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Bushido 25: Betoni vs McFarlen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Magellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What Ive Done kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Magellan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Magellan moves into the clinch.
Magellan tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
Magellan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magellan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jackson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Magellan, into his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magellan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Magellan keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Magellan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magellan is proving hard to escape from.
Magellan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Magellan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Magellan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magellan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Magellan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magellan pulls Jackson in to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson leaves Magellan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson stalks Magellan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magellan's face. Magellan staggers backwards, shaken.
Jonathon Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magellan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Magellan avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson tests Magellan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magellan shoots in but no luck this time.
Magellan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Magellan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Magellan is breathing heavily.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Magellan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magellan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magellan is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Jackson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Magellan's thigh. Magellan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Magellan has wrist control.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magellan controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Magellan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Magellan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magellan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson has control of Magellan's left arm, preventing Magellan from doing any damage.
Magellan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Magellan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Magellan fails with a takedown attempt.
Magellan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Magellan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magellan avoiding damage.
Magellan prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Magellan has him pressed against the ropes.
Jackson avoiding damage as Magellan throws knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressed up against the ropes. Magellan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magellan will feel that in the morning.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magellan doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Magellan avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Magellan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Magellan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Magellan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Magellan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson lands a head kick!
Jackson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Magellan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magellan shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Magellan dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Magellan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Magellan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Magellan looking for a sweep but Jackson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Magellan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magellan is looking to escape.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Magellan to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magellan with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a head kick but Magellan moves out of range.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magellan swivels and escapes.
Magellan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the ropes. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Magellan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magellan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Magellan gets a takedown into half guard.
Magellan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jackson defend it? Magellan steps over the head and cranks it - Jackson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Magellan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Magellan!
Our winner, Ricky Magellan, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes into the arena with Get Up blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Chan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas tries to keep at a distance but Chan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christmas tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Christmas back against the ropes.
Christmas misses with some punches.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Christmas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Christmas looks to throw the jab but Chan is out of range.
Christmas throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Christmas misses the shot to the body.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Christmas moves out of range easily.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christmas tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christmas to the ground. Christmas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chan clinches up against the ropes.
Christmas manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
Chan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee Christmas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan slips under a jab from Christmas .
Chan darts in and clinches Christmas up against the ropes.
Chan lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Christmas fails to land.
Christmas misses with a body punch.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Lee Christmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Chan.
Christmas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Christmas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Christmas wants to control his opponent's hands but Chan gets his hands free.
Chan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Christmas is defending well though. Chan let's go of the attempt for now.
Chan looking to break Christmas 's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Christmas remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Chan will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan cracks Christmas with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Christmas from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Chan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Christmas !
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with punches from the back.
Christmas rolls, trying to escape but Chan keeps control of the position.
Christmas covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Christmas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The referee is taking a good look at Christmas as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Chan!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Christmas defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Christmas trying to control the hands but Chan won't let him.
Christmas tries to escape the position.
Christmas manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chan's guard. Nice work there by Christmas .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chan lands some strikes from the bottom.
Christmas stopping the sweep attempt from Chan.
Chan working for a triangle but Christmas defends it easily.
Christmas trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christmas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christmas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chan wants to get back to his feet but Christmas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chan looking for a sweep. Not yet Chan, not yet.
Christmas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Christmas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chan's guard.
Christmas controlling the action here.
Christmas stands up and beckons Chan to join him on the feet.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Christmas pushes him off.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christmas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.
Christmas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Christmas which made him look bad.
Christmas stuffs the takedown.
Chan dives in and grabs Christmas 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Christmas pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aron Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christmas tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christmas works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Christmas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Christmas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Christmas as Chan shoots in.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Christmas shows good takedown defense.
Chan looks winded!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Christmas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christmas sprawls well. Christmas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christmas .
Christmas jabs Chan right on the nose. Chan blinks but takes it well.
Chan shoots in and drives through. Christmas sprawls well.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
Chan shoots in and gets a takedown into Christmas 's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan postures up.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christmas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christmas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christmas working for a triangle but Chan defends it easily.
