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CCF 142: Diode vs. Suu Kyi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizal comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds. Akiyama Shinichi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
16 - 13 - 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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akiyama Shinichi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinichi misses with a takedown attempt - Rizal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinichi tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizal is retaining full guard.
Shinichi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rizal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rizal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rizal!
Rizal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shinichi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rizal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shinichi keeps working.
Rizal decides to stand back up.
Rizal dives in and scores a takedown into Shinichi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinichi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rizal.
Rizal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizal looking to pass the guard.
Rizal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rizal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rizal postures up.
Rizal trying to control but Shinichi is working from the bottom.
Shinichi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rizal doesn't defend quickly enough and Shinichi has managed to lock this one up! Can Rizal escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Shinichi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Akiyama Shinichi!
After the fight, Akiyama Shinichi 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vickers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boats N' Hoes. Archer Christian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers's chin.
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archer Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Christian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christian wants to clinch up but Vickers keeps it at a distance.
Christian is looking to clinch but Vickers is avoiding it.
Christian motions for Vickers to come forward. Christian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christian throws a sloppy head kick and Vickers moves out of range easily.
Vickers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vickers fails with a takedown attempt.
Christian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vickers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christian to score with a decent uppercut.
Vickers avoids the head kick by Christian.
Christian thows a leg kick but Vickers checks it
and Vickers counters with a straight right hand.
Vickers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Christian drives through and clinches with Vickers against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vickers lands a damaging elbow.
Christian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vickers avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vickers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christian to keep the fight standing.
Christian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christian tries to clinch there but Vickers circles away.
A combination from Vickers does no damage.
Christian misses with a low kick.
Vickers throws a jab but it's blocked by Christian.
Christian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vickers moves into range and clinches up with Christian.
Vickers managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christian avoiding damage as Vickers throws knees to the body.
Christian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christian fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vickers moves to clinch but Christian breaks away
and Christian counters by clinching up.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
Vickers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Archer Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers.
Vickers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christian is defending well for now.
Vickers crunches a lovely knee into Christian's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Christian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vickers fails to pull guard.
Vickers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Vickers.
Vickers jumps guard but Christian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Christian tries to land knees in the clinch but Vickers avoids the damage to the body.
Vickers drags the fight down to the ground.
Christian wants to stand but Vickers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Christian gets to his feet. Vickers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vickers looks to land a combination but Christian avoids it well.
Archer Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vickers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christian misses the jab.
Christian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vickers misses the shot to the body.
Vickers blocks a head kick by Christian.
Vickers misses with the combination.
Christian misses with a hook
and Vickers counters with a left and a right that stings Christian.
Christian is looking to clinch.
Christian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Archer Christian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vickers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Christian lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vickers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Christian misses with an elbow strike.
Christian breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vickers throws a sloppy head kick and Christian moves out of range easily.
Vickers fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Vickers both land. Nice combination.
Vickers throws a head kick that misses.
Vickers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christian moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christian ducks under a wild hook from Vickers.
Christian closes the distance but Vickers moves to the side
enabling Vickers to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vickers misses with the combination.
Vickers looks to land a body kick but Christian moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christian.
Christian leaves Vickers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vickers throws a right and a left that Christian avoids nicely.
Christian blocks a jab.
Vickers throws a series of punches but Christian moves out of range.
Vickers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christian.
Sloppy strikes from Vickers. Those never looked like landing.
Vickers dives in and grabs Christian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Christian pushes down on Vickers's head and hops out.
Christian is looking to clinch but Vickers is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian is looking to clinch.
Christian throws a looping overhand right but Vickers ducks down to avoid it.
Vickers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Archer Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers.
Vickers moves out of range as Christian strikes.
Vickers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christian.
Vickers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Vickers.
Vickers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Christian's half guard.
It looks like Vickers is going to stand back up.
Christian is trying to stand back up but Vickers is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vickers wants to control but Christian is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vickers trying to pass the guard but Christian defending well.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vickers throws a nice looking combination but Christian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Christian throws an overhand right that lands on Vickers's shoulder, as Vickers tries to avoid the shot.
