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Undercard bout
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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). Chooooooooon! I think La Plante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. Stewart has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 8 - 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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Plante throws a right and a left that both miss.
La Plante looks to land a combination but Stewart avoids it well.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but La Plante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Plante.
La Plante connects with a right hand. Stewart shakes it off.
Stewart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from La Plante misses.
La Plante avoids the head kick by Stewart.
La Plante throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
La Plante misses with a left hand
and Stewart counters by moving into the clinch.
La Plante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Plante closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stewart did well to prevent La Plante getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
La Plante missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stewart tries to push off, looking to stand up, but La Plante manages to move to mount!
Stewart is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plante is landing with some decent strikes but Stewart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
La Plante looking to control but Stewart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
La Plante goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stewart turns into him and now he's in La Plante's guard.
Stewart stopping the sweep attempt from La Plante.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with La Plante. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stewart passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stewart.
Stewart has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
La Plante avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stewart.
Stewart landing strikes from the mount and La Plante is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Stewart punishing his opponent with strikes.
La Plante can't escape the position.
La Plante sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
La Plante is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plante trying to control here.
Stewart is keen to just control but La Plante is a slippery customer.
La Plante is trying to get back to full guard.
Stewart throwing shots but La Plante is blocking nicely.
Stewart tries to pass the half guard into mount. La Plante knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
La Plante is looking to control Stewart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can La Plante avoid being mounted?
Stewart is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
La Plante manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stewart manages to get himself to full guard.
La Plante trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Plante throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Plante stops Stewart from standing up.
La Plante throws a big right hand that misses.
La Plante stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Pierre La Plante will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stewart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
La Plante throws a right and a left that Stewart avoids nicely.
La Plante wants to land a leg kick but Stewart is out of range.
No joy there for La Plante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stewart is defended easily by La Plante.
La Plante misses with a few strikes there.
La Plante displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stewart.
Pierre La Plante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebediah Stewart.
Stewart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stewart clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plante has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plante is defending well for now.
La Plante has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from La Plante, against the cage.
La Plante managing to block the knees to the body from Stewart.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning La Plante up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
La Plante tries to circle away but Stewart has him pinned against the cage.
Stewart trying to land knees to the body.
La Plante lands a takedown into guard.
La Plante wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
La Plante prevents Stewart from getting back to his feet.
La Plante with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
La Plante looking to pass the guard.
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!
Stewart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst La Plante is controlling him.
La Plante controlling from the top position.
La Plante stands and throws Stewart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plante wants to control but Stewart is keeping him busy.
Stewart is trying to get back to his feet.
Stewart stops La Plante from passing to mount.
La Plante tries for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
La Plante taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is not content to let La Plante control the position.
Stewart regains half guard, as La Plante was trying to land strikes.
Stewart tries to kick La Plante off but La Plante keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Plante missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
La Plante wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre La Plante dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
La Plante misses with a combination
and Stewart moves into the clinch.
La Plante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Stewart. No joy for La Plante on that attempt.
La Plante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stewart takes one on the button.
La Plante misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Plante looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
No joy there for La Plante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
La Plante misses with the combination.
La Plante uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
La Plante goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stewart clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart misses with a knee strike.
Stewart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Plante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La Plante takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
La Plante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Pierre La Plante has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by La Plante.
Stewart is pushing La Plante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stewart lands an elbow inside that La Plante shrugs off.
La Plante breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for La Plante.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with La Plante but La Plante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pierre La Plante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as La Plante shoots in.
Stewart scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plante regains half guard.
La Plante won't allow Stewart to pass to mount.
Stewart wants to stand up but La Plante is controlling the position.
Stewart prevents La Plante from improving his position.
Stewart seems to be working for a kimura but La Plante defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart thows a huge punch but La Plante dodges it nicely.
Jebediah Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Plante is trying to control but Stewart manages to pass to mount!
La Plante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stewart tries to control but La Plante wriggling away.
Stewart goes for an armbar but La Plante turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from La Plante.
La Plante stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plante working some strikes from top position.
