvarez trying to hold on to Hayfore's head to control him but Hayfore postures up.
Hayfore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez kicks off Hayfore and gets to his feet.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Hayfore.
Alvarez stuns Hayfore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hayfore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayfore lands with a kick to the temple. Alvarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Thiago Alvarez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvarez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hayfore.
Brad Hayfore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Hayfore.
Hayfore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayfore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayfore throws a head kick that Alvarez semi-blocks.
Hayfore throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Hayfore looks gassed!
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Hayfore.
Hayfore looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
Hayfore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brad Hayfore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alvarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Hayfore avoids them all with ease.
Hayfore throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Hayfore avoids them all with ease.
Hayfore misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alvarez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hayfore - the referee stops the clock and Alvarez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hayfore. Alvarez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hayfore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brad Hayfore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayfore lands a head kick!
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Hayfore tries to land a front kick but Alvarez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayfore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayfore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hayfore. Alvarez shrugs it off though.
Hayfore throws a head kick that misses.
Hayfore misses with a head kick.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Hayfore to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hayfore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hayfore is rocked!
Hayfore is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Hayfore's body.
Hayfore is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Hayfore goes down and covers up as Alvarez starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Alvarez!
As Thiago Alvarez got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I´d like to thank Cesar Gracie, Nick and Nathan Diaz, Jake Shields, Gilbert Melendez, my boxing coach Richard Perez, E-Rod from Chase Cheverolet and Gracie Jiu Jitsu all day! And now I want the title shot!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresvin Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dresvin Steel 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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207 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Night !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dresvin Steel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Night . Those never looked like landing.
Night misses with a head kick.
Steel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel postures up and lands a big shot to Night 's brow.
Steel trying to control but Night is working from the bottom.
Steel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Night uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Night throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Night is looking to escape.
Night keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Night on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Night is looking to escape.
Steel lands with a punch from half guard.
Steel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel winds up and cracks Night with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steel prevents Night from standing back up.
Night has hold of Steel's hands but Steel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steel throwing shots but Night is blocking nicely.
Steel drops an elbow to the side of Night 's head.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Night wants to get back to his feet.
Steel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steel stops Night from getting back to his feet.
Night manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Night misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Night enables Steel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Night manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Steel landing some decent shots from guard.
Steel is looking to work some ground and pound but Night has wrist control.
Night working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Night is keeping the position for now.
Night knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steel works over Night with some ground and pound from guard.
Steel tries to free his leg and advance position but Night is retaining full guard.
Steel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steel stops Night from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steel wants to control from the top but Night keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Night avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steel landing with the ground and pound.
Steel throwing strikes but missing.
Steel stops Night from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steel trying to control but Night is working from the bottom.
Steel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steel wants to control from the top but Night keeps moving.
Steel advances to half guard.
Steel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Night 's head.
Night blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel.
Steel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Night pushes Steel off looking to stand but Steel dives back in and keeps control.
Steel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Night wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Night taking some punishment here, with Steel in his half guard.
Night pushes Steel off looking to stand but Steel dives back in and keeps control.
Steel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Night wants to get back to his feet.
Steel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Steel connects with a nice short shot to Night 's temple.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel trying to control the action but Night is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel is nestled in close to Night , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steel working over Night with some ground and pound. Night looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Night knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Night is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresvin Steel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Night throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Night pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel shoots in but no luck this time.
Night throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Night .
Steel instigates a clinch.
Steel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Night is defending well.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel has Night pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Night manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Night has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dresvin Steel.
Steel tries to score a body lock takedown but Night shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Night is defending well.
Night 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Night looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Steel is looking to clinch but Night is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Night pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Night slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Night .
Steel has Night up against the cage in a clinch.
Night prevents the takedown attempt.
Steel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Night stops a takedown attempt from Steel.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel wants a takedown but no success here.
Steel wants to take the fight to the mat but Night manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Steel or perhaps it was just good defense by Night which made him look bad.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Night .
Night closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Steel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Night wants to get back to his feet.