Vickers tries to bum rush Christian with a series of wild strikes but Christian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vickers checks a leg kick.
Christian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vickers fails with the takedown.
Vickers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vickers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vickers ducks right into an uppercut from Christian.
Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Vickers or perhaps it was just good defense by Christian which made him look bad.
A telegraphed right hand from Christian misses the target.
Christian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vickers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christian rushes Vickers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vickers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Christian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christian can't break the clinch.
Christian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vickers tries to land knees in the clinch but Christian avoids the damage to the body.
Vickers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christian smiles and moves away.
Christian lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Vickers.
Vickers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vickers just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archer Christian dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vickers fails to land with a series of punches.
Christian with a jab.
Christian lands an overhand right.
Vickers is rocked!
Vickers throws a right and a left that Christian avoids nicely.
Vickers is still on wobbly legs! Can Christian finish him?
Christian is looking to clinch but Vickers is avoiding it.
Vickers lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Christian.
Christian takes the fight into the clinch.
Christian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vickers seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Vickers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christian is defending well for now.
Vickers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vickers throws a series of punches but Christian avoids them all with ease.
Christian tries a low kick but Vickers avoids it.
Vickers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian doesn't manage to clinch there - Vickers circles away.
Vickers is looking to clinch but Christian is avoiding it.
Christian misses with a head kick.
Christian tries to clinch there but Vickers circles away.
Vickers blocks a jab.
Christian misses with a looping right.
Vickers keeps the fight on the outside.
Vickers throws out a loose jab but Christian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vickers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vickers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian misses with a low kick as Vickers jumps back.
Vickers shoots for a takedown but Christian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vickers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vickers counters by clinching up.
Christian wants to stall.
Christian is looking to break free of the clinch but Vickers has double underhooks.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vickers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christian manages to break the clinch.
Christian blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vickers throws a series of punches but Christian avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Vickers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vickers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Christian.
Vickers avoids the head kick by Christian.
Christian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vickers.
Vickers gets tackled into the cage by Christian. Christian maintains the clinch.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Christian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vickers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Archer Christian is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vickers, pushing him back against the cage.
Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christian lands an elbow inside that Vickers shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vickers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christian.
Christian tries to circle away but Vickers has him pinned against the cage.
Vickers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christian avoids it.
Christian managing to block the knees to the body from Vickers.
Christian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vickers up against the cage.
Vickers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christian smiles and moves away.
Archer Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers.
Vickers fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vickers swats away the attempt to clinch by Christian.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archer Christian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Archer Christian!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Archer Christian!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Archer Christian!
Archer Christian wins by unanimous decision!
Archer Christian tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Li might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dragon Punch!. Dan Morgan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Morgan.
It looks like Xiao Long Li has been cut.
Morgan stalks Li and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Li's face. Li staggers backwards, shaken.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Dan Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xiao Long Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Morgan.
Li moves into the clinch.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Our spies down at at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(50 member cap) inform us that Morgan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Li distracts Morgan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morgan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Li uses it to pass to side control.
Li looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Li smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Li will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Li looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morgan is avoiding damage well.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li scoring with punches and elbows.
Li is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan is still trying to improve position.
Li wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his arm.
Morgan regains half guard.
Li frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with shots to the head and body - Morgan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Li breaks from Morgan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Li lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Li lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Li connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morgan regains 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!
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Li seems content to control.
Li works his way into side control.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Li's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Morgan.
Li landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morgan tries to buck Li off but Li is having none of it.
Li scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morgan to see if he's OK.
Li scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li landing a few strikes.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Li trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Long Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xiao Long Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Li.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morgan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Li tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
Li struggling a bit here.
Morgan swings around for an armbar but Li sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morgan's guard.
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Li defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Xiao Long Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Li defends it easily.
Li trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Li pushes his legs off easily.
Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Li lands a couple of digs.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Morgan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
Morgan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Li defends it easily.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
Li wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Li got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morgan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Li has managed to get both his arms back between Morgan's legs - danger averted.
Li wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Li defends easily.
Li lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li working some strikes from top position.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Li cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Morgan has his foot on Li's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Li works his way back into a safe position though.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Li works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Li is in close to Morgan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li with a nice head shot there.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Li controlling him for the moment.
