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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre La Plante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plante comes into the arena with MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT! blaring out of the sound system. Stewart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Momma Said Knock You Out. Jebediah Stewart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pierre La Plante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Plante scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
La Plante takes the fight into the clinch.
La Plante managing to block the knees to the body from Stewart.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Plante tries for a takedown. No joy.
La Plante misses with an elbow over the top.
La Plante takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pierre La Plante has been cut.
Stewart lands a nice knee to the body.
Stewart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Plante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La Plante clinches.
La Plante misses with a punch on the inside.
Stewart is working La Plante over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart avoiding damage as La Plante throws knees to the body.
Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Plante working aggressively here.
La Plante tries to throw a body punch but Stewart avoids it by throwing La Plante back against the cage.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but La Plante blocks with his arms.
La Plante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Plante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stewart manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from La Plante.
La Plante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stewart counters with a huge head kick that drops La Plante! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jebediah Stewart!
Jebediah Stewart thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardiner Wright Blackwood has chosen The Land of Make Believe as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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220 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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byson looks to land a left hand but Gardiner Wright Blackwood moved out of range nicely.
Byson has Gardiner Wright Blackwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Byson has a couple of punches blocked by Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Byson blocks an uppercut.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood avoids the body shot from Byson.
Byson wants to clinch.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Byson's head backwards.
Byson moves in looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood pushes him off.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a jab when Byson was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Byson.
Byson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byson has closed the distance and engaged Gardiner Wright Blackwood in a clinch.
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!
Gardiner Wright Blackwood breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson wants to clinch
and Gardiner Wright Blackwood counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses.
Mike Byson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byson moves out of range as Gardiner Wright Blackwood strikes.
Byson moves in looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood pushes him off.
Byson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Byson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gardiner Wright Blackwood to score with a decent uppercut.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byson.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves out of range as Byson strikes.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Byson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood has been cut.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves forwards but Byson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byson lands the left hand.
Byson is looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is avoiding it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson is looking to clinch but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is avoiding it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byson misses with the combination.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Byson closes the distance and clinches.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to maintain a safe position but Byson gets an underhook and turns Gardiner Wright Blackwood into the cage.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood jumps guard.
Byson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Byson tries to stand but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is controlling from the bottom.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to control the position but Byson postures up.
Byson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gardiner Wright Blackwood's guard.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Gardiner Wright Blackwood, not yet.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Byson is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood trying to control the position.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood has a closed guard, preventing Byson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to control the position but Byson postures up.
Byson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gardiner Wright Blackwood on the ground.
Byson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice defenses there by Byson.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byson tries to clinch up but Gardiner Wright Blackwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood loads up on a big right hand but Byson slips the punch.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byson.
A big right from Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses.
Byson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byson throws a lazy right hand but Gardiner Wright Blackwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws out the jab.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Byson.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byson's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Byson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is rocked!
That has opened up Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood's cut even more.
Byson throws a shot from downtown. Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Byson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood loads up on a big right hand but Byson slips the punch.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Byson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a looping overhand right but Byson ducks down to avoid it.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byson darts in and clinches Gardiner Wright Blackwood up against the cage.
Byson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardiner Wright Blackwood backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Byson working aggressively here.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Byson won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Byson.
Byson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gardiner Wright Blackwood to his knees! Byson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Byson!
Mike Byson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walker Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Number of The Beast - Iron Maiden. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walker Patton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster misses with a takedown attempt - Patton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blaster closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blaster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaster is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patton is just riding it out for now. Blaster eventually gives up the hold.
Patton tries to roll over but Blaster keeps him under control.
Blaster is thwarting Patton's attempts to control the position.
Patton wants to get back to full guard.
Blaster has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Patton defend it? Blaster steps over the head and cranks it - Patton is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blaster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Master Blaster!
A very excited looking Master Blaster made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tekken Slice!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Little.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Little closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Little seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Slice is trying to maintain the position but Little is very close to passing his half guard.
Little looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Little is working for a kimura but Slice is defending it quite comfortably.
Little tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Slice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is not content to let Little control the position.
Slice is trying to maintain the position but Little is very close to passing his half guard.
Slice might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Little kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Little wants to pass the guard but Slice is defending well.
Slice is looking for a sweep. Little is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Little wants to stand up but Slice is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little seems to be looking for submissions.
