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LAC 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genki Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon ODonnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon ODonnelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
Very flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Genki Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon ODonnelly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ODonnelly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ninja to score an easy takedown into full guard.
ODonnelly is looking for a triangle but Ninja pushes his legs off easily.
Ninja has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing ODonnelly to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ninja is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - ODonnelly pulls down on the head and he's put Ninja to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brandon ODonnelly!
Brandon ODonnelly took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Red Square Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epic Man will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Epic Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.
Man swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Wolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Wolf takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wolf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wolf blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Man.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man avoiding damage.
Man is looking to control Wolf's arms but Wolf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the cage.
Wolf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Wolf controls the action.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolf avoids it.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolf up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Wolf is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Wolf goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Wolf pushes him off.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Wolf to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Man keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
Man has his hands on Wolf's head, controlling the position.
Wolf postures up.
Man throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epic Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Man.
Wolf shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolf tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Wolf ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Wolf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man tries to work over Wolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man pushes Wolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Man.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
Man pushes Wolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man leaning against his opponent.
Wolf is looking to take this one to the mat.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Wolf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man wants to stall.
Man lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Wolf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolf is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epic Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wolf decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Man trying to hold on to Wolf's head to control him but Wolf postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy.
Wolf trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to get to full guard but Wolf has control of the leg.
Wolf working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wolf is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolf throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf 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.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Man is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wolf lands strikes from half guard.
Wolf is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy.
Wolf takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf.
Wolf prevents Man from improving his position.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wolf.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf moves into full mount! Man won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf cracks Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wolf looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Man is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf lands with some strikes.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Wolf finish him?
Wolf prevents Man from getting the reversal.
Wolf is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Man goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Wolf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hugo Wolf!
During a confident post fight interview, Hugo Wolf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Best Ever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derfel Cadarn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ever fails with a takedown attempt.
Cadarn lands with a slapping head kick.
Ever shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cadarn defends it nicely.
Cadarn throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Cadarn throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ever's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cadarn lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Derfel Cadarn!
A very excited looking Derfel Cadarn 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Uhtred Bebbanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Henley (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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179 lbs
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178 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uhtred Bebbanburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henley.
Henley misses with the ground and pound.
Henley is trying to move to mount but Bebbanburg reverses beautifully and ends up in Henley's guard.
Henley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Henley working for a triangle but Bebbanburg defends it easily.
Henley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bebbanburg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bebbanburg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bebbanburg chips away with some ground and pound.
Bebbanburg lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bebbanburg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bebbanburg scoring with some ground and pound.
Henley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bebbanburg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bebbanburg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bebbanburg landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Bebbanburg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Henley pushes a forearm under Bebbanburg's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bebbanburg is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Henley!
Ben Henley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 lbs
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183 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Speedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speedy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Condit.
Condit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Condit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Condit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speedy's calf.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Condit is just out of range.
Condit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Condit misses with a body shot.
Condit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Condit tries to work over Speedy's front leg with a kick but Speedy checks it.
Condit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Speedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Condit.
Condit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Condit.
Condit scoring well with a low kick there.
Condit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Condit.
Speedy throws a hook but Condit blocks it.
Speedy misses the shot to the body.
Condit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Speedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Speedy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Speedy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Speedy off balance momentarily.
Speedy thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Condit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Condit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speedy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Condit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Speedy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Speedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Condit. Condit obviously looking to wear him down.
Speedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Condit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speedy digs a good body shot into Condit's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speedy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Speedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Condit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condit manages to avoid it.
Speedy is looking to wear down Condit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Condit.
Condit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condit manages to avoid it.
Speedy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Speedy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Speedy blocks the low kick.
Condit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Condit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speedy.
Speedy moves out of range of the body kick.
Condit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Condit throws a leg kick which misses Speedy's front leg but catches the back leg as Speedy tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Speedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Condit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Condit.
Speedy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Condit throws a leg kick but Speedy moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Condit tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Condit feints and then cracks Speedy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speedy down.
Condit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Condit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Speedy scores with a hook to the body. Condit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Speedy misses the shot to the body.