La Plante with a flurry of punches that miss.
La Plante missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stewart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
La Plante slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Plante tries to move to mount but Stewart blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pierre La Plante.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for La Plante, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pierre La Plante!
During a confident post fight interview, Pierre La Plante thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dhe Orele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orele's entrance music is Ironman. A fine choice. Pohjanala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
23 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dhe Orele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pohjanala misses with a looping right.
Orele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dhe Orele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orele lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Orele.
Orele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pohjanala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pohjanala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pohjanala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orele.
Orele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Orele throws a body punch but Pohjanala moves out of range.
Pohjanala drops his hands momentarily and Orele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pohjanala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pohjanala scrambles back to his feet.
Orele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pohjanala throws a right hand that misses
and Orele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Pohjanala does no damage.
Pohjanala looks to land a left hand but Orele moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pohjanala.
Orele throws a series of punches but Pohjanala moves out of range.
Orele doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pohjanala counter with a right hand.
Pohjanala throws the left hand but Orele avoids the punch easily.
Pohjanala throws a looping overhand right but Orele ducks down to avoid it.
Pohjanala moves away from the strike by Orele.
Pohjanala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orele lands a two punch combo.
Orele tests Pohjanala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pohjanala.
Orele 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orele throws a series of punches but Pohjanala moves out of range.
Pohjanala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orele tries to avoid it but Pohjanala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orele to the ground. Orele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pohjanala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orele works the jab nicely.
Orele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pohjanala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orele cracks Pohjanala with an open hand slap.
Pohjanala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orele throws out the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pohjanala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pohjanala misses with a body shot.
Orele misses with a kick to the body.
Orele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orele throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pohjanala tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Orele is in Pohjanala's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pohjanala looking for a sweep. Not yet Pohjanala, not yet.
Pohjanala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orele's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala trying to control the position from guard on top but Orele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orele is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orele being controlled here, momentarily.
Pohjanala got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orele has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pohjanala has managed to get both his arms back between Orele's legs - danger averted.
Pohjanala drops back, looking for a kneebar! Orele looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Orele looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Orele!
Pohjanala can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orele in side control, throwing shots but Pohjanala defends.
Orele working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Orele working away.
Orele is working Pohjanala over with some ground and pound from side control.
Orele 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.
Orele looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Orele lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhe Orele dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orele misses with a head kick.
Pohjanala works the jab nicely.
Pohjanala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pohjanala tries to bum rush Orele with a series of wild strikes but Orele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orele is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pohjanala's half guard.
Pohjanala looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pohjanala is defending against the submission attempts here by Orele.
Pohjanala is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to roll over but Orele keeps him under control.
Orele 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.
Pohjanala trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orele jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pohjanala is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pohjanala and Orele has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pohjanala wants to control but Orele postures up.
Dhe Orele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orele working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Orele.
Orele is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pohjanala has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala is looking to regain half guard here but Orele keeps moving and retains side control.
Orele is trying to get an arm triangle but Pohjanala is defending well.
Pohjanala defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Orele crashes against the mat.
Pohjanala is looking to regain half guard here but Orele keeps moving and retains side control.
Orele goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pohjanala rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Orele's guard! Nice work there by Pohjanala!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala is sitting in close to Orele's body. Orele has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pohjanala is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pohjanala is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Orele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dhe Orele!
Dhe Orele took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mullin (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Mullin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentin Cane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cane was covering up waiting for the punch and Mullin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mullin defends well.
Mullin tries to stand but Cane is controlling from the bottom.
Cane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mullin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mullin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mullin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Cane looking for a guillotine here but Mullin defends easily.
Mullin trying to control but Cane is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mullin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cane's body to avoid the submission. Cane has instead reached around Mullin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cane arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Quentin Cane!
An out of breath Quentin Cane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sober by Tool. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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289 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brah At Hammed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract At Hammed.
Davis blocks a head kick by At Hammed.
At Hammed closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jason Davis has been cut.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
At Hammed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
At Hammed with a knee to the head.
At Hammed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis can't break the clinch.
