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CCF Midweek Mayhem 49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into the arena with Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe blaring out of the sound system. Gino Matic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gino Matic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson wants to clinch but Matic slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matic leaves Henderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Matic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henderson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Henderson tries to clinch but Matic moves out of range.
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Matic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Matic, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Matic against the cage but Matic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matic clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matic prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Matic is pulling down on Henderson's head to control his posture.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses. Matic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Matic!
Matic throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Matic is stalling in the full guard.
Matic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matic scores with a takedown into Henderson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Matic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Matic drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Henderson prevents Matic from breaking the clinch.
Matic jumps into guard, dragging Henderson to the mat.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Matic won't let him.
Matic looking to control.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Matic blocks nicely.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Matic trying to control the position.
Henderson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson gets caught napping as Matic dives in and scores a takedown. Henderson manages to retain guard.
Matic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matic won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Matic trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Matic advances to half guard.
Matic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matic works his way into side control.
Matic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henderson to his feet.
Matic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Matic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matic working a defensive guard here.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matic has his feet on Henderson's thighs here. He's pushed Henderson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Henderson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gino Matic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kazansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Hayfore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazansky comes to the cage accompanied by Danger Zone. Brad Hayfore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kazansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hayfore!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayfore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kazansky shoots in and drives through. Hayfore sprawls well.
Hayfore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kazansky.
Hayfore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kazansky if he has to take too many more of those.
Hayfore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kazansky checks a leg kick.
Hayfore misses with a head kick.
Hayfore throws a head kick that misses.
Hayfore throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kazansky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hayfore won't be happy with that.
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!
Kazansky tries to move to mount but Hayfore blocks the move with his legs.
Kazansky goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hayfore has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kazansky but great work by Hayfore.
Hayfore trying to control the action but Kazansky is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayfore tries to score with some ground and pound. Kazansky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kazansky can't do much from the bottom here.
Kazansky tries to bench press Hayfore off him but Hayfore keeps the position.
Hayfore controls the position from side control.
Hayfore wants to control but Kazansky is keeping him busy.
Hayfore looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kazansky is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayfore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kazansky has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kazansky is not content to let Hayfore control the position.
Kazansky is looking for a sweep.
Hayfore wants to control but Kazansky is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayfore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kazansky!
Hayfore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hayfore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hayfore sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hayfore tries to control but Kazansky wriggling away.
Hayfore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hayfore tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kazansky is squirming around, avoiding Hayfore's attempts to control the action.
Hayfore looking to ground and pound but Kazansky is blocking nicely.
Hayfore working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayfore trying to control but Kazansky is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Hayfore dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hayfore misses with a head kick.
Hayfore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hayfore throws a body kick that misses.
Hayfore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayfore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kazansky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hayfore is trying to defend but Kazansky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kazansky is thwarting Hayfore's attempts to control the position.
Kazansky tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hayfore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kazansky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayfore is trying to control but can't.
Hayfore keeping control of the position.
Brad Hayfore has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brad Hayfore.
A low kick from Hayfore misses
and Kazansky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hayfore's guard now.
Hayfore working for a triangle but Kazansky defends it easily.
Kazansky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazansky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brad Hayfore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazansky looking to score a takedown here. Hayfore is defending well but Kazansky drives through and ends up in Hayfore's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Hayfore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayfore 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hayfore.
Hayfore passes Kazansky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hayfore trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazansky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayfore drops back looking for a leg! Kazansky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kazansky manages to kick Hayfore off! Hayfore jumps back into Kazansky's guard.
Hayfore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky wants to stand and escape but Hayfore is having none of it.
Hayfore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hayfore throwing strikes from guard but Kazansky blocks nicely.
Hayfore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayfore trying to control but Kazansky is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Kazansky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hayfore thuds his shin into the meat of Kazansky's side.
Hayfore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hayfore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hayfore looks to land a body kick but Kazansky moved away.
Kazansky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hayfore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hayfore is trying to improve his position.
Kazansky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayfore keeps working.
Hayfore is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayfore struggling a bit here.
Hayfore throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayfore is trying to get back to his feet.
Kazansky has control of an arm but Hayfore manages to advance to Kazansky's back!
Kazansky looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hayfore.
Hayfore working for a choke but Kazansky is defending well.
Kazansky trying to control the position but Hayfore manages to sink in the hooks.