Li cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Li defends well.
Li is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Li passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Long Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xiao Long Li's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morgan throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at CCF's Flying Circus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Li explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Li misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
Li defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li counters with a low kick, right behind Morgan 's knee.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li throws an elbow that misses.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dan Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li lands with a left to the head.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan blocks an elbow strike from Li.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Morgan in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li working aggressively here.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li lands an elbow inside that Morgan shrugs off.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
Li tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Li.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xiao Long Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
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!
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Li lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Li throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xiao Long Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Xiao Long Li wins by unanimous decision!
Xiao Long Li thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Lin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomba scores with a sloppy right hand. Lin should have avoided that one.
It looks like Frank Lin has been cut.
Tomba drops Lin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lin looks back up at him and smiles so Tomba waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomba Throws a clean left jab. Tomba Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lin's chin! Lin crumbles to the ground and Tomba follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Tomba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alberto Tomba!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alberto Tomba made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 7$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Norton moved away.
Norton digs a good hook to Ryan's body.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan throws a push kick but Norton slaps the foot to one side.
Ryan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Norton sprawls well initially but Ryan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Norton is controlling Ryan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ryan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Norton is just riding it out for now. Ryan eventually gives up the hold.
Ryan 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.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Norton is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan trying to mount his opponent but Norton defends it.
Ryan seems to be working for a kimura but Norton defends the submission attempt.
Ryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton is looking for a sweep. Ryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Norton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Norton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Norton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton manages to get to full guard.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Norton trying to control the position.
Ryan is looking to advance position but Norton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Norton controlling the position easily from mount.
Norton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ryan keeps trying to improve his position.
Norton tries to control but Ryan wriggling away.
Ryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton avoids the attempt from Ryan to control.
Ryan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ryan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab by Norton.
Ryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norton defends it nicely.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ryan is trying to control. Norton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ryan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Norton won't allow Ryan to pass to mount.
Ryan trying to control from Norton's half guard. Norton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Ryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Norton has wrist control.
Ryan is pushing down on Norton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Norton is fighting to maintain full guard but Ryan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Norton is defending well.
Ryan wants to free his trapped foot but Norton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Norton is concentrating on defense, preventing Ryan from advancing position.
Ryan is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton is looking to improve his position.
Ryan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Norton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryan.
Norton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Norton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Norton is retaining full guard.
Norton wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Norton controls Ryan momentarily but Ryan frees himself.
Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Scott Norton just wasn't active enough.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norton looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well.
A big right from Norton misses.
No luck for Ryan with that takedown attempt.
Ryan looks for a takedown but Norton sprawls well.
Scott Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan moves to clinch but Norton breaks away
and Norton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norton lands a jab to Ryan's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan moves out of range as Norton strikes.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryan moves to clinch but Norton breaks away
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooh!!! Norton has knocked Ryan down with a huge combo! Norton steps away and waves a wobbly Ryan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Norton flashes Ryan a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ryan's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ryan crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Norton punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Norton!
Post fight, an emotional Scott Norton said 'we are NWO'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiichi Miyazawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczerbiec takes a swing at Miyazawa's ribcage but misses.
Miyazawa darts in looking for a takedown but Szczerbiec gets double underhooks and turns Miyazawa into the cage.
Miyazawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyazawa avoiding damage as Szczerbiec throws knees to the body.
Miyazawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyazawa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Szczerbiec is trying to stand.
Szczerbiec blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyazawa.
Szczerbiec definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Szczerbiec wants to get back to his feet.
Szczerbiec is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyazawa slips a nice elbow through Szczerbiec's hands, connecting with Szczerbiec's forehead.
Szczerbiec wants to get back to full guard.
Miyazawa prevents Szczerbiec from standing back up.
Miyazawa working Szczerbiec over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyazawa maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Szczerbiec could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Miyazawa has cracked it and Szczerbiec is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Miyazawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kiichi Miyazawa!
Kiichi Miyazawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Religion - Dept. of False Hope. Prince Valor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Valor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Valor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valor.
Valor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Prince Valor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Valor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Valor avoids them all with ease.