At Hammed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
At Hammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
At Hammed scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
At Hammed has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by At Hammed.
At Hammed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but At Hammed keeps him there for the moment.
Davis can't break the clinch.
At Hammed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis has clasped his hands together around At Hammed's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
At Hammed struggling a bit here.
Davis throws a strike aimed at the side of At Hammed's head but At Hammed avoids it well.
Davis throws a strike aimed at the side of At Hammed's head but At Hammed avoids it well.
Davis working away.
Davis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Davis tries for a kimura but At Hammed is defending well.
At Hammed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but At Hammed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed is looking for a sweep.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
At Hammed is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Davis tries for a kimura but At Hammed is defending well.
Davis working away.
Davis working the body and head with strikes.
At Hammed is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at At Hammed to see if he's OK.
At Hammed takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
At Hammed is not content to let Davis control the position.
At Hammed parries the strikes from Davis easily there. Davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable At Hammed to escape.
Davis wants to control but At Hammed is keeping him busy.
At Hammed tries to escape but Davis is in control.
Davis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Davis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Davis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davis tries for a kimura but At Hammed is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Davis crashes against the mat.
At Hammed is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but At Hammed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
At Hammed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
At Hammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
At Hammed being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
At Hammed keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
At Hammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davis's head.
At Hammed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by At Hammed.
At Hammed slips a jab from Davis.
At Hammed scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
At Hammed scores with a kick to the midsection.
At Hammed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
At Hammed connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Davis to the floor! At Hammed dives in looking for the finish!
Jason Davis's cut is getting worse.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis is looking to control At Hammed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Davis to stand up.
Davis throws a hook but At Hammed blocks it.
At Hammed scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crack! A monster head kick from At Hammed and Davis falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by At Hammed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brah At Hammed!
Brah At Hammed was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mifsud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Lind could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Mifsud's chin.
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32
144 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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30
145 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Dangerous knees
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mifsud!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifsud bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lind's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Mifsud misses.
Lind throws a head kick that misses
and Mifsud counters with a low kick, right behind Lind 's knee.
A leg kick checked by Mifsud.
Mifsud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Lind misses its intended target.
Lind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mifsud falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lind counters with a good, hard body kick but Mifsud shrugs it off.
Lind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mifsud counters with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mifsud.
Mifsud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Mifsud.
Good work by Mifsud as he checks the leg kick.
Lind jabs Mifsud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mifsud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud checks a low kick from Lind.
Lind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lind throws a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Mifsud blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Lind misses
and Mifsud counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lind's knee momentarily.
Lind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lind lands an overhand right.
Mifsud just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lind.
Mifsud keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mifsud walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lind checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mifsud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lind is able to avoid easily.
Mifsud thuds a left hand into Lind's body.
Lind tries to work over Mifsud's front leg with a kick but Mifsud checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind misses with a leg kick.
Lind connects with a single shot there.
Lind shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lind throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Curtis Lind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mifsud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mifsud throws a front kick aimed at Lind's knee but Lind avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lind throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mifsud moves out of range of the body kick.
Mifsud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lind throws a solid leg kick but Mifsud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lind.
Mifsud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mifsud tried to score with a low kick but Lind checks it.
Mifsud is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lind rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Mifsud counters with a nice uppercut.
Mifsud misses with the body kick
and Lind counters with a good low kick that Mifsud was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lind throws a low kick but Mifsud moves out of range easily.
Lind throws a leg kick but Mifsud checks it.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mifsud.
A swing and a miss from Lind.
Lind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mifsud is looking to score with low kicks.
Lind throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mifsud.
Lind throws a chopping leg kick but Mifsud manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lind throws a hook but Mifsud blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mifsud.
Lind scores with a nice strike.
Lind scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mifsud lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lind has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lind and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lind throws a front kick aimed at Mifsud's knee but Mifsud avoids it well.
Mifsud throws a chopping leg kick but Lind manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lind throws a sloppy body shot
and Mifsud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mifsud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mifsud checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mifsud's sensitive parts.