Little wants to take a breather but Slice is having none of it.
Slice is looking to control Little's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slice avoid being mounted?
Slice is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Little is staying active.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tekken Slice.
Slice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Little sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little gets the takedown into side control.
Slice regains half guard.
Little controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Slice is trying to control but can't.
Little tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Slice is trying to control but can't.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Craig Little wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Little manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slice on his heels. He'll look to pass Slice's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice is working an open guard so Little takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Little shoots in and gets a takedown into Slice's guard.
Little wants to stand but Slice is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slice is looking for a triangle but Little pushes his legs off easily.
Slice is looking for a triangle but Little pushes his legs off easily.
Little will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little stands up from Slice's guard - Little perhaps looking for a knockout.
Little moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Little dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Little closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Little scores with a shoulder strike.
Slice jumps guard but Little stands there with Slice around his waist. Slice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Slice in his tracks for a moment.
Little lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little throws an elbow but misses.
Slice tries to pull guard but Little won't allow it.
Little pulls Slice into guard.
Slice is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Little really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Little is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Slice, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is trying to control the position but Little postures up.
Slice has an active guard here but Little has managed to pass into half guard.
Little is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Little is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little uses his free foot to push down on Slice's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Slice.
Little with shots to the head and body - Slice looks very uncomfortable down there.
Little is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Little feints and as Slice raises his hands in defense, Little changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice is looking for a triangle but Little pushes his legs off easily.
Slice is working an open guard so Little takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Little working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little throws a big elbow that misses.
Slice looking to control.
Craig Little overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Little trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Little won't allow Slice to sweep him here.
Little stands up from Slice's guard - Little perhaps looking for a knockout.
Craig Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Little is squirming around, avoiding Slice's attempts to control the action.
Slice with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little can't escape the position.
Slice looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Slice trying to control but Little is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Little dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Slice shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slice.
Little scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Little wants to stand up but Slice has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Slice looking for submissions off his back.
Little tries to stand but can't do so whilst Slice controls his leg.
Slice is trying to maintain the position but Little is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Little pulls his head out easily.
Slice wants to control but Little is keeping busy.
Little is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slice sees it coming and defends easily.
Slice trying to control here.
Slice looking for submissions off his back.
Slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Little scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to control but Little is keeping busy.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slice keeps working.
Little throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Little is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Little stalling away here and it's allowed Slice to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Little gets to his feet. Slice looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Little misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little gets a takedown into half guard.
Slice is not content to let Little control the position.
Little decides to stand and escape the position.
Little closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slice's guard.
Slice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little tries to stand but Slice is controlling from the bottom.
Slice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Little doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Little manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tekken Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Little has passed into side control.
Slice manages to get back to half guard.
Little stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Slice to get to his feet.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Little.
Little tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Craig Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little decides to stand up, so the ref orders Slice to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Little has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Little!
Craig Little seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis The Mongol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hershey comes to the cage accompanied by Aztechnical. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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183 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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29
175 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis The Mongol!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Mongol clinches up against the cage.
The Mongol looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The Mongol avoiding damage as Hershey throws knees to the body.
Hershey is leaning against The Mongol and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hershey tries for a takedown but The Mongol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hershey misses with a series of wild punches.
Hershey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hershey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Mongol tries to avoid it but Hershey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Mongol to the ground. The Mongol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hershey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hershey has managed to clinch.
The Mongol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Mongol misses with an elbow over the top.
Hershey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Mongol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Mongol gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hershey tries to break free but The Mongol pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey breaks the clinch.
Hershey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Mongol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Mongol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hershey is trying to force a seperation but The Mongol has the dominant position.
The Mongol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hershey's efforts to push away.
Hershey is looking to break free of the clinch but The Mongol has double underhooks.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Mongol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Mongol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hershey's efforts to push away.
The Mongol is trying to stall.
Hershey breaks from the clinch.
Hershey shoots in but no luck this time.
Hershey shoots in but The Mongol avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol drives through and clinches with Hershey against the cage.
Hershey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hershey takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hershey tries to land knees in the clinch but The Mongol avoids the damage to the body.
The Mongol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hershey blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Mongol just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hershey's brow.
Hershey tries a body shot but The Mongol blocks it.
Nice elbow from The Mongol.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hershey as The Mongol tries to tie him up.
Hershey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Mongol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Mongol lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Mongol.
