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SFC 35: Le Fleur vs. Clayton 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Tanimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daiki Tanimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Great!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanimoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like The Great has been cut.
Tanimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Great moves out of range easily.
Tanimoto misses with a head kick.
Great closes the distance and clinches.
Great gets underhooks to prevent Tanimoto's takedown attempt.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Great tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanimoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Great prevents it.
Tanimoto fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daiki Tanimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanimoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Great is defending well.
Great manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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!
Tanimoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanimoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Great gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanimoto.
Tanimoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Great is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great has Tanimoto pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tanimoto as Great tries to tie him up.
Great holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanimoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Great is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Great misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanimoto.
Tanimoto tries for a takedown but Great manages to get underhooks.
Tanimoto has Great pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Great manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanimoto has Great pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Great manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanimoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Great.
Great will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tanimoto up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Great.
Tanimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Great gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanimoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Great prevents it.
Great prevents the takedown attempt.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanimoto is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Great using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanimoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Great looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanimoto is trying to pull guard but Great turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Great pushes off an throws an elbow but Tanimoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Great looking to slow down the pace here.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great stalling.
Great with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Great stalls.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but Tanimoto blocks with his arms.
Great throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Great takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanimoto tries for a takedown but Great manages to get underhooks.
Tanimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Great gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanimoto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Great gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanimoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Great looking to slow down the pace here.
Great gets underhooks to prevent Tanimoto's takedown attempt.
Tanimoto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanimoto avoids the damage to the body.
Tanimoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanimoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanimoto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Great pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Great wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Great to work.
Great is pressed up against the cage. Tanimoto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Great down to the mat. Great avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Great dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Great's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tanimoto throws a body kick that misses.
The Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Great misses with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tanimoto enables Great to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tanimoto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Great wants to stand but Tanimoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Great must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Great gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tanimoto has his foot on Great's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Great works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanimoto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Great has passed into half guard!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Great wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanimoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Great pulls his head out easily.
Tanimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Tanimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Tanimoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Great decides to return to a standing position.
Tanimoto misses with a leg kick.
Tanimoto motions for Great to come forward. Tanimoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Great scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanimoto actively working from the bottom here.
Great tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tanimoto.
Great really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanimoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanimoto has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Great. Oh but Tanimoto has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Great goes limp - he's gone! Tanimoto jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daiki Tanimoto!
Daiki Tanimoto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knox Energy for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reza Madadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Paranoid. Reza Madadi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reza Madadi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madadi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Madadi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madadi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jon.
Madadi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Jon.
Jon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jon looks to throw the jab but Madadi is out of range.
Madadi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Madadi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jon is fending him off so far but Madadi persists. Nope, Jon circles away and we're back to standing.
Jon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Madadi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jon is fending him off so far but Madadi persists. Nope, Jon circles away and we're back to standing.
Lil Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reza Madadi.
Jon cracks Madadi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon darts in and clinches Madadi up against the cage.
Jon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Madadi is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madadi wants a takedown but no success here.
Jon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Madadi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jon gets the takedown into side control.
Jon is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Madadi looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jon gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Madadi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jon lets go of the hold and Madadi can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lil Jon!
Lil Jon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hell's Last Survivor by Halford. Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. its a fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarvis Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecker misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hecker thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Hecker.
Hecker misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brown has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hecker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Hecker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hecker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Hecker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker working the head with strikes.
We've been hearing that Hecker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hecker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hecker lands a nice forearm strike.
Hecker landing strikes.
Brown is rocked!
Hecker scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Brown is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hecker can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Hecker!
Jeff Hecker looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'WOOOOOOOO! I'm the BEST in the WORLD! WOOOOOOOOO! You can't stop me, CAN'T stop me!'.
The defeated Jarvis Brown had this to say: 'God Bless All!!!See you guys next time hats up to my opponenet.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easton West!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay slips under a jab from West.
Binay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Binay tries to clinch there but West circles away.