Lind attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mifsud checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lind throws a leg kick but Mifsud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mifsud scores with a leg kick.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mifsud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lind throws a leg kick but Mifsud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Lind dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lind scores with a jab. Mifsud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lind.
Lind throws a shot from downtown. Mifsud moves away and avoids it.
Mifsud takes a swing at Lind's ribcage but misses.
Lind scoring well with a low kick there.
Mifsud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lind scores with a leg kick.
Mifsud throws a leg kick that misses.
Lind uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mifsud.
Mifsud fakes the leg kick and cracks Lind in the body.
Lind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lind rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mifsud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lind takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mifsud checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Lind.
Mifsud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lind.
Lind throws a leg kick but Mifsud moved away.
Mifsud lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lind's sensitive parts.
Mifsud throws a chopping leg kick but Lind manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mifsud jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lind tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mifsud is able to avoid easily.
Mifsud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mifsud moves out of range as Lind throws a body kick.
Mifsud checks a low kick from Lind.
Mifsud wants to land a leg kick but Lind is out of range.
Mifsud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Lind checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curtis Lind is winning the standup battle so far.
Lind checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mifsud looks for a takedown but Lind sprawls well.
Mifsud is looking to score with low kicks.
Mifsud avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lind throws a chopping leg kick but Mifsud manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lind walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mifsud checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lind throws a low kick but Mifsud moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lind throws a leg kick but Mifsud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mifsud checks a low kick from Lind.
Mifsud shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lind's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mifsud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mifsud throws a big right hand that misses.
Lind preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lind avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mifsud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mifsud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mifsud postures up in Lind's guard and throws a big left but Lind blocks it.
Mifsud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind keeping moving, preventing Mifsud from controlling successfully.
Mifsud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lind works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mifsud distracts Lind with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mifsud wants to control from the top but Lind keeps moving.
Mifsud controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lind wants to stand but Mifsud is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mifsud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good work by Mifsud as he checks the leg kick.
Lind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mifsud throws a leg kick but Lind checks it.
Mifsud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lind as he avoids it easily.
Lind paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mifsud scoring well with a low kick there.
Lind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mifsud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lind throws a leg kick but Mifsud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mifsud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lind looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mifsud tries a low kick but Lind avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud throws a shot from downtown. Lind moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Lind coming out on top.
Lind wants to land a leg kick but Mifsud is out of range.
Mifsud throws a shot to the body.
Mifsud misses with a wild body shot.
Lind tries to land a leg kick but Mifsud saw it coming and moves away.
Lind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mifsud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lind throws a leg kick but Mifsud checks it.
Mifsud tries a low kick but Lind avoids it.
Mifsud throws a solid leg kick but Lind takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mifsud.
Lind lands a head kick. Mifsud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lind pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mifsud is out of range and Lind settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lind throws a head kick that Mifsud semi-blocks.
Lind throws a leg kick
and Mifsud counters with a nice uppercut.
Lind throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mifsud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifsud scoring well with a low kick there.
Lind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mifsud.
Lind throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mifsud misses with a low kick.
Lind throws a head kick but Mifsud moves out of range.
Mifsud walks into a stiff left hand from Lind.
Lind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lind takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mifsud dodges the punch combination from Lind.
Lind tries a low kick but Mifsud avoids it.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Mifsud.
Mifsud scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mifsud is out of range and Lind settles back down.
Mifsud throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.
Mifsud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lind. Mifsud shrugs it off though.
Lind throws a leg kick which misses Mifsud's front leg but catches the back leg as Mifsud tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Mifsud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mifsud checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mifsud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lind at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifsud closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lind's guard.
Mifsud trying to control the position from guard on top but Lind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mifsud throws a strike but Lind rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifsud has his foot on Lind's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lind works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mifsud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mifsud 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mifsud!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Crappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Crappler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Crappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dima Huxley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crappler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huxley but Huxley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huxley lands a big head kick that sends Crappler tumbling to the mat! Huxley takes a step backwards and waves Crappler back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like King Crappler has been cut.
