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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rizal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rizal walks into a straight right hand from Probert.
A big left from Rizal misses.
Probert slips a jab and a cross from Rizal.
Rizal tries to clinch but Probert moves out of range.
Probert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizal doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rizal stands up and beckons Probert to join him on the feet.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizal moves away.
Rizal gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probert is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal wants to work for an arm triangle but Probert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rizal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Probert is looking to escape.
Rizal is keen to just control but Probert is a slippery customer.
Probert looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rizal is trying to control. Probert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rizal is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Rizal.
Probert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizal doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Probert's corner calls for a 1-2. Probert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rizal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rizal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizal tries for a takedown but Probert circles away easily
and Probert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Probert keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rizal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rizal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rizal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Probert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Probert misses with a jab to the body
and Rizal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Probert's guard now.
Rizal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Probert looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Probert looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Probert!
Probert working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert controls the position.
Rizal is looking to reverse the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert trying to control the action but Rizal is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sparky Probert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Probert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Jose Rizal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Probert. No joy for Rizal on that attempt.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rizal has his takedown stuffed
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizal moves away.
Rizal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Probert tries to avoid it but Rizal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Probert to the ground. Probert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rizal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Probert as he avoids it easily.
Probert misses with a double jab
and Rizal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Probert lands a lovely overhand right.
Rizal shoots in and gets a takedown into Probert's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rizal manages to pass to side control.
Rizal tries to pass to full mount but Probert defends it.
Probert is trying to stand up here but Rizal is controlling him well.
Rizal is trying to control the action in half guard but Probert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rizal thows a huge punch but Probert dodges it nicely.
Rizal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rizal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Probert keeps working.
Probert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rizal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Rizal.
Probert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
Rizal fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Probert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Rizal misses its intended target.
Probert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rizal rather than just go for the knockout.
Probert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizal doesn't seem bothered though.
Sparky Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rizal.
Probert lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Rizal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Probert stuffs the takedown.
Probert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rizal backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jose Rizal has been cut.
Rizal shoots and misses
and Probert counters with a left and a right that stings Rizal.
Rizal is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Probert.
Oh Rizal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Probert cracks a nice hook into Rizal's ribs.
Sparky Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert lands a right hook to the body.
Sparky Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Probert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Probert throws a shot to the body.
Jose Rizal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Probert feints with a jab and clips Rizal right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Rizal is sent crashing into the canvas and Probert leaps in for the kill! Rizal tries to get to his feet but Probert is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Rizal is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Probert!
Sparky Probert decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Svensen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guillermo Martinez's chin.
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Svensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez throws a combination. Svensen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Svensen avoids it well.
Guillermo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Svensen clinches.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to push Svensen away but Svensen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Svensen has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Svensen is controlling the position.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svensen has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Svensen won't allow it.
Martinez is trying to push Svensen away but Svensen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svensen has him pressed against the cage.
Svensen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martinez regains guard immediately.
Svensen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Svensen landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensen wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Svensen has an Americana. Martinez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Svensen is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Svensen hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sven Svensen!
An out of breath Sven Svensen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Khasm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khasm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kickstart My Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Khasm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasm misses with a head kick.
Khasm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jelani taking punishment in the form of punches.
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Khasm is putting a hurting on Jelani here, landing some big shots from side control.
Khasm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jelani some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khasm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jelani tries to bench press Khasm off him but Khasm keeps the position.
Khasm grinds an elbow into Jelani's temple.
That has opened up Jabari Jelani's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khasm landing strikes.
Jabari Jelani's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Khasm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Morrowind/Skyrim Violin Medley. Suu Kyi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Peace Prize Speech. Takeo Okamoto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeo Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suu Kyi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okamoto momentarily.
Suu Kyi blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto thows a leg kick but Suu Kyi checks it
and Suu Kyi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okamoto's knee momentarily.
Suu Kyi throws a jab but it's blocked by Okamoto.
Suu Kyi throws a body punch but Okamoto moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Okamoto.
Okamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Suu Kyi counters with a body kick that stops Okamoto in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto misses with a leg kick
and Suu Kyi counters with a stiff right hand.
Okamoto with a nice cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suu Kyi, as that shot connected.
Okamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Suu Kyi.
Okamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Okamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takeo Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suu Kyi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Suu Kyi misses with a body kick.
Okamoto throws a hook but Suu Kyi blocks it.
Suu Kyi throws a low kick but Okamoto moves out of range easily.
Okamoto wants to clinch.
Suu Kyi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suu Kyi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suu Kyi, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Suu Kyi.
Okamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Aung San Suu Kyi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suu Kyi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suu Kyi working Okamoto over with knees to the body.
Suu Kyi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okamoto is defending well for now.
Suu Kyi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Suu Kyi tries to land knees in the clinch but Okamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Okamoto gets through Suu Kyi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suu Kyi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Takeo Okamoto has been cut.
Suu Kyi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Okamoto leaning against his opponent.
Suu Kyi lands a hook that snaps the head of Okamoto backwards.
Okamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suu Kyi connects with a knee to the head.
Suu Kyi avoids the elbow strike from Okamoto, against the cage.
Okamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okamoto blocks the elbow strike.
Suu Kyi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi landing knees to the head.
Suu Kyi scores a nice knee to the body.
Okamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suu Kyi as Okamoto tries to tie him up.
Suu Kyi tries to land knees in the clinch but Okamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Suu Kyi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okamoto is defending well for now.
Suu Kyi managing to block the knees to the body from Okamoto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suu Kyi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suu Kyi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suu Kyi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Okamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Okamoto lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Suu Kyi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi throws a head punch that misses.
Suu Kyi lands an elbow inside that Okamoto shrugs off.
Suu Kyi scores with a shot to the side of Okamoto's head.
Okamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suu Kyi missing with knees to the body.
Suu Kyi tries a knee to the head but Okamoto blocks it.
Suu Kyi missing with knees to the body.
Okamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suu Kyi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okamoto tries to stall but Suu Kyi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suu Kyi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto taking a breather.
A short left from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suu Kyi dodges an elbow strike from Okamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aung San Suu Kyi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okamoto checks a low kick from Suu Kyi.
Okamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whack! Suu Kyi lands a heavy head kick that drops Okamoto. The ref tackles Suu Kyi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Okamoto was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Aung San Suu Kyi!
A relieved looking Aung San Suu Kyi 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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297 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Bunting scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alberto Tomba has been cut.
Bunting uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomba.
Both fighters circling a little - Bunting finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bunting lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunting, right into the meat.
Tomba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomba is breathing heavily.
Tomba throws a nice looking combination but Bunting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bunting catches Tomba napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Tomba to the canvas!
Bunting lands a couple of digs.
Tomba is rocked!
Bunting is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bunting wants to control from the top but Tomba keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunting is looking to work some ground and pound but Tomba has wrist control.
Bunting looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bunting connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunting accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunting accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunting throws a strike but Tomba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunting looking for a sweep. Not yet Bunting, not yet.
Bunting is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting keeping full guard, as Tomba tries to pass.
Bunting wants to sweep here but Tomba controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alberto Tomba.
Bunting avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alberto Tomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunting goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bunting slips a straight right by Tomba.
Bunting shoots in and bounces Tomba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomba keeping moving, preventing Bunting from controlling successfully.
Tomba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Tomba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
The fighters circling - Tomba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunting scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomba throws a head kick but Bunting moves out of range.
Bunting works Tomba's body with a nice hook.
Bunting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunting.
That kick from Bunting tenderised Tomba's leg. Tomba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tomba scores with a nice right hand.
Bunting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomba.
John Bunting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomba throws a lazy right hand but Bunting sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomba misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomba throws a head kick that misses.
Bunting scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomba doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunting lands a leg kick that knocks Tomba off balance momentarily.
Bunting gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bunting lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunting lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomba wants to break free but Bunting has control.
Bunting lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunting lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunting.