Nice body kick from West.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Binay needs to keep his hands up - West had a free shot at his head there.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
West throws a leg kick which misses Binay's front leg but catches the back leg as Binay tries to avoid it.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West with a hook.
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
Binay avoids the head kick by West.
Easton West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Binay throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binay moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West misses with a kick to the body.
Binay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
West has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Binay is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Binay looks to clinch
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Binay is able to avoid easily.
West jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
West throws a body kick that misses.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.
Binay walks forward, straight into a front kick from West.
Binay closes the distance and clinches.
West looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Binay gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
West looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Binay is taking a breather. West says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
West has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Binay is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Binay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Binay pulls his head out easily.
West is looking to control Binay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
West tries to roll over but Binay keeps him under control.
Binay is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West actively working from the bottom here.
West actively working from the bottom here.
Binay seems to be working for a kimura but West defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Binay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Binay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay prevents West from improving his position.
West is not content to let Binay control the position.
Binay tries to pass the half guard into mount. West knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Binay is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for West!
West wants to hold on but Binay pushes him away.
Binay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
West tries to reverse the position but Binay maintains control.
Binay sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Easton West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
West throws out a leg kick but Binay moves out of range and West only half commits.
West has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Easton West has been cut.
Binay wants the takedown. West is fighting it off but Binay persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in West's guard against the cage.
Binay 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.
Binay wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Binay throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Binay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Binay trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Binay is aware though and is defending well.
Binay trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Binay throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West working for a triangle but Binay defends it easily.
West keeping moving, preventing Binay from controlling successfully.
Binay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Binay doesn't defend quickly enough and West has managed to lock this one up! Can Binay escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to West on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Easton West!
A victorious Easton West thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patellar Luxation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters has chosen The Casualties - My Blood. My Life. Always Forward. as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patellar Luxation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Peters!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters blocks a head kick by Luxation.
Luxation lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luxation.
Peters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luxation scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
Luxation checks a low kick from Peters.
Peters tries for a takedown but Luxation sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luxation throws a right hand that Peters ducks under and follows up with a left that Peters also avoids with ease.
Luxation throws a head kick but Peters moves out of range.
Jab from Luxation.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luxation throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Peters misses.
Peters misses with a body shot
and Luxation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luxation connects with an inside leg kick.
Peters takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Luxation counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Peters! He's just covering up as Luxation starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patellar Luxation!
Patellar Luxation thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Mooseheads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaudencio Roman 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Mooseheads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaudencio Roman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mooseheads closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Roman's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mooseheads slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mooseheads wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roman, who protects the arm well.
Mooseheads in side control, throwing shots but Roman defends.
Mooseheads tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mooseheads has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mooseheads looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mooseheads tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooseheads postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mooseheads wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roman, who protects the arm well.
Mooseheads swings around for an armbar but Roman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mooseheads's guard.
Mooseheads working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mooseheads has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mooseheads looking for a guillotine here but Roman defends easily.
Mooseheads manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooseheads working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Roman looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Mooseheads! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mac Mooseheads!
Mac Mooseheads decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrante is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Primus - Fisticuffs. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jonathon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobrante tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sobrante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jonathon backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jonathon.
Sobrante misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobrante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jonathon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobrante prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sobrante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jonathon backwards.
Sobrante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jonathon backwards.
Sobrante is trying to break the clinch but Jonathon has him pressed against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sobrante has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jonathon is looking for a takedown.
Jonathon is trying to break the clinch but Sobrante is controlling him.
Jonathon tries to score a body lock takedown but Sobrante shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jonathon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonathon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobrante.
Sobrante is trying to maintain a safe position but Jonathon gets an underhook and turns Sobrante into the cage.
Jonathon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sobrante pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slow jab from Sobrante misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jonathon.
Jonathon ducks right into an uppercut from Sobrante.
