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CWFC 76 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel BloodWing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barkas comes to the cage accompanied by Civil war. Hannibal Barkas had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hannibal Barkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel BloodWing!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkas misses the jab.
BloodWing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barkas as he jumps to the side.
BloodWing throws a series of punches but Barkas moves out of range.
BloodWing throws the left hand but Barkas avoids the punch easily.
BloodWing misses with a two punch combination.
BloodWing fails to land the takedown.
BloodWing throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barkas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. BloodWing is in Barkas's guard.
BloodWing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
BloodWing trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barkas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! BloodWing escapes and throws Barkas's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkas tries to improve position but can't.
BloodWing tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barkas's legs.
BloodWing moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing tries to control but Barkas wriggling away.
Barkas gets back to half guard.
BloodWing seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barkas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Angel BloodWing was stalling too much, according to the referee.
BloodWing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkas.
BloodWing throws a series of punches but Barkas avoids them all with ease.
BloodWing misses with an uppercut. Barkas saw that one coming.
BloodWing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barkas counters with a nice uppercut.
BloodWing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
BloodWing tries a head kick but it misses.
Barkas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as BloodWing sprawls well. BloodWing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barkas gets slowly back to his feet.
BloodWing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkas shoots in for a double leg but BloodWing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
BloodWing ducks under a wild hook from Barkas.
Barkas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hannibal Barkas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel BloodWing.
BloodWing shoots in looking for a takedown. Barkas tries to sprawl out of it but BloodWing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barkas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from BloodWing finds it's way through Barkas's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel BloodWing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BloodWing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angel BloodWing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BloodWing moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Hannibal Barkas has been cut.
BloodWing shoots in looking for a takedown but Barkas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing BloodWing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barkas looks to land a right hand but BloodWing moved out of range.
BloodWing moves away from the strike by Barkas.
BloodWing slips a jab and a cross from Barkas.
BloodWing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BloodWing sizes up Barkas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BloodWing fails to land the takedown.
Barkas slips a jab from BloodWing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of BloodWing's head.
BloodWing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
BloodWing shoots in looking for a takedown. Barkas tries to sprawl out of it but BloodWing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barkas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hannibal Barkas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel BloodWing.
BloodWing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barkas.
BloodWing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barkas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
BloodWing throws a sloppy head kick and Barkas moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barkas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from BloodWing.
Barkas misses with a body shot.
Barkas avoids a punch combination nicely.
BloodWing misses with the combination.
BloodWing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing moves out of range as Barkas strikes.
BloodWing throws a right and a left that Barkas avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from BloodWing.
Barkas blocks the body kick.
BloodWing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barkas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BloodWing.
BloodWing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barkas was covering up waiting for the punch and BloodWing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in BloodWing's guard.
Barkas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barkas trying to control the position from guard on top but BloodWing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barkas looking to sit in guard and control but BloodWing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel BloodWing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barkas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
BloodWing fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from BloodWing.
BloodWing misses with a takedown attempt - Barkas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BloodWing lands with a hook. Barkas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hannibal Barkas's cut is getting worse.
BloodWing scores with a three punch combo!
BloodWing might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barkas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and BloodWing connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barkas scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from BloodWing misses.
BloodWing lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barkas backs up against the cage.
BloodWing works over Barkas's head and body with a nice combination.
Hannibal Barkas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barkas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? BloodWing is fending him off so far but Barkas persists. Nope, BloodWing circles away and we're back to standing.
Barkas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from BloodWing.
Barkas throws a right and a left that BloodWing avoids nicely.
BloodWing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barkas counter with a right hand.
BloodWing lands the left hand.
BloodWing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barkas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hannibal Barkas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel BloodWing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BloodWing misses with a left hand
and Barkas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barkas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
BloodWing misses with a jab, cross combination.
BloodWing shoots in for a double leg but Barkas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
BloodWing throws a right and a left that Barkas avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from BloodWing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has BloodWing pinned against the cage. BloodWing gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
BloodWing misses with a combination
and Barkas counters with a body kick that stops BloodWing in his tracks momentarily.
BloodWing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from BloodWing. Those never looked like landing.
BloodWing misses with a hook to the body
and Barkas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barkas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from BloodWing.
BloodWing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BloodWing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from BloodWing.
BloodWing misses with a hook. Barkas ducked under it nicely.
Angel BloodWing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BloodWing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barkas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by BloodWing.
Hannibal Barkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BloodWing looks to land a combination. Barkas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - BloodWing coming out on top.
BloodWing misses with a double jab
and Barkas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel BloodWing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well BloodWing has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel BloodWing!