Bunting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bunting lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunting cracks Tomba with a nice body shot.
Bunting lands with a left to the head.
Bunting lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomba takes a shot to the head.
Oh Tomba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bunting lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunting presses Tomba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunting pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tomba is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bunting is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tomba to the mat. Tomba regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bunting working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tomba seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunting throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunting forces his way into half guard.
Bunting controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting wants to pass to mount but Tomba is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tomba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunting.
Bunting drops an elbow to the side of Tomba's head.
John Bunting has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bunting trying to advance position but Tomba counters by regaining guard.
Bunting won't allow Tomba to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Tomba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunting slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bunting throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting takes the fight into the clinch.
Bunting tries to work over Tomba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John Bunting seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bunting lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alberto Tomba's cut is getting worse.
Bunting stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunting creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tomba has had enough of the clinch but Bunting keeps him there for the moment.
Bunting throws a big uppercut that drops Tomba! More strikes from Bunting and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tomba lies dazed against the cage as Bunting celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bunting!
John Bunting is the new super heavyweight champion!
John Bunting seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salath Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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22
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salath Sar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamfist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hamfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sar misses with a left hand
and Hamfist counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sar's guard now.
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 referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hamfist chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamfist trying to control the position from guard on top but Sar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamfist working some strikes from top position.
Hamfist chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamfist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sar is keeping the position for now.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Sar keeping full guard, as Hamfist tries to pass.
Sar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamfist defends well.
Hamfist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamfist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sar keeping full guard, as Hamfist tries to pass.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Hamfist postures up and lands a big shot to Sar's brow.
Hamfist is in close to Sar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamfist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamfist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sar's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sar wants to stand and escape but Hamfist is having none of it.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Hamfist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamfist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Sar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Hamfist is looking to work some ground and pound but Sar has wrist control.
Hamfist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamfist wants to control from the top but Sar keeps moving.
Hamfist won't allow Sar to sweep him here.
Hamfist landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamfist working some strikes from top position.
Hamfist wants to control from the top but Sar keeps moving.
Sar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamfist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sar keeping moving, preventing Hamfist from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamfist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sar's head.
Hamfist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamfist content to stall in guard here.
Hamfist lands a couple of elbows.
Sar 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamfist stops Sar from standing up.
Sar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hamfist passes into half guard.
Sar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamfist scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hamfist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamfist is nestled in close to Sar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sar is refusing to be controlled, as Hamfist sits in half guard.
Hamfist passes to side control.
Sar tries to buck Hamfist off but Hamfist is having none of it.
Hamfist is working Sar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hamfist is working Sar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sar tries to bench press Hamfist off him but Hamfist keeps the position.
Sar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hamfist's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamfist is working for a kimura but Sar is defending it quite comfortably.
Sar wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Hamfist 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.
No joy there for Hamfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hamfist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hamfist is holding on to half guard well.
Hamfist trying to hold on to Sar's head to control him but Sar postures up.
Sar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hamfist is pressing down on Sar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hamfist is pulling down on Sar's head to control his posture.
Hamfist is looking for a triangle but Sar pushes his legs off easily.
Hamfist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamfist 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sar stands and throws Hamfist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hamfist struggling a bit here.
Hamfist is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sar working away.
Sar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mookie Hamfist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamfist manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sar is pressing down on Hamfist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hamfist is holding on for now.
Sar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hamfist is defending against the submission attempts here by Sar.
Hamfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hamfist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hamfist is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sar is working for a submission of some sort.
Hamfist is looking for a sweep. Sar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamfist looking for submissions off his back.
Sar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hamfist is looking for a sweep. Sar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hamfist has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hamfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist is trying to maintain the position but Sar is very close to passing his half guard.
Sar is trying to work for a kimura but Hamfist is defending well.
Sar is looking for a kimura but Hamfist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sar to get the leverage.
Hamfist wants to control but Sar is keeping busy.
Sar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamfist defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamfist moves into full guard.
Sar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salath Sar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hamfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sar.
