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HFC 134 Free Spirit PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manafest - Fire In The Kitchen. Robin Convents has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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268 lbs
25 - 31 - 1 |
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244 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
25 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Convents!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Convents avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Convents is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Convents tries a head kick but it misses.
Convents closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Convents fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard throws a sloppy head kick and Convents moves out of range easily.
Howard scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Convents takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Convents is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Convents shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Howard as he avoids it easily.
Howard checks the leg kick.
Convents throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard lands with a good body shot.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Convents tries to clinch up but Howard circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Howard coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a right and a left that Convents avoids nicely.
Howard feints a jab promting Convents to slip. Howard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Convents slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Howard.
Convents throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard works Convents's body with a nice hook.
Howard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Convents. Convents circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Howard catches Convents right on the button with a cross.
Howard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Convents shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Howard but Howard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Howard throws a right and a left that Convents avoids nicely.
Convents tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard scores with a nice strike.
Howard scores with a three punch combo!
Convents tries for a takedown but Howard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Convents. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Convents throws out a leg kick but Howard moves out of range and Convents only half commits.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Convents.
Convents throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard connects with an inside leg kick.
Convents misses with a wild combination.
Convents tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
Howard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Convents.
Convents tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howard defends well and Convents ends up having to push Howard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Convents is breathing heavily.
Convents breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Convents.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Convents is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Convents pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard lands a jab-cross combination.
Convents tries to clinch up.
Howard lands a leg kick that knocks Convents off balance momentarily.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Convents fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Howard throws a right and a left that Convents avoids nicely.
Convents doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Howard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Howard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Convents feints and then cracks Howard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howard down.
Howard misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Howard. That's going to slow Convents down.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Convents. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents is looking to land body kicks.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard connects with an inside leg kick.
Convents avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howard!
Howard scores with a sloppy right hand. Convents should have avoided that one.
Convents tries to clinch up but Howard circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard scores with a three punch combo!
Convents throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Howard lands with an overhand left.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Convents had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Convents has managed to clinch.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Convents shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howard sprawls well. Howard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Convents gets slowly back to his feet.
Howard's corner calls for a 1-2. Howard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Convents throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howard on the side of the head.
Howard has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A left and a right from Howard both land. Nice combination.
Convents fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard throws a series of punches but Convents moves out of range.
Robin Convents is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Howard as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Convents takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Howard scores with a punch to the head.
Howard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howard cracks a nice hook into Convents's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Howard scores with a four punch combination!
Howard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howard connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck for Convents with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Convents avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a series of punches but Convents avoids them all with ease.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Convents fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard avoids the head kick by Convents.
Howard scores with a decent looking hook.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Howard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Howard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Convents eats them both and turns towards Howard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Convents tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Convents somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Convents. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convents circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard blocks a head kick by Convents.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Howard. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Convents is defended easily by Howard.
Howard lands a really nice looking cross but Convents seems unphased.
Howard scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard throws a series of punches but Convents avoids them all with ease.
John Howard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howard is looking to slow Convents down with leg kicks.
Convents takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Howard coming out on top.
Convents is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Convents misses with the combination.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howard throws a right hand that Convents ducks under and follows up with a left that Convents also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard connects with the punch.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Convents misses with a low kick.
Howard blocks a head kick by Convents.
Convents slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard misses with the combination.
Convents misses with a takedown attempt - Howard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Convents throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Convents is looking to clinch.
Howard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Convents bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howard lands a jab-cross combination.
Convents throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Howard!
Howard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Howard throws a series of punches but Convents moves out of range.
Convents tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Convents lands a high kick!
Convents gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Convents's head.
Howard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Convents eats them both and turns towards Howard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Convents scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Convents.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Convents wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Convents tries to clinch up but Howard circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howard 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 Convents has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Convents and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Convents takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Convents moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Convents throws a low kick but Howard moves out of range easily.
Howard lands a two punch combo.
Howard lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for Convents on that attempt.
Howard misses with a double jab.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Howard both land. Nice 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!
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convents circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howard lands a jab to the head.
Convents tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Convents shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howard sprawls well. Howard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Convents gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Convents wants to clinch.
Convents misses with a hook.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Convents circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Howard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Convents fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Convents. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Howard. Those never looked like landing.
Convents is looking to clinch.
Howard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Howard.