Angel BloodWing managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Katana has chosen Baby got back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diago Sanchez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Katana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Katana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Katana's corner calls for a 1-2. Katana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Katana cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Katana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Katana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Katana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Katana misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Katana can't break the clinch.
Katana working hard to break the clinch.
Katana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katana.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Katana's brow.
Katana has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Katana tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Katana is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana can't break the clinch.
Katana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Katana takes a shot to the head.
Katana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katana gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is looking to control Katana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Katana tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Katana to the ground. Katana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Katana throws a big shot that misses.
Katana throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Katana misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez cracks Katana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Katana will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Katana's head but Katana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Katana circles away.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Katana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Katana.
Katana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez stuns Katana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katana avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings for the body but Katana moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Katana moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Katana.
Katana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Katana. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diago Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katana scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Katana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Katana's side.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Katana. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Katana moves out of range.
Katana misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters by clinching up.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diago Sanchez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Katana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Katana.
Katana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Katana misses the jab.
Katana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Katana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Katana moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Katana ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Katana connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Katana. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Katana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Katana misses.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Katana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez swings for the body but Katana moves out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Katana back into the cage.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katana throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Katana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a hook but Katana blocks it.
Katana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez slips a jab from Katana.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanchez. That one must have hurt.
Katana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Katana avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Katana slips under a jab.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Katana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diago Sanchez.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diago Sanchez!
Diago Sanchez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Melvin Manhoef enters the cage!
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Lonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manhoef.
Lonzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Lonzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manhoef is looking to slow Lonzo down with leg kicks.
Manhoef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lonzo.
Lonzo throws a shot from downtown. Manhoef moves away and avoids it.
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
Manhoef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lonzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Manhoef is looking to chop away at Lonzo's legs.
Rick Lonzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lonzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manhoef has time to react.
Lonzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manhoef's waist but Manhoef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lonzo off to one side.
Manhoef dips to his left and cracks Lonzo with an uppercut!
Manhoef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lonzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manhoef.
Lonzo misses with an uppercut. Manhoef saw that one coming.
Manhoef throws a body punch but Lonzo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonzo moves into the clinch.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lonzo tries to pull guard but Manhoef forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Lonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manhoef manages to break the clinch.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef scoring well with a low kick there.
Lonzo 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 slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
Lonzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manhoef is looking to slow Lonzo down with leg kicks.
Manhoef is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lonzo shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense.
Lonzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Manhoef lands a leg kick that knocks Lonzo off balance momentarily.
Lonzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manhoef connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lonzo scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lonzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lonzo avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lonzo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lonzo won't allow Manhoef to get back to his feet.
Lonzo drops back looking for a leg! Manhoef is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manhoef manages to kick Lonzo off! Lonzo jumps back into Manhoef's guard.
Lonzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manhoef works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lonzo stopping the sweep attempt from Manhoef.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo gets to his feet. Manhoef looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A good leg kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manhoef wants it to stay on the feet.
Lonzo tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manhoef throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lonzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Lonzo moves out of range.
Lonzo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manhoef pinned against the cage. Manhoef gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manhoef lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lonzo will feel that in the morning.
Lonzo ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Lonzo down.
Lonzo misses the jab.
Manhoef stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manhoef keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Manhoef lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lonzo doesn't seem phased though.
Lonzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Lonzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manhoef's waist but Manhoef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lonzo off to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef jabs at Lonzo's body.
Lonzo staying out of range there.
Manhoef digs a good hook to Lonzo's body.
Manhoef fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Manhoef catches Lonzo right on the button with a cross.
Manhoef misses with a straight right.
Manhoef lands with a straight right. Lonzo didn't see that one coming.
Manhoef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lonzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lonzo throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.
Manhoef paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manhoef is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manhoef defending well as Lonzo loads up on a big left hand.
Lonzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lonzo walks into a stiff left hand from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a nice hook to Lonzo's body. Lonzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lonzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef is looking to slow Lonzo down with leg kicks.
Manhoef throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lonzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonzo dodges the punch combination from Manhoef.
Lonzo lands a jab.
Manhoef bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lonzo's head backwards.
Nice shot lands for Manhoef.
Lonzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Manhoef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lonzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lonzo misses the target.
Lonzo misses with a straight right.
Lonzo misses the jab.
Lonzo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lonzo's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Lonzo misses the target.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manhoef lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lonzo.
Manhoef throws a nice head kick!
Melvin Manhoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lonzo tries to bum rush Manhoef with a series of wild strikes but Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manhoef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lonzo.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lonzo throws a shot to the body.