Jonathon goes for a double leg but Sobrante avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sobrante continues to drive forward.
Sobrante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jonathon has hold of one of Sobrante's legs. Sobrante is fighting the takedown attempt but Jonathon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sobrante looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobrante, not yet.
Jonathon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sobrante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jonathon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jonathon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sobrante looking for a guillotine here but Jonathon defends easily.
Jonathon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobrante looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jonathon forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon wants to control but Sobrante is keeping him busy.
Jonathon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobrante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobrante is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobrante keeps trying to improve his position.
Sobrante regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jonathon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobrante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jonathon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jonathon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jonathon advances to half guard.
Jonathon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sobrante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jonathon.
Sobrante wants to improve his position but Jonathon is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon trying to control the action but Sobrante is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonathon slips a nice elbow through Sobrante's hands, connecting with Sobrante's forehead.
Jonathon lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobrante is looking for a sweep. Jonathon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing that Jonathon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonathon is looking to advance position but Sobrante won't allow it.
Jonathon trying to control from half guard but Sobrante is working away.
Sobrante slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sobrante working for a triangle but Jonathon defends it easily.
Jonathon is pushing down on Sobrante's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sobrante is fighting to maintain full guard but Jonathon has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sobrante!
Sobrante is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jonathon cracks Sobrante with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobrante sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jonathon wants to free his trapped foot but Sobrante is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jonathon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobrante defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jonathon trying to pass the guard but Sobrante defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathon passes to full mount!
Sobrante tries to reverse the position but Jonathon maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Jonathon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jonathon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sobrante defends well and Jonathon ends up having to push Sobrante into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sobrante gets underhooks to prevent Jonathon's takedown attempt.
Jonathon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jonathon stays in close to Sobrante's body and controls the position.
Sobrante 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.
Sobrante escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jonathon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jonathon stands up over Sobrante, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jonathon forces his way into half guard.
Sobrante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Jonathon.
Sobrante regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jonathon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jonathon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathon won't allow Sobrante to sweep him here.
Jonathon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobrante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jonathon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jonathon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sobrante, who protects the arm well.
Jonathon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jonathon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sobrante, who protects the arm well.
Sobrante taking a bit of punishment here - Jonathon scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobrante looking for submissions off his back.
Sobrante moves into full guard.
Sobrante escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jonathon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonathon wants to control from the top but Sobrante keeps moving.
Jonathon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jonathon landing a few strikes.
Jonathon trying to control the action but Sobrante is working from the bottom.
Jonathon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jonathon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sobrante is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sobrante looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jonathon wants to take a breather but Sobrante is having none of it.
Sobrante is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jonathon pulls his head out easily.
Jonathon is working for a submission of some sort.
Ben Jonathon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobrante looking for submissions off his back.
Sobrante is breathing heavily.
Jonathon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobrante works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sobrante looking for a guillotine here but Jonathon defends easily.
Jonathon trying to control but Sobrante is working from the bottom.
Jonathon passes Sobrante's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonathon is trying to work for a kimura but Sobrante is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobrante defends it well.
Jonathon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobrante misses with a hook. Jonathon ducked under it nicely.
Jonathon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sobrante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jonathon somewhat.
Sobrante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sobrante clinches up with Jonathon and pushes him back against the cage.
Sobrante swings wildly with an uppercut but Jonathon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobrante.
Jonathon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jonathon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonathon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sobrante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrante pushes Jonathon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobrante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jonathon or not.
Sobrante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sobrante works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jonathon keeping full guard, as Sobrante tries to pass.
Sobrante preventing the sweep.
Jonathon keeping full guard, as Sobrante tries to pass.
Jonathon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jonathon looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonathon, not yet.
Jonathon keeping full guard, as Sobrante tries to pass.
Jonathon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jonathon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Les Sobrante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobrante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jonathon landing punches.
Jonathon fails to advance to Sobrante's back.