Steel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Night does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Steel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dresvin Steel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Night is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steel drops an elbow to the side of Night 's head.
Steel stops Night from getting back to his feet.
Steel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Night defending well though.
Steel working the head and body with strikes.
Steel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Night is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Steel.
Night is rocked!
Night on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Night is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Night ! More strikes land and this one is all over! Steel jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dresvin Steel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and May Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StPierre comes to the cage accompanied by Flo Rida - Good Feeling. May Money will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George StPierre!
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, May Money!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StPierre drives through and clinches with Money against the cage.
Money wants to break free but StPierre has control.
Money tries to stall but StPierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
StPierre landing knees to the body.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
Money avoiding damage as StPierre throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from StPierre.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
Money is trying to stall.
StPierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Money blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Money is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Money is looking to take this one to the mat.
Money is trying to pull guard but StPierre has him pressed against the cage.
George StPierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of May Money.
StPierre is stalling here.
StPierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money tries to pull guard but StPierre won't allow it.
Money avoiding damage as StPierre throws knees to the body.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Money tries to land knees in the clinch but StPierre avoids the damage to the body.
Money being controlled against the cage.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
StPierre lands a good knee to the midsection. Money won't want to take too many of those.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Money is trying to work for a single leg takedown but StPierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Money takes a knee to the side of the body.
Money looks gassed!
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
StPierre breaks the clinch.
Money fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Money.
StPierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Money.
Money keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
StPierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Money throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
StPierre tries to clinch but Money is having none of it.
StPierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
StPierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
StPierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Money being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Money avoids the damage to the body.
StPierre is pushing Money up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
StPierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money circles away from the clinch attempt
and Money counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Money fails with a takedown attempt.
George StPierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
StPierre moves into the clinch.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
Knees to the body from StPierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
StPierre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Money in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
StPierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
StPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
StPierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
StPierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from StPierre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
StPierre crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as StPierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George StPierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
StPierre tries to clinch but Money moves out of range.
Money tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but StPierre swivels and escapes.
Money shoots in for a takedown but StPierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
George StPierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
StPierre wants to clinch up but Money keeps it at a distance.
StPierre tries to clinch there but Money circles away.
Money tries to score a power double leg takedown but StPierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Money somewhat.
George StPierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of May Money.
StPierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Money paws at him with a jab and circles away.
StPierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Money.
StPierre moves in looking to clinch but Money pushes him off.
StPierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Money, pushing him back against the cage.
StPierre crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.
StPierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Money is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from StPierre.
StPierre breaks from the clinch.
StPierre has managed to clinch.
Money goes for a takedown attempt but StPierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
George StPierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
StPierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
StPierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Money.
StPierre lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for StPierre.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
Money letting StPierre take a breather here.
StPierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from StPierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
StPierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from StPierre.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
Money on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
StPierre avoiding damage.
Money is trying to break free.
Money drops down looking for an ankle pick but StPierre pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
StPierre closes the distance and clinches.
Money tries for a takedown. No joy.
StPierre breaks from the clinch.
StPierre closes the distance and clinches.
StPierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Money lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
StPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
StPierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George StPierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
StPierre wants to clinch up but Money keeps it at a distance.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but StPierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Money 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 StPierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from StPierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Money keeps the fight on the outside.
StPierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Money counters with a stiff right hand.
StPierre wants to clinch.
Money shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. StPierre defends it nicely.
Money takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Money tries to clinch there but StPierre circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre closes the distance and clinches.
StPierre stalls.
StPierre lands a knee to the body.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
Money tries to pull guard but StPierre won't allow it.
Money is looking to take this one to the mat.
George StPierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of May Money.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. StPierre obliges.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StPierre crunches a lovely knee into Money's ribcage.
StPierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
StPierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
StPierre breaks from the clinch.
Money throws a lazy head kick
and StPierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Money blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
StPierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
StPierre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for StPierre.
StPierre missing with knees to the body.
Money managing to block the knees to the body from StPierre.
StPierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Money.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Money avoids the damage to the body.
StPierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
StPierre tries to clinch there but Money circles away.
StPierre moves in looking to clinch but Money pushes him off.
StPierre tries to clinch but Money is having none of it.
StPierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Money manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
StPierre wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Money looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Money shoots in but StPierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
StPierre takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money swats away the attempt to clinch by StPierre.
StPierre forces Money back against the cage and clinches.
StPierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Money avoids it.
Money on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Money has StPierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. StPierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
StPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
StPierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Money looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
George StPierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well StPierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George StPierre!
After winning the bout, George StPierre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Maynard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koch backs up against the cage.
Maynard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maynard fails to land the takedown.
Maynard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maynard needs to keep his hands up - Koch had a free shot at his head there.
Maynard swinging wildly here.
Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Koch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Koch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koch pushes Maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koch tries a knee to the head but Maynard blocks it.
Koch scores with a shot to the side of Maynard's head.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koch lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Koch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koch crunches a lovely knee into Maynard's ribcage.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Koch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
Maynard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Koch.
Maynard looks gassed!
Maynard takes a shot to the head.
Koch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koch.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard takes an elbow to the temple.
Maynard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maynard is rocked!
Koch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maynard's face.
Maynard is still on wobbly legs! Can Koch finish him?
Koch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koch stalls.
Koch lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch lands a big right hand that drops Maynard! The killer instinct kicks in and Koch finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Koch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Koch!
After winning the bout, Eric Koch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jelek Anjing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara has chosen Chrispy - Inspector Gadget Dubstep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jelek Anjing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Guevara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guevara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guevara lands a head kick!
Anjing does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anjing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guevara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anjing thuds his right hand into Guevara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anjing throws a big shot that misses.
Guevara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anjing is looking to clinch.
Anjing avoids the head kick by Guevara.
Anjing shoots for a double leg takedown but Guevara sprawls well. He's pushed Anjing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guevara slips a straight right by Anjing.
Anjing has closed the distance and engaged Guevara in a clinch.
Anjing lands an elbow just above Guevara 's eye.
Anjing tries to land knees in the clinch but Guevara avoids the damage to the body.
Anjing lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anjing tries a knee to the head but Guevara blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guevara avoids it.
Anjing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anjing scores a nice knee to the body.
Anjing avoiding damage.
Guevara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anjing walks away with a smile on his face. Guevara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guevara avoids the body shot from Anjing.
Anjing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guevara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guevara misses with a head kick.
Anjing rushes Guevara and presses him up against the cage.
Anjing missing with knees to the body.
Anjing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guevara throws a nice head kick!
Guevara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjing misses with a right hand
and Anjing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anjing misses with a hook.
Guevara avoids the body shot from Anjing.
Guevara keeps the fight on the outside.
Guevara misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Guevara.
Guevara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anjing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guevara tries to bum rush Anjing with a series of wild strikes but Anjing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guevara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anjing throws a leg kick but Guevara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Anjing or perhaps it was just good defense by Guevara which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Guevara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anjing tries to clinch up but Guevara circles away and keeps his distance.
Guevara scores with a push kick.
Guevara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anjing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jelek Anjing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guevara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guevara lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Anjing can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Guevara and Anjing drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Guevara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesar Guevara!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Guidetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Guidetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guidetti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Guidetti is trying to move to mount but Hamilton reverses beautifully and ends up in Guidetti's guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Guidetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guidetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hamilton tries to free his leg and advance position but Guidetti is retaining full guard.
Guidetti pulls Hamilton in to control the position.
Hamilton trying to control but Guidetti is working from the bottom.
Hamilton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamilton showed some decent athleticism there.
Hamilton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Guidetti preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Guidetti wants to control but Hamilton is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guidetti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hamilton trying to pass the guard but Guidetti defending well.
Hamilton is trying to control. Guidetti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidetti trying to hold on to Hamilton's head to control him but Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton throwing shots but Guidetti is blocking nicely.