Valor scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Valor counters with a nice double leg into 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!
Thomas won't allow Valor to pass to mount.
Valor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Valor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thomas pushes Valor off looking to stand but Valor dives back in and keeps control.
Valor is looking for a kimura here.
Valor is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valor tries to pass to full mount but Thomas defends it.
Valor is taking a breather. Thomas 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.
Valor 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Valor from controlling successfully.
Valor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Valor is having none of it.
Valor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Valor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Valor 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.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valor misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas looks to land a combination. Valor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thomas - the referee stops the clock and Valor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thomas. Valor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valor if he has to take too many more of those.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Valor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karl Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Valor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valor moves out of range of the strikes.
Karl Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Valor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Valor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands a left and a right that send Valor crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Valor is rocked!
Thomas fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Valor square on the jaw! Damn, Valor is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Thomas!
Karl Thomas retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Karl Thomas 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
178 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
15 - 8 - 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
16 - 11 - 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pinochet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chair throwing strikes but missing.
Pinochet controls Chair momentarily but Chair frees himself.
Pinochet working for a triangle but Chair defends it easily.
Chair throws a big elbow that misses.
Chair landing with the ground and pound.
Chair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet working a defensive guard here.
Chair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pinochet trying to control the position here.
Chair throwing strikes but missing.
Chair throwing strikes from guard but Pinochet blocks nicely.
Pinochet has his hands on Chair's head, controlling the position.
Chair cracks Pinochet with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet is trying to control the position but Chair postures up.
Pinochet wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinochet controls Chair momentarily but Chair frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Augusto Pinochet was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chair closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinochet's head.
Pinochet is looking to control Chair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinochet avoid being mounted?
Chair scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pinochet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chair trying to pass the guard but Pinochet defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chair seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chair 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.
Pinochet trying to hold on to Chair's head to control him but Chair postures up.
Chair wants to pass to mount but Pinochet is defending the position.
Pinochet controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet tries to roll over but Chair keeps him under control.
Pinochet trying to hold on to Chair's head to control him but Chair postures up.
Pinochet gets back to full guard.
Chair is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinochet has wrist control.
Chair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinochet is trying to keep Chair in close.
Chair is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carpet Chair 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.
Pinochet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chair stuffs the takedown.
Chair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinochet moves away.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chair sprawls well. Chair wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinochet gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinochet dives in and grabs Chair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chair pushes down on Pinochet's head and hops out.
Carpet Chair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chair. Pinochet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinochet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
My spies in CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy inform me that Pinochet has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Chair wants to sweep here but Pinochet controlling him for the moment.
Pinochet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chair 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
Chair wants to sweep here but Pinochet controlling him for the moment.
Carpet Chair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chair keeping full guard, as Pinochet tries to pass.
Chair working for a triangle but Pinochet defends it easily.
Pinochet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinochet is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chair is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pinochet defends well.
Chair can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pinochet controls the pace.
Chair keeping moving, preventing Pinochet from controlling successfully.
Pinochet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Augusto Pinochet hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pinochet has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet has a takedown stuffed.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chair as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chair.
Pinochet swings for the body but Chair moves out of range.
Chair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinochet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinochet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chair's waist but Chair gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinochet off to one side.
Pinochet looks to score with a jab to the body but Chair is just out of range.
Pinochet moves forwards but Chair connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chair closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chair is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pinochet has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pinochet can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinochet regains half guard.
Chair working over Pinochet with some ground and pound. Pinochet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinochet defending well though.
Chair winds up and cracks Pinochet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinochet gets full guard.
Chair throwing strikes from guard but Pinochet blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinochet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chair's guard.
Chair keeping moving, preventing Pinochet from controlling successfully.
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 Carpet Chair will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Chair. No joy for Pinochet on that attempt.
Pinochet scores with a takedown into Chair's guard.
Pinochet postures up in Chair's guard and throws a big left but Chair blocks it.
Pinochet won't allow Chair to sweep him here.
Pinochet trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinochet is aware though and is defending well.
Pinochet trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pinochet trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet preventing the sweep.
Chair looking to control.