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!
Huxley forces Crappler back against the cage and clinches.
Crappler blocks an uppercut.
Crappler manages to break the clinch.
Crappler swinging wildly here.
Crappler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huxley wants to clinch but Crappler slips to the side
and Crappler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crappler keeps the fight on the outside.
Huxley tries to clinch but Crappler is having none of it.
Huxley wants to clinch.
Huxley darts in trying to clinch
enabling Crappler to counter with a crisp jab.
Huxley tries to clinch up but Crappler circles away and keeps his distance.
Crappler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crappler throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley wants to stand up but Crappler is controlling him.
Huxley kicks Crappler off and gets to his feet.
Huxley wants to clinch.
Crappler fails with a takedown attempt.
Huxley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huxley moves in looking to clinch but Crappler pushes him off.
Huxley is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crappler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crappler has Huxley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Huxley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Crappler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crappler blocking some punches.
Huxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxley landing knees to the body.
Huxley pushes Crappler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crappler avoiding damage as Huxley throws knees to the body.
Huxley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crappler.
Huxley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crappler backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crappler.
Huxley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crappler blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crappler has Huxley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Huxley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crappler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crappler swats away the attempt to clinch by Huxley.
Huxley tries to close the distance and clinch but Crappler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huxley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huxley moves in looking to clinch but Crappler pushes him off.
Crappler keeps the fight on the outside.
Huxley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crappler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crappler shoots in looking for a takedown but Huxley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crappler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huxley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crappler.
Crappler stalks Huxley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Huxley's face. Huxley staggers backwards, shaken.
Crappler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huxley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crappler 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.
Huxley is wriggling around but Crappler manages to pass to half guard.
Crappler prevents Huxley from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crappler is looking to advance position but Huxley won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crappler is taking a breather. Huxley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crappler connects with a nice short shot to Huxley's temple.
Crappler prevents Huxley from standing back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Huxley looks gassed!
Crappler 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huxley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Huxley pushes Crappler off looking to stand but Crappler dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crappler working Huxley over with strikes.
Crappler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huxley keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Huxley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Crappler'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.
Huxley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huxley throws the kick towards the body but Crappler avoids it.
Huxley tries to clinch up.
Huxley wants to clinch up but Crappler keeps it at a distance.
Huxley is looking to clinch but Crappler is avoiding it.
Huxley moves in looking to clinch but Crappler pushes him off.
Crappler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crappler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huxley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Huxley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crappler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huxley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Huxley wants to clinch.
Huxley throws a body kick that misses.
Crappler dips to his left and cracks Huxley with an uppercut!
Crappler dives in and grabs Huxley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huxley pushes down on Crappler's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crappler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huxley but Huxley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Crappler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crappler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huxley pinned against the cage. Huxley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crappler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crappler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huxley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huxley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crappler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crappler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crappler gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Huxley is trying to stand up here but Crappler is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crappler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Huxley!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crappler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huxley is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Crappler wants to control the pace but Huxley is squirming around nicely.
Crappler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crappler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Dima Huxley has been cut.
Crappler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Dima Huxley's cut even more.
Crappler works his way to his opponent's back.
Huxley is trying to get back to his feet but Crappler has full control of the position and if anything, Huxley has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Huxley is breathing heavily.
Huxley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Crappler sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Huxley taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). King Crappler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Mak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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28
145 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Mak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto misses the shot to the body.
Soto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mak counters with a stiff right hand.
Soto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Soto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mak is in trouble now - Soto has advanced to mount!
Mak is working to get back to half guard.
Mak slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mak wants to improve his position but Soto is controlling well.
Mak trying to control but Soto postures up.
Soto wants to work for an arm triangle but Mak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mak regains full guard. Nicely done.
Soto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mak keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Soto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mak is looking to regain half guard here but Soto keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mak, who protects the arm well.
Mak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Soto trying to control the action but Mak is working from the bottom.
Mak is trying to improve his position.
Mak gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mak is trying to control but can't.
Mak is trying to get back to full guard.
