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LTSD12 Make a stand! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Beavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Cantwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Beavis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beavis manages to avoid it.
Steve Cantwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantwell shoots in and gets a takedown into Beavis's guard.
Beavis trying to control the position.
Cantwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beavis wants to sweep but no luck.
Cantwell throwing strikes from guard but Beavis blocks nicely.
Cantwell stops Beavis from standing up.
Cantwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Beavis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steve Cantwell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cantwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beavis is trying to maintain the position but Cantwell is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell stops Beavis from getting back to his feet.
Cantwell is controlling the pace.
Cantwell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Beavis for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Cantwell.
Cantwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Beavis sprawls well. He's pushed Cantwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Beavis takes the fight into the clinch.
Cantwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beavis tries to get to full guard but Cantwell has control of the leg.
Beavis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cantwell is keen to just control but Beavis is a slippery customer.
Cantwell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Beavis!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantwell controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cantwell unloading with bombs!
Cantwell raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantwell prevents Beavis from getting the reversal.
Cantwell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beavis's face.
Cantwell scoring with strikes but Beavis is staying in there.
Cantwell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beavis is squirming around, avoiding Cantwell's attempts to control the action.
Cantwell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beavis is looking to escape.
Cantwell controlling from mount.
Beavis tries to hold on but Cantwell postures up.
Beavis has left one of his arms exposed and Cantwell doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Beavis screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Cantwell!
A very excited looking Steve Cantwell 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Stink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, You Stink!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stink throws a left and a right that both miss
and Florian counters with a head kick.
Stink drives through with a takedown into Florian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stink throwing strikes from guard but Florian blocks nicely.
Florian keeping moving, preventing Stink from controlling successfully.
Florian controlling the position.
Stink trying to control the position from guard on top but Florian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stink really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Florian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. You Stink was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stink closes the distance and clinches up with Florian, looking for a takedown. Stink pushes Florian against the cage but Florian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stink doesn't manage to clinch there - Florian circles away.
Florian rushes Stink and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stink should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stink jumps guard but Florian stands there with Stink around his waist. Stink gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Florian gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stink is trying to control but can't.
Stink is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Florian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Florian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Florian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stink is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenny Florian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stink fails with the takedown.
Kenny Florian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of You Stink.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stink shoots for a takedown but Florian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stink shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Florian as he jumps to the side.
Stink looks gassed!
Florian closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stink quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stink is trying to control but Florian passes into side control!
Florian working the head and body with strikes.
Florian advances nicely into full mount.
Florian with the ground and pound from mount.
Florian controlling from the full mount.
Stink wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian is landing with some decent strikes but Stink is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Florian controlling from the full mount.
Florian's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Florian with shots to the head and body - Stink looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stink can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Florian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Florian raining down shots from the mount!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Florian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stink is desperately trying to improve his position but Florian has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Florian dominated that round.
That's time! Florian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Florian shoots in and bounces Stink off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stink wants to stand but Florian is controlling the position.
Stink controls Florian momentarily but Florian frees himself.
Stink wants to sweep here but Florian controlling him for the moment.
Florian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Florian postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Florian lands a leg kick that knocks Stink off balance momentarily.
Stink is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian forces Stink back against the cage and clinches.
Stink tries to pull guard but Florian won't allow it.
Florian pulls guard.
Stink stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Florian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Florian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stink gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Florian pulls Stink in to control the position.
Stink looking to pass the guard.
Florian pulls Stink in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Florian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stink with a lazy takedown attempt
and Florian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kenny Florian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Florian clinches up with Stink and pushes him back against the cage.
Florian effectively controlling the action here.
Florian manages to pull guard.
Florian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stink's guard.
Florian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stink has momentary wrist control but Florian slips an elbow through the middle.
Florian 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian is stalling in the full guard.
Florian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Florian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stink is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Florian is controlling him.
Florian sitting in guard here, content to control.
Florian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Florian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian drives through and clinches with Stink against the cage.
Florian ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Florian no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Florian managing to control the position.
Stink wants to control from the top but Florian keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Florian manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Florian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Florian dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Florian drives through and clinches with Stink against the cage.
Florian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stink gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Florian.
Stink missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stink tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Florian smiles and moves away.
Florian shoots in but Stink avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stink stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Florian.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Florian drives through and clinches with Stink against the cage.
Florian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stink has him pressed against the cage.
Florian is trying to trip Stink. He has hold of a leg but Stink is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Florian persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Florian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Florian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stink tries to clinch there but Florian circles away.
No luck for Stink with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stink tries to score a power double leg takedown but Florian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stink somewhat.
Florian avoids the head kick by Stink.
Stink fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Florian closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stink's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Florian landing some decent shots from guard.
