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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Farofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Xavier Potterswheel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carlos Farofa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Farofa!
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, Quinton Xavier Potterswheel!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farofa wants to clinch up but Potterswheel keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Potterswheel as he connects with a hook.
Potterswheel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farofa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Potterswheel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farofa tries to avoid it but Potterswheel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farofa to the ground. Farofa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Potterswheel connects with a nice looking jab.
Potterswheel misses with a takedown attempt - Farofa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Potterswheel lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farofa moves into range and clinches up with Potterswheel.
Farofa breaks the clinch.
Farofa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Potterswheel misses with a body shot.
Potterswheel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Farofa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Farofa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Potterswheel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Farofa's guard.
Farofa has his foot on Potterswheel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Potterswheel works his way back into a safe position though.
Potterswheel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potterswheel trying to control the position from guard on top but Farofa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farofa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Farofa tries to get out of the position.
Farofa wants to get back to his feet but Potterswheel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Potterswheel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farofa is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potterswheel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Farofa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potterswheel landing some decent shots from guard.
Potterswheel gets to his feet and stands over Farofa, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Farofa felt that one! Potterswheel unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Farofa from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Xavier Potterswheel!
In his post fight interview, Quinton Xavier Potterswheel gave a big smile as he said 'In the hospital business, you'll find that all patients really need to do is shut up.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAndre Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. DeAndre Louis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeAndre Louis!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Louis.
Jab from Akiyama.
It looks like DeAndre Louis has been cut.
Louis instigates a clinch.
Louis manages to pull guard.
Louis is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Akiyama has his hands clasped together but Louis extends and breaks Akiyama's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Louis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DeAndre Louis!
DeAndre Louis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fertus counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Fertus misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones takes a swing at Fertus's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Fertus's front leg but catches the back leg as Fertus tries to avoid it.
Fertus ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a combination. Fertus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fertus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fertus has time to react.
Jack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fertus avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Fertus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones throws the left hand but Fertus avoids the punch easily.
Fertus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jones digs a good hook to Fertus's body.
Jones scores with a jab. Fertus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Fertus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Fertus.
Fertus slips a jab from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fertus's head backwards.
Jones throws a leg kick but Fertus checks it.
Fertus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fertus slips under a jab.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Fertus.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fertus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones jabs Fertus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fertus ducks down to avoid it.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Fertus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Fertus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Fertus counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fertus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fertus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Fertus saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Fertus blocks the low kick.
Fertus defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones digs a good body shot into Fertus's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a leg kick but Fertus checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertus lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Fertus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab lands there for Jones.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones misses with a low kick as Fertus jumps back.
Fertus moves out of range as Jones strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a right hand
and Fertus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fertus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fertus ducks down to avoid it.
Fertus motions for Jones to come forward. Fertus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fertus throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Fertus staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones looks to land a combination but Fertus avoids it well.
Fertus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fertus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Fertus moves away and avoids it.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Fertus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fertus rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fertus breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jack Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Fertus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Fertus moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones swings for the body but Fertus moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Fertus counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Fertus counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones tests Fertus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Fertus moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones thuds a left hand into Fertus's body.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Fertus counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fertus moves out of range of the strikes.
Fertus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fertus manages to avoid it.
Fertus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Fertus's knee but Fertus avoids it well.
Fertus misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fertus misses with a right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones cracks Fertus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fertus manages to avoid it.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Fertus's ribs.
Fertus scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Fertus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fertus counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fertus moves away.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Fertus ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones thumps Fertus with a low kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Fertus moves away and avoids it.
Jones throws the left hand but Fertus avoids the punch easily.
Fertus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Fertus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fertus has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertus lands a shoulder strike.
Fertus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fertus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fertus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Fertus controls the action.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fertus breaks from the clinch.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Fertus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Fertus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Fertus moved out of range.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fertus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fertus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
enabling Fertus to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fertus.
Jones throws a leg kick
enabling Fertus to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Fertus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertus tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fertus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jack Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Fertus as he checks the leg kick.
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 Mike Fertus.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jack Jones!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jack Jones!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jack Jones!
Jack Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Jones made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm Jack Jones. G'Day...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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286 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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Hamara!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Hamara misses its intended target.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Willis looks for the body kick but Hamara saw that one coming.
Hamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Willis.
A jab from Hamara misses.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamara.
Hamara misses with a wild combination.
Hamara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Rico Willis has been cut.
Hamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Willis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis darts in and clinches Hamara up against the cage.
Hamara is trying to break the clinch but Willis is controlling him.
Hamara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis lands a knee to the body.
Willis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Hamara avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Willis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Turo Hamara has been cut.
We've been informed that Hamara has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamara avoids the damage to the body.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamara avoids it.
Hamara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hamara fails to land.
Willis keeps control of Hamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Willis fails to land.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamara controls his hands.
Willis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamara manages to avoid it.
Willis closes the distance and pushes Hamara back into the cage.
Hamara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Willis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Hamara misses with the head strike.
Hamara avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Willis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamara breaks the clinch.