Sar keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamfist tries to clinch up but Sar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamfist doesn't manage to clinch there - Sar circles away.
Mookie Hamfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Sar misses the target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hamfist enables Sar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hamfist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hamfist is trying to keep Sar in close.
Hamfist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sar defends it easily.
Sar wants to pass the guard but Hamfist is keeping the position.
Hamfist wants to sweep here but Sar controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sar drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sar as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hamfist screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sar! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Salath Sar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busy Signal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Signal has chosen Busy Signal - Smoke Some High Grade as his entrance music. Carpet Chair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Busy Signal's chin.
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24
178 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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25
179 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Busy Signal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Signal tries to move into range but Chair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chair takes one to the side of the head.
Signal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Signal's sensitive parts.
Chair throws a series of punches but Signal moves out of range.
Signal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chair looks to land a combination but Signal avoids it well.
Chair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Signal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Signal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chair defending well though.
Signal is looking to take a break and control but Chair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Signal prevents Chair from improving his position.
Signal is nestled in close to Chair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Signal manages to pass to mount!
Signal cracks Chair with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Signal controlling the pace for now.
Signal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chair taking shots to the head.
Signal dominating with strikes here.
Carpet Chair's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Signal looking to control but Chair is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Signal unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Chair wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Signal celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Busy Signal!
After winning the bout, Busy Signal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Mendazedora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Li might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dragon Punch!. Hugo Mendazedora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
150 lbs
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33
145 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Mendazedora!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendazedora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendazedora off the cage and back into range.
Mendazedora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Li looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Li misses with a hook. Mendazedora ducked under it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Li - that will leave a mark!
Hugo Mendazedora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendazedora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendazedora is just out of range.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendazedora as he jumps to the side.
Mendazedora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Mendazedora manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch there but Mendazedora circles away.
Mendazedora is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendazedora is looking to chop away at Li's legs.
Mendazedora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendazedora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendazedora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendazedora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendazedora throws a head kick that misses.
Li is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a body punch but Mendazedora moves out of range.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Hugo Mendazedora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendazedora pushes Li away with a front kick.
Mendazedora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendazedora throws a leg kick that misses.
Mendazedora misses with the body kick
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendazedora. Mendazedora obviously looking to wear him down.
Li misses with a leg kick
and Mendazedora counters with a good, hard body kick but Li shrugs it off.
Mendazedora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendazedora throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
Mendazedora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Mendazedora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendazedora scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mendazedora dominated that 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.
Li checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendazedora slips under a jab from Li.
A low kick from Mendazedora misses
and Li counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Mendazedora.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendazedora tries to land a leg kick but Li saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendazedora, right into the meat.
Mendazedora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendazedora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Li connects with a body shot.
Mendazedora slips a jab from Li.
Li rushes Mendazedora and presses him up against the cage.
Mendazedora is trying to break free.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendazedora leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mendazedora tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Mendazedora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Mendazedora ducks down to avoid it.
Mendazedora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendazedora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendazedora moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendazedora shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mendazedora tried to score with a low kick but Li checks it.
Mendazedora misses with a head kick.
Mendazedora tries to land a body kick
and Li counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendazedora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
An inside leg kick from Mendazedora misses.
Mendazedora throws a body kick that misses.
Li throws a combination. Mendazedora tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Li moves out of range of the body kick from Mendazedora.
Mendazedora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mendazedora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Li is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mendazedora tenderised Li's leg. Li is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendazedora misses with a kick to the body.
Mendazedora throws the kick towards the body but Li avoids it.
Li throws a leg kick
and Mendazedora counters with a head kick. That will keep Li thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mendazedora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendazedora connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li lands a lovely overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendazedora, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mendazedora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mendazedora lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Li has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Li and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li looks for the body kick but Mendazedora saw that one coming.
Mendazedora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Li.
Mendazedora misses with a left hand
and Li counters with a nice body shot.
Mendazedora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendazedora scores with a kick to the body.