Guidetti wants to control but Hamilton is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hamilton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guidetti fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hamilton to the ground. Guidetti is now in Hamilton's guard.
Hamilton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hamilton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guidetti controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guidetti stands and throws Hamilton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hamilton seems a little lost for a moment, as Guidetti dominates the positioning.
Guidetti connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hamilton some visible discomfort.
Hamilton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hamilton looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guidetti is chipping away with strikes.
Guidetti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Guidetti advances to mount.
Guidetti could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guidetti controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guidetti looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Guidetti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamilton is defended easily by Guidetti.
Hamilton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guidetti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hamilton won't be happy with that.
Guidetti is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hamilton looks calm but he's in trouble here. Guidetti gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hamilton is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Guidetti lets go of the hold and Hamilton can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Guidetti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anak Monyet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vandrax (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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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anak Monyet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Vandrax!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandrax throws a sloppy head kick
and Monyet counters with a straight right hand.
Monyet throws out a powerful jab.
Vandrax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vandrax tries for a takedown but Monyet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vandrax tries to clinch up.
Vandrax throws a sloppy head kick and Monyet moves out of range easily.
Vandrax tries to clinch but Monyet moves out of range.
Monyet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vandrax.
Vandrax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monyet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vandrax doesn't seem bothered though.
Vandrax tries for a takedown but Monyet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vandrax fails with the takedown
and Monyet counters with a right hand to the body.
Anak Monyet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vandrax.
Vandrax looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandrax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monyet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monyet digs a good body shot into Vandrax's ribs.
A jab from Monyet finds it's way through Vandrax's defenses.
It looks like Brandon Vandrax has been cut.
Monyet gets a clinch.
Vandrax wants to get back to striking at distance but Monyet won't allow it.
Monyet digs a right hand underneath Vandrax's ribcage. Vandrax let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monyet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monyet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brandon Vandrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monyet has managed to clinch.
Monyet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vandrax backwards.
Monyet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monyet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vandrax's defenses.
Monyet lands an elbow inside.
Monyet manages to break the clinch.
Vandrax has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monyet finds it's way round the side to connect with Vandrax's head.
Vandrax avoids the head kick by Monyet.
Monyet swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandrax.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monyet swinging wildly here.
Monyet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monyet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vandrax doesn't seem bothered though.
Vandrax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monyet throws a leg kick which misses Vandrax's front leg but catches the back leg as Vandrax tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet cracks Vandrax with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monyet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monyet scores with a hook to the body. Vandrax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monyet scores with a body shot.
Vandrax is trying desperately to land a takedown but Monyet is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vandrax.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vandrax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monyet scores with a one two! Vandrax had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vandrax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monyet. Monyet obviously looking to wear him down.
Monyet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monyet 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.
Monyet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Monyet there.
Anak Monyet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monyet scores with a leg kick.
Monyet is looking to wear down Vandrax with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monyet scores with a body shot.
Monyet throws a push kick but Vandrax slaps the foot to one side.
Monyet lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandrax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monyet.
Vandrax with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Monyet counter with a right hand.
Monyet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monyet moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Vandrax goes down! Can Monyet finish him!?
Vandrax is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monyet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vandrax is still in real trouble! Can Monyet finish him?
Monyet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monyet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vandrax seems to have recovered his senses.
Monyet is working Vandrax over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Monyet gets to his feet - Vandrax follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandrax shoots in for a takedown but Monyet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vandrax tries a head kick but it misses.
Vandrax's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monyet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vandrax scrambles back to his feet.
Monyet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monyet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monyet throws a nice looking combination but Vandrax bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monyet scores with a jab to the body.
Monyet lands a nice shot to the body.
Monyet stuns Vandrax with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Monyet.
Monyet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vandrax on the side of the head.
Vandrax is rocked!
Vandrax checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandrax takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monyet rushes Vandrax and presses him up against the cage.
Monyet lands a nice uppercut.
Monyet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anak Monyet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vandrax's cut.
That's time! Monyet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monyet misses with a low kick as Vandrax jumps back.
Monyet misses with a wild combination.