Rico Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Willis throws a wild body kick that Hamara sees coming a mile off.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara with a hook.
Willis throws a leg kick
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Willis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hamara scores with a shot to the body.
Hamara lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hamara.
Willis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hamara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Willis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamara looks to land a combination but Willis avoids it well.
Hamara misses with a looping left.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Hamara misses with a two punch combination.
Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Willis obliges.
Willis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamara looks winded!
Hamara blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Willis.
Willis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamara avoids it.
Hamara is trying to break the clinch but Willis is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Willis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Willis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamara should have avoided that one.
Willis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Hamara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Hamara misses
and Willis counters with a left hand that sends Hamara to the canvas!
Hamara is rocked!
Willis stands and steps away. Hamara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hamara is still on wobbly legs! Can Willis finish him?
Crack! Willis connects with the perfect overhand right and Hamara falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Willis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rico Willis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apanson comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You. Johan Apanson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Apanson!
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, Julian Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apanson throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Apanson dives in and scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas is working an open guard so Apanson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Apanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomas defends well and Apanson ends up having to push Thomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Apanson in his tracks for a moment.
Apanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Apanson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Apanson blocks it.
Apanson blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Apanson wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Our sources have told us that Apanson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Apanson blocks it with crossed arms.
Apanson working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Apanson is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Apanson is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Apanson.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apanson's elbow.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apanson is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apanson backwards.
Apanson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Apanson's ribcage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Apanson blocks it.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Apanson avoids the damage to the body.
Apanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Apanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apanson backwards.
Apanson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apanson is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Apanson tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Apanson is trying to break free.
Apanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Apanson.
Apanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Apanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries a body shot but Apanson blocks it.
Apanson blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apanson's brow.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apanson is defending well for now.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Apanson is trying to trip Thomas. He has hold of a leg but Thomas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Apanson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apanson wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apanson wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Apanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Thomas scores with the left hand. Apanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Apanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas jabs Apanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Apanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johan Apanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Apanson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apanson.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apanson counters with a big head kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
A punch lands to the side of Apanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apanson throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Apanson defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Apanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Apanson's face.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Apanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Apanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Apanson can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apanson is defending well for now.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas tries to circle away but Apanson has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Apanson shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apanson is defending well for now.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Apanson.
Apanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Julian Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apanson throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Apanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Apanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Apanson drives through with a takedown into Thomas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Apanson gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas darts in and clinches Apanson up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Apanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apanson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Jab from Apanson.
Apanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Apanson moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Apanson's knee but Apanson avoids it well.
Apanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apanson.
Apanson swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Apanson's ribs.
The fighters circling - Apanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apanson on the side of the head.
Apanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Apanson avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Julian Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apanson avoids it.
Apanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thomas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apanson dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Apanson blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Apanson is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Apanson.
Apanson slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Apanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Apanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Apanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Apanson.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apanson.
Apanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Apanson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Apanson tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Apanson avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Apanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apanson throws a head kick that misses.
Apanson tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Apanson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Apanson fails with the takedown.
Apanson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Apanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomas defends well and Apanson ends up having to push Thomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Apanson shrugs off.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Apanson is rocked!
Apanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Apanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Apanson.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas cracks Apanson with an open hand slap.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Apanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Apanson's head but Apanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Apanson throws a shot to the body.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Apanson under the eye.
Oh Apanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Apanson seems to have got his legs back now.
Apanson tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Julian Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Johan Apanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Apanson blocks it.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Julian Thomas!
Julian Thomas wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Julian Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Johan Apanson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pfft...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between HeavyWeight Prizefighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Khasm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prizefighter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Under and Over it by ffdp. Khasm has chosen Kickstart My Heart 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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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Khasm!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Prizefighter defends well and Khasm ends up having to push Prizefighter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khasm managing to block the knees to the body from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prizefighter tries a low kick but Khasm avoids it.
Khasm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prizefighter sprawls well. Prizefighter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khasm gets slowly back to his feet.
Khasm keeps the fight on the outside.
Khasm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khasm showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Khasm is thwarting Prizefighter's attempts to control the position.
Prizefighter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Prizefighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prizefighter gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prizefighter has momentary wrist control but Khasm slips an elbow through the middle.
Prizefighter wants to sweep here but Khasm controlling him for the moment.
Prizefighter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khasm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khasm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prizefighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Prizefighter, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khasm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Khasm lands a couple of elbows.
Prizefighter 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.
Prizefighter is trying to keep Khasm in close.
Prizefighter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khasm's guard.
Prizefighter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prizefighter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Khasm can't do much from the bottom here.
Prizefighter cracks Khasm with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khasm bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khasm gets a double leg takedown into Prizefighter's guard.
Khasm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prizefighter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Khasm rolls with it to try and escape but Prizefighter cranks on the arm and Khasm is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
HeavyWeight Prizefighter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ryan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ryan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Ryan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryan has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ryan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jones is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ryan pulls down on the head and he's put Jones to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Ryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mutilation of Christ. Bradford Whitley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jarmo Laukkanen's chin.
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradford Whitley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarmo Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitley tries to clinch but Laukkanen moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Whitley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Whitley misses with a head kick.