Chan lands a couple of elbows.
Christmas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan is in close to Christmas 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christmas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chan.
Chan throwing strikes from guard but Christmas blocks nicely.
Christmas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chan with a nice head shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Christmas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Christmas looking for a sweep. Not yet Christmas , not yet.
Chan wanted to stand there but Christmas had control of the position.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christmas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christmas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chan distracts Christmas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Christmas has wrist control.
Chan stopping the sweep attempt from Christmas .
Chan cracks Christmas with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan works over Christmas with some ground and pound from guard.
Chan throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Chan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christmas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christmas with a jab.
Christmas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee Christmas is winning the standup battle so far.
Chan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christmas avoids it really well and circles away.
Chan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christmas gets full guard.
Chan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christmas wants to sweep here but Chan controlling him for the moment.
Chan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Christmas dives on top into guard.
Aron Chan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christmas wants to stand but Chan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Christmas preventing the sweep.
Christmas wants to get up but he can't break Chan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas preventing the sweep.
Christmas wanted to stand there but Chan had control of the position.
Christmas trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Lee Christmas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown but Christmas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee Christmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Chan.
Nice takedown defense from Christmas . No joy for Chan on that attempt.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas is looking to clinch.
Christmas throws a big shot that misses.
Christmas lands a two punch combo.
Chan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aron Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas .
Christmas delivers a nice body kick.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christmas defends it nicely.
Nice body kick from Christmas .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christmas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chan.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Chan closes the distance but Christmas moves to the side
and Christmas counters with a low kick, right behind Chan 's knee.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Christmas swivels and escapes.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christmas tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christmas to the ground. Christmas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christmas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Christmas wants it to stay on the feet.
Christmas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christmas throws a push kick but Chan slaps the foot to one side.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Christmas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Christmas gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Christmas .
Christmas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Christmas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Christmas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Christmas is working Chan over against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Christmas has him pressed against the ropes.
Christmas tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Christmas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Christmas is working Chan over against the ropes.
Christmas can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Christmas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas .
Christmas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Christmas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chan on the side of the head.
A jab from Christmas does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christmas .
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christmas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christmas slaps away a takedown attempt from Chan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Christmas as Chan shoots in.
Christmas misses with a two punch combination.
Chan throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Christmas .
Chan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Christmas quickly recovers to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Christmas tries to kick Chan off but Chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Christmas sees it coming and defends easily.
Christmas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Christmas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christmas defending well though.
Christmas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chan.
Christmas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Christmas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christmas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chan landing some decent shots from guard.
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Chan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chan throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christmas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chan won't allow Christmas to get back to his feet.
Chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christmas wants to sweep here but Chan controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chan throwing strikes but missing.
Christmas has momentary wrist control but Chan slips an elbow through the middle.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Christmas has wrist control.
Christmas controls Chan momentarily but Chan frees himself.
Chan distracts Christmas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Christmas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chan, into his guard.
Christmas stops Chan from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Christmas showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Lee Christmas !
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lee Christmas !
Lee Christmas wins by majority decision!
Lee Christmas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes to the ring accompanied by Can't Be Touched. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light 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, Waleed Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparks lands a nice shot to the body.
Malik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malik clinches up against the ropes.
Sparks is looking to break free of the clinch but Malik has double underhooks.
Malik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sparks has Malik pressed against the ropes.
Malik breaks the clinch.
Malik tries to bum rush Sparks with a series of wild strikes but Sparks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malik throws a sloppy head kick and Sparks moves out of range easily.
Sparks swats away the attempt to clinch by Malik.
Malik throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sparks to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malik doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparks circles away.
Malik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malik under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik is looking to score with low kicks.
Malik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sparks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sparks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Sparks.
Sparks lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Malik sprawling to the canvas. Sparks follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Malik hang on?
Malik is rocked!
It looks like Waleed Malik has been cut.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sparks is looking for a kimura but Malik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sparks to get the leverage.
Oh Malik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Malik seems to have got his legs back now.