Hayfore throws strikes from the back but Kazansky rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Kazansky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayfore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kazansky throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hayfore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kazansky is in Hayfore's guard.
Kazansky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hayfore trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayfore throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hayfore wants to stand and escape but Kazansky is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hayfore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayfore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kazansky closes the distance and clinches up with Hayfore, looking for a takedown. Kazansky pushes Hayfore against the cage but Hayfore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hayfore scores with a push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayfore.
Hayfore throws a head kick but Kazansky moves out of range.
Hayfore throws a push kick but Kazansky slaps the foot to one side.
Hayfore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hayfore tries a low kick but Kazansky avoids it.
Hayfore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazansky avoids the head kick by Hayfore.
Hayfore misses with a head kick.
Kazansky tries to clinch but Hayfore moves out of range.
Hayfore throws a body kick that misses.
Kazansky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayfore.
Hayfore throws a head kick that misses.
Brad Hayfore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayfore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayfore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kazansky avoids the head kick by Hayfore.
Hayfore scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Hayfore misses
and Kazansky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kazansky tries to clinch there but Hayfore circles away.
Hayfore misses with a head kick.
Hayfore gets caught flat footed, as Kazansky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kazansky stands up and waves to Hayfore to follow him.
Kazansky takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Kazansky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayfore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazansky blocks a head kick by Hayfore.
Kazansky looks for a takedown but Hayfore sprawls well.
Hayfore misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Hayfore really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Hayfore misses
and Kazansky counters with a takedown into side control.
Kazansky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hayfore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kazansky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hayfore struggling a bit here.
Kazansky in the domination position with Hayfore hanging on.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazansky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hayfore, who protects the arm well.
Hayfore is trying to control Kazansky's posture but Kazansky avoids it.
Kazansky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hayfore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kazansky is trying to get an arm triangle but Hayfore is defending well.
Hayfore can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kazansky working away.
Kazansky prevents Hayfore from escaping the position.
Hayfore is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hayfore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hayfore might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kazansky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayfore sneaks back into half guard.
Hayfore wants to control but Kazansky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hayfore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kazansky is working for a kimura but Hayfore is defending it quite comfortably.
Hayfore is trying to stand up here but Kazansky is controlling him well.
Kazansky is trying to control. Hayfore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hayfore wants to improve his position but Kazansky is controlling well.
Hayfore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayfore is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazansky.
Hayfore is trying to stand.
Kazansky stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kazansky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hayfore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayfore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Hayfore.
Hayfore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hayfore throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Brad Hayfore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hayfore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazansky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hayfore sprawls well initially but Kazansky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hayfore wants to improve his position but Kazansky is controlling well.
Kazansky is looking for a kimura here.
Hayfore has hold of Kazansky's hands but Kazansky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hayfore is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayfore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazansky is working away from the top position though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hayfore wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazansky is pressing down on Hayfore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hayfore is holding on for now.
Kazansky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hayfore wants to control but Kazansky is keeping busy.
Hayfore is looking to improve his position.
Kazansky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hayfore trying to hold on to Kazansky's head to control him but Kazansky postures up.
Kazansky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kazansky is thwarting Hayfore's attempts to control the position.
Kazansky prevents Hayfore from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hayfore wants to control but Kazansky is keeping busy.
Kazansky stands up from half guard.
Kazansky blocks a head kick by Hayfore.
Brad Hayfore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayfore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kazansky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayfore, pushing him back against the cage.
Kazansky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hayfore pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayfore scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky looks to land a left hand but Hayfore moved out of range nicely.
Kazansky blocks a head kick by Hayfore.
Hayfore throws a sloppy head kick
so Kazansky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hayfore thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hayfore trying to keep a closed guard but Kazansky is proving a slippery customer.
Hayfore working for a triangle but Kazansky defends it easily.
Hayfore working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazansky tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayfore is retaining full guard.
Kazansky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazansky stops Hayfore from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazansky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayfore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hayfore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kazansky 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.
Kazansky throws an elbow that misses. Hayfore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kazansky's guard. Nice move by Hayfore!
Hayfore tries to stand but Kazansky is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Kazansky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayfore 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Brad Hayfore!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Brad Hayfore!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Brad Hayfore!
Brad Hayfore wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nazz Smooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Peace Prize Speech. Smooth has chosen Breathe as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazz Smooth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suu Kyi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smooth tries to clinch up.