Condit lands with a nice body kick.
Condit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Condit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Condit thumps Speedy with a low kick.
Condit connects with a leg kick. Speedy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speedy misses with a body shot.
Speedy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Condit as he avoids it easily.
Condit throws a head kick that half lands.
Condit throws a push kick but Speedy slaps the foot to one side.
Condit avoids the body shot from Speedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Condit's head backwards.
Condit fakes the leg kick and cracks Speedy in the body.
Condit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Condit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speedy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Condit.
Condit punishes Speedy's body with a nice straight punch.
Condit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Speedy momentarily.
Condit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Speedy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Speedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condit manages to avoid it.
Condit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Speedy.
Condit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Condit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Condit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Condit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Speedy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Condit cracks the inside of Speedy's front leg.
Condit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Condit!
Condit connects with an inside leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Condit enables Speedy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Condit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speedy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Speedy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Condit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Speedy throwing strikes from guard but Condit blocks nicely.
Speedy tries to free his leg and advance position but Condit is retaining full guard.
Speedy stands up over Condit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speedy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Speedy trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete Speedy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheers as Condit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Speedy doesn't seem phased though.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condit manages to avoid it.
Condit misses with a head kick.
Condit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speedy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedy misses the jab.
Carlos Condit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Condit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Condit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Condit cracks Speedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Speedy throws a body punch but Condit moves out of range.
Condit lands with a kick to the temple. Speedy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Condit throws a push kick but Speedy slaps the foot to one side.
Speedy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Condit.
Speedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Condit moves away.
Condit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speedy. That did some damage!
Condit lands with a hook. Speedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Condit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Condit misses with a low kick as Speedy jumps back.
Speedy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Condit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Speedy scrambles back to his feet.
Condit throws a head kick that Speedy semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Condit.
Condit connects with a solid leg kick.
Condit throws a nice head kick!
Speedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speedy misses with a takedown attempt - Condit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Condit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speedy's calf.
Condit sizes up Speedy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Condit lands a nice looking body kick.
Condit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Speedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Condit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Condit.
Condit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Condit misses with a body shot.
Speedy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Condit avoids it really well and circles away.
Speedy throws a shot from downtown. Condit moves away and avoids it.
Condit works Speedy's body with a nice hook.
Condit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Condit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Speedy avoids the head kick by Condit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Condit. That's going to slow Speedy down.
Condit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Speedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Condit was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedy.
Condit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Condit.
Condit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pete Speedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speedy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Condit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedy.
Speedy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speedy drops his hands momentarily and Condit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Condit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedy just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Condit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Condit.
Speedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Condit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Condit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Condit scores with a nice body kick.
Condit connects with a leg kick. Speedy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Condit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedy swings for the body but Condit moves out of range.
Condit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speedy.
Speedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Condit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Condit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Condit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Burgundy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy works Li's body with a nice hook.
Burgundy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Li to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Li distracts Burgundy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burgundy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burgundy wants to stand but Li is controlling the position.
Burgundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
Li wants to control from the top but Burgundy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Burgundy has wrist control.
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.
Burgundy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burgundy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Li has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Li wants to control from the top but Burgundy keeps moving.
Li throws a strike but Burgundy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Li on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Li tries to get out of the position.
Li is trying to control the position but Burgundy postures up.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to control the position but Burgundy postures up.
Li pulls Burgundy in to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Li wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Burgundy thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Li is breathing heavily.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the head.
Li closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burgundy circles away.
Burgundy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burgundy drops Li with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Li looks back up at him and smiles so Burgundy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Li is rocked!
It looks like Jason Li has been cut.
Li circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Burgundy. Li falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Burgundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cabbage Patch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Nicholls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stormtrooper-Pepper. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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281 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cabbage Patch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Nicholls!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patch swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicholls.
Nicholls blocks a jab.
Patch throws a right hand that Nicholls ducks under and follows up with a left that Nicholls also avoids with ease.
Nicholls misses with a kick to the body.
Nicholls bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nicholls connects with a high kick.
Nicholls gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Nicholls.
Nicholls throws a punch but it's blocked by Patch.