Sobrante is looking to get to half guard.
Jonathon wants to take Sobrante's back but he can't do it this time.
Jonathon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sobrante is surviving well by controlling Jonathon's body position as best he can.
Sobrante is desperately trying to improve his position but Jonathon has a good base and remains in mount.
Sobrante regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon is working for a kimura but Sobrante is defending it quite comfortably.
Sobrante tries to get to full guard but Jonathon has control of the leg.
Jonathon wants to work for an arm triangle but Sobrante is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ben Jonathon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonathon wants to control but Sobrante is keeping him busy.
Jonathon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sobrante works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jonathon tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobrante is retaining full guard.
Sobrante looking for subs off his back but Jonathon has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jonathon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Jonathon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jonathon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Jonathon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jonathon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jonathon!
Ben Jonathon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
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, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Li lands with a cross.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Li throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez wants the takedown. Li is fighting it off but Sanchez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Li's guard against the cage.
Sanchez pushing down on Li's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Li is defending well.
Sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Li avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Nice shot by Li.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Li doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Li misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Yize Li has been cut.
Yize Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Li wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Li swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Li should have avoided that one.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Li is trying to keep an underhook but Sanchez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yize Li's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li letting Sanchez take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.
Li keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control. Li wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Li's head.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez working Li over with strikes.
Li trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Sanchez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Li is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Alpha Elite Private Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sanchez throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Li is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is stalling here. Li is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sanchez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Li has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.
Sanchez tries to bench press Li off him but Li keeps the position.
Li goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sanchez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Li's guard! Nice work there by Sanchez!
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez passes Li's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Li defending well.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Li sees it coming and defends easily.
Diego Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Li taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Li is defending the position.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yize Li's cut.
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!
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Li throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Li's guard.
Li is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Li is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Li defending well.
Sanchez throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Sanchez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Li wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working Li over with strikes here.
Li is rocked!
Sanchez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Li covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanchez!
An out of breath Diego Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guljigit Asanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paso Leati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leati has chosen Babylon 5 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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274 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guljigit Asanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paso Leati!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asanov darts in and clinches Leati up against the cage.
Asanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leati blocks a body shot from Asanov.
Leati digs a right hand underneath Asanov's ribcage. Asanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Leati controls his hands.
Leati is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asanov's elbow.
Asanov blocks an uppercut.
Leati gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Leati working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Asanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Asanov can't keep his opponent in guard - Leati advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leati trying to control the action but Asanov is working from the bottom.
Leati thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asanov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati wants to pass the guard but Asanov is defending well.
Asanov is controlling Leati's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Asanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leati is working away from the top position though.
Leati thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asanov trying to control from the bottom.
Leati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leati is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leati trying to advance position but Asanov counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati stops Asanov from standing up.
Asanov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asanov is keeping the position for now.
Leati passes into half guard.
Asanov is in trouble now - Leati has advanced to mount!
Asanov blocking the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leati fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leati throws a sloppy strike and Asanov uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Asanov has ended up in Leati's guard.
Leati trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leati looking for a sweep. Not yet Leati, not yet.
Leati has an active guard here but Asanov has managed to pass into half guard.
Leati is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Asanov pulls his head out easily.
Asanov stalling.
Asanov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Leati misses with a kick to the body.
Asanov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asanov throws a body punch but Leati moves out of range.
Asanov throws a nice looking combination but Leati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guljigit Asanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leati avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leati throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asanov takes one to the chin there.
Leati throws a hook but Asanov avoids it easily.
Asanov instigates a clinch.
Leati throws a head punch that misses.
Asanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asanov scores with a hook to the body.
Asanov lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leati gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leati works his way into full mount!
Leati looking to control but Asanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paso Leati dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asanov throws a combination. Leati tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Paso Leati has been cut.
Asanov clinches up with Leati and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asanov can't find room to land a body shot as Leati controls the action.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leati misses with some punches.