Monyet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vandrax.
Monyet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vandrax can do to turn this around?
Monyet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vandrax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monyet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monyet misses with a body shot.
Monyet thows a body shot but no joy.
Vandrax throws out a leg kick but Monyet moves out of range and Vandrax only half commits.
Monyet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monyet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vandrax. That did some damage!
Vandrax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monyet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vandrax somewhat.
Vandrax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vandrax is breathing heavily.
Monyet jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandon Vandrax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vandrax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monyet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monyet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Monyet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monyet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monyet.
Monyet works Vandrax's body with a nice hook.
Monyet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Monyet scores with a nice head shot.
Monyet thumps Vandrax with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monyet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monyet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monyet connects with a body shot that sends Vandrax's belly button to the back.
Vandrax gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monyet is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet connects with a looping right hand.
Monyet moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vandrax is still on wobbly legs! Can Monyet finish him?
Vandrax takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monyet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vandrax seems to have recovered his senses.
Monyet scores with a punch to the head.
Monyet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monyet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monyet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vandrax's head backwards.
Vandrax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vandrax has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monyet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monyet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vandrax takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vandrax fails with a takedown attempt.
Anak Monyet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vandrax.
Vandrax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monyet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandrax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vandrax doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Monyet tries to bum rush Vandrax with a series of wild strikes but Vandrax uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monyet.
Monyet's corner calls for a 1-2. Monyet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vandrax takes one to the side of the head.
OH! Vandrax has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Monyet smells blood and charges in for the finish! Monyet unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Vandrax sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anak Monyet!
During a confident post fight interview, Anak Monyet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (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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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Oh!
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, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell slips a jab from Oh.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Oh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Oh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liddell, right into the meat.
Liddell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oh will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh misses with a hook
and Liddell counters with a good low kick that Oh was not able to check.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
Oh misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Liddell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Oh loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Liddell lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Oh checks it.
Liddell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell.
Oh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a front kick aimed at Oh's knee but Oh avoids it well.
Liddell throws a head kick but Oh moves out of range.
Oh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Oh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Oh.
Liddell throws a hook but Oh avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oh moves away.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Liddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oh.
Oh throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a big head kick but Oh shrugs it off.
Oh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh throws out a powerful jab.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice looking body kick.
Liddell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Oh. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Liddell.
Oh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Liddell tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Oh tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve Oh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Oh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oh throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Oh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddell slips a jab from Oh.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Oh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddell momentarily.
Liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oh's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Liddell thumps Oh with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
That kick from Liddell tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oh misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell.
Liddell cracks the inside of Oh's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Oh misses with a hook.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Oh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Oh moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddell - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell throws a head kick that Oh semi-blocks.
Liddell throws a nice head kick!
Liddell thows a body kick. Oh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh misses with a body shot.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liddell, right into the meat.
Oh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Oh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell punishes Oh's body with a nice straight punch.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell thumps Oh with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Oh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Oh ducks down to avoid it.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Liddell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liddell cracks the inside of Oh's front leg.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Liddell fakes the leg kick and cracks Oh in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liddell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddell.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh misses with a body shot.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oh rather than just go for the knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddell - that will leave a mark!
Liddell pushes Oh away with a front kick.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell scores with a push kick.
Liddell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oh's calf.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Liddell throws a low kick, looking for Oh's leg but Oh calmly moves out of range.
Liddell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liddell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell feints and then cracks Oh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oh down.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Liddell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oh.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Oh.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Oh blocks the leg kick.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oh avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Oh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Oh thuds his right hand into Liddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Oh misses with a looping right.
Oh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Oh lands a really nice looking cross but Liddell seems unphased.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liddell!
Liddell wants to slow Oh down by chopping away at his legs.
Oh throws the left hand but Liddell avoids the punch easily.
Steve Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh misses the body punch
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oh's knee momentarily.
Liddell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
Oh misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Oh.
Oh swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell scores with a leg kick.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
In his post fight interview, Chuck Liddell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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