Soto is working for a kimura but Mak is defending it quite comfortably.
Mak is trying to maintain the position but Soto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto is controlling the pace.
Soto is pressing down on Mak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mak is holding on for now.
Mak is looking for a sweep. Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
A close round but Luiz Soto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mak tries to get to full guard but Soto has control of the leg.
Mak is working hard here to advance position.
Soto seems to be looking for submissions.
Mak wants to improve his position but Soto is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soto moves into full mount! Mak won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mak is working to get back to half guard.
Soto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mak sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mak wants to improve his position but Soto is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Soto is looking for a kimura here.
Mak is looking to control Soto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mak avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Soto.
Mak is looking for a sweep. Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soto is trying to work for a kimura but Mak is defending well.
Soto prevents Mak from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mak wants to control but Soto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mak manages to get to full guard.
Soto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soto wants to control from the top but Mak keeps moving.
Soto tries to free his leg and advance position but Mak is retaining full guard.
Mak is looking for a triangle but Soto pushes his legs off easily.
Mak looking for a sweep. Not yet Mak, not yet.
Soto postures up.
Soto forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soto pulls his head out easily.
Soto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Soto thows a huge punch but Mak dodges it nicely.
Mak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Soto is pressing down on Mak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mak is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soto seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mak is trying to get back to full guard.
Soto is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luiz Soto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Soto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mak looks for a takedown but Soto sprawls well.
Mak stuffs the takedown attempt from Soto. Soto gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Soto. No joy for Mak on that attempt.
Mak fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Mak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto doesn't manage to clinch there - Mak circles away.
Mak looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mak stuffs the takedown.
Mak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soto avoids it really well and circles away.
Soto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mak backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto shoots for a double leg takedown but Mak sprawls well. He's pushed Soto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soto swings for the body but Mak moves out of range.
Luiz Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mak slips a straight right by Soto.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Mak. No joy for Soto on that attempt.
Mak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soto.
Soto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mak moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Soto as Mak shoots in.
Soto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mak dives in and grabs Soto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soto pushes down on Mak's head and hops out.
Soto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mak.
Soto looking to control.
Mak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soto's guard.
Soto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mak's back!
Soto gets his hands free as Mak looks to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Mak's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto lands shots from the back.
Soto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mak has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Soto is trying to stick to Mak's back but Mak is turning into Soto. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Soto's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mak.
Luiz Soto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soto pushes a forearm under Mak's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mak is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Soto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Manilow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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33
195 lbs
20 - 9 - 2 |
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26
201 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Manilow!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manilow throws a big shot that misses.
Barry Manilow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
R takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manilow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manilow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
R misses with a hook.
Manilow looks to throw the jab but R is out of range.
Manilow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
R takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manilow throws a low kick but it's checked well by R.
R checks a low kick from Manilow.
R tries to clinch but Manilow is having none of it.
R throws a leg kick that is checked
and Manilow counters with a stiff right hand.
Manilow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
R takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R checks a leg kick.
Manilow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but R moves away.
Manilow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manilow tries to move into range but R moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manilow lands with a thumping leg kick.
R cracks Manilow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manilow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from R.
R keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manilow.
A cross from Manilow lands.
Manilow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manilow lands with a straight right. R didn't see that one coming.
R keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manilow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manilow thuds his right hand into R's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
R takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
R blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Manilow.
R misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manilow.
Manilow thows a body shot but no joy.
Manilow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
R misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manilow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manilow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manilow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manilow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
R chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manilow can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manilow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manilow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manilow lands with a thumping leg kick.
R moves out of range of the leg kick from Manilow.
Manilow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent R stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manilow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
R wants to clinch up but Manilow keeps it at a distance.
Manilow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
R pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from R.
Manilow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. R sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Manilow there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manilow throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
R misses with a kick to the body
and Manilow counters with a nice uppercut.
R takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manilow connects with a body shot that sends R's belly button to the back.
Manilow lands a jab to the head.
Barry Manilow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manilow tries to clinch up.
Manilow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from R finds it's way round the side to connect with Manilow's head.