Rick Lonzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Lonzo throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lonzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lonzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lonzo.
Manhoef lands a jab to the head.
Lonzo shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense.
Lonzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manhoef feints and then cracks Lonzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lonzo down.
Nice shot by Manhoef.
Manhoef jabs at Lonzo's body.
Manhoef changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lonzo misses with a combination
and Manhoef counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lonzo misses with a straight left.
Lonzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Manhoef coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
A combination from Lonzo does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid body kick from Manhoef.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
Lonzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Manhoef lands a nice hook to Lonzo's body. Lonzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Lonzo's front leg.
Lonzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manhoef's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lonzo.
Manhoef lands a jab to Lonzo's midsection.
Manhoef connects with a body shot that sends Lonzo's belly button to the back.
Lonzo tries a low kick but Manhoef avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lonzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manhoef scores with a body shot.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Lonzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lonzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manhoef as he avoids it easily.
Lonzo moves forwards but Manhoef connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Lonzo moves out of range.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manhoef throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lonzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lonzo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manhoef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lonzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manhoef throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lonzo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Manhoef.
Lonzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lonzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manhoef.
Lonzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manhoef finds it's way round the side to connect with Lonzo's head.
Lonzo misses with a hook.
Manhoef scores with a leg kick.
Lonzo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lonzo's sensitive parts.
Lonzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manhoef.
Lonzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Manhoef manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lonzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manhoef thuds a left hand into Lonzo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manhoef defending well as Lonzo loads up on a big left hand.
Manhoef has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Manhoef connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manhoef throws a front kick that sends Lonzo stumbling back into the cage.
Lonzo shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Lonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lonzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manhoef throws a head kick that Lonzo semi-blocks.
Manhoef scores with a kick to the body.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manhoef scoring well with a low kick there.
Lonzo swings widly with a right hand
and Manhoef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhoef.
Lonzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lonzo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lonzo is rocked!
Lonzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manhoef sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh Lonzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manhoef 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.
Lonzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manhoef misses with a double jab.
Lonzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Lonzo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manhoef feints and then cracks Lonzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lonzo down.
Manhoef swings widly with a right hand
and Lonzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lonzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manhoef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manhoef wants it to stay on the feet.
Manhoef lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Manhoef.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Manhoef comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lonzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lonzo throws a big shot that misses.
Lonzo misses with a looping left.
Lonzo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manhoef pinned against the cage. Manhoef gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manhoef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rick Lonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melvin Manhoef is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manhoef winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucretia Reflection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyfield comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. Reflection has chosen Lucretia, My Reflection as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucretia Reflection!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reflection wants to clinch up but Holyfield keeps it at a distance.
Reflection walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holyfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holyfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reflection wants to clinch up but Holyfield keeps it at a distance.
Holyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Reflection gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holyfield prevents a body shot from Reflection.
Reflection digs a right hand into Holyfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holyfield's gas tank.
Reflection throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Reflection on the inside.
Reflection lands a shoulder strike.
Reflection misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holyfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reflection scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reflection looks to land a combination but Holyfield avoids it well.
Reflection stuffs the takedown attempt from Holyfield. Holyfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Holyfield fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reflection is out of range.
Reflection moves in looking to clinch but Holyfield pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reflection moves away.
A swing and a miss from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reflection.
Reflection tries to clinch there but Holyfield circles away.
Reflection lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holyfield takes a step back to recover.
Reflection lands a nice shot to the body.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Reflection scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reflection fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reflection misses with a wild combination.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt - Reflection sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reflection throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reflection fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holyfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Reflection.
Reflection lands with a light punch inside.
Reflection lands with a light punch inside.
Reflection lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Reflection lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reflection swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reflection misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Reflection on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reflection creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reflection lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Holyfield is rocked!
Reflection lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Holyfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reflection managing to block the knees to the body from Holyfield.
Reflection swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reflection lands with a light punch inside.
Reflection tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Reflection.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
A short body shot lands from Reflection as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Reflection.
Reflection lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reflection cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
Reflection creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Holyfield's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Holyfield drops to his knees and Reflection pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucretia Reflection!
Lucretia Reflection thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kappi Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by 20th century boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kappi Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bateman tries to clinch
and Putin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bateman tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Putin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Putin shoots for a takedown but Bateman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Bateman moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Putin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bateman tries to clinch there but Putin circles away.
Bateman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kappi Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Bateman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on Bateman's shoulder, as Bateman tries to avoid the shot.
Bateman moves away from the strike by Putin.
Bateman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bateman wants it to stay on the feet.
Bateman clinches.