Pinochet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinochet has managed to get both his arms back between Chair's legs - danger averted.
Pinochet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pinochet is looking to stand up but Chair won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair has his foot on Pinochet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pinochet works his way back into a safe position though.
Pinochet trying to control but Chair is working from the bottom.
Pinochet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinochet has managed to get both his arms back between Chair's legs - danger averted.
Pinochet trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinochet trying to control but Chair is working from the bottom.
Pinochet stays in close to Chair's body and controls the position.
Chair keeping full guard, as Pinochet tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pinochet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pinochet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
Chair working a defensive guard here.
Pinochet throwing strikes but missing.
Pinochet trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chair pulls Pinochet in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carpet Chair wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chair takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
Pinochet looks to land a left hand but Chair moved out of range nicely.
Pinochet dives in for a single leg takedown but Chair sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chair scores with a hook to the body.
Pinochet can't get the takedown.
Carpet Chair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Chair prevents the takedown attempt.
Pinochet stops a takedown attempt from Chair.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinochet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chair.
Pinochet has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chair is trying to keep an underhook but Pinochet manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Augusto Pinochet.
Well Chair 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Carpet Chair!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Carpet Chair!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Carpet Chair!
Carpet Chair wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Carpet Chair misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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32
198 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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30
203 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Pogi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Pogi or perhaps it was just good defense by Zero which made him look bad.
Pogi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pogi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pogi 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.
Zero trying to control but Pogi is working from the bottom.
Pogi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pogi is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero landing some decent shots from guard.
Pogi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pogi has momentary wrist control but Zero slips an elbow through the middle.
Zero trying to control but Pogi is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at LOD Reckless Abandon MMA inform us that Pogi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero works over Pogi with some ground and pound from guard.
Zero postures up in Pogi's guard and throws a big left but Pogi blocks it.
Zero passes into half guard.
Zero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pogi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pogi defending well though.
Pogi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zero slips a nice elbow through Pogi's hands, connecting with Pogi's forehead.
Pogi tries to roll over but Zero keeps him under control.
We've been hearing that Zero has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zero is working for a submission of some sort.
Zero prevents Pogi from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pogi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zero.
Pogi tries to get to full guard but Zero has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pogi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pogi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zero is in close to Pogi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pogi wants to improve his position but instead Zero has moved into half guard.
Pogi actively working from the bottom here.
Pogi wants to improve his position but Zero is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pogi is in a horrible position here. Zero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the 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!
Zero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zero with the ground and pound from mount.
Zero is landing with some decent strikes but Pogi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pogi wants to hold on but Zero pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pogi's face.
Pogi is rocked!
Pogi tries to reverse the position but Zero maintains control.
Zero looking to secure an arm triangle but Pogi defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero 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.
Pogi shoots in and drives through. Zero sprawls well.
Zero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zero looking for a sweep. Not yet Zero, not yet.
Pogi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zero is keeping the position for now.
Zero pulls Pogi in to control the position.
Zero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pogi advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pogi slips nicely into half guard.
Zero is looking for a sweep. Pogi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zero is defending against the submission attempts here by Pogi.
Pogi wants to pass the guard but Zero is defending well.
Pogi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zero doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pogi.
Zero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pogi is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero looking for submissions off his back.
Zero is looking for a sweep. Pogi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pogi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zero is just riding it out for now. Pogi eventually gives up the hold.
Zero moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogi pushes down on Zero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pogi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pogi is pressing down on Zero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zero is holding on for now.
Zero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Zero is defending against the submission attempts here by Pogi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogi prevents Zero from improving his position.
Zero manages to get to full guard.
Zero trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero working for a triangle but Pogi defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Pogi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zero shoots in and bounces Pogi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pogi working a defensive guard but Zero passes into half guard.
Pogi wants to control but Zero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Pogi defends the submission attempt.
Pogi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zero landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero lands with a punch from half guard.
Pogi looking for submissions off his back.
Zero is nestled in close to Pogi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zero with the ground and pound but Pogi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pogi controls Zero momentarily but Zero frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pogi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zero has passed into half guard!