Convents pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Convents looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Convents. Convents circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Howard tests Convents's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howard throws a right and a left that Convents avoids nicely.
John Howard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard connects with a nice looking jab.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Convents looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
Convents pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Howard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Convents's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Howard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Convents scrambles back to his feet.
Howard lands with a nice combination. Convents backs away looking to recover.
An inside leg kick from Howard misses.
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
Convents tries for a takedown but Howard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howard fails to land with a series of punches.
Convents takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donk. Howard catches Convents right on the button with a cross.
Howard tests Convents's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Convents throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Howard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howard lands a jab.
Howard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Convents moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Convents closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howard circles away.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Convents takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Howard lands a head kick. Convents smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Howard misses with the combination.
Convents shoots in but Howard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
Howard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howard lands with a nice combination. Convents backs away looking to recover.
Convents showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Convents.
Convents shoots in looking for a takedown. Howard tries to sprawl out of it but Convents keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Howard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Convents tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robin Convents has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howard 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Howard made sure he mentioned Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Sidorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Sidorenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
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282 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Sidorenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sidorenko is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White lands strikes from half guard.
White seems to be looking for submissions.
White works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sidorenko is looking to get to half guard.
Sidorenko tries to improve his position but instead White has taken his back!
White looking for the RNC.
Sidorenko can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sidorenko has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oooh a big shot gets through from White. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
White has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sidorenko tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
Sidorenko turns into White and is now in his guard.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sidorenko is controlling him.
Sidorenko trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is looking to stand up but Sidorenko isn't so interested in that idea.
White seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to control the position but Sidorenko postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sidorenko defends it easily.
Sidorenko trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sidorenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sidorenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control White haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
White has Sidorenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexei Sidorenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A low kick from White misses
and Sidorenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
Sidorenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
White is breathing heavily.
Sidorenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sidorenko trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White keeping moving, preventing Sidorenko from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexei Sidorenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Alexei Sidorenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidorenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Sidorenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sidorenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters by clinching up.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sidorenko.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sidorenko misses with a takedown
and White moves into the clinch.
White pulls guard successfully.
Sidorenko stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Sidorenko is proving a slippery customer.
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
White trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sidorenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sidorenko!
Frank White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White controls the position from side control.
Sidorenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
White is looking to escape.
White keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sidorenko controlling the action here.
White tries to roll over but Sidorenko keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidorenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting White here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
White is looking for a sweep. Sidorenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sidorenko.
White pushes Sidorenko off looking to stand but Sidorenko dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidorenko pulls his head out easily.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sidorenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sidorenko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
White tries to get to full guard but Sidorenko has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Sidorenko seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Sidorenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sidorenko preventing the sweep.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sidorenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexei Sidorenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sidorenko goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sidorenko.
Sidorenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
Sidorenko has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White is pressed up against the cage. Sidorenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White leaves Sidorenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White throws a series of punches but Sidorenko moves out of range.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sidorenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sidorenko's guard.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sidorenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Sidorenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sidorenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White controls Sidorenko momentarily but Sidorenko frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sidorenko wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frank White has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sidorenko shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
Sidorenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Sidorenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Sidorenko persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White leaves Sidorenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice sprawl there from Sidorenko as White shoots in.
White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sidorenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sidorenko 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.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank White just wasn't active enough.
Sidorenko dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Sidorenko's head and hops out.
A bone on bone clash there as Sidorenko blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
Sidorenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Sidorenko closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Sidorenko pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Sidorenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Sidorenko. Sidorenko gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sidorenko.
Horrible takedown by Sidorenko or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad.
White stuffs the takedown.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sidorenko as he jumps to the side.
Sidorenko stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Sidorenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Sidorenko persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sidorenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from White as Sidorenko shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from White as Sidorenko shoots in.
Sidorenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sidorenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White throws a leg kick but Sidorenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sidorenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White darts in and clinches Sidorenko up against the cage.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidorenko tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sidorenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sidorenko goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sidorenko is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Sidorenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Sidorenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Sidorenko goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexei Sidorenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sidorenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Sidorenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sidorenko looking for a takedown.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
White lands a takedown into guard.
Sidorenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sidorenko wants to sweep but no luck.
White wants to stand but Sidorenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
White wants to pass the guard but Sidorenko is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caraan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TubThumping(I get Knockdown). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robinson Crusoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cedric Caraan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Crusoe gets a double leg takedown into Caraan's guard.
Caraan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crusoe defends it easily.