Putin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bateman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bateman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Putin blocks an elbow strike.
Bateman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Putin.
Putin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bateman is defending well.
Bateman throws an elbow but it misses.
Bateman has Putin pressed against the cage, preventing Putin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bateman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin is trying to break the clinch but Bateman has him pressed against the cage.
Putin breaks from the clinch.
Bateman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman wants to clinch.
Putin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bateman counters with a leg kick.
Bateman wants to clinch.
Putin blocks a head kick by Bateman.
Bateman slips under a jab from Putin.
Bateman tries to clinch
and Putin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bateman is trying to stand up here but Putin is controlling him well.
Putin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bateman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Putin.
Bateman tries to kick Putin off but Putin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman kicks off Putin and gets to his feet.
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!
Putin misses with the combination.
Putin misses with a hook. Bateman ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bateman manages to avoid it.
Bateman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Putin takes a step back to recover.
Kappi Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman stuffs the takedown attempt from Putin. Putin gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Putin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Putin missing with a left hand there. Bateman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bateman.
Putin throws a looping overhand right but Bateman ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Bateman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bateman is looking to clinch but Putin is avoiding it.
Bateman wants to clinch.
Bateman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kappi Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bateman clinches with his opponent.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Bateman back against the cage.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Bateman avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Bateman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bateman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Putin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bateman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bateman is struggling to control the position.
Bateman blocks a body shot from Putin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bateman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bateman trying to control the position but instead, Putin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bateman into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kappi Bateman.
Bateman wants to clinch
and Putin counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin lands a nice shot that snaps Bateman's head back.
Putin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bateman as he jumps to the side.
Putin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bateman swivels and escapes.
Kappi Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Putin shoots in and drives through. Bateman sprawls well.
Putin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bateman instigates a clinch.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bateman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Putin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bateman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bateman pushes Putin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Putin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Putin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin working the ground and pound but Bateman is defending the strikes.
Putin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bateman is avoiding damage well.
Bateman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Putin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Putin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bateman some visible discomfort.
Bateman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Putin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bateman avoids it really well and circles away.
Bateman scores with a head kick. Putin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Putin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bateman tries to clinch up but Putin circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin lunges at Bateman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bateman's hand.
Bateman tries to clinch up.
Bateman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin fails with the takedown.
Putin misses with a hook. Bateman ducked under it nicely.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bateman doesn't manage to clinch there - Putin circles away.
Putin throws a body punch but Bateman moves out of range.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bateman defends it nicely.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bateman was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Bateman avoids the body shot from Putin.
Putin gets a double leg takedown into Bateman's guard.
Kappi Bateman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman wants to stand up but Putin is controlling him.
Bateman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Putin dives into side control.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.
Putin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putin is trying to get an arm triangle but Bateman is defending well.
Bateman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bateman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Putin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bateman's head.
Vladimir Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Putin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putin throws a shot to the body.
Bateman throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Putin pushes him off.
Putin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bateman to the ground. Putin is now in Bateman's guard.
Putin content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bateman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Putin defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Putin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Putin!
In his post fight interview, Vladimir Putin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody's gonna get it. Tee Bone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Balls!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balls.
Bone shoots in and drives through. Balls sprawls well.
Bone throws a series of punches but Balls avoids them all with ease.
Bone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balls has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balls wants to control but Bone postures up.
Balls regains half guard.
Balls wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.
Bone wants to work for an arm triangle but Balls is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bone is keen to just control but Balls is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone wants to stand up but Balls has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Balls wants to control but Bone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
Balls desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tee Bone.
Balls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Balls is stalling here. Bone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Balls seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Balls tries to bench press Bone off him but Bone keeps the position.
Bone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balls is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Balls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Balls can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balls is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bone is trying to get an arm triangle but Balls is defending well.
Balls tries to buck Bone off but Bone is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone stands up and beckons Balls to his feet.
Bone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balls counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bone is defended easily by Balls.
Bone misses with a combination
and Balls counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bone working for submissions but it's allowed Balls to get to half guard.
Bone gets back to full guard.
Balls passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balls uses his free foot to push down on Bone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bone.
Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bone is squirming around, avoiding Balls's attempts to control the action.
Balls with a couple of short strikes.
Bone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balls cracks Bone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Balls is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balls lands a big shot there that rocks Bone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balls looking to control but Bone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balls raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Balls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Balls dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bone wants to clinch up but Balls keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Balls. Those never looked like landing.
Balls shoots in for a double leg but Bone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Bone with that takedown attempt.
Bone fails with the takedown.
Balls gets a takedown into half guard.
Bone looking for submissions off his back.
Balls wants to control but Bone is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Balls is working away from the top position though.