Pogi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zero working over Pogi with some ground and pound. Pogi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pogi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pogi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zero throwing shots but Pogi is blocking nicely.
Zero is keen to just control but Pogi is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogi has hold of Zero's hands but Zero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zero is trying to control the action in half guard but Pogi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zero is thwarting Pogi's attempts to control the position.
Pogi tries to get to full guard but Zero has control of the leg.
Pogi is still trying to improve position.
Pogi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zero.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pogi sees it coming and defends easily.
Pogi taking some punishment here, with Zero in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sub Zero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zero is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Pogi to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Pogi keeping full guard, as Zero tries to pass.
Zero landing with the ground and pound.
Pogi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arthur Pogi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Zero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zero 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sub Zero!
Sub Zero wins by unanimous decision!
Sub Zero decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi has chosen Peace Prize Speech as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
216 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Light Diode!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diode misses with a leg kick.
Suu Kyi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Diode is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Suu Kyi avoids the body shot from Diode.
Suu Kyi misses with a right hand
so Diode counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Suu Kyi working a defensive guard here.
Diode is in close to Suu Kyi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diode throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suu Kyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diode postures up in Suu Kyi's guard and throws a big left but Suu Kyi blocks it.
Diode is looking to work some ground and pound but Suu Kyi has wrist control.
Suu Kyi trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diode postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diode postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diode is looking to work some ground and pound but Suu Kyi has wrist control.
Suu Kyi working a defensive guard here.
Diode missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suu Kyi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suu Kyi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diode connects with a couple of short punches.
Suu Kyi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suu Kyi wants to sweep here but Diode controlling him for the moment.
Diode working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suu Kyi's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suu Kyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diode stopping the sweep attempt from Suu Kyi.
Diode postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diode content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diode with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diode 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.
Suu Kyi trying to control the position.
Suu Kyi wants to sweep but no luck.
Diode advances to half guard.
Diode looks to land a strike but Suu Kyi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diode throws a big elbow that misses.
Diode missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode stands up over Suu Kyi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suu Kyi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diode in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diode throws a big elbow that misses.
Diode is looking to work some ground and pound but Suu Kyi has wrist control.
Diode throws a strike but Suu Kyi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diode has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suu Kyi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suu Kyi trying to control but Diode is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diode throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Diode or perhaps it was just good defense by Suu Kyi which made him look bad.
Diode throws a front kick aimed at Suu Kyi's knee but Suu Kyi avoids it well.
Diode lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suu Kyi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suu Kyi wants it to stay on the feet.
Suu Kyi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diode looks for the body kick but Suu Kyi saw that one coming.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diode.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suu Kyi dodges the ground and pound from Diode.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Suu Kyi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Suu Kyi is trying to control Diode's posture but Diode avoids it.
Diode working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Suu Kyi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diode wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diode throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Suu Kyi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Suu Kyi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode is looking to pass Suu Kyi's guard but actually Suu Kyi recovers to full guard.
Diode cracks Suu Kyi with a solid left hand.
Diode postures up in Suu Kyi's guard and throws a big left but Suu Kyi blocks it.
Diode won't allow Suu Kyi to sweep him here.
Diode working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode throwing strikes but missing.
Diode throws a big right hand that misses.
Light Diode overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diode throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suu Kyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diode throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suu Kyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suu Kyi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diode lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diode postures up in Suu Kyi's guard and throws a big left but Suu Kyi blocks it.
Diode lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diode wants to pass the guard but Suu Kyi is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi wants to sweep here but Diode controlling him for the moment.
Diode trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diode with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diode wants to pass the guard but Suu Kyi is keeping the position.
Diode pushes down on Suu Kyi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Diode tenderised Suu Kyi's leg. Suu Kyi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suu Kyi looks to land a left hand but Diode moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Suu Kyi. No joy for Diode on that attempt.
Diode scores with a nice body kick.
Suu Kyi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diode.
Diode ducks under a wild hook from Suu Kyi.
Diode delivers a nice body kick.
Light Diode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diode throws a push kick but Suu Kyi slaps the foot to one side.
Diode misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diode counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suu Kyi's guard now.
Diode slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Diode.