Florian is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stink wants to sweep but no luck.
Stink is looking to stand up but Florian isn't so interested in that idea.
Florian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenny Florian wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Florian!
Florian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stink, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stink tries to pull guard but Florian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Florian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Florian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stink throws a leg kick that misses.
Stink gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Florian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stink can do to turn this around?
Stink tries to close the distance and clinch up but Florian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Florian gets a clinch.
Stink can't get the takedown.
You Stink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny Florian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Florian manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Florian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Florian 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... Kenny Florian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Trig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Trig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trig shoots in but Rogers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trig gets caught napping as Rogers dives in and scores a takedown. Trig manages to retain guard.
Trig looking to control.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Rogers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Trig blocks nicely.
Trig keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers won't allow Trig to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Trig's head but Trig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trig pinned against the cage. Trig gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Trig avoids nicely.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Trig. Trig gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Trig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trig scoring well with a low kick there.
Trig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trig is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rogers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Trig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trig misses with a takedown
so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trig is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trig throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rogers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rogers trying to control but Trig is working from the bottom.
Rogers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogersis looking to pass into half guard but Trig pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Trig is in guard.
Trig looking to sit in guard and control but Rogers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trig trying to control the position.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rogers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trig.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick from Trig.
Trig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Trig throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Trig moved out of range.
Rogers misses with a left hand
and Trig counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trig has picked Rogers up - he's going for a ride! Trig dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Trig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers is pressing down on Trig's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rogers looking for subs off his back but Trig has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trig is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Trig eventually gives up the hold.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.
Trig is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Trig eventually gives up the hold.
Trig trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers gets back to full guard.
Trig stands and throws Rogers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rogers is not content to let Trig control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to bench press Trig off him but Trig keeps the position.
Rogers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trig.
Trig thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Trig wants to pass the guard but Rogers is defending well.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trig.
Rogers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but Trig is very close to passing his half guard.
Trig prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Trig is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trig is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trig passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rogers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Trig dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Trig moved out of range nicely.
Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trig's guard.
Trig is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Trig.
Trig is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trig is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rogers is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
Trig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers tries to roll over but Trig keeps him under control.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trig.
Trig prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Rogers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Trig tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trig. That one must have hurt.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Trig counters with a series of strikes. Rogers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trig looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trig shoots in and gets a takedown into Rogers's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Trig stacks Rogers on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Trig!
Rogers tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Trig is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rogers has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rogers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trig wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.
Trig wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rogers manages to pass to side control.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Trig is having none of it.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rogers is keen to just control but Trig is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Trig is trying to control but Rogers passes into side control!
Trig seems a little lost for a moment, as Rogers dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Rogers.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Rogers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sapp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunt avoids it really well and circles away.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooh!!! Sapp has knocked Hunt down with a huge combo! Sapp steps away and waves a wobbly Hunt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Sapp misses.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Sapp - that's a beauty! Hunt is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Sapp can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Sapp!
After the fight, Bob Sapp was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Utter Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bum has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Cosmo Starstryder told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Utter Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Starstryder!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bum.
Bum is breathing heavily.
Starstryder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bum wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Starstryder wants to control but Bum postures up.
Bum looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Starstryder is trying to control Bum's posture but Bum avoids it.
Starstryder wants to get back to his feet.
Starstryder is looking to reverse the position.
Bum is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Starstryder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Starstryder is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder tries to buck Bum off but Bum is having none of it.
Starstryder is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bum asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Starstryder is avoiding damage well.
Starstryder wants to get back to his feet but Bum drags him back down.
Starstryder is looking for a sweep.
Starstryder struggling a bit here.
Starstryder regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder tries to get to full guard but Bum has control of the leg.
Starstryder wants to control but Bum is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starstryder is trying to stand back up but Bum is controlling him
Starstryder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bum postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum won't allow Starstryder to sweep him here.
Starstryder controls Bum momentarily but Bum frees himself.
Cosmo Starstryder has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Starstryder scores with a head kick. Bum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Starstryder tries a head kick but it misses.
Starstryder connects with a body shot that sends Bum's belly button to the back.
Starstryder throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bum.
Starstryder throws a nice looking combination but Bum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Starstryder lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder lands a two punch combo.
Bum misses with a takedown attempt - Starstryder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Starstryder!
Starstryder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starstryder connects with a high kick.
Starstryder lands a nice looking body shot.
Starstryder throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bum.
Starstryder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starstryder cracks a nice hook into Bum's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Bum. No joy for Starstryder on that attempt.
Starstryder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder dominated that round.
That's time! Bum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starstryder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starstryder can pounce on him.
Bum shoots in for a takedown but Starstryder shows good takedown defense.