The Mongol has Hershey pressed against the cage, preventing Hershey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is trying to break the clinch but The Mongol is controlling him.
Hershey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Mongol gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hershey breaks from the clinch.
The Mongol blocks a jab.
The Mongol moves away from the strike by Hershey.
Genghis The Mongol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hershey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Mongol.
The Mongol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Mongol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hershey blocks an elbow strike from The Mongol.
Hershey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Mongol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Mongol has Hershey pressed against the cage, preventing Hershey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hershey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Mongol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Mongol throws a punch but it's blocked by Hershey.
Hershey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hershey is keeping busy.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Hershey. Those never looked like landing.
The Mongol moves into the clinch successfully.
The Mongol misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Mongol.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Genghis The Mongol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Hershey.
Hershey throws a one two combo.
Hershey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hershey shoots in but no luck this time.
Hershey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Mongol was covering up waiting for the punch and Hershey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hershey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hershey cracks The Mongol with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hershey misses with a body shot.
Hershey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Mongol circles away quickly and effectively.
The Mongol tests Hershey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hershey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Mongol pinned against the cage. The Mongol gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hershey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hershey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Mongol.
The Mongol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Steve Hershey has been cut.
The Mongol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Mongol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hershey tries for a takedown but The Mongol manages to get underhooks.
The Mongol is breathing heavily.
The Mongol lands a damaging elbow.
Hershey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from The Mongol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hershey avoids the head kick by The Mongol.
Hershey misses with a series of wild punches.
The Mongol throws a jab but it's blocked by Hershey.
The Mongol throws a series of punches but Hershey avoids them all with ease.
Hershey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Mongol throws a push kick but Hershey slaps the foot to one side.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
Hershey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
The Mongol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hershey, pushing him back against the cage.
Hershey avoids the elbow strike from The Mongol, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hershey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is trying to break the clinch but The Mongol has him pressed against the cage.
Hershey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Mongol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hershey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Mongol throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Mongol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Mongol throws an elbow but misses.
Hershey lands with a short shot to the head.
Hershey tries to break free but The Mongol pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Mongol throws a head punch that misses.
The Mongol throws an elbow that misses.
Hershey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hershey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Mongol.
Hershey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hershey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hershey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mongol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hershey looking for a takedown.
Hershey trying to land knees to the body.
The Mongol gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hershey.
Hershey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hershey pushes The Mongol back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve Hershey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Mongol lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hershey obliges.
Hershey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hershey lands a good knee to the midsection. The Mongol won't want to take too many of those.
Hershey wants to break free but The Mongol has control.
Hershey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Mongol keeps control of Hershey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hershey swinging wildly here.
Hershey looks to throw the jab but The Mongol is out of range.
Hershey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Mongol is fending him off so far but Hershey persists. Nope, The Mongol circles away and we're back to standing.
The Mongol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hershey.
The Mongol forces Hershey back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hershey avoiding damage as The Mongol throws knees to the body.
Hershey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hershey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hershey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Mongol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Mongol drives through and clinches with Hershey against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hershey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Hershey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hershey throws a leg kick but The Mongol sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hershey shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Hershey misses.
The Mongol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hershey is trying to force a seperation but The Mongol has the dominant position.
The Mongol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Mongol lands an elbow that stopped Hershey in his tracks for a moment.
The Mongol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hershey's defenses.
The Mongol misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Mongol misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Mongol throws a head punch that misses.
Hershey tries to break the clinch but The Mongol is controlling the position.
The Mongol tries to stall but Hershey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Mongol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hershey breaks the clinch.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hershey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steve Hershey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Mongol throws a lazy uppercut
and Hershey counters with a series of strikes. The Mongol will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Mongol missing with a left hand there. Hershey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hershey looks to land a body kick but The Mongol moved away.
Hershey misses with the combination.
The Mongol forces Hershey back against the cage and clinches.
Hershey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Mongol drives through and clinches with Hershey against the cage.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hershey stalks The Mongol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Mongol's face. The Mongol staggers backwards, shaken.
The Mongol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hershey scores with a head kick. The Mongol tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Genghis The Mongol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Genghis The Mongol has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Mongol misses with a head kick.
Hershey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hershey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hershey cracks The Mongol with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hershey slows the pace down.
The Mongol on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hershey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Mongol sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Mongol is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hershey is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey trying to control the action but The Mongol is working from the bottom.
Hershey misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hershey lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hershey.