Leati lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asanov or not.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Asanov avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
Leati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Asanov.
Leati lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asanov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Asanov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Asanov tries to work over Leati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati misses with some punches.
Asanov lands a nice uppercut.
Asanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Leati.
Asanov clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leati.
Leati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asanov blocks a body shot from Leati.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Asanov avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
Leati tries a body shot but Asanov blocks it.
Guljigit Asanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asanov tries to work over Leati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Asanov.
Asanov lands a shot to the body.
Leati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leati tries a body shot but Asanov blocks it.
Asanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leati has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Asanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Asanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Asanov controls the action.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Asanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati struggles to land a body shot inside as Asanov controls his hands.
Asanov misses with a body punch.
Leati misses with a body punch.
Asanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leati has him pressed against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Asanov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Asanov pushes Leati back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Leati fails to land.
Asanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asanov rushes Leati and presses him up against the cage.
Asanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leati.
Asanov blocks a body shot from Leati.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leati misses with a punch on the inside.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Asanov avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asanov lands a body punch.
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!
Asanov can't find room to land a body shot as Leati controls the action.
Asanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leati's elbow.
Asanov is trying to break the clinch but Leati has him pressed against the cage.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leati makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asanov tries a body shot but Leati blocks it.
Asanov tries a body shot but Leati blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leati misses with a body punch.
Asanov stops a takedown attempt from Leati.
Asanov takes a shot to the head.
Leati blocks a body shot from Asanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guljigit Asanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paso Leati's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leati misses with a straight right.
Asanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leati, pushing him back against the cage.
Asanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Asanov wants to break free but Leati has control.
Leati tries to work over Asanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asanov pushes Leati back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Asanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asanov blocking some punches.
Leati throws a head punch that misses.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Asanov controls the action.
Asanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Asanov.
Leati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leati misses with a wild body shot.
Leati scores with the left hand. Asanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Leati showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asanov.
Asanov takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Asanov.
Asanov misses with a body punch.
Leati throws a head punch that misses.
Asanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Leati controls his hands.
Asanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leati misses with a punch to the body.
Asanov tries to work over Leati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asanov.
A short right from Asanov on the inside.
Asanov lands an uppercut.
Asanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asanov is leaning against Leati and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Asanov.
Asanov tries a body shot but Leati blocks it.
Asanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leati.
Asanov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leati or not.
Asanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leati backwards.
Asanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leati takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asanov drops Leati with a beautiful combination! Leati stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Asanov is looking for the KO!
Leati is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanov is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Leati flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Leati is out cold! Asanov holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guljigit Asanov!
In his post fight interview, Guljigit Asanov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eleuando Le Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eleuando Le Fleur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Fleur misses with a low kick.
Clayton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clayton lands a body shot.
Le Fleur scores with a head kick. Clayton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Vincent Clayton has been cut.
Clayton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clayton throws a right hand that Le Fleur ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Fleur also avoids with ease.
Clayton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le Fleur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clayton throws a leg kick
and Le Fleur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Le Fleur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le Fleur clobbers Clayton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clayton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clayton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le Fleur is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Le Fleur.
Clayton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clayton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Le Fleur eats them both and turns towards Clayton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Eleuando Le Fleur has been cut.
Le Fleur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clayton.
No joy there for Clayton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Fleur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clayton. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Fleur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Le Fleur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Clayton looks winded!
A thudding body kick lands there by Le Fleur!
Clayton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Le Fleur.
Le Fleur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clayton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clayton fails to land with a series of punches.
Clayton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clayton blocks a head kick by Le Fleur.
Clayton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Fleur can pounce on him.
Le Fleur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clayton.
Clayton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Le Fleur avoids the body shot from Clayton.
Le Fleur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Fleur checks a leg kick.
Le Fleur lands a leg kick that knocks Clayton off balance momentarily.
Le Fleur lands with a straight right. Clayton didn't see that one coming.