Bone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balls.
Balls connects with a solid leg kick.
Balls misses with a wild combination.
Bone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bone defends it nicely.
Balls tries for a takedown but Bone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balls fails with a takedown attempt.
Bone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bone showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone prevents Balls from standing back up.
Balls is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is pressing down on Balls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balls is holding on for now.
Bone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Balls wants to get back to his feet.
Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Balls is defending well.
Balls tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Balls defends the submission attempt.
Bone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balls does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balls is trying to maintain the position but Bone is very close to passing his half guard.
Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Balls is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone is looking for a kimura but Balls is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Balls has his hands clasped together around Bone's back. He's all about the action.
Bone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balls manages to get to full guard.
Balls bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bone's guard.
Bone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balls's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balls holds on and takes a little breather.
Bone trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tee Bone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bone moves into the clinch.
Balls gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bone.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bone throws an elbow but misses.
Balls is trying to drag Bone to the mat but Bone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bone misses with a knee strike.
Balls misses with a punch to the body.
Balls tries to break the clinch but Bone is controlling the position.
Bone tries to pull guard but Balls forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bone throws a head punch that misses.
Balls misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone misses with a knee strike.
Bone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balls is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bone's half guard.
Bone wants to improve his position but Balls is controlling well.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
Bone is pressing down on Balls's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balls doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balls manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balls sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Balls defends well.
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!
Balls passes Bone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Balls tries to free his leg and advance position but Bone is retaining full guard.
Balls is working Bone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is looking for a triangle but Balls pushes his legs off easily.
Balls content to stall in guard here.
Balls with a nice head shot there.
Balls postures up.
Balls stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balls doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balls manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balls content to stall in guard here.
Balls wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balls can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harry Balls has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balls wants to pass the guard but Bone is keeping the position.
Bone trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balls preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tee Bone.
I think Bone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tee Bone!
Tee Bone very nearly forgot to thank FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daley Bornstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bornstein comes into the arena with Men at Work - Land Down Under blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daley Bornstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teijo Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bornstein.
Bornstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarzan.
Bornstein connects with the punch.
Bornstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bornstein throws a leg kick but Tarzan checks it.
Bornstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bornstein misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bornstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarzan.
The crowd cheers as Bornstein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarzan doesn't seem phased though.
Bornstein misses the jab.
Bornstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bornstein throws a right and a left that Tarzan avoids nicely.
Bornstein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tarzan.
Bornstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarzan.
Bornstein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bornstein misses with a low kick.
Daley Bornstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornstein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bornstein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bornstein works over Tarzan's head and body with a nice combination.
Bornstein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bornstein lands with a shot to the body.
Bornstein slips a jab and a cross from Tarzan.
Tarzan walks into a stiff left hand from Bornstein.
Bornstein connects with a looping right hand.
Tarzan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Daley Bornstein has been cut.
Tarzan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bornstein to score with a decent uppercut.
Bornstein lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein lands a right hook to the body.
Tarzan looks gassed!
Bornstein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tarzan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bornstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bornstein takes a swing at Tarzan's ribcage but misses.
Bornstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bornstein connects with a right hand. Tarzan shakes it off.
Bornstein lands an overhand right.
Tarzan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bornstein cracks Tarzan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bornstein.
Tarzan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tarzan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bornstein.
Tarzan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bornstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarzan is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bornstein.
Bornstein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bornstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bornstein misses the jab.
Bornstein jabs Tarzan right on the nose. Tarzan blinks but takes it well.
Bornstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarzan.
Bornstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tarzan on the side of the head.
Tarzan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bornstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bornstein tests Tarzan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Bornstein as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bornstein throws a one two combo.
Bornstein connects with a single shot there.
Bornstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bornstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bornstein lands with a nice body punch.
Tarzan 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bornstein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bornstein throws a nice looking combination but Tarzan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bornstein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarzan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tarzan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daley Bornstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daley Bornstein's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bornstein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bornstein.
Daley Bornstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Bornstein moves out of range.
Good exchange - Bornstein coming out on top.
Bornstein lands a nice looking body shot.
Bornstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Bornstein misses.
Bornstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarzan can do to turn this around?
Bornstein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bornstein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornstein jabs Tarzan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Bornstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bornstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tarzan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bornstein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarzan's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornstein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tarzan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bornstein throws a low kick, looking for Tarzan's leg but Tarzan calmly moves out of range.
Bornstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tarzan's hands.
Tarzan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bornstein's sensitive parts.
Bornstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tarzan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarzan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daley Bornstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarzan moves out of range of the leg kick from Bornstein.
