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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mannix McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bare in the Basin - Gaelic Storm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mannix McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dodson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuiness shoots in and bounces Dodson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McGuiness with a nice head shot there.
McGuiness controls from within his opponent's guard.
McGuiness preventing the sweep.
McGuiness scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGuiness works over Dodson with some ground and pound from guard.
McGuiness scoring with some ground and pound.
McGuiness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGuiness slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness is trying to work for a kimura but Dodson is defending well.
Dodson wants to improve his position but McGuiness is controlling well.
McGuiness looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dodson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGuiness is working for a submission of some sort.
Dodson is concentrating on defense, preventing McGuiness from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throwing shots but Dodson is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from McGuiness.
Ground and pound from McGuiness.
Dodson is rocked!
Dodson has hold of McGuiness's hands but McGuiness slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Dodson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuiness slips a nice elbow through Dodson's hands, connecting with Dodson's forehead.
McGuiness is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Dodson is hurt! He's hurt bad - McGuiness fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Dodson from any more punishment! Congratulations to McGuiness! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mannix McGuiness!
A very excited looking Mannix McGuiness made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Combat Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Laar has chosen some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Combat Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Laar down.
Jack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laar looks for the body kick but Jack saw that one coming.
Jack checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laar avoids the head kick by Jack.
Jack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laar.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laar.
Jack goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Laar misses with a kick to the body.
Jack rushes Laar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Laar blocks it.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
A right hook to the body lands for Jack.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
The referee calls for Jack to work.
Jack blocks an elbow strike from Laar.
Laar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jack obliges.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Laar avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Jack is controlling the position.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack leaning his opponent against the cage.
Laar tries to break free but Jack pushes him back against the cage.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Jack presses Laar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laar avoids it.
Laar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Laar tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Jack has the dominant position.
Jack just leaning against Laar, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A shot in the inside from Jack.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack leaning against his opponent.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Jack keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Jack prevents a body shot from Laar.
Jack cracks Laar with a nice body shot.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jack.
Jack pushes Laar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar trying to land knees to the body.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Jack won't allow it.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Jack prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laar presses Jack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laar's face.
Laar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Jack.
Laar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jack seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laar can turn it around.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack stalling.
Laar can't break the clinch.
Laar is trying to break free.
Laar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack prevents a body shot from Laar.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Jack is controlling him.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack.
Laar wants to break free but Jack has control.
A short right from Jack.
Jack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Laar fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laar has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jack is keeping busy.
Laar breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Combat Jack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar throws a front kick aimed at Jack's knee but Jack avoids it well.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Laar's front leg but catches the back leg as Laar tries to avoid it.
Jack is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar misses with a body kick.
Jack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jack - the referee stops the clock and Laar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jack. Laar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Laar misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Jack.
Laar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jack if he has to take too many more of those.
Laar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jack counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jack obliges.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Jack's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Jack won't allow it.
Jack scores a nice knee to the body.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laar's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laar misses with a knee to the head.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Jack has the dominant position.
Jack scores with a shot to the side of Laar's head.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack working Laar over with knees to the body.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jack controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack working Laar over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jack is leaning against Laar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Jack working Laar over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jack landing knees to the body.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Jack.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Combat Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jack.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laar can do to turn this around?
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Laar can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
Jack blocks a body shot from Laar.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Laar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Laar is blocking nicely.
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Jack working Laar over with knees to the body.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jack as the two fighters clinch.
Jack works on Laar's body with a couple of short punches.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Laar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laar up against the cage.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar is trying to maintain a safe position but Jack gets an underhook and turns Laar into the cage.
Laar letting Jack take a breather here.
Jack pushes Laar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Combat Jack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laar in his tracks.
Laar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Jack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Jack scores with a jab.
Jack misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jack.
Jack blocks a head kick by Laar.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laar avoids the head kick by Jack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jack drives through and clinches with Laar against the cage.
Laar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Jack.
Jack with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jack.
A hook to the body from Jack.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Laar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Jack.
Jack pushes Laar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Jack to work.
Laar scores with a shot to the side of Jack's head.