Suu Kyi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smooth shoots in and drives through. Suu Kyi sprawls well.
Smooth looks winded!
Suu Kyi punishes Smooth's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suu Kyi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smooth.
Suu Kyi thumps Smooth with a low kick.
Suu Kyi cracks Smooth with a good jab.
Nazz Smooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smooth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suu Kyi. That one must have hurt.
Suu Kyi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suu Kyi.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suu Kyi!
Suu Kyi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smooth's calf.
Suu Kyi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smooth sprawling to the canvas! Smooth rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Suu Kyi finish him?!
Smooth is rocked!
Suu Kyi scores with a leg kick.
Smooth is still on wobbly legs! Can Suu Kyi finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smooth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Suu Kyi. That one must have hurt.
Suu Kyi rushes Smooth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suu Kyi is struggling to control the position.
Smooth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smooth seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Suu Kyi obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Suu Kyi.
Smooth wants to break free but Suu Kyi has control.
Suu Kyi pushes Smooth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suu Kyi scores a nice knee to the body.
Suu Kyi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi lands with a right to the head.
Suu Kyi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Suu Kyi - that landed with a thud.
Suu Kyi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suu Kyi drops Smooth with a big knee straight up the middle! Smooth is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Suu Kyi punishes Smooth's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi lands with a nice body punch.
Suu Kyi throws a powerful right kick. Smooth tried to block low but the kick was high! Smooth was taken right off of his feet! Suu Kyi jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aung San Suu Kyi!
Our winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greek Gyros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Winfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyros's entrance music is Greek Gyros. A fine choice. Greek Gyros has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greek Gyros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Winfield!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyros tries to move into range but Winfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gyros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gyros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winfield defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winfield misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gyros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gyros is controlling the pace.
Winfield tries to roll over but Gyros keeps him under control.
Gyros is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gyros prevents Winfield from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Greek Gyros wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Winfield fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gyros to the ground. Winfield is now in Gyros's guard.
Gyros is trying to keep Winfield in close.
Gyros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gyros looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Winfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Winfield thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gyros will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gyros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gyros wants to stand up but Winfield is controlling him.
Gyros kicks Winfield off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winfield manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gyros on his heels. He'll look to pass Gyros's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winfield throws an elbow that misses. Gyros uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winfield's guard. Nice move by Gyros!
Winfield is looking for a triangle here but Gyros uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gyros controlling the position.
Winfield striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gyros moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gyros has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Gyros is chipping away with strikes.
Gyros in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gyros working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Gyros crashes against the mat.
Winfield throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gyros gets to mount! Winfield was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Winfield swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield is squirming around, avoiding Gyros's attempts to control the action.
Gyros takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winfield can't escape the position.
Gyros content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gyros seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Winfield for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greek Gyros dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gyros lands a left and a right that sends Winfield crashing to the canvas! Gyros dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Gerry Winfield has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gyros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gyros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gyros looking to control but Winfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winfield tries to reverse the position but Gyros maintains control.
Gyros trying to control but Winfield is having none of it.
Winfield throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gyros. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros controlling from mount.
Gyros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gyros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Greek Gyros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gyros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winfield throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gyros. What's that going to do exactly?
Winfield is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros controlling his opponent.
Gyros tries to control but Winfield wriggling away.
Winfield can't escape the position.
Gyros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winfield hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winfield is squirming around, avoiding Gyros's attempts to control the action.
Gyros lands a big elbow.
Gyros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros looking to control but Winfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gyros looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gyros dominating with strikes here.
Winfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyros blocks Winfield's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gyros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Winfield can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gyros looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gyros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gyros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Winfield is squirming around, avoiding Gyros's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greek Gyros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Winfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Winfield throws a head kick but Gyros moves out of range.
Winfield gets caught napping as Gyros dives in and scores a takedown. Winfield manages to retain guard.
Gyros slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gyros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gyros throws an elbow that misses. Winfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gyros's guard. Nice move by Winfield!
Winfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gyros is trying to control the position but Winfield postures up.
Gyros is looking to stand up but Winfield isn't so interested in that idea.
Winfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Winfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Gyros has wrist control.
Gyros wants to get back to his feet but Winfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gyros wriggles free and stands up.
Gerry Winfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winfield blocks a leg kick.
Winfield punishes Gyros's body with a nice straight punch.
Greek Gyros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Gyros.
Gyros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winfield.
Winfield dodges the punch combination from Gyros.