Nicholls pushes Patch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nicholls throws a punch but it's blocked by Patch.
Nicholls throws a punch but it's blocked by Patch.
Patch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nicholls avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Nicholls fails to land.
Nicholls throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patchs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholls misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patch looking for a takedown.
Patch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nicholls has a couple of punches blocked by Patch.
Nicholls working aggressively here.
Patch takes a shot to the head.
Nicholls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicholls moves into the clinch successfully.
Nicholls lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nicholls is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cabbage Patch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicholls has a couple of punches blocked by Patch.
Nicholls fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicholls misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicholls.
Patch is looking for a takedown.
Patch is working for takedown but Nicholls is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nicholls has a couple of punches blocked by Patch.
Nicholls lands with a right to the head.
Nicholls lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicholls stalling in the clinch.
Nicholls working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicholls lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nicholls stops a takedown attempt from Patch.
Patch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nicholls prevents it.
Patch is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicholls.
Nicholls scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicholls scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nicholls gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nicholls drops Patch with a big right hand! Nicholls charges in looking to finish - Patch manages to keep Nicholls in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Patch is rocked!
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.
Nicholls arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Patch's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dean Nicholls!
Dean Nicholls got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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18
164 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by White.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ortiz thows a leg kick but White checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Freddy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz checks a low kick from White.
White throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
Ortiz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ortiz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a head kick. Ortiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White misses with a combination
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Ortiz tries a low kick but White avoids it.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz thuds a left hand into White's body.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justin Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Ortiz.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
A leg kick checked by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ortiz's knee momentarily.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz checks the leg kick.
White checks the leg kick.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
White defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by White's head coaches at gods of the cage sp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
White scores with a head kick. Ortiz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Ortiz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz is pawing at White, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into White's nose. White is badly hurt! Ortiz pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! White tries desperately to hold on but Ortiz is relentless in his assault! As White receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Ortiz away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Ortiz!
Justin Ortiz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six OFive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel. Gunnar Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Six OFive!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OFive misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OFive is controlling Jackson's trapped leg to prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
OFive slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
OFive is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
OFive seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Six OFive wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook.
OFive scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OFive connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from OFive.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Gunnar Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Six OFive.
OFive swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
OFive bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OFive connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
OFive lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson prevents OFive from moving into mount.
Jackson wants to control but OFive postures up.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - OFive scoring with strikes.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OFive working the ground and pound from side control.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but OFive connects with a decent elbow.
OFive is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
OFive connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Jackson is rocked!
OFive in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jackson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! OFive turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Six OFive!
Six OFive is the new welterweight champion!
Gunnar Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'I've injured my knee in training and I also broke my hand right at the beginning of the first round so I'm really not responsible for what happened tonight.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JaMarcus Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Steinburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Time - Fabolous & Jeremih. Steinburg has chosen Under and Over It - Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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26
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JaMarcus Russell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Steinburg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinburg misses with a wild body shot.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steinburg sprawls well. Steinburg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
Steinburg looks to land a combination but Russell avoids it well.
Steinburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russell moves away.
Russell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steinburg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Russell postures up.
Russell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Russell 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.
Steinburg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steinburg has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Russell is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Russell keeps control of Steinburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburg tries to break the clinch but Russell is controlling the position.
Steinburg is trying to break free.
Russell prevents Steinburg from breaking the clinch.
Russell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steinburg slaps away a takedown attempt from Russell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Russell throws a jab when Steinburg was well out of range.
Steinburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
Nice sprawl there from Steinburg as Russell shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JaMarcus Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steinburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinburg throws a nice looking combination but Russell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Russell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steinburg but Steinburg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steinburg swings for the body but Russell moves out of range.
Steinburg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Russell under the eye.
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!
Russell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steinburg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Russell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Steinburg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Russell but great work by Steinburg.
Russell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Steinburg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburg scoring with punches and elbows.
Russell wants to get back to his feet but Steinburg drags him back down.
Steinburg lands some shots froms side control.
Steinburg trying to control the position but Russell is working away.