Crusoe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crusoe stands and steps away. Caraan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crusoe gets caught napping as Caraan dives in and scores a takedown. Crusoe manages to retain guard.
Crusoe 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.
Crusoe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusoe has his hands on Caraan's head, controlling the position.
Crusoe has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Caraan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Crusoe taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusoe has clasped his hands together around Caraan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Crusoe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Caraan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crusoe tries to move to mount but Caraan blocks the move with his legs.
Crusoe stands up and beckons Caraan to his feet.
Caraan throws a leg kick but Crusoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caraan misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caraan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caraan fails with the takedown.
Crusoe drives through with a takedown into Caraan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Crusoe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crusoe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crusoe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caraan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crusoe pulls his head out easily.
Caraan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crusoe pulls his head out easily.
Crusoe decides to stand up.
Crusoe is looking to chop away at Caraan's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crusoe showed some decent athleticism there.
Caraan taking some punishment here, with Crusoe in his 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!
Crusoe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Caraan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crusoe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crusoe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robinson Crusoe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crusoe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Caraan is trying to defend but Crusoe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crusoe wants to work for an arm triangle but Caraan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caraan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caraan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robinson Crusoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crusoe controlling the action here.
Crusoe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusoe stands up out of the half guard.
Caraan shoots in for a takedown but Crusoe shows good takedown defense.
Crusoe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crusoe lands in his opponent's guard.
Crusoe forces his way into half guard.
Crusoe wants to control but Caraan is keeping him busy.
Crusoe wants to work for an arm triangle but Caraan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caraan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe working Caraan over with strikes.
Crusoe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caraan actively working from the bottom here.
Caraan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusoe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caraan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caraan tries to get to full guard but Crusoe has control of the leg.
Caraan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crusoe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caraan is just riding it out for now. Crusoe eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caraan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crusoe stands up and beckons Caraan to join him on the feet.
Crusoe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crusoe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caraan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crusoe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crusoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caraan trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crusoe postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Caraan to stand up.
Caraan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robinson Crusoe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crusoe is looking to clinch but Caraan is avoiding it.
Crusoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Crusoe blocks the leg kick.
Crusoe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crusoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caraan can do to turn this around?
Crusoe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Caraan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crusoe wants to control from the top but Caraan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caraan can't keep his opponent in guard - Crusoe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Crusoe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Crusoe wants to pass to mount but Caraan is defending the position.
Caraan wants to get back to full guard but Crusoe has mounted him!
Crusoe prevents Caraan from getting the reversal.
Crusoe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Caraan's face.
Crusoe looking for a guillotine from mount but Caraan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe has control of Caraan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Caraan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Caraan is trying to escape the mount.
Crusoe is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Caraan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Caraan shrugs it off.
Crusoe prevents Caraan from getting the reversal.
Crusoe trying to control but Caraan is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caraan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Caraan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caraan has given up his back here. Will Crusoe look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caraan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Caraan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Crusoe gets his way!
Crusoe slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Caraan turns into Crusoe and is now in his guard.
Crusoe wants to sweep but no luck.
Crusoe controlling Caraan's posture.
Caraan has gone for a leg lock! Crusoe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Caraan's guard.
Caraan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robinson Crusoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusoe seems to be working for a kimura but Caraan defends the submission attempt.
Crusoe is taking a breather. Caraan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crusoe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Caraan is not content to let Crusoe control the position.
Cedric Caraan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crusoe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robinson Crusoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crusoe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robinson Crusoe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Solaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers has chosen Avatar - Let It Burn as his entrance music. Nathan Summers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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27
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dario Solaric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solaric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Solaric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Summers shoots in but Solaric avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Summers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solaric's hands.
Summers feints and as Solaric raises his hands in defense, Summers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Summers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Solaric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers passes Solaric's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Solaric wants to get back to full guard.
Solaric is defending against the submission attempts here by Summers.
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!
Summers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers seems to be working for a kimura but Solaric defends the submission attempt.
Solaric is defending against the submission attempts here by Summers.
Summers is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Solaric is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Summers!
A victorious Nathan Summers 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonne Engel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manning comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. 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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26
250 lbs
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20
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradford Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonne Engel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Engel lands.
It looks like Bradford Manning has been cut.
Manning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Engel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Engel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Engel connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manning misses with a head kick.
Manning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manning throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manning fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manning misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Manning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Manning has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Engel finds it's way round the side to connect with Manning's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Engel does it's job there.