Winfield misses with a head kick.
Gyros stuffs the takedown attempt from Winfield. Winfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Gyros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winfield's guard.
Gyros trying to control the position from guard on top but Winfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros trying to control the position from guard on top but Winfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gyros preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gyros looking to sit in guard and control but Winfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyros wants to stand up but Winfield is controlling him.
Winfield distracts Gyros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Winfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gyros wants to stand and escape but Winfield is having none of it.
Winfield drops back looking for a leg! Gyros is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gyros manages to kick Winfield off! Winfield jumps back into Gyros's guard.
Gyros wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros wants to get back to his feet but Winfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gyros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winfield being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Greek Gyros wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winfield tries to clinch there but Gyros circles away.
Gyros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winfield can do to turn this around?
Gyros fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winfield to the ground. Gyros is now in Winfield's guard.
Winfield thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gyros wants to get up but he can't break Winfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gyros trying to control but Winfield is working from the bottom.
Gyros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gyros controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Greek Gyros wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winfield throws a looping overhand right but Gyros ducks down to avoid it.
Gyros lands with a good body shot.
Winfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winfield throws a head kick that misses.
Gyros gets a double leg takedown into Winfield's guard.
Gyros content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greek Gyros clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Winfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gyros shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gyros is keen to just control but Winfield is a slippery customer.
Gyros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Winfield tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winfield slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gyros sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Greek Gyros wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Winfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gyros avoids the body shot from Winfield.
Gyros gets a double leg takedown into Winfield's guard.
Winfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gyros is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gyros looking to pass the guard.
Gyros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winfield keeping moving, preventing Gyros from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Greek Gyros just wasn't active enough.
Gyros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winfield's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gyros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gyros looking to pass the guard.
Gyros throwing strikes but missing.
Winfield has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gyros can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gyros wants to get up but he can't break Winfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gyros defends it easily.
Gyros controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gyros wants to control from the top but Winfield keeps moving.
Gyros postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winfield is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gyros, into his guard.
Winfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Gyros is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield throwing strikes from guard but Gyros blocks nicely.
Winfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gyros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gyros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gyros has momentary wrist control but Winfield slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Gyros looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gyros manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gyros controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greek Gyros had his way with Gerry Winfield in that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Winfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gyros moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Winfield.
Winfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gyros.
Gyros is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Winfield's half guard.
Winfield looking for submissions off his back.
Gyros perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gyros works his way into full mount!
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winfield is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Greek Gyros wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gyros manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Winfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Winfield's guard now, I'm sure.
Winfield is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gyros rolls with it to try and escape but Winfield cranks on the arm and Gyros is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerry Winfield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Stechino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari Jelani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frankie Stechino's chin.
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28
275 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Stechino!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stechino shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stechino was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stechino unloads with some shots from mount but Jelani bucks and avoids them well.
Stechino raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Stechino throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stechino misses with a head shot.
Jelani can't escape the position.
Stechino has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jelani's face.
Jabari Jelani's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stechino wants to control the pace but Jelani is squirming around nicely.
Stechino controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Stechino there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani wants to control but Stechino is having none of it.
Stechino landing strikes from the mount and Jelani is in trouble!
Jabari Jelani's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jabari Jelani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frankie Stechino!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terell Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patth Khanmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terell Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patth Khanmak!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanmak tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khanmak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Khanmak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanmak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Khanmak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanmak wants to clinch.
Khanmak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Khanmak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khanmak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Khanmak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khanmak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanmak tries to clinch up.
Khanmak lands with a nice body kick.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khanmak wants to clinch.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Khanmak throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Wright is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patth Khanmak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aj Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Lei (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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aj Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 58 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Lei tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos looks for a takedown but Lei sprawls well.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos pulls Lei into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lei has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Lei wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Santos's closed guard. He's half up but Santos has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Santos pivots and extends the arm, Lei falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Santos! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aj Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dexter Morgan's chin.
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176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boston Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones wants to control but Morgan postures up.
Morgan stands up.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morgan trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Morgan.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones keeps Morgan at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
Morgan looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
Morgan prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Morgan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones 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.
Morgan not doing much here.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Morgan scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jones is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Morgan stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dexter Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones looks to clinch
and Morgan counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
Morgan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morgan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Morgan is going to stand back up.
Dexter Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Morgan wants to stand up but Jones has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morgan's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones has the hooks in. Morgan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones trying to control.