Manilow missing with a left hand there. R was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
R waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manilow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manilow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manilow dodges the punch combination from R.
R tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Manilow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
R misses with a wild combination.
R with a nice cross.
R ducks right into an uppercut from Manilow.
Manilow ducks under a wild hook from R.
R on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barry Manilow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manilow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as R throws out the jab.
Manilow slips under a jab from R.
Manilow lets loose with a powerful body kick. R will feel that in the morning.
Manilow connects with a right hand. R shakes it off.
R avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
R steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manilow.
Manilow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. R manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manilow tries to clinch up but R circles away and keeps his distance.
R looks to land a right hand but Manilow moved out of range.
R takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
R swings for the body but Manilow moves out of range.
R ducks right into an uppercut from Manilow.
R swings widly with a right hand
and Manilow counters with a straight right hand.
Manilow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but R moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
R takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manilow scores with a punch to the head.
Manilow throws a head kick but R moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manilow avoids the head kick by R.
Manilow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manilow clobbers R with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Manilow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manilow slips under a jab.
R throws a looping overhand right but Manilow ducks down to avoid it.
Manilow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gage R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manilow cracks R with an open hand slap.
R misses with a looping left.
R is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manilow lands a jab.
R fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manilow on the side of the head.
Manilow lands a lovely overhand right.
Manilow throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R throws a lazy uppercut
and Manilow counters with a three punch combo that has R backing up. R nods at Manilow to acknowledge the strikes.
Manilow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manilow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but R moves away.
Manilow scores with a push kick.
Manilow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manilow just misses with a punch to the body.
Manilow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on R. That did some damage!
R misses with a looping right.
Manilow scores with a nice strike.
Manilow lands a nice hook to R's body. R takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
R drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
R looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manilow tests R's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manilow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manilow throws a solid leg kick but R takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manilow.
Manilow lands a body shot.
R is looking to chop away at Manilow's legs.
Manilow connects with an inside leg kick.
Manilow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. R sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manilow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manilow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manilow looks to land a combination but R avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
R pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
R is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
R is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manilow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. R manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Manilow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Manilow.
Manilow connects with a single shot there.
Manilow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
R with a hook.
Manilow throws a hook but R blocks it.
R throws a right and a left that Manilow avoids nicely.
Manilow throws a front kick aimed at R's knee but R avoids it well.
Manilow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between R's hands.
Manilow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Manilow.
Manilow tries to land a front kick but R steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manilow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R blocks a jab.
Manilow misses with a straight right.
Manilow moves out of range as R strikes.
Manilow swings for the body but R moves out of range.
R misses with a series of wild punches.
Manilow keeps R at a distance using the push kick.
Manilow lands a head kick. R smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
R stalks Manilow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manilow's face. Manilow staggers backwards, shaken.
Manilow misses with a body shot.
R takes a swing at Manilow's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manilow scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manilow wants to clinch up but R keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manilow, as that shot connected.
R takes a swing at Manilow's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by Manilow.
A big left from Manilow misses.
Manilow lands with a slapping head kick.
Manilow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on R. That did some damage!
R misses with a looping left.
R shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
R is rocked!
The fighters circling - R throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manilow looks to land a left hand but R moved out of range nicely.
Barry Manilow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manilow lands with a nice body punch.
Manilow lands a jab to the head.
R swinging wildly here.
Manilow throws a chopping leg kick but R manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manilow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gage R has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manilow scores with a decent looking hook.
R misses with a series of wild punches.
Manilow scores with a shot to the body.
Manilow scores with a jab. R acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manilow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of R's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R pushes Manilow up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Manilow.
Good body shot from R.
Manilow is working R over against the cage.
R tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manilow gets through R's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by R.
Manilow breaks the clinch.
R throws a right and a left that Manilow avoids nicely.
Manilow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Manilow.
Manilow scores with a hook to the body. R takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Manilow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manilow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Manilow!
A relieved looking Barry Manilow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Can't take the sky from me as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Belkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds checks a low kick from Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a push kick but Reynolds slaps the foot to one side.