Manning throws a head kick but Engel moves out of range.
Engel cracks Manning with an open hand slap.
Manning throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Engel counters with a left to the body.
Engel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engel scores with a nice strike.
Manning is rocked!
Manning looks up at the clock. Bad move! Engel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Manning. Engel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonne Engel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Caro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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216 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Caro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sanjay Singh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caro misses with a straight right.
Caro cracks Singh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Caro. Those never looked like landing.
Singh misses with a head kick.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Singh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Singh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Singh connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Caro misses the target.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Caro's shoulder, as Caro tries to avoid the shot.
Singh moves away from the strike by Caro.
Caro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Caro throws a right hand that misses
and Singh counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Caro.
Singh lands an uppercut.
Singh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Singh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Caro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caro's calf.
Singh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Mike Caro has been cut.
Nice body punch from Caro.
Singh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh throws a jab when Caro was well out of range.
Singh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Singh! Caro is out on his feet! Singh rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Caro is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Caro is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanjay Singh!
Sanjay Singh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squirrel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zombie Vandals - Zombie Sluts. Rumble has chosen J'ai Osé - Keny Arkana as his entrance music. Steve Squirrel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Rumble!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Squirrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squirrel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rumble can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rumble keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rumble felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Squirrel is trying to control. Rumble wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Squirrel stalling away here and it's allowed Rumble to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squirrel throws a strike but Rumble rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rumble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Squirrel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Squirrel 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.
Rumble stands up over Squirrel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble stopping the sweep attempt from Squirrel.
Rumble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rumble landing some decent shots from guard.
Squirrel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rumble.
Rumble works over Squirrel with some ground and pound from guard.
Squirrel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squirrel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rumble missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble throws a strike but Squirrel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Squirrel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Rumble keeps moving.
Rumble is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Squirrel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumble has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Squirrel is trying to keep an underhook but Rumble manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rumble is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Squirrel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rumble.
Rumble sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Squirrel defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Squirrel gets back to full guard.
Rumble with a nice head shot there.
Rumble landing some decent shots from guard.
Rumble drops back, looking for a kneebar! Squirrel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Squirrel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Squirrel!
Squirrel trying to control the action but Rumble is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rumble is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Squirrel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Squirrel throwing strikes but Rumble manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rumble creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Squirrel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Squirrel defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rumble looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Squirrel is avoiding damage well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumble landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rumble goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Squirrel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rumble but great work by Squirrel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Rumble 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.
Rumble drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rumble lands a couple of elbows.
Rumble lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Squirrel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rumble throws a big elbow that misses.
Rumble is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Squirrel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Squirrel has escaped and now he's on top!
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rumble works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Squirrel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Squirrel lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble keeping moving, preventing Squirrel from controlling successfully.
Squirrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rumble works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rumble has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Squirrel has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Squirrel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rumble gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rumble has picked Squirrel up - he's going for a ride! Rumble dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rumble has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rumble wants to work for an arm triangle but Squirrel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rumble is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Squirrel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rumble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel wants to sweep here but Rumble controlling him for the moment.
Rumble cracks Squirrel with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumble is in close to Squirrel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Squirrel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rumble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squirrel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rumble is one step ahead there.
Rumble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Squirrel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is trying to control the position but Rumble postures up.
Squirrel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rumble.
Rumble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rumble chips away with some ground and pound.
Rumble drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Squirrel dives on top into guard.
Squirrel postures up in Rumble's guard and throws a big left but Rumble blocks it.
Squirrel looking to sit in guard and control but Rumble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Squirrel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Igor Rumble has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rumble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Squirrel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rumble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rumble postures up in Squirrel's guard and throws a big left but Squirrel blocks it.
Rumble lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumble in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rumble drops back looking for a leg! Squirrel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Squirrel manages to kick Rumble off! Rumble jumps back into Squirrel's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rumble chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Rumble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rumble shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Squirrel is trying to defend but Rumble finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rumble is working for a submission of some sort.
Squirrel tries to get to full guard but Rumble has control of the leg.
Squirrel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Squirrel has control of Rumble's left arm, preventing Rumble from doing any damage.
Rumble throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel trying to keep a closed guard but Rumble is proving a slippery customer.
Rumble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rumble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Squirrel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rumble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Squirrel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Squirrel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rumble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squirrel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rumble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Squirrel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Squirrel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rumble makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Squirrel's head.
Rumble working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumble is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Squirrel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Squirrel has escaped and now he's on top!