Tarzan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bornstein at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarzan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bornstein circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Tarzan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tarzan takes one on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tarzan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bornstein has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein throws a leg kick but Tarzan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarzan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bornstein.
Bornstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarzan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bornstein.
Tarzan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tarzan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bornstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bornstein scores with a punch to the head.
Bornstein lands with a hook. Tarzan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bornstein throws a big shot that misses.
Bornstein lands a head shot.
Tarzan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tarzan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bornstein.
Bornstein jabs Tarzan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bornstein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarzan misses with a few strikes there.
Tarzan is breathing heavily.
Tarzan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bornstein lands a jab to the nose.
Tarzan walks into a straight right hand from Bornstein.
Bornstein misses with the combination.
Bornstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarzan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bornstein.
Bornstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarzan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarzan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bornstein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarzan's head backwards.
Bornstein slips a jab from Tarzan.
Bornstein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bornstein throws a combination. Tarzan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bornstein tests Tarzan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bornstein jabs Tarzan right on the nose. Tarzan blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bornstein, as that shot connected.
Bornstein throws a body punch but Tarzan moves out of range.
Tarzan misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daley Bornstein dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daley Bornstein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bornstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bornstein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tarzan. Tarzan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tarzan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bornstein avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
Bornstein jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bornstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Tarzan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bornstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bornstein throws a series of punches but Tarzan moves out of range.
Bornstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bornstein.
Tarzan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bornstein scores with a three punch combo!
Bornstein throws a jab when Tarzan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tarzan on the side of the head.
Tarzan takes one on the button.
Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bornstein.
Tarzan misses with a two punch combination.
Bornstein tries to bum rush Tarzan with a series of wild strikes but Tarzan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarzan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bornstein throws a right and a left that Tarzan avoids nicely.
Bornstein lands a head shot.
Tarzan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bornstein cracks Tarzan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bornstein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Bornstein.
Bornstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Bornstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarzan.
Bornstein throws a series of punches but Tarzan moves out of range.
Bornstein connects with a solid leg kick.
Bornstein lands with a right hand.
Bornstein jabs at Tarzan's body.
Bornstein lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarzan off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornstein pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tarzan back to the cage. Bornstein follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tarzan is rocked!
Bornstein tries to bum rush Tarzan with a series of wild strikes but Tarzan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarzan is still on wobbly legs! Can Bornstein finish him?
Bornstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarzan manages to avoid it.
Tarzan seems to have recovered his senses.
Bornstein misses with a double jab.
Bornstein cracks Tarzan with an open hand slap.
Bornstein throws an overhand right that lands on Tarzan's shoulder, as Tarzan tries to avoid the shot.
Teijo Tarzan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bornstein lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarzan's head.
Tarzan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarzan.
Bornstein throws a wild body kick that Tarzan sees coming a mile off.
Tarzan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tarzan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daley Bornstein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan swinging wildly here.
Bornstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tarzan's hands.
Bornstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarzan.
Bornstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tarzan slips a straight right by Bornstein.
Bornstein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bornstein thows a leg kick but Tarzan checks it
and Tarzan counters with a three punch combo that has Bornstein backing up. Bornstein nods at Tarzan to acknowledge the strikes.
Daley Bornstein's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bornstein missing with a left hand there. Tarzan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bornstein. Tarzan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarzan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bornstein throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daley Bornstein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bornstein 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daley Bornstein!
An out of breath and clearly excited Daley Bornstein thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Caerdinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caerdinn comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Feelgood. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
255 lbs
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235 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Caerdinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gromowski slips under a jab.
Gromowski moves out of range as Caerdinn strikes.
Gromowski swings for the body but Caerdinn moves out of range.
Caerdinn throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caerdinn. Gromowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caerdinn. Gromowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gromowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gromowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caerdinn in his tracks.
Caerdinn tries to clinch up.
Gromowski lands a head shot.
Caerdinn throws a body punch but Gromowski moves out of range.
Gromowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gromowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caerdinn doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caerdinn checks the leg kick.
Gromowski throws a low kick, looking for Caerdinn's leg but Caerdinn calmly moves out of range.
Gromowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caerdinn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gromowski.
Gromowski throws a hook but Caerdinn avoids it easily.
Gromowski lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caerdinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gromowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caerdinn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caerdinn misses the jab.
Michael Gromowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Gromowski. That snapped Caerdinn's head back.
Gromowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Caerdinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caerdinn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gromowski.
Gromowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gromowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caerdinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gromowski throws out a leg kick but Caerdinn moves out of range and Gromowski only half commits.
Caerdinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caerdinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Gromowski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gromowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gromowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gromowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gromowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caerdinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caerdinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gromowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Caerdinn.
Gromowski scores with a hook.
Gromowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caerdinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gromowski manages to avoid it.
Gromowski 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.
A punch combination from Caerdinn misses.
Caerdinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gromowski.
Gromowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caerdinn throws out the jab.
Gromowski punishes Caerdinn's body with a nice straight punch.
Caerdinn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gromowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caerdinn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gromowski cracks Caerdinn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gromowski connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Caerdinn misses
and Gromowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caerdinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gromowski manages to avoid it.
Caerdinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caerdinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gromowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Caerdinn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Gromowski misses.
Caerdinn takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caerdinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gromowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caerdinn.
Gromowski throws a leg kick but Caerdinn checks it.
Gromowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gromowski feints and then cracks Caerdinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caerdinn down.
Caerdinn is looking to wear down Gromowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn is looking to score with low kicks.
Caerdinn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caerdinn clobbers Gromowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caerdinn misses with a hook to the body
and Gromowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Caerdinn connects with a body shot that sends Gromowski's belly button to the back.
Gromowski throws a leg kick but Caerdinn moved away.
Nice jab there from Caerdinn.
Gromowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gromowski thows a body kick. Caerdinn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caerdinn slips under a jab.
Caerdinn blocks a head kick by Gromowski.
Gromowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gromowski pushes Caerdinn away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caerdinn throws a looping overhand right but Gromowski ducks down to avoid it.
Caerdinn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gromowski throws a push kick but Caerdinn slaps the foot to one side.
Gromowski scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Gromowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caerdinn moves away from the strike by Gromowski.
Caerdinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Gromowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gromowski throws the kick towards the body but Caerdinn avoids it.
Caerdinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gromowski moves away.
Caerdinn throws a leg kick but Gromowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gromowski blocks a head kick by Caerdinn.
Caerdinn moves out of range as Gromowski throws a body kick.
Caerdinn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gromowski misses with a looping right.
Gromowski lands a jab to the nose.
Caerdinn throws a leg kick but Gromowski checks it.
Caerdinn throws a sloppy head kick and Gromowski moves out of range easily.
Caerdinn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gromowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caerdinn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caerdinn throws a big elbow that misses.
Caerdinn 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caerdinn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caerdinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gromowski trying to control the position.
Caerdinn throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caerdinn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caerdinn postures up in Gromowski's guard and throws a big left but Gromowski blocks it.
Gromowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gromowski pulls Caerdinn in close to his closed guard and prevents Caerdinn from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caerdinn looking to sit in guard and control but Gromowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Caerdinn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gromowski tries to hold on but Caerdinn pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gromowski because Caerdinn loaded up on that one.
Gromowski tries to hold on but Caerdinn postures up.
Caerdinn with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Caerdinn.
Gromowski is trying to escape the mount.
Caerdinn looking to finish Gromowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gromowski!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caerdinn unloads with some shots from mount but Gromowski bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn unloads with some shots from mount but Gromowski bucks and avoids them well.
Caerdinn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Caerdinn postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gromowski badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Caerdinn around the waist but Caerdinn pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Caerdinn is the winner by TKO! Caerdinn jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Caerdinn!
After the big win, Brent Caerdinn made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159++ Energy - $50 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Verson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key's entrance music is EYELID - REGENERATE. A fine choice. 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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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Verson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Verson.
Verson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Verson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Key rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Verson's guard! Nice work there by Key!
Verson working for submissions but it's allowed Key to get to half guard.
Key content to control rather than advance.
Key thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Verson's head.
Verson actively working from the bottom here.
Key trying to control the action but Verson is working from the bottom.
Key tries to pass to full mount but Verson defends it.
Key moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key controls the position from side control.
Verson gets back to half guard.
Key wants to pass the guard but Verson is defending well.
Verson is trying to get back to full guard.
Verson actively working from the bottom here.
Key is keen to just control but Verson is a slippery customer.
Verson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Key wants to take a breather but Verson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Key scores with a couple of nice shots.
Key content to control rather than advance.
Verson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Key passes into side control!
Verson is looking for a sweep.
Verson sneaks back into half guard.
Verson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
Key landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Key takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Verson tries to roll over but Key keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Verson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Key pulls his head out easily.
Key seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Key tries to pass the half guard into mount. Verson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Key is keen to just control but Verson is a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Don Key wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Verson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Key avoids it really well and circles away.
Key instigates a clinch.
Verson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Key gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Don Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Key lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verson wants a takedown but no success here.
Verson is working for takedown but Key is calmly controlling the position for now.