Starstryder throws a head kick that half lands.
Bum slips a jab and a cross from Starstryder.
Starstryder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cosmo Starstryder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starstryder jabs at Bum's body.
Starstryder feints and then cracks Bum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bum down.
Bum needs to keep his hands up - Starstryder had a free shot at his head there.
Starstryder throws a sloppy head kick and Bum moves out of range easily.
Starstryder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bum rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Starstryder!
Starstryder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starstryder scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Starstryder.
Starstryder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bum back to the cage. Starstryder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starstryder throws a shot to the body.
Starstryder scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Starstryder scores with a four punch combination!
Starstryder feints a jab promting Bum to slip. Starstryder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Starstryder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Starstryder - that will leave a mark!
Starstryder scores with a push kick.
Nice body punch from Starstryder.
Starstryder wants to clinch up but Bum keeps it at a distance.
Starstryder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Starstryder scores with a one two! Bum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Starstryder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starstryder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starstryder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cosmo Starstryder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starstryder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bum.
Starstryder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starstryder punishes Bum's body with a nice straight punch.
Starstryder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Starstryder throws a head kick that misses.
Starstryder tests Bum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bum tries to clinch but Starstryder moves out of range.
Bum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Starstryder pinned against the cage. Starstryder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body kick from Starstryder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bum with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utter Bum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Starstryder - just one landing.
Bum blocks a head kick by Starstryder.
Bum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starstryder works over Bum's head and body with a nice combination.
Starstryder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Starstryder lands but Bum takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Starstryder misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Starstryder thuds his shin into the meat of Bum's side.
Starstryder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bum misses with a body shot.
Starstryder scores with a kick to the body.
Starstryder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starstryder works over Bum's head and body with a nice combination.
Starstryder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Starstryder.
Bum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starstryder connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starstryder.
Utter Bum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starstryder tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Starstryder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder throws a nice head kick!
Starstryder scores with a shot to the body.
Starstryder cracks a nice hook into Bum's ribs.
Starstryder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Starstryder closes the distance and clinches up with Bum, looking for a takedown. Starstryder pushes Bum against the cage but Bum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bum looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bum is controlling the pace.
Starstryder trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder wants to improve his position but Bum is controlling well.
Starstryder wants to control but Bum is keeping busy.
Starstryder moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Starstryder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starstryder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Starstryder trying to control the position.
Starstryder looking for a sweep. Not yet Starstryder, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Starstryder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Starstryder tries to bum rush Bum with a series of wild strikes but Bum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starstryder lands a high kick!
Starstryder lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bum will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Starstryder misses with a few strikes there.
Starstryder scores with a three punch combo!
Starstryder stalks Bum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bum's face. Bum staggers backwards, shaken.
Bum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starstryder tries to bum rush Bum with a series of wild strikes but Bum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starstryder misses with a head kick.
Starstryder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starstryder misses with a two punch combination.
Starstryder checks the leg kick.
Utter Bum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starstryder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Starstryder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Starstryder 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Starstryder!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swoop McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steffan Bonnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steffan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Swoop McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy instigates a clinch.
McCarthy lands a knee to the head.
Bonnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCarthy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonnar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCarthy is defending well.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bonnar tries to land knees in the clinch but McCarthy avoids the damage to the body.
McCarthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonnar has him pressed against the cage.
Bonnar wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steffan Bonnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Bonnar is controlling him.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bonnar.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bonnar working the head and body with strikes.
McCarthy can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Bonnar stalls from top position.
Bonnar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McCarthy for as long as he can get away with.
Bonnar wants to control but McCarthy is keeping him busy.
Bonnar working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar decides to stand back up. Bonnar steps back and let's McCarthy get back to his feet.
McCarthy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonnar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCarthy connects with a nice looking jab.
McCarthy tries to clinch up but Bonnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. McCarthy catches Bonnar right on the button with a cross.
McCarthy stuffs the takedown.
Bonnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonnar is breathing heavily.
McCarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
McCarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bonnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy cracks Bonnar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bonnar. Those never looked like landing.
McCarthy is looking to clinch but Bonnar is avoiding it.
McCarthy clobbers Bonnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCarthy sizes up Bonnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by McCarthy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCarthy.
McCarthy cracks Bonnar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from McCarthy lands.
McCarthy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Bonnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarthy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonnar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McCarthy thuds his right hand into Bonnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCarthy scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonnar fails with the takedown.
Swoop McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Bonnar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy clinches up against the cage.
McCarthy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
McCarthy closes the distance and clinches.
McCarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swoop McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCarthy tries to avoid it but Bonnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCarthy to the ground. McCarthy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCarthy 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.
Bonnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCarthy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCarthy clinches.
McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheers as McCarthy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonnar doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swoop McCarthy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCarthy has closed the distance and engaged Bonnar in a clinch.
McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swoop McCarthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy feints a jab promting Bonnar to slip. McCarthy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonnar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McCarthy wants to clinch.
McCarthy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCarthy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bonnar gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy looks to move to half guard but instead Bonnar has passed into mount! Damn!
Bonnar lands a big shot there that rocks McCarthy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to stand up.
Bonnar is landing with some decent strikes but McCarthy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCarthy tries to lock up and control but Bonnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCarthy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bonnar is staying active.
Bonnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonnar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bonnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonnar has control of McCarthy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McCarthy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bonnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bonnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McCarthy?
McCarthy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bonnar thowing shots but they're missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonnar scoring with strikes but McCarthy is staying in there.
Bonnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bonnar throwing strikes here but McCarthy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar punching from mount but McCarthy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McCarthy regains half guard.
Bonnar working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar is keen to just control but McCarthy is a slippery customer.
McCarthy is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Bonnar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A cross from McCarthy lands.
Steffan Bonnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by McCarthy - just one landing.
Bonnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonnar takes one on the button.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
Bonnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bonnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCarthy wants to hold on but Bonnar pushes him away.
Bonnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McCarthy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCarthy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McCarthy is squirming around, avoiding Bonnar's attempts to control the action.
McCarthy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bonnar controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to hold on but Bonnar pushes him away.
Bonnar landing strikes from the mount.
Bonnar avoids the attempt from McCarthy to control.
Bonnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bonnar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bonnar tries to control but McCarthy wriggling away.
Bonnar dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Bonnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is squirming around, avoiding Bonnar's attempts to control the action.
Bonnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McCarthy is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonnar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Bonnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bonnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Bonnar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vili Antonini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vili Antonini!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonini stuns Lashley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lashley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antonini avoids it really well and circles away.
Lashley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonini.
Lashley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonini.
Lashley shoots in for a double leg but Antonini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lashley blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Antonini. That snapped Lashley's head back.
It looks like Bobby Lashley has been cut.
Antonini throws a push kick but Lashley slaps the foot to one side.
Antonini scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonini fails to land with a series of punches.
Antonini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antonini scores with a three punch combo!
Antonini lands a high kick!
Bobby Lashley's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonini misses with a double jab
and Lashley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lashley.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lashley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lashley trying to control but Antonini is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Antonini can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lashley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antonini keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Antonini wants to stand and escape but Lashley is having none of it.
Antonini keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lashley is working Antonini over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Antonini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lashley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonini keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Antonini wants to stand up but Lashley is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lashley throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is in close to Antonini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lashley wants to pass the guard but Antonini is keeping the position.
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Antonini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lashley lands a couple of digs.
Lashley prevents Antonini from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lashley wants to control from the top but Antonini keeps moving.
Antonini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lashley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lashley trying to control but Antonini is working from the bottom.
Lashley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lashley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lashley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lashley tries to free his leg and advance position but Antonini is retaining full guard.
Lashley wants to control from the top but Antonini keeps moving.
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 Bobby Lashley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lashley'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.
Antonini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lashley. That did some damage!
Nice takedown defense from Antonini. No joy for Lashley on that attempt.
Antonini tries to land a front kick but Lashley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bobby Lashley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Antonini!
Lashley slips a jab and a cross from Antonini.
Antonini's corner calls for a 1-2. Antonini obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Antonini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antonini misses with a body shot.
Antonini delivers a nice body kick.
Vili Antonini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonini scores with a head kick. Lashley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Antonini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lashley. That did some damage!
Antonini misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonini throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antonini cracks Lashley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bobby Lashley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Antonini lands a nice looking body kick.
Antonini thuds his shin into the meat of Lashley's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonini misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antonini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lashley staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lashley is defended easily by Antonini.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonini throws a nice looking combination but Lashley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antonini misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonini throws a front kick that sends Lashley stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Antonini does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Antonini.
Lashley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lashley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antonini.
Antonini misses with a looping right.
Antonini keeps the fight on the outside.
Antonini lands a jab-cross combination.
Jeez, Bobby Lashley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lashley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Antonini to the mat! Antonini manages to get full guard.
Lashley trying to control but Antonini is working from the bottom.
Antonini wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley avoids the head kick by Antonini.
Antonini lands a front kick.
Antonini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lashley is looking to clinch.
Lashley fails with the takedown.
Lashley looks to land a left hand but Antonini moved out of range nicely.
Lashley shoots for a double leg takedown but Antonini sprawls well. He's pushed Lashley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antonini throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Lashley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vili Antonini!
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FIGHT
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