Steve Hershey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Mongol avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hershey.
The Mongol on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Mongol is rocked!
Hershey in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and The Mongol looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hershey turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Hershey!
Steve Hershey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger D Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Vetch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War (Instrumental). Vetch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lamb of God- Walk With Me In Hell . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
170 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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187 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger D Roger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Otto Vetch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vetch tries to clinch up but Roger circles away and keeps his distance.
Vetch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vetch lands with a shot to the body.
Roger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vetch throws out a powerful jab.
Vetch misses with a body kick.
Vetch staying out of range there.
Vetch tries to clinch up
and Roger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vetch!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vetch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roger raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Roger.
Vetch is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger working Vetch over with strikes here.
Vetch is rocked!
Roger working for a submission but Vetch is keeping him at bay.
Vetch can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vetch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vetch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Roger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vetch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vetch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roger with the ground and pound from mount.
Roger working the ground and pound effectively.
Vetch is still in real trouble! Can Roger finish him?
Roger is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Vetch goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Roger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roger D Roger!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roger D Roger waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Verson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes into the arena with Guns In the Sky - INXS blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horatio Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Verson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs looks to score with a jab to the body but Verson is just out of range.
Verson shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs shows good takedown defense.
Jacobs throws a shot to the body.
Verson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacobs lands a nice looking body shot.
Verson tries for a takedown but Jacobs circles away easily
and Jacobs counters with a leg kick.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacobs pinned against the cage. Jacobs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
Jacobs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Verson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Verson with a poor takedown
and Jacobs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Verson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jacobs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacobs lands a leg kick that knocks Verson off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Verson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacobs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verson. That did some damage!
Verson dives in and grabs Jacobs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes down on Verson's head and hops out.
Jacobs connects with a right hand. Verson shakes it off.
Jacobs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Verson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jacobs defends it nicely.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. Verson should have avoided that one.
Jacobs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Rodrigo Verson has been cut.
Verson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jacobs swivels and escapes.
Jacobs with a hook.
Verson shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Verson looks gassed!
Verson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobs. Jacobs obviously looking to wear him down.
Verson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verson scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Verson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verson scrambles back to his feet.
Horatio Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs connects with a body shot.
Jacobs's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacobs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Jacobs catches Verson right on the button with a cross.
Jacobs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jacobs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Verson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Verson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jacobs is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Verson.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobs as Verson shoots in.
Jacobs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Verson shoots in but no luck this time.
Verson misses with a takedown attempt - Jacobs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Verson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jacobs tries to avoid it but Verson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jacobs to the ground. Jacobs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacobs cracks Verson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacobs scores with a nice body kick.
Jacobs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verson misses with a takedown
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Verson looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacobs, as that shot connected.
Verson takes one to the chin there.
Verson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jacobs.
Nice takedown defense from Jacobs. No joy for Verson on that attempt.
Jacobs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Verson back to the cage. Jacobs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Verson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Verson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacobs pinned against the cage. Jacobs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the liver by Jacobs. Beautiful body shot.
Verson closes the distance and clinches up with Jacobs, looking for a takedown. Verson pushes Jacobs against the cage but Jacobs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jacobs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verson on the side of the head.
Jacobs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verson. Verson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Verson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with Verson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verson drops his hands momentarily and Jacobs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Verson with a poor takedown
and Jacobs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Verson blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
Verson throws an off balance right hand
and Jacobs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Jacobs lands.
Horrible takedown by Verson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobs which made him look bad.
Jacobs scoring well with a low kick there.
Verson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Verson walks into a left hand.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacobs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Verson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Versons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No luck for Verson with that takedown attempt.
Verson has his takedown stuffed
and Jacobs counters with a leg kick.
Jacobs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horatio Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Verson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Verson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Verson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacobs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacobs scores with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jacobs!
Verson walks into a straight right hand from Jacobs.
Verson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jacobs.
Verson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horatio Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Jacobs. No joy for Verson on that attempt.
Verson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jacobs sprawls well. Jacobs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verson gets slowly back to his feet.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Verson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Verson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jacobs has got the better of the exchanges.
Jacobs scores with a nice head shot.
Verson is breathing heavily.
Jacobs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verson in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jacobs.
Verson shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jacobs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jacobs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab from Jacobs.
Verson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Verson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacobs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacobs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Verson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jacobs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verson can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Jacobs both land. Nice combination.