Sparks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sparks misses with a head shot. Malik uses the momentum to regain guard.
Malik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Malik tries to get out of the position.
Sparks is pushing down on Malik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malik is fighting to maintain full guard but Sparks has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Malik!
Sparks working Malik over with strikes here.
Sparks landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sparks working Malik over with strikes here.
Sparks working for a guillotine from mount but Malik is in no mood to give up.
Malik is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks trying to control but Malik is having none of it.
Sparks goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Malik is on top in guard.
Sparks trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Malik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sparks's guard.
Malik prevents Sparks from getting back to his feet.
Malik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sparks wants to sweep here but Malik controlling him for the moment.
Sparks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Malik won't allow Sparks to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Malik is aware though and is defending well.
Sparks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malik defends well.
Sparks working for a triangle but Malik defends it easily.
Sparks wants to get back to his feet but Malik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sparks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparks is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks tries to stand but Malik is controlling from the bottom.
Sparks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparks trying to control but Malik is working from the bottom.
Sparks won't allow Malik to get back to his feet.
Sparks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparks is looking to stand up but Malik won't let him.
Sparks wants to stand and escape but instead Malik has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Malik decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sparks lands an overhand right.
Sparks tests Malik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sparks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malik tries to clinch up.
Sparks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sparks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sparks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malik's head.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Sparks counters with a straight right hand.
Sparks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malik wants to clinch up but Sparks keeps it at a distance.
Sparks connects with a looping right hand.
Sparks digs a good body shot into Malik's ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparks connects with a combination that backs up Malik into the ropes. Sparks lands a flurry of punches that gets past Malik's guard. Malik is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Sparks bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Sparks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Ciccarelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
199 lbs
16 - 15 - 2 |
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22
192 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Stann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dino Ciccarelli!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciccarelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Stann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dino Ciccarelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Ciccarelli does no damage.
Ciccarelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciccarelli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciccarelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stann misses the jab.
Ciccarelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ciccarelli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stann eats them both and turns towards Ciccarelli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ciccarelli misses with a double jab.
Ciccarelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stann.
Stann connects with a looping right hand.
Ciccarelli lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Dan Stann has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dino Ciccarelli has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciccarelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Ciccarelli misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciccarelli misses with the combination.
Stann throws a hook to the side of Ciccarelli's head but Ciccarelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ciccarelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ciccarelli takes one on the button.
Ciccarelli swinging wildly here.
Ciccarelli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stann. Ciccarelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stann wants to clinch up but Ciccarelli keeps it at a distance.
Ciccarelli misses with a wild combination.
Stann misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ciccarelli throws a right hand that Stann ducks under and follows up with a left that Stann also avoids with ease.
Stann misses with a few strikes there.
Stann walks into a left hand.
Stann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciccarelli.
Ciccarelli throws a series of punches but Stann moves out of range.
Stann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Ciccarelli does no damage.
Ciccarelli lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Ciccarelli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ciccarelli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciccarelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ciccarelli looks to land a combination but Stann avoids it well.
Ciccarelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stann.
Ciccarelli throws a nice looking combination but Stann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciccarelli tries to land a leg kick but Stann saw it coming and moves away.
Ciccarelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ciccarelli moves in looking to clinch but Stann pushes him off.
Stann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ciccarelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Stann misses with a wild body shot.
Stann misses the jab.
Ciccarelli looks to land a combination but Stann avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli misses with a wild combination.
Stann is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ciccarelli.
Ciccarelli throws a right and a left that Stann avoids nicely.
Stann misses with a wild body shot.
Ciccarelli scores with a three punch combo!
Ciccarelli misses with a double jab.
Ciccarelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stann manages to avoid it.
Ciccarelli misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciccarelli lands a two punch combo.
Stann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciccarelli tries to clinch up but Stann circles away and keeps his distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Stann counter with a right hand.
Ciccarelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stann.
Ciccarelli misses with a double jab.
Ciccarelli misses with a wild combination.
Ciccarelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stann circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciccarelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ciccarelli scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ciccarelli. Those never looked like landing.
Stann misses with a body shot.
Ciccarelli misses with a body shot.
Ciccarelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ciccarelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Stann controls his hands.
Stann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciccarelli tries a body shot but Stann blocks it.
Ciccarelli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciccarelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stann's elbow.
Ciccarelli misses with a body punch.
Stann prevents a body shot from Ciccarelli.
Stann wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciccarelli won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Stann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciccarelli effectively controlling the action here.
Ciccarelli tries a body shot but Stann blocks it.
Stann is trying to force a seperation but Ciccarelli has the dominant position.
Ciccarelli misses with a punch to the body.
Stann working hard to break the clinch.
Ciccarelli throws a head punch that misses.
Ciccarelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli tries to throw a body punch but Stann avoids it by throwing Ciccarelli back against the ropes.
Stann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciccarelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Stann circles away.
Stann slips a straight right by Ciccarelli.
Stann misses with a hook.
Stann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Ciccarelli.
Ciccarelli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ciccarelli tries to bum rush Stann with a series of wild strikes but Stann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciccarelli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stann has time to react.
Stann connects with a body shot.
Ciccarelli looks winded!
Ciccarelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ciccarelli is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciccarelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciccarelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Stann finish him?
A slow jab from Stann misses its intended target.
Ciccarelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stann throws out the jab.
Stann throws a series of punches but Ciccarelli avoids them all with ease.
Stann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stann throws a hook but Ciccarelli blocks it.
Stann misses with an uppercut. Ciccarelli saw that one coming.
Stann throws a series of punches but Ciccarelli avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Stann misses.
Stann misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciccarelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stann.
Stann throws a lazy right hand but Ciccarelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Stann. Those never looked like landing.
Ciccarelli seems to have recovered his senses.
Ciccarelli misses with a few strikes there.
Ciccarelli avoids the body shot from Stann.
Stann missing with a left hand there. Ciccarelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciccarelli tries to bum rush Stann with a series of wild strikes but Stann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciccarelli lands a really nice looking cross but Stann seems unphased.
A right-left combo lands from Ciccarelli.
Stann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciccarelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stann circles away quickly and effectively.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ciccarelli.
Ciccarelli throws a series of punches but Stann avoids them all with ease.
Ciccarelli misses with a combination
and Stann counters with a right hand to the body.
Ciccarelli is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciccarelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Stann coming out on top.
Ciccarelli swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciccarelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stann looks to land a left hand but Ciccarelli moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Stann will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Ciccarelli. Those never looked like landing.
Ciccarelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ciccarelli lands a nice shot that snaps Stann's head back.
Ciccarelli works over Stann's head and body with a nice combination.
Ciccarelli wants to clinch but Stann slips to the side
and Stann counters with a huge left! Ciccarelli is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stann isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ciccarelli from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stann!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Stann!
An out of breath Dan Stann thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Caerdinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caerdinn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dr. Feelgood. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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| 190 cm
32
271 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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190 cm
37
255 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Caerdinn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caerdinn moves into the clinch.
Melendez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Caerdinn prevents it.
Caerdinn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Melendez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Melendez is in bad spot here.
Caerdinn doesn't have the hooks in and Melendez manages to turn into his guard.
Caerdinn controlling Melendez's posture.
Melendez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez postures up.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Caerdinn is retaining full guard.
Caerdinn looking to control.
Melendez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Caerdinn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Melendez has Caerdinn in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Melendez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Caerdinn should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Melendez has tightened it up now! Caerdinn should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damien Melendez!
A relieved looking Damien Melendez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sendoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
289 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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27
245 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sendoh tries to clinch up.
Laid shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Laid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Laid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sendoh is looking to escape.
Laid is working for a kimura but Sendoh is defending it quite comfortably.
Laid has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Laid is looking for a kimura but Sendoh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laid to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sendoh defends it well.
Laid thows a huge punch but Sendoh dodges it nicely.