Jack gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jack leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jack has double underhooks.
Jack lands a nice knee to the body.
Jack scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Combat Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laars head.
Jack is working Laar over against the cage.
Laar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laar blocks it with crossed arms.
Laar is trying to force a seperation but Jack has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack just leaning against Laar, taking a breather.
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jack stalling the fight.
Laar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jack with a knee to the head.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Laar blocks it.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laar misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Jack.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Jack keeps him there for the moment.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Jack blocking some punches.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laars head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Laar.
Jack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Laar controls the action.
Jack blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Laar takes a shot to the head.
Laar breaks from the clinch.
Jack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack lands a nice shot that snaps Laar's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laar walks into a jab.
Laar blocks a head kick by Jack.
Laar digs a good body shot into Jack's ribs.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Combat Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Laar misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Combat Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Combat Jack!
During a confident post fight interview, Combat Jack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Preliator. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giordano Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lucania delivers a nice body kick.
Lucania scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucania showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruno.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucania. That did some damage!
Bruno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucania at a distance.
Bruno throws out a leg kick but Lucania moves out of range and Bruno only half commits.
Bruno scores with a hook to the body. Lucania takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lucania checks a leg kick.
Bruno sizes up Lucania with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruno wants to land a leg kick but Lucania is out of range.
Bruno throws a leg kick but Lucania checks it.
Bruno throws a sloppy head kick and Lucania moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruno, as that shot connected.
Bruno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lucania in his tracks.
Bruno misses the shot to the body.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruno throws a low kick but Lucania moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bruno misses with a low kick.
Bruno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lucania momentarily.
Bruno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucania.
Bruno throws out a loose jab but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruno misses with a left hand
and Lucania counters by clinching up.
Bruno misses with some punches.
Bruno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucania is defending well for now.
Lucania using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bruno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lucania.
It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.
Bruno can't find room to land a body shot as Lucania controls the action.
Lucania lands an elbow inside.
Bruno slows down the pace here.
Bruno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruno trying to control the position but instead, Lucania has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruno into the cage.
Bruno managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucania.
Lucania slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Bruno.
Lucania is looking to control Bruno's arms but Bruno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lucania has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lucania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Bruno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruno avoids the elbow strike from Lucania, against the cage.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Giordano Bruno's cut is getting worse.
Lucania blocking some punches.
Bruno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruno managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Bruno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lucania is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Bruno.
Bruno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
Lucania is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giordano Bruno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giordano Bruno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bruno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lucania moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucania gets tackled into the cage by Bruno. Bruno maintains the clinch.
Lucania is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruno gets an underhook and turns Lucania into the cage.
Bruno lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruno.
Bruno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lucania blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruno is struggling to control the position.
Bruno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lucania is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruno avoids the damage to the body.
Bruno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the head but Bruno blocks with his arms.
Lucania misses with an elbow strike.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Bruno lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bruno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lucania manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lucania lands an elbow inside.
Bruno tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucania avoids the damage to the body.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Bruno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruno lands an elbow that stopped Lucania in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Salvatore Lucania has been cut.
Lucania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giordano Bruno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruno scores with a shot to the side of Lucania's head.
Bruno jumps guard and drags Lucania to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bruno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruno has Lucania pulled in close to control his posture.
Lucania sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bruno's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno trying to hold on to Lucania's head to control him but Lucania postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lucania working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Giordano Bruno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lucania gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruno.
Lucania avoids a kick to the body.
Bruno connects with a jab.
Bruno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucania checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno throws a body punch but Lucania moves out of range.
Bruno missing with a left hand there. Lucania was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been told by Bruno's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bruno scores with a leg kick.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Lucania circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruno swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Bruno swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Bruno scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giordano Bruno dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bruno throws a head kick that misses.
Bruno lands with an overhand left.
Lucania checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucania throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
Bruno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucania.
Lucania doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lucania fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruno connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruno cracks Lucania with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lucania tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucania's head backwards.
Lucania's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruno is looking to land body kicks.
Bruno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucania. That did some damage!