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces Verson off the cage and back into range.
Jacobs lands a jab to the nose.
Verson is rocked!
Verson shoots and misses
and Jacobs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jacobs.
Jacobs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verson seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodrigo Verson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Verson's head.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown attempt from Verson. Verson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobs tests Verson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Jacobs.
Verson ducks right into an uppercut from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a two punch combo.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigo Verson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verson.
Verson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacobs sizes up Verson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jacobs thuds a left hand into Verson's body.
Verson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verson needs to keep his hands up - Jacobs had a free shot at his head there.
Verson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacobs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Verson has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacobs. That snapped Verson's head back.
Jacobs lands with a cross.
Jacobs cracks Verson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jacobs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verson at a distance.
Jacobs thuds his right hand into Verson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - Jacobs scores with a four punch combination!
Jacobs connects with a body shot that sends Verson's belly button to the back.
Verson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verson shoots in for a takedown but Jacobs shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jacobs.
Jab by Jacobs.
Verson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Verson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jacobs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacobs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Verson does no damage.
Jacobs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Jacobs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs scores with a leg kick.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the head.
Jacobs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horatio Jacobs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Verson'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Verson has his takedown stuffed
letting Jacobs counter with a right hand.
Verson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs lands a jab to the head.
Verson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Verson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacobs as he avoids it easily.
Verson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Jacobs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Verson back to the cage. Jacobs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Verson's head backwards.
Jacobs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Verson ducks right into an uppercut from Jacobs.
Verson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jacobs swivels and escapes.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Verson.
Verson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good standup being displayed there by Jacobs as he connects with a hook.
Jacobs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacobs lands with a cross.
Verson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Verson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobs. Jacobs obviously looking to wear him down.
Verson throws a poor cross that misses
and Verson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Verson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs lunges at Verson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verson's hand.
Jacobs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. Verson should have avoided that one.
Jacobs jabs Verson right on the nose. Verson blinks but takes it well.
Verson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verson shoots for a takedown but Jacobs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacobs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck for Verson with that takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacobs.
Jacobs 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.
Verson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jacobs as he jumps to the side.
Rodrigo Verson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Jacobs scores with a three punch combo!
Jacobs 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.
Verson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacobs but Jacobs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Verson under the eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jacobs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jacobs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Verson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Verson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jacobs throws a combination. Verson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verson at a distance.
A cross from Jacobs lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jacobs.
Verson looks to land a combination but Jacobs avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Jacobs scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verson walks into a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Verson.
Verson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacobs counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacobs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Verson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jacobs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacobs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces Verson off the cage and back into range.
Verson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jacobs.
Verson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Verson misses with a takedown
and Jacobs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verson thinking.
Jacobs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacobs connects with a crisp jab.
Jacobs is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the liver by Jacobs. Beautiful body shot.
Verson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the head.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Verson on the side of the head.
Jacobs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacobs lands a nice shot that snaps Verson's head back.
Horatio Jacobs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
Jacobs slaps away a takedown attempt from Verson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacobs scores with a three punch combo!
Jacobs lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Jacobs.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Verson on the side of the head.
Verson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Verson throws a nice looking combination but Jacobs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horatio Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jacobs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horatio Jacobs!
Our winner, Horatio Jacobs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane has chosen Rob Zombie - What as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Belkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentin Cane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane closes the distance and clinches up with Belkofer, looking for a takedown. Cane pushes Belkofer against the cage but Belkofer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Belkofer throws a series of punches but Cane avoids them all with ease.
Belkofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cane takes one to the side of the head.
Belkofer lands a front kick.
Belkofer misses with a leg kick
and Cane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Belkofer's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belkofer has momentary wrist control but Cane slips an elbow through the middle.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Belkofer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belkofer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cane trying to control but Belkofer is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belkofer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belkofer looking for a sweep. Not yet Belkofer, not yet.
Belkofer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cane throwing strikes but missing.
Belkofer looking for a guillotine here but Cane defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belkofer has momentary wrist control but Cane slips an elbow through the middle.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belkofer's head.
Belkofer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cane stands up over Belkofer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belkofer working a defensive guard here.
Belkofer looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cane is defending well. Belkofer quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cane has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Belkofer celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Belkofer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Belkofer waved his t-shirt featuring Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snow Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saballe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In My City. 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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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Snow Crash!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saballe looks to clinch
and Crash counters with a series of strikes. Saballe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saballe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saballe thows a body shot but no joy.