Steinburg is working Russell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Russell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Russell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Steinburg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Russell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steinburg avoids it really well and circles away.
Russell is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steinburg.
Steinburg stuns Russell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steinburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steinburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Steinburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Steinburg misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Steinburg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Russell darts in looking for a takedown but Steinburg gets double underhooks and turns Russell into the cage.
Steinburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell misses with a double jab
letting Steinburg counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Steinburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steinburg throws a hook but Russell avoids it easily.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Russell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Russell is defended easily by Steinburg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JaMarcus Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steinburg throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburg lands a jab.
Steinburg misses the jab.
Steinburg swings widly with a right hand
and Russell counters with a low kick, right behind Steinburg 's knee.
Billy Steinburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russell shoots for a takedown but Steinburg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Russell closes the distance and clinches up with Steinburg, looking for a takedown. Russell pushes Steinburg against the cage but Steinburg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to clinch
letting Steinburg counter with a right hand.
Steinburg loads up on a big right hand but Russell slips the punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Russell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steinburg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steinburg swinging wildly here.
Steinburg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Russell in his tracks.
Russell shoots for a takedown but Steinburg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steinburg throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steinburg pinned against the cage. Steinburg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Russell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steinburg is fending him off so far but Russell persists. Nope, Steinburg circles away and we're back to standing.
Steinburg throws a series of strikes that have Russell backpedaling.
Russell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steinburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from Steinburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt.
Russell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steinburg.
Russell takes a swing at Steinburg's ribcage but misses.
Steinburg takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinburg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russell.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Russell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Steinburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Russell slips a straight right by Steinburg.
Russell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steinburg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steinburg gets back to half guard.
Steinburg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Russell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steinburg has his foot on Russell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Russell works his way back into a safe position though.
Russell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steinburg dives on top into guard.
Russell is looking to stand back up but Steinburg counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Russell.
Russell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steinburg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steinburg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russell doesn't seem bothered though.
Russell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steinburg works Russell's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Steinburg does no damage.
Steinburg scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinburg scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Russell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steinburg misses with a body shot.
Russell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Russell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JaMarcus Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steinburg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Russell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Steinburg looking for a sweep. Not yet Steinburg, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steinburg working a defensive guard here.
Steinburg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Steinburg trying to keep a closed guard but Russell is proving a slippery customer.
Our spies down at at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) inform us that Steinburg has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Russell trying to control but Steinburg is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Steinburg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Steinburg misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steinburg lands with a nice combination. Russell backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steinburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russell moves away.
Steinburg punishes Russell's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Steinburg. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steinburg takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
Steinburg takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Steinburg really 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.
Russell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Russell shoots in and drives through. Steinburg sprawls well.
Billy Steinburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russell goes for a double leg but Steinburg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steinburg continues to drive forward.
Steinburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steinburg breaks from the clinch.
Russell slips a jab from Steinburg.
A jab from Steinburg does it's job there.
Steinburg lands a right hook to the body.
Steinburg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Russell has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburg throws a nice looking combination but Russell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Steinburg both land. Nice combination.
Russell is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steinburg. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steinburg throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.
Steinburg cracks Russell with an open hand slap.
Oh Russell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russell dives in for a single leg takedown but Steinburg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Russell seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JaMarcus Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell wants to break free but Steinburg has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steinburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steinburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steinburg sprawls well. Steinburg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Steinburg cracks Russell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell tries for a takedown but Steinburg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steinburg lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steinburg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Russell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steinburg to score with a decent uppercut.
Steinburg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Steinburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steinburg.
Steinburg misses with an uppercut. Russell saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steinburg avoids it really well and circles away.
Steinburg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steinburg catches Russell napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Russell to the canvas!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steinburg is controlling him.
Russell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steinburg 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Steinburg dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Steinburg connects with a body shot that sends Russell's belly button to the back.
Steinburg feints with a jab and clips Russell right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Russell is sent crashing into the canvas and Steinburg leaps in for the kill! Russell tries to get to his feet but Steinburg is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Russell is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Steinburg!
Billy Steinburg is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Billy Steinburg made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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