Lucania takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucania on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucania can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucania tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruno misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno throws a shot to the body.
Bruno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lucania.
Bruno lands a big head kick that sends Lucania tumbling to the mat! Bruno takes a step backwards and waves Lucania back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lucania is rocked!
Giordano Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucania keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giordano Bruno is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruno throws a solid leg kick but Lucania takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruno.
Bruno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lucania is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruno finish him?
Bruno throws an overhand right that drops Lucania like a sack of potatoes! Bruno dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giordano Bruno!
Giordano Bruno looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Domine Iesu, Per vagitus Tui in praesepio pro me nascentis, Per lacrimas Tui in cruce pro me morientis, Per amorem Tui in tabernaculo pro me viventis, Miserere mei et salva me. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stojan Milanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Milanovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die for Metal. Slicer has chosen Morbid Angel - Rapture as his entrance music. Johny Slicer 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stojan Milanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milanovic throws the left hand but Slicer avoids the punch easily.
Slicer blocks a head kick by Milanovic.
Milanovic wants to slow Slicer down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Milanovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Milanovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Milanovic misses with a low kick.
Milanovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slicer's hands.
A jab from Slicer misses.
We've been hearing reports that Milanovic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Slicer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stojan Milanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Milanovic is defended easily by Slicer.
Milanovic misses with a head kick.
Milanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slicer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanovic punishes Slicer's body with a nice straight punch.
Slicer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Milanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Slicer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Milanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Milanovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Milanovic slips a straight right by Slicer.
Milanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stojan Milanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Milanovic tenderised Slicer's leg. Slicer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Milanovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slicer avoids the head kick by Milanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Milanovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slicer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Milanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slicer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milanovic.
Milanovic wants to land a leg kick but Slicer is out of range.
Milanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle, before Slicer throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Milanovic's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Slicer lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Johny Slicer!
A relieved looking Johny Slicer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Shut'Em Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Lewis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis tried to score with a low kick but Spartan checks it.
We've been told by Spartan's head coaches at All Around Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spartan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spartan.
Spartan is looking to clinch.
Lewis delivers a nice body kick.
Spartan misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lewis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Lewis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spartan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lewis's head.
Mike Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Spartan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Spartan fails to land with a series of punches.
Spartan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spartan tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves forwards but Spartan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spartan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spartan throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Spartan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis tries to bum rush Spartan with a series of wild strikes but Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Spartan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spartan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spartan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Lewis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spartan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Spartan blocks the leg kick.
Spartan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spartan throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Spartan throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Spartan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spartan circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Spartan counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Mike Lewis has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Spartan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Leo Spartan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Spartan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewis is rocked!
Spartan lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lewis head around and knocks him out cold! Spartan hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Spartan!
An out of breath Leo Spartan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up. Sub Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Norris is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Norris avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Morgan pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Norris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Norris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Norris seems keen to control Morgan's posture.
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norris controlling the position.
Norris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sub Norris just wasn't active enough.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norris gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Norris. Beautiful body shot.
Morgan clinches.
Norris has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris jumps guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Norris pulls Morgan into guard.
Norris pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Norris seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morgan stands and throws Norris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Norris is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan wants to stand but Norris is controlling his arm.
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!
Norris wants to control but Morgan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan tries to stand but Norris is controlling his head.
Norris regains half guard.
Morgan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norris is controlling Morgan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Norris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morgan's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Morgan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Morgan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Norris.
Morgan is trying to shake Norris off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Norris won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Norris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris is looking for a kimura but Morgan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Norris to get the leverage.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norris is controlling him.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Norris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Norris backpedaling.
Morgan has Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris drags the fight down to the ground.
Norris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Norris managing to control the position.
Norris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Sub Norris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Horrible takedown by Norris or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Norris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Norris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Norris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Norris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Norris is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Norris jumps guard and drags Morgan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Norris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morgan wants to stand but Norris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Norris looking to control.
Morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Norris won't let him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Norris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Morgan is proving a slippery customer.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norris is looking to advance position but Morgan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Norris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Norris avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Norris is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Norris's leg. Norris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Morgan tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
Norris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kip Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks Norris in the body.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Morgan moves into range and clinches up with Norris.