Mendazedora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendazedora thows a leg kick but Li checks it
and Li counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mendazedora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Li is out of range.
Li throws a body kick that misses
and Mendazedora finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Li looks to clinch
and Mendazedora counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Li getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendazedora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Li avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Mendazedora does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Li finds it's way through Mendazedora's defenses.
Mendazedora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Li looks to throw a body kick
and Mendazedora counters with a nice body kick.
Li is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Li checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendazedora checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendazedora throws a leg kick
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendazedora crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Mendazedora gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Mendazedora manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mendazedora checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mendazedora scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mendazedora.
Li moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mendazedora blocking some punches.
Mendazedora manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mendazedora taking a breather.
Mendazedora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li blocks a head kick by Mendazedora.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Mendazedora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendazedora winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Hugo Mendazedora!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Hugo Mendazedora!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Hugo Mendazedora!
Hugo Mendazedora wins by unanimous decision!
Hugo Mendazedora 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Cunnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojo Cunnings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
138 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jojo Cunnings!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunnings looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Cunnings misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Cunnings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown. Cunnings tries to sprawl out of it but Rivera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cunnings manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cunnings uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivera has time to react.
Rivera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rivera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cunnings pinned against the cage. Cunnings gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunnings throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunnings scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rivera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cunnings throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cunnings looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Cunnings looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnings misses the jab.
Cunnings throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Cunnings fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Cunnings does no damage.
Rivera gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rivera is trying to get an arm triangle but Cunnings is defending well.
Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cunnings tries to bench press Rivera off him but Rivera keeps the position.
Cunnings is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cunnings is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rivera asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rivera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rivera has hold of Cunnings's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Cunnings tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rivera cranks the arm and Cunnings screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Cunnings, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alex Rivera!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Mongtong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mongtong's choice of entrance music: Blackened. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wong Mongtong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Mongtong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mongtong wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones throws a hook but Mongtong avoids it easily.
Mongtong misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mongtong's guard now.
Mongtong pulls Jones in to control the position.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Mongtong wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Mongtong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Mongtong to sweep him here.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mongtong is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mongtong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Mongtong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Mongtong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mongtong is aware though and is defending well.
Jones working for submissions but it's allowed Mongtong to get to half guard.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mongtong pulls his head out easily.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mongtong pulls his head out easily.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Mongtong trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mongtong is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Mongtong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Mongtong!
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongtong.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mongtong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mongtong.
Mongtong clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Mongtong.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mongtong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mongtong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mongtong.
Mongtong misses with a body shot.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones jabs Mongtong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones 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.
Jones throwing shots but Mongtong is blocking nicely.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Mongtong defends the submission attempt.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mongtong defending well though.
Mongtong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mongtong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mongtong is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mongtong avoid being mounted?
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Mongtong is defending well.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mongtong has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Mongtong is blocking nicely.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mongtong defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Mongtong defends it.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mongtong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mongtong as he jumps to the side.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mongtong.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mongtong.
Mongtong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mongtong is controlling Jones's posture.
Mongtong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Mongtong is retaining full guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mongtong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mongtong looking for a sweep. Not yet Mongtong, not yet.
Mongtong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mongtong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mongtong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mongtong!
Jones tries to buck Mongtong off but Mongtong is having none of it.
Tom Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mongtong content to control rather than advance.
Jones gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mongtong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mongtong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones 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.
Mongtong stands up from Jones's guard - Mongtong perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongtong lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Mongtong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mongtong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Mongtong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones moves out of range as Mongtong throws a body kick.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongtong misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Mongtong lands.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mongtong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong Mongtong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mongtong throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wong Mongtong just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongtong. Mongtong obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mongtong. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mongtong misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mongtong is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Mongtong circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones is looking to wear down Mongtong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mongtong throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones is rocked!
Mongtong closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jones! Mongtong dives in looking to finish! Jones is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wong Mongtong! Wong Mongtong retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Wong Mongtong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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