Saballe is looking to clinch but Crash is avoiding it.
Crash misses with a wild combination.
Crash misses with a wild body shot.
Saballe misses with a straight right.
Crash scores with a punch to the head.
Crash throws a right hand that Saballe ducks under and follows up with a left that Saballe also avoids with ease.
Crash shoots in looking for a takedown but Saballe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saballe misses with a wild body shot.
Crash throws a solid leg kick but Saballe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saballe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Saballe.
Saballe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saballe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crash.
Saballe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crash scores with a takedown into Saballe's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saballe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Saballe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saballe has his hands on Crash's head, controlling the position.
Saballe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash throwing strikes from guard but Saballe blocks nicely.
Crash working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saballe's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash postures up and lands a big shot to Saballe's brow.
Crash working some strikes from top position.
Crash throws a big elbow that misses.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Saballe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saballe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crash is one step ahead there.
Saballe keeping moving, preventing Crash from controlling successfully.
Crash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saballe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash landing some decent shots from guard.
Crash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saballe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Saballe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crash controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saballe managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crash thows a huge punch but Saballe dodges it nicely.
Crash works his way into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crash misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crash cracks Saballe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash throws an elbow but Saballe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crash moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Crash lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snow Crash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saballe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saballe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saballe throws a jab when Crash was well out of range.
Saballe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crash connects with the punch.
It looks like Salvador Saballe has been cut.
Saballe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saballe doesn't manage to clinch there - Crash circles away.
Saballe stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Saballe misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saballe.
Saballe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crash backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saballe tries a head kick but it misses.
Crash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saballe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saballe misses the shot to the body.
Saballe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crash to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crash working some strikes from top position.
Crash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snow Crash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crash stands up over Saballe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crash trying to control but Saballe is working from the bottom.
Crash throwing strikes from guard but Saballe blocks nicely.
Crash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crash makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saballe has momentary wrist control but Crash slips an elbow through the middle.
Saballe is trying to keep Crash in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crash is in close to Saballe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crash lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crash lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Saballe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crash!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crash is looking to improve his position but Saballe isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saballe avoids the attempt from Crash to control.
Crash is trying desperately to improve position.
Crash tries to lock up and control but Saballe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Crash looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Saballe trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Crash doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash is keeping busy.
Crash trying to control but not successfully.
Crash is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Saballe is staying active.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Saballe's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Crash manages to reverse the position and now he's in Saballe's guard. Nice work there by Crash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Saballe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snow Crash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Salvador Saballe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crash shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crash was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saballe wants to control but Crash is having none of it.
Crash thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Crash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Saballe is out cold - huge knockout for Crash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Snow Crash!
A victorious Snow Crash thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Renaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Zalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renaud's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Leave Us Alone/ Dead By Gun. Zalinski has chosen We Don't Need Another Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthieu Renaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zalinski!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalinski avoids the head kick by Renaud.
Renaud takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zalinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renaud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zalinski blocks a jab.
Zalinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Matthieu Renaud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalinski tries to clinch but Renaud is having none of it.
Zalinski lands a nice shot that snaps Renaud's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalinski throws a lazy head kick
and Renaud counters with a head kick.
Zalinski avoids the head kick by Renaud.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalinski scores with a nice head shot.
Zalinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renaud throws a sloppy head kick and Zalinski moves out of range easily.
Zalinski lands with a shot to the body.
Renaud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zalinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalinski closes the distance but Renaud moves to the side
and Renaud counters with a low kick, right behind Zalinski 's knee.
Zalinski moves into the clinch.
Zalinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zalinski lands a nice hook to Renaud's body. Renaud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Renaud lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zalinski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses.
Zalinski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalinski lands a high kick!
Zalinski moves out of range as Renaud strikes.
Renaud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Renaud.
Zalinski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zalinski dodges the punch combination from Renaud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Renaud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Renaud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Renaud misses with an elbow strike.
Zalinski can't break the clinch.
Zalinski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Renaud prevents Zalinski from breaking the clinch.
Renaud misses with an elbow strike.
Zalinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renaud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Renaud throws a head kick but Zalinski moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalinski dodges the punch combination from Renaud.
Zalinski misses with a wild combination.
Zalinski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Renaud to the mat! Renaud manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renaud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zalinski is controlling him.
Zalinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zalinski throws an elbow that misses. Renaud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zalinski's guard. Nice move by Renaud!
Renaud avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zalinski is looking for a triangle but Renaud pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalinski has a closed guard, preventing Renaud from standing up.
Zalinski is looking for a triangle but Renaud pushes his legs off easily.
Zalinski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Renaud can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalinski trying to keep a closed guard but Renaud is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renaud advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zalinski is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Zalinski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zalinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renaud blocks a head kick by Zalinski.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses.
Zalinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renaud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renaud throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zalinski.
It looks like Ray Zalinski has been cut.
Renaud scores with a sloppy right hand. Zalinski should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renaud throws a sloppy head kick and Zalinski moves out of range easily.
Renaud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Renaud throws a leg kick but Zalinski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zalinski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Renaud's guard.
Zalinski is in close to Renaud's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Renaud trying to control the position here.
Renaud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalinski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Renaud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zalinski.
Renaud pulls Zalinski in to control the position.
Renaud has momentary wrist control but Zalinski slips an elbow through the middle.
Zalinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Renaud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zalinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zalinski throws a big elbow that misses.
Renaud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zalinski is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zalinski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Renaud is trying to control the position but Zalinski postures up.
Zalinski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zalinski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zalinski throws a big right hand that misses.
Zalinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Renaud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zalinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zalinski slips nicely into half guard.
Zalinski trying to control from half guard but Renaud is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalinski stands up out of the half guard.
Zalinski throws a sloppy head kick and Renaud moves out of range easily.
Zalinski misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Zalinski.
A head kick misses from Zalinski.
Matthieu Renaud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Renaud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalinski throws a sloppy head kick and Renaud moves out of range easily.
Renaud throws a hook but Zalinski blocks it.
Renaud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Renaud.
Renaud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zalinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalinski closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalinski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zalinski blocks an elbow strike.
Zalinski has a couple of punches blocked by Renaud.
Zalinski just leaning against Renaud, taking a breather.
Renaud lands a knee to the head.
Zalinski avoiding damage as Renaud throws knees to the body.
Renaud misses with an elbow over the top.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zalinski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stalling in the clinch from Zalinski.
Zalinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zalinski throws a sloppy head kick and Renaud moves out of range easily.
Renaud throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalinski throws a head kick but Renaud moves out of range.
Matthieu Renaud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renaud throws a sloppy head kick and Zalinski moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zalinski.
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 Matthieu Renaud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Zalinski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Renaud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Renaud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zalinski throws a right and a left that Renaud avoids nicely.
Renaud throws a looping overhand right but Zalinski ducks down to avoid it.
Renaud misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Zalinski.
Renaud throws a hook but Zalinski blocks it.
Zalinski blocks a head kick by Renaud.
The fighters circling - Zalinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zalinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renaud moves away.
Zalinski blocks a head kick by Renaud.
Zalinski avoids the body shot from Renaud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaud tries a head kick but it misses.
Renaud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses.
Matthieu Renaud is winning the standup battle so far.
Renaud misses with a head kick.
Zalinski cracks a nice hook into Renaud's ribs.
Zalinski moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Renaud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zalinski's brow.
Zalinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses.
Zalinski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renaud at a distance.
Zalinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Zalinski tries to clinch but Renaud moves out of range.
Zalinski misses with a kick to the body.
Zalinski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Renaud rather than just go for the knockout.
Zalinski lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zalinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Renaud.
Zalinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renaud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renaud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renaud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zalinski lands with a good body shot.
Renaud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zalinski gets a takedown into half guard.
Zalinski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ray Zalinski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renaud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zalinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalinski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Renaud does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Zalinski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Renaud is trying to get back to full guard.
Zalinski stops Renaud from getting back to his feet.
Zalinski controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Zalinski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Renaud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renaud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renaud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Zalinski misses the target.
Zalinski moves into the clinch.
Zalinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Renaud has double underhooks.
Renaud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zalinski is stalling here.
Renaud tries to land a knee to the head but Zalinski blocks with his arms.
Zalinski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Renaud throws an elbow that misses.
Zalinski stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renaud is looking to control Zalinski's arms but Zalinski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Renaud has his back to the cage.
Zalinski tries to break free but Renaud pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Renaud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee calls for Zalinski to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Zalinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zalinski 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Zalinski!
Ray Zalinski took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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