Morgan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jones 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.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Morgan defends it.
Jones trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boston Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morgan's waist but Morgan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Morgan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jones manages to pass to mount!
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan frees his head quite easily.
Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Morgan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Jones really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morgan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boston Jones.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morgan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Morgan is trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Jones dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Morgan is looking to sweep but instead, Jones has passed into half guard.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morgan is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Jones avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Morgan is trying to escape the mount.
Jones has control of Morgan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Morgan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Morgan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan taking shots to the head.
Jones working for a submission but Morgan is keeping him at bay.
Jones throws a wild left hand from mount and Morgan manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Morgan is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Boston Jones!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Boston Jones!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Boston Jones!
Boston Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Kostopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Huntington had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Wayne Huntington looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Huntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tycho Kostopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Huntington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huntington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostopoulos avoids the head kick by Huntington.
Kostopoulos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Huntington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kostopoulos working the strikes but Huntington uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kostopoulos wants to control but Huntington is keeping him busy.
Well, if Kostopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kostopoulos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kostopoulos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huntington is refusing to be controlled, as Kostopoulos sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tycho Kostopoulos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kostopoulos shoots for a takedown but Huntington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kostopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Huntington. No joy for Kostopoulos on that attempt.
Wayne Huntington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Huntington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kostopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kostopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Tycho Kostopoulos has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kostopoulos is defended easily by Huntington.
Kostopoulos avoids the head kick by Huntington.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Huntington lands with a slapping head kick.
Kostopoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huntington swivels and escapes.
Wayne Huntington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Huntington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huntington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huntington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kostopoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huntington swivels and escapes.
Kostopoulos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Huntington to the mat! Huntington manages to get full guard.
Kostopoulos looking to sit in guard and control but Huntington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huntington wants to get up but he can't break Kostopoulos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Huntington being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tycho Kostopoulos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Huntington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Huntington misses with a head kick.
Huntington avoids the body shot from Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kostopoulos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos is trying to ground and pound but Huntington uses the momentary lack of control by Kostopoulos to regain half guard.
Kostopoulos passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostopoulos wants to control the pace but Huntington is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Kostopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Kostopoulos'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.
Huntington misses with a head kick.
Kostopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Kostopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kostopoulos swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostopoulos. Huntington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostopoulos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kostopoulos looks to land a left hand but Huntington moved out of range nicely.
Kostopoulos throws out a loose jab but Huntington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostopoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kostopoulos has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Kostopoulos.
Huntington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostopoulos blocks a head kick by Huntington.
Kostopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huntington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostopoulos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kostopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Wayne Huntington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos shoots in and drives through. Huntington sprawls well.
A combination from Huntington does no damage.
Kostopoulos lands a head shot.
Kostopoulos avoids the head kick by Huntington.
Huntington lands with a slapping head kick.
Wayne Huntington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kostopoulos scores with a shot to the body.
Huntington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostopoulos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Huntington tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kostopoulos is in Huntington's guard.
Kostopoulos wants to control from the top but Huntington keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostopoulos is looking to advance position but Huntington has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington get's back to his feet.
Huntington throws a nice looking combination but Kostopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huntington throws a sloppy head kick and Kostopoulos moves out of range easily.
Huntington tries to sprawl but Kostopoulos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kostopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Huntington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kostopoulos is pressing down on Huntington's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huntington is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tycho Kostopoulos.
Huntington throws a head kick that misses.
Kostopoulos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huntington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huntington throws a head kick that Kostopoulos semi-blocks.
Huntington connects with a right hand. Kostopoulos shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos lands a slapping body shot.
Kostopoulos gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostopoulos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kostopoulos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Huntington defends it well.
Kostopoulos is working for a kimura but Huntington is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Kostopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tycho Kostopoulos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kostopoulos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kostopoulos is keen to just control but Huntington is a slippery customer.
Kostopoulos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kostopoulos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington is not content to let Kostopoulos control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tycho Kostopoulos.
Huntington throws a sloppy head kick and Kostopoulos moves out of range easily.
Kostopoulos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huntington circles away.
Wayne Huntington is winning the standup battle so far.
Kostopoulos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kostopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huntington keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos laying and praying for a moment but Huntington takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kostopoulos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huntington defending well though.
Kostopoulos content to control rather than advance.
Kostopoulos wants to pass to mount but Huntington is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Kostopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tycho Kostopoulos wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Huntington.