Belkofer misses with a left hand
and Reynolds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Belkofer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reynolds!
Belkofer content just to control the position here.
Reynolds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reynolds tries to hold on but Belkofer postures up.
Reynolds prevents Belkofer from taking his back.
Reynolds tries to control the position but Belkofer now has his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds prevents Belkofer from getting a body triangle.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Reynolds looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Belkofer wants to control the position but Reynolds frees himself and scrambles - Belkofer manages to regain control in side control.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep.
Reynolds is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is not content to let Belkofer control the position.
Reynolds wants to control but Belkofer postures up.
Reynolds manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Reynolds.
Belkofer wants to stand and escape but Reynolds is having none of it.
Belkofer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynolds trying to control but Belkofer is working from the bottom.
Belkofer wants to sweep but no luck.
Belkofer working a defensive guard here.
Reynolds looking to sit in guard and control but Belkofer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reynolds wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds pulls Belkofer in close to prevent any damage.
Belkofer postures up.
Reynolds has a closed guard, preventing Belkofer from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belkofer cracks Reynolds with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belkofer throws a shot to the body.
Reynolds looks for the body kick but Belkofer saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belkofer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belkofer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mal Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belkofer swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with an inside leg kick.
Belkofer stuffs the takedown.
Belkofer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belkofer wants it to stay on the feet.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Belkofer leaves Reynolds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mal Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reynolds avoids a kick to the body.
Reynolds is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Belkofer.
Reynolds throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a shoot takedown. Belkofer fights it but they end up in guard.
Belkofer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reynolds is aware though and is defending well.
Reynolds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reynolds is in close to Belkofer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belkofer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reynolds looking to sit in guard and control but Belkofer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belkofer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belkofer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds shoots in and drives through. Belkofer sprawls well.
Belkofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Belkofer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Belkofer throws a shot to the body.
Reynolds throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
Belkofer stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Belkofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belkofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belkofer misses with a double jab.
Reynolds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belkofer's calf.
Belkofer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reynolds to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reynolds stops Belkofer from standing up.
Belkofer pulls Reynolds in close to his closed guard and prevents Reynolds from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reynolds throws a big right hand that misses.
Mal Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Belkofer has wrist control.
Reynolds postures up and lands a big shot to Belkofer's brow.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reynolds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belkofer working a defensive guard here.
Belkofer wriggles free and stands up.
David Belkofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belkofer misses with the body kick
and Reynolds counters with a one-two to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belkofer, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds with a poor takedown
and Belkofer counters with a low kick, right behind Reynolds 's knee.
Belkofer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mal Reynolds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Belkofer.
Belkofer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Belkofer counters with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reynolds is defended easily by Belkofer.
Belkofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
David Belkofer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Belkofer throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Belkofer misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belkofer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Belkofer.
Reynolds shoots in looking for a takedown but Belkofer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reynolds's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mal Reynolds.
Belkofer is looking to land body kicks.
Belkofer throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Belkofer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belkofer circles away.
Belkofer throws a poor cross that misses
and Reynolds counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reynolds is defended easily by Belkofer.
Good work by Reynolds as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belkofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Belkofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belkofer throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Reynolds as he checks the leg kick.
Reynolds jabs Belkofer right on the nose. Belkofer blinks but takes it well.
Belkofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Reynolds closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belkofer circles away.
Reynolds shoots for a takedown but Belkofer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belkofer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Belkofer to the ground. Reynolds is now in Belkofer's guard.
Belkofer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belkofer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belkofer wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Mal Reynolds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
David Belkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belkofer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Belkofer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reynolds 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mal Reynolds!
Mal Reynolds decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Fring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Fring!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from King.
Brian King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fring avoids the head kick by King.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King rushes Fring and presses him up against the cage.
Fring presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fring is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frings head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fring lands a knee to the body.
King looks gassed!
Fring breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Brian King has been cut.
Fring thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
Fring lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and King falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustavo Fring!
Gustavo Fring retains his heavyweight title!
Gustavo Fring thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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