Laid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sendoh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sendoh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laid moves into full mount! Sendoh won't be happy about that!
Laid is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sendoh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laid thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Laid cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sendoh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laid is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Sendoh is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Laid!
A victorious Mike Laid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kees Flodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis's entrance music is Mortal Kombat Theme. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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135 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kees Flodder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flodder misses with a few strikes there.
Armis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Armis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flodder works over Armis's head and body with a nice combination.
Flodder throws a combination that misses
and Armis counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Flodder. Those never looked like landing.
Armis feints and as Flodder raises his hands in defense, Armis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Armis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Flodder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flodder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Armis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Flodder is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Armis yanks on the arm and Flodder is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Armis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Armis!
Eli Armis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Earlandson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earlandson's entrance music is the theme from titanic. A fine choice. On his way into the ring it seems that Kermit Earlandson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kermit Earlandson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Earlandson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Earlandson being controlled here, momentarily.
Horton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Earlandson's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Horton trying to control the position from guard on top but Earlandson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Earlandson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Horton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Horton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Earlandson is looking for a triangle but Horton pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Horton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Earlandson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Horton trying to control the action but Earlandson is working from the bottom.
Horton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Earlandson's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Earlandson is trying to control Horton's posture but Horton avoids it.
Horton is looking to take a break and control but Earlandson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Earlandson tries to improve position but can't.
Horton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Earlandson is trying to control Horton's posture but Horton avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Earlandson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Earlandson gets back to half guard.
Earlandson with the active half guard here but Horton passes nicely into side control.
Horton is working Earlandson over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Earlandson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Horton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Earlandson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Earlandson tries to improve position but can't.
Earlandson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Horton seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Horton there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson trying to control but Horton postures up.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Horton pulls his head out easily.
Horton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Horton working Earlandson over with strikes.
Horton lands with a punch from half guard.
Horton is pressing down on Earlandson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Earlandson is holding on for now.
Earlandson taking some punishment here, with Horton in his half guard.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Earlandson keeps working.
Earlandson has hold of Horton's hands but Horton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Earlandson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Horton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Horton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Earlandson defending well though.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Horton pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking to advance position but Earlandson won't allow it.
Horton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Earlandson wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Horton connects with a nice short shot to Earlandson's temple.
Horton wants to take a breather but Earlandson is having none of it.
Horton working over Earlandson with some ground and pound. Earlandson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Horton is trying to work for a kimura but Earlandson is defending well.
Horton prevents Earlandson from improving his position.
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Earlandson keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Horton is trying to work for a kimura but Earlandson is defending well.
Earlandson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Earlandson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Horton is working away from the top position though.
Earlandson is defending against the submission attempts here by Horton.
Horton trying to work for an americana but Earlandson has managed to regain full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Horton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Horton working some strikes from top position.
Earlandson keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Earlandson looking for a guillotine here but Horton defends easily.
Horton lands a couple of elbows.
Horton trying to control the position from guard on top but Earlandson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Earlandson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Horton, into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Earlandson tries to free his leg and advance position but Horton is retaining full guard.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Earlandson from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Horton looking to control.
Earlandson pushes down on Horton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Earlandson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Earlandson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Horton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Earlandson.
Earlandson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Earlandson is looking to take a break and control but Horton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Horton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Horton.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Earlandson is sitting in close to Horton's body. Horton has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Earlandson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Earlandson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Horton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Horton!
Tim Horton very nearly forgot to thank Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eberhart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, South Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
146 lbs
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147 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhart misses with a hook. Cell ducked under it nicely.
Cell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eberhart.
Eberhart shoots in but Cell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Eberhart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cell throws a low kick but Eberhart avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cell.
Eberhart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cell looks to land a body kick but Eberhart moved away.
Eberhart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cell cracks Eberhart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cell.
Eberhart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eberhart somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Eberhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eberhart tries to bum rush Cell with a series of wild strikes but Cell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eberhart fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhart throws a hook but Cell blocks it.
Cell gets a clinch.
Cell can't find room to land a body shot as Eberhart controls the action.