Kostopoulos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huntington's waist but Huntington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kostopoulos off to one side.
Kostopoulos scores with a shot to the body.
Huntington stuffs the takedown.
Wayne Huntington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Kostopoulos.
A head kick misses from Huntington.
Kostopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kostopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Huntington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huntington throws a head kick that misses.
Kostopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Huntington is out of range and Kostopoulos settles back down.
Kostopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Huntington.
Kostopoulos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huntington's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostopoulos blocks a head kick by Huntington.
Huntington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kostopoulos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huntington's waist but Huntington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kostopoulos off to one side.
Huntington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Kostopoulos really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Kostopoulos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Huntington tries a head kick but it misses.
Kostopoulos avoids the head kick by Huntington.
Huntington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Huntington.
Kostopoulos lands with a straight right. Huntington didn't see that one coming.
Huntington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kostopoulos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kostopoulos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kostopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huntington is keeping the position for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tycho Kostopoulos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kostopoulos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huntington slips a straight right by Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Huntington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huntington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Huntington is just out of range.
Kostopoulos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Huntington is staying active underneath Kostopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington tries to kick Kostopoulos off but Kostopoulos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kostopoulos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kostopoulos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Huntington doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kostopoulos.
Kostopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huntington keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tycho Kostopoulos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kostopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostopoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huntington swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Kostopoulos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huntington doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wayne Huntington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Kostopoulos.
Huntington throws a head kick but Kostopoulos moves out of range.
Kostopoulos misses with a looping left.
Huntington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huntington throws a sloppy head kick and Kostopoulos moves out of range easily.
Kostopoulos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Huntington is refusing to be controlled, as Kostopoulos sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostopoulos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huntington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Kostopoulos dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Kostopoulos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kostopoulos misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Huntington.
Kostopoulos has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Huntington.
Huntington lands with a slapping head kick.
Huntington leaves Kostopoulos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kostopoulos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kostopoulos takes a swing at Huntington's ribcage but misses.
Kostopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huntington.
Huntington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kostopoulos throws a solid leg kick but Huntington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kostopoulos.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kostopoulos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Huntington throws a lazy uppercut
and Kostopoulos counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostopoulos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kostopoulos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Huntington is just riding it out for now. Kostopoulos eventually gives up the hold.
Kostopoulos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kostopoulos is just content to waste time from the top position. Huntington takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Huntington is retaining full guard.
Kostopoulos advances position into side control!
Huntington tries to escape but Kostopoulos is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Huntington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wayne Huntington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostopoulos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kostopoulos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tycho Kostopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos trying to control the action but Huntington is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Huntington's face as Kostopoulos controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Kostopoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kostopoulos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tycho Kostopoulos!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tycho Kostopoulos!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tycho Kostopoulos!
Tycho Kostopoulos wins by unanimous decision!
Tycho Kostopoulos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel BloodWing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel BloodWing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flash Elorde!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elorde shoots for a double leg takedown but BloodWing sprawls well. He's pushed Elorde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Elorde.
BloodWing is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elorde throws a sloppy head kick and BloodWing moves out of range easily.
BloodWing closes the distance and clinches.
BloodWing gets underhooks to prevent Elorde's takedown attempt.
BloodWing working Elorde over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elorde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but BloodWing gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angel BloodWing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flash Elorde.
BloodWing with a knee to the head.
BloodWing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Elorde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Elorde looks winded!
BloodWing with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from BloodWing.
BloodWing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
BloodWing scores a nice knee to the body.
BloodWing pushes Elorde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from BloodWing.
BloodWing pushes Elorde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by BloodWing.
Elorde takes a shot to the head.
BloodWing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BloodWing is stalling here.
BloodWing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elorde.
BloodWing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
BloodWing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
BloodWing displaying some good clinch control by pressing Elorde up against the cage.
BloodWing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Elorde is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by BloodWing.
BloodWing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
BloodWing lands a shoulder strike.
BloodWing lands a right hand.
BloodWing works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from BloodWing.
BloodWing has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Elorde goes down! BloodWing dives on top of him - Elorde manages to get guard.
Elorde is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
BloodWing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elorde is still in real trouble! Can BloodWing finish him?
BloodWing slips nicely into half guard.
BloodWing lands with a punch from half guard.
BloodWing scores with a big shot! Elorde's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Elorde! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel BloodWing!
Angel BloodWing gave a mention to Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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