Le Fleur scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clayton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clayton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Le Fleur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le Fleur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Fleur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clayton.
Le Fleur scores with a push kick.
Le Fleur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clayton was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Fleur.
Clayton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Le Fleur.
Clayton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Le Fleur keeps Clayton at a distance using the push kick.
Clayton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Fleur can pounce on him.
Le Fleur lands a leg kick that knocks Clayton off balance momentarily.
Le Fleur connects with a leg kick. Clayton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clayton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Fleur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Le Fleur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Le Fleur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vincent Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Le Fleur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Le Fleur.
Le Fleur moves into the clinch successfully.
Le Fleur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clayton looking to stall.
Clayton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Fleur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clayton avoids it.
Le Fleur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le Fleur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clayton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Fleur backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Fleur breaks the clinch.
Clayton misses with a few strikes there.
Clayton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clayton lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clayton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Le Fleur - the referee stops the clock and Clayton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Le Fleur. Clayton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Le Fleur scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Le Fleur. That's going to slow Clayton down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Fleur.
Le Fleur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clayton's calf.
Le Fleur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Le Fleur.
Le Fleur cracks the inside of Clayton's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Le Fleur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le Fleur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Fleur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clayton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eleuando Le Fleur dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le Fleur, right into the meat.
Clayton misses with a low kick.
Le Fleur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Le Fleur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clayton takes a swing at Le Fleur's ribcage but misses.
Le Fleur cracks the inside of Clayton's front leg.
A good leg kick by Le Fleur.
Le Fleur connects with a leg kick. Clayton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Le Fleur delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Clayton throws a front kick aimed at Le Fleur's knee but Le Fleur avoids it well.
Le Fleur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le Fleur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clayton's calf.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Le Fleur here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Clayton is breathing heavily.
Le Fleur tries to clinch up but Clayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Fleur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clayton can do to turn this around?
Le Fleur lands a nice looking body kick.
Clayton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Le Fleur.
Clayton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clayton just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le Fleur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clayton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le Fleur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clayton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Le Fleur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clayton misses with a combination
and Le Fleur counters with a thumping low kick.
Le Fleur thumps Clayton with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le Fleur, right into the meat.
Le Fleur connects with a leg kick. Clayton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clayton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le Fleur.
Clayton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clayton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le Fleur connects with a solid leg kick.
Clayton takes one to the side of the head.
Clayton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur scores with a leg kick.
Clayton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Fleur.
Clayton slips under a jab.
Vincent Clayton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Fleur is looking to slow Clayton down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Le Fleur.
That has opened up Vincent Clayton's cut even more.
Le Fleur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clayton.
Le Fleur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clayton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le Fleur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clayton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le Fleur.
Clayton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Le Fleur.
Le Fleur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le Fleur, right into the meat.
Le Fleur scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur scores with a push kick.
Le Fleur throws a leg kick which misses Clayton's front leg but catches the back leg as Clayton tries to avoid it.
Eleuando Le Fleur is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le Fleur.
Le Fleur throws a nice head kick!
Clayton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le Fleur counters with an outside leg kick.
Le Fleur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le Fleur tests Clayton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clayton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clayton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Fleur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Fleur moves into range and clinches up with Clayton.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Le Fleur takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Le Fleur misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Fleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clayton.
A solid body kick from Le Fleur.
Clayton throws a series of punches but Le Fleur avoids them all with ease.
Le Fleur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clayton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Fleur.
Le Fleur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Le Fleur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le Fleur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Le Fleur.
Clayton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Le Fleur.
Le Fleur feints and then cracks Clayton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clayton down.
Le Fleur lands a big head kick that sends Clayton tumbling to the mat! Le Fleur takes a step backwards and waves Clayton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Clayton is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Le Fleur! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eleuando Le Fleur!
Eleuando Le Fleur retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Eleuando Le Fleur, 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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