Norris has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Norris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norris wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norris fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
It looks like Sub Norris has been cut.
Norris has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morgan is trying to keep an underhook but Norris manages to get the takedown 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!
Norris trying to control the pace.
Norris is looking for a kimura but Morgan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Norris to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan manages to get to full guard.
Norris stops Morgan from standing up.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norris controlling the position.
Norris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet but Norris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
Morgan trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Morgan wanted to stand there but Norris had control of the position.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kip Morgan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Norris won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan gets a clinch.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
Norris tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Norris drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Norris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norris is trying to pull guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morgan avoids it really well and circles away.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Morgan!
Our winner, Kip Morgan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmer Octopulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joonas Mustonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmer Octopulus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joonas Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmer Octopulus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Octopulus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mustonen swings for the body but Octopulus moves out of range.
Mustonen fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Octopulus.
Octopulus slaps away a takedown attempt from Mustonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Octopulus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mustonen. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Octopulus there.
Mustonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Octopulus throws a solid leg kick but Mustonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Octopulus.
Octopulus takes a swing at Mustonen's ribcage but misses.
Mustonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Octopulus defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonas Mustonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Octopulus moves out of range of the body kick from Mustonen.
Mustonen closes the distance and clinches up with Octopulus, looking for a takedown. Mustonen pushes Octopulus against the cage but Octopulus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen instigates a clinch.
Mustonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Octopulus walks away with a smile on his face. Mustonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mustonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Octopulus pinned against the cage. Octopulus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Octopulus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustonen's hands.
Octopulus misses the shot to the body.
Octopulus misses with a hook.
Mustonen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Octopulus's guard.
Octopulus wants to get back to his feet but Mustonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mustonen passes into half guard.
Octopulus is refusing to be controlled, as Mustonen sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus punching from the bottom.
Octopulus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Octopulus is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mustonen is keen to just control but Octopulus is a slippery customer.
Octopulus trying to control here.
Octopulus manages to get to full guard.
Octopulus trying to keep a closed guard but Mustonen is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octopulus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mustonen is one step ahead there.
Mustonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Octopulus is retaining full guard.
Mustonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Octopulus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustonen is looking to pass into half guard but Octopulus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Octopulus is in guard.
Octopulus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Octopulus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Octopulus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mustonen's head.
Mustonen is looking for a triangle but Octopulus pushes his legs off easily.
Octopulus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Octopulus connects with a nice short shot to Mustonen's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octopulus winds up and cracks Mustonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Octopulus lands with a punch from half guard.
Mustonen is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octopulus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Mustonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Octopulus lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mustonen quite badly. Mustonen pulls Octopulus in close trying to recover. Octopulus postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mustonen on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mustonen doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmer Octopulus!
An out of breath Jimmer Octopulus 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dan Balan Beautiful Girl. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems misses with a jab, cross combination.
Willems attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Willems swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Willems's guard.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Willems has wrist control.
Willems looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Willems to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rodriguez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Willems pulls down on the head and he's put Rodriguez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lyle Willems!
A very excited looking Lyle Willems made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Roberto Rodriguez spoke after the fight, saying 'I`m strong it`s not my first fight I`LL COME BACK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mecha Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reagan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Reaganator Lives!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mecha Reagan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oompa Loompa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mecha Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loompa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Loompa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loompa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reagan throws a hook but Loompa blocks it.
Loompa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reagan.
Loompa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loompa. That's going to slow Reagan down.
Reagan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Loompa misses.
Loompa throws a low kick but Reagan moves out of range easily.
Loompa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DILLIGAF Dojo III in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reagan. Loompa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reagan is looking to score with low kicks.
Reagan lands a front kick.
Loompa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reagan throws the kick towards the body but Loompa avoids it.
Reagan swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loompa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Reagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loompa's guard.
Reagan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reagan is posturing up here but Loompa has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Reagan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Reagan has to tap! Slick submission there by Loompa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oompa Loompa!
Oompa Loompa retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Oompa Loompa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Mecha Reagan had this to say: 'Well, at least we had fun.'.
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