Key lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verson goes for a takedown attempt but Key pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Verson shoots in for a double leg but Key sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verson fails with a takedown attempt.
Verson looks gassed!
Key stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Rodrigo Verson has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Key.
Verson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Key can pounce on him.
Key throws a leg kick which misses Verson's front leg but catches the back leg as Verson tries to avoid it.
Key throws a head kick but Verson moves out of range.
Key lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Key dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Verson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Key darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Key scoring well with a low kick there.
Verson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Key as he avoids it easily.
Key thows a body kick. Verson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Verson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Key tries to avoid it but Verson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Key to the ground. Key escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Key scores with a push kick.
Key with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verson shoots in for a takedown but Key shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Don Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Key!
Key dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verson. That did some damage!
Rodrigo Verson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Key lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Key ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Key moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Key lands a big head kick that sends Verson tumbling to the mat! Key takes a step backwards and waves Verson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Verson is rocked!
Verson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Key counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Verson is still on wobbly legs! Can Key finish him?
Verson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Verson seems to have recovered his senses.
Don Key is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key throws a head kick that Verson semi-blocks.
Key keeps Verson at a distance using the push kick.
Don Key is winning the standup battle so far.
Key feints and then cracks Verson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Verson down.
Both fighters circling a little - Key finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Key fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verson.
Verson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Key lands a nice looking kick to the body. Verson takes a step back to recover.
Key stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Key wants it to stay on the feet.
Key clinches with his opponent.
Key lands with a short shot to the head.
Key breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Key closes the distance and clinches.
Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Key lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Key scores with a hook to the body.
Key manages to break the clinch.
Verson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Key.
Key scores with a jab to the head.
Verson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Key misses with a two punch combination.
Verson shoots and misses
and Key finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Verson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Key.
Key lands a nice hook to Verson's body. Verson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Key moves into the clinch.
Key misses with a body punch.
Verson wants a takedown but no success here.
Verson avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Key pushes Verson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Key.
Key tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Key avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Verson dodges an elbow strike from Key.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key crunches a lovely knee into Verson's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Key.
Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Key cracks Verson with a nice body shot.
Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Rodrigo Verson's cut even more.
Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Key clinches up with Verson and pushes him back against the cage.
Key prevents a takedown attempt there.
Key using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Key scores with a shot to the side of Verson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Don Key has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Key works on Verson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Key obliges.
Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Key is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verson can do to turn this around?
Key lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Key.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Key pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Verson 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.
Verson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Verson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Key.
A slapping leg kick lands for Key.
Key clinches up with Verson and pushes him back against the cage.
Verson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Key prevents it.
Key manages to break the clinch.
Key is looking to slow Verson down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Key.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key rushes Verson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Key lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Key.
Key working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Key dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Verson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Key scores with a push kick.
Verson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Key counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Key throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Verson's head.
Key scores with a spinning back kick!
Key forces Verson back against the cage and clinches.
Key breaks the clinch.
Key is looking to wear down Verson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Key looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key stuffs the takedown.
Verson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Key.
Key moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Key lands a big head kick that sends Verson tumbling to the mat! Key takes a step backwards and waves Verson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
and Key counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Verson! He's just covering up as Key starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Key!
Don Key is the new lightweight champion!
As Don Key got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would a like to a tank a Rodrigo Varson for stepping up to fight a me.. he has a big balls, very big a balls, to bad I had to a kick dem hahha. I must also thank Stonewall Jackson for manning up, no body else has da nuts to get in the cage a with me. Who wants to see my "Donkey Style" next a?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Herzog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Herzog's guard now.
Herzog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Herzog isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Herzog on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie!
Herzog is trying to work for a sweep but Gracie has mounted him!
Gracie prevents Herzog from getting the reversal.
Herzog is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Herzog tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Herzog is in all sorts of trouble here.
Herzog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie prevents Herzog from getting the reversal.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Herzog to control.
Herzog is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herzog is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Herzog has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Herzog wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Herzog is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Herzog is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Herzog is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Herzog looks very uncomfortable down there.
Herzog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Herzog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Herzog wriggling away.
Herzog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herzog is looking to escape.
Herzog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie defending well as Herzog loads up on a big left hand.
Herzog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Herzog scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Herzog counter with a right hand.
Herzog misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a body kick that stops Herzog in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Herzog. Herzog gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Herzog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herzog throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Herzog wants a takedown.
Herzog is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Herzog jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herzog misses with a takedown attempt
and Herzog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Viktor Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Herzog is rocked!
Herzog misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a flying knee that drops Herzog! Gracie dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Gracie!
Christopher Gracie is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Christopher Gracie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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