Eberhart looking for a takedown.
Eberhart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cell is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cell.
Cell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eberhart takes a shot to the head.
Eberhart being controlled against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Eberhart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cell misses with a punch on the inside.
Eberhart prevents a body shot from Cell.
A right hook to the body lands for Cell.
Eberhart blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberhart controls his hands.
Cell lands with a right to the head.
Cell slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a punch to the body.
Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eberhart wants a takedown.
Cell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cell.
Cell lands a nice uppercut.
Cell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eberhart backwards.
Cell just leaning against Eberhart, taking a breather.
Cell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eberhart up against the ropes.
Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cell has him pressed against the ropes.
Cell avoiding damage.
Cell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberhart controls his hands.
Cell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cell.
Cell slows down the pace here.
Cell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cell.
Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cell.
Eberhart blocks an uppercut.
Cell misses with a punch to the body.
Cell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eberhart.
Cell keeps control of Eberhart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cell tries to throw a body punch but Eberhart avoids it by throwing Cell back against the ropes.
Cell stops a takedown attempt from Eberhart.
Eberhart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberhart controls his hands.
Cell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eberhart is trying to push Cell away but Cell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eberhart backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cell.
Eberhart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cell working aggressively here.
Cell misses with a punch to the body.
Eberhart blocks an uppercut.
Cell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cell has a couple of punches blocked by Eberhart.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eberhart.
A short body shot lands from Cell as the two fighters clinch.
Cell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eberhart is keeping busy.
Cell misses with a punch to the body.
Cell throws a head punch that misses.
Cell lands with a short shot to the head.
Cell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberhart controls his hands.
Cell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eberhart's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cell misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cell.
Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cell scores with a shoulder strike.
Eberhart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cell is defending well.
Cell holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Cell - that landed with a thud.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cell.
A right handed body shot lands from Cell.
Cell misses with some punches.
Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eberhart blocks an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart takes a shot to the head.
Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cell tries to work over Eberhart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eberhart is trying to force a seperation but Cell has the dominant position.
Cell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cell fails to land.
Cell lands with a left to the head.
Cell scores with a shoulder strike.
Cell misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cell misses with some punches.
Cell has a couple of punches blocked by Eberhart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stem Cell 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.
Cell rushes Eberhart and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cell can't find room to land a body shot as Eberhart controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cell misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cell.
A frustrated look appears on Eberhart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eberhart is trying to trip Cell. He has hold of a leg but Cell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Eberhart persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cell, not yet.
Eberhart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eberhart's guard.
Cell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cell trying to control the position from guard on top but Eberhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cell trying to control but Eberhart is working from the bottom.
Eberhart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cell trying to control but Eberhart is working from the bottom.
Cell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eberhart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eberhart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cell passes into half guard.
Eberhart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cell pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eberhart actively working from the bottom here.
Cell working Eberhart over with strikes.
Eberhart is not content to let Cell control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cell in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell is pressing down on Eberhart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eberhart is holding on for now.
Eberhart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eberhart is not content to let Cell control the position.
Cell wants to pass to mount but Eberhart is defending the position.
Eberhart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cell landing with the ground and pound.
Cell trying to control but Eberhart is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cell wanted to stand there but Eberhart had control of the position.
Cell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eberhart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cell defends it easily.
Cell stays in close to Eberhart's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eberhart keeping full guard, as Cell tries to pass.
Cell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stem Cell has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cell has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Eberhart to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cell is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Eberhart pulls down on the head and he's put Cell to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrew Eberhart!
Andrew Eberhart is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Betoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoni comes to the ring accompanied by Vinnie Paz - Brick Wall. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
242 lbs
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31
279 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joni Betoni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFarlen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Dimitry McFarlen has been cut.
Betoni lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betoni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFarlen.
Betoni cracks McFarlen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and McFarlen falls backwards against the ropes. Betoni follows up with more strikes that drop McFarlen to his knees. Betoni keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save McFarlen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joni Betoni!
Joni Betoni is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Joni Betoni was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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