Squirrel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Rumble has wrist control.
Squirrel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rumble is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Rumble keeps moving.
Squirrel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rumble wants to stand but Squirrel is controlling the position.
Squirrel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rumble's head.
Squirrel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is looking to advance position but Rumble has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Squirrel working to try and regain half guard.
Rumble has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Squirrel's face.
It looks like Steve Squirrel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squirrel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rumble has hold of Squirrel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Squirrel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rumble lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Rumble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rumble has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Rumble!
After the fight, Igor Rumble was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Masterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hyena -by- Rancid. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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36
255 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
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32
270 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ja Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Burns!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns blocks a jab.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
Burns slips under a jab from Masterson.
Masterson misses with a left hand
and Burns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
My spies in netgear27 inform me that Burns has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Masterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
Masterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a couple of digs.
Burns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burns preventing the sweep.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masterson 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.
Masterson wants to hit a switch here but Burns passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Masterson there!
Masterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a couple of good shots and Masterson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Masterson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson is trying to remain composed but Burns is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Burns has Masterson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Burns cracks Masterson with a big shot to the side of the head Masterson is covering up - he's in big trouble! Burns connects with another shot that knocks Masterson out cold! Burns stands above his unconscious opponent and soaks up the roars from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carl Burns!
Carl Burns very nearly forgot to thank 10th Degree Fightwear 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 Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scurlock has chosen New Day - Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. Josiah Scurlock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krzysztof Morawski's chin.
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148 lbs
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144 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krzysztof Morawski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josiah Scurlock!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morawski throws a looping overhand right but Scurlock ducks down to avoid it.
Morawski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scurlock as he avoids it easily.
Scurlock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morawski dives in and grabs Scurlock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scurlock pushes down on Morawski's head and hops out.
Morawski connects with an inside leg kick.
Morawski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morawski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scurlock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morawski thinking.
Scurlock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morawski.
The fighters circling - Morawski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krzysztof Morawski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morawski with a poor takedown
and Scurlock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Morawski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morawski throws a right hand that misses
and Scurlock counters with a body kick that stops Morawski in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Morawski.
Scurlock slips under a jab.
Morawski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morawski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morawski prevents Scurlock from standing back up.
Morawski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Scurlock is looking to escape.
Morawski is working for a submission of some sort.
Scurlock is trying to stand up here but Morawski is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morawski tries to pass to full mount but Scurlock defends it.
Morawski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morawski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Scurlock's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morawski working for a submission but Scurlock is keeping him at bay.
Morawski trying to control but Scurlock is having none of it.
Morawski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Morawski.
Morawski 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.
BOOM! Morawski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morawski won't let Scurlock get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Morawski.
You get the feeling that Scurlock really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morawski unloading with bombs!
Morawski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morawski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Scurlock is rocked!
Morawski wants to control the pace but Scurlock is squirming around nicely.
Scurlock is still in real trouble! Can Morawski finish him?
We've been hearing that Morawski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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!
Scurlock seems to have recovered his senses.
Scurlock is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morawski throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Scurlock has his hands clasped together but Morawski breaks the hold and Scurlock is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Morawski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krzysztof Morawski!
Krzysztof Morawski is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Krzysztof Morawski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bitaskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bitaskis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wuthering Heights - Bad Hobbits Die Hard . Parts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: call to prayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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33
218 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Bitaskis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Parts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitaskis swings for the body but Parts moves out of range.
No luck for Bitaskis with that takedown attempt.
Bitaskis dives in for a single leg takedown but Parts sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Parts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parts manages to break the clinch.
Bitaskis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parts defends well and Bitaskis ends up having to push Parts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Bitaskis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parts is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bitaskis is trying to drag Parts to the mat but Parts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Parts lands a left hand.
Parts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bitaskis backwards.
Parts manages to break the clinch.
Bitaskis avoids the head kick by Parts.
Bitaskis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitaskis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parts as he avoids it easily.
Bitaskis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Parts to the mat! Parts manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parts controlling Bitaskis's posture.
Bitaskis is looking to work some ground and pound but Parts has wrist control.
Bitaskis throws an elbow that misses. Parts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bitaskis's guard. Nice move by Parts!
Parts controlling from the top position.
Bitaskis wants to get back to his feet but Parts passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bitaskis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Parts keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Parts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bitaskis throws a jab when Parts was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitaskis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parts counters with a huge head kick that drops Bitaskis! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Parts! Peter Parts retains his light heavyweight title!
Peter Parts 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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