Diode is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suu Kyi can do to turn this around?
The strikes coming from Diode are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diode is trying to ground and pound but Suu Kyi uses the momentary lack of control by Diode to regain half guard.
Diode scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've been hearing that Diode has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Diode lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suu Kyi defending well though.
Diode takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suu Kyi wants to improve his position but Diode is controlling well.
Diode lands with a punch from half guard.
Diode throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suu Kyi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Suu Kyi gets back to full guard.
Suu Kyi has momentary wrist control but Diode slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diode trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diode passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diode working the head and body with strikes.
Suu Kyi is looking to reverse the position.
Suu Kyi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diode's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diode missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diode sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suu Kyi defending well though.
Diode looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Suu Kyi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diode not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diode looks to land a strike but Suu Kyi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good shot there by Diode.
Diode jabs at Suu Kyi's body.
Diode looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diode wants to land a leg kick but Suu Kyi is out of range.
Diode connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Suu Kyi as he checks the leg kick.
Diode throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diode shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suu Kyi but Suu Kyi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diode throws a leg kick which misses Suu Kyi's front leg but catches the back leg as Suu Kyi tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suu Kyi checks a low kick from Diode.
Diode punishes Suu Kyi's body with a nice straight punch.
Diode lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diode darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suu Kyi checks a low kick from Diode.
Diode is looking to slow Suu Kyi down with leg kicks.
Suu Kyi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi slips a jab and a cross from Diode.
Diode fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diode throws a leg kick
and Suu Kyi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suu Kyi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suu Kyi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diode. Diode obviously looking to wear him down.
Diode scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suu Kyi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diode is looking to wear down Suu Kyi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diode tries to land a leg kick but Suu Kyi saw it coming and moves away.
Diode shoots in for a takedown but Suu Kyi shows good takedown defense.
Diode tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suu Kyi was well out of range. Poor timing from Diode.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode lands a nice looking body shot.
Suu Kyi misses with a looping left.
Suu Kyi misses with a left hand
and Diode counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suu Kyi's guard now.
Suu Kyi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diode throws an elbow that misses. Suu Kyi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diode's guard. Nice move by Suu Kyi!
Suu Kyi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diode is looking for a triangle here but Suu Kyi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diode is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diode manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suu Kyi's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode had his way with Aung San Suu Kyi in 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. This is the final round!
A low kick from Diode misses
and Suu Kyi counters with a stiff right hand.
Diode cracks the inside of Suu Kyi's front leg.
Diode thows a body shot but no joy.
Diode scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diode. That's going to slow Suu Kyi down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diode.
Diode shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suu Kyi misses with an uppercut.
Diode fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suu Kyi avoids it really well and circles away.
Diode darts in looking for a takedown but Suu Kyi gets double underhooks and turns Diode into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suu Kyi blocks a body shot from Diode.
Suu Kyi pushes Diode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diode scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diode makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suu Kyi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Suu Kyi landing knees to the head.
Suu Kyi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diode is trying to pull guard but Suu Kyi has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suu Kyi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diode blocks it with crossed arms.
Suu Kyi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suu Kyi.
Diode avoids the elbow strike from Suu Kyi, against the cage.
Light Diode is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suu Kyi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diode is defending well for now.
Suu Kyi tries to land knees in the clinch but Diode avoids the damage to the body.
Diode changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suu Kyi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suu Kyi walks into a stiff left hand from Diode.
Diode misses with a kick to the body.
Suu Kyi throws a lazy head kick
and Diode counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suu Kyi's guard now.
Diode looking to pass the guard.
Suu Kyi is trying to keep Diode in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode throws a big right hand that misses.
Diode stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suu Kyi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suu Kyi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diode pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suu Kyi is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diode throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode looking to sit in guard and control but Suu Kyi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suu Kyi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diode wants to hit a switch here but Suu Kyi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Diode there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suu Kyi fails to advance to Diode's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Light Diode.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diode, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Light Diode!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Light Diode!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Light Diode!
Light Diode wins by unanimous decision!
Light Diode retains his light heavyweight title!
Light Diode managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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