Whitley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laukkanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Laukkanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Bradford Whitley has been cut.
Whitley moves into the clinch.
Whitley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laukkanen blocks an uppercut.
Whitley stops a takedown attempt from Laukkanen.
Whitley pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitley controls Laukkanen momentarily but Laukkanen frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukkanen pushing down on Whitley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laukkanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Whitley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laukkanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitley defending well though.
Laukkanen is looking to advance position but Whitley won't allow it.
Laukkanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Laukkanen seems to be working for a kimura but Whitley defends the submission attempt.
Laukkanen stops Whitley from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen is pressing down on Whitley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whitley is holding on for now.
Laukkanen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Laukkanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Laukkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Whitley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Whitley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Laukkanen working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen trying to control but Whitley is having none of it.
Laukkanen controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Laukkanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Laukkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradford Whitley's cut.
That's time! Whitley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laukkanen takes a swing at Whitley's ribcage but misses.
Whitley closes the distance and pushes Laukkanen back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Whitley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laukkanen after a bit of a struggle.
Whitley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whitley lands a left hand.
Laukkanen is trying to force a seperation but Whitley has the dominant position.
Whitley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitley tries to clinch but Laukkanen moves out of range.
Laukkanen digs a good body shot into Whitley's ribs.
Laukkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Laukkanen slips a straight right by Whitley.
Laukkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laukkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradford Whitley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Whitley does it's job there.
Whitley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laukkanen leaves Whitley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradford Whitley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laukkanen gets the takedown into side control.
Whitley is not content to let Laukkanen control the position.
Whitley is looking to reverse the position.
Laukkanen lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jarmo Laukkanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laukkanen is looking to take a break and control but Whitley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Laukkanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitley keeps working.
Laukkanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitley has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen tries to move to mount but Whitley blocks the move with his legs.
Whitley tries to escape but Laukkanen is in control.
Laukkanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Whitley throws Laukkanen to one side and escapes!
Horrible takedown by Whitley or perhaps it was just good defense by Laukkanen which made him look bad.
Whitley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laukkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley misses with a leg kick
and Laukkanen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whitley really felt that one!
Laukkanen jabs Whitley right on the nose. Whitley blinks but takes it well.
Laukkanen thuds a left hand into Whitley's body.
Laukkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laukkanen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Whitley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitley. Laukkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laukkanen throws a wild body kick that Whitley sees coming a mile off.
Whitley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laukkanen sprawls well. Laukkanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whitley gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a front kick that sends Whitley stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Laukkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bradford Whitley's cut.
That's time! Whitley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No luck for Whitley with that takedown attempt.
Whitley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laukkanen. That one must have hurt.
A left and a right from Laukkanen both land. Nice combination.
Whitley wants to clinch.
Laukkanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitley is looking to clinch.
Whitley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laukkanen on his heels. He'll look to pass Laukkanen's guard now, I'm sure.
Whitley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Whitley postures up.
Laukkanen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen wants to control the pace but Whitley is squirming around nicely.
Laukkanen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Laukkanen avoids the attempt from Whitley to control.
Laukkanen cracks Whitley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Laukkanen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Laukkanen controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laukkanen wants to control but Whitley has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitley is trying to stand up here but Laukkanen is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen working over Whitley with some ground and pound. Whitley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitley is pressing down on Laukkanen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Laukkanen 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.
Laukkanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laukkanen trying to control but Whitley is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whitley keeping moving, preventing Laukkanen from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jarmo Laukkanen.
Whitley blocks a head kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitley wants to clinch up but Laukkanen keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitley tries to clinch but Laukkanen is having none of it.
Whitley misses with a left hand
and Laukkanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bradford Whitley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarmo Laukkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laukkanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jarmo Laukkanen!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jarmo Laukkanen!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jarmo Laukkanen!
Jarmo Laukkanen wins by unanimous decision!
Jarmo Laukkanen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liha Rekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liha Rekka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkmananis darts in and clinches Rekka up against the cage.
Rekka pushes off an throws an elbow but Karkmananis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karkmananis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karkmananis fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rekka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karkmananis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rekka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karkmananis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rekka blocks the body kick.
Rekka wants to clinch up but Karkmananis keeps it at a distance.
Rekka throws a sloppy head kick and Karkmananis moves out of range easily.
Rekka drives through and clinches with Karkmananis against the cage.
Rekka missing with knees to the body.
Rekka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rekka has Karkmananis pushed against the cage.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Karkmananis to work.
Rekka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karkmananis takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Nicolas Karkmananis has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Karkmananis blocks with his arms.
Rekka missing with knees to the body.
Karkmananis looking to stall.
Karkmananis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rekka backwards.
Karkmananis misses with some punches.
Rekka has Karkmananis pushed against the cage.
Karkmananis tries a body shot but Rekka blocks it.
Karkmananis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rekka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karkmananis wants to stall.
Karkmananis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rekka avoids it.
Rekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Karkmananis avoids the damage to the body.
Rekka trying to control the position but instead, Karkmananis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rekka into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis can't find room to land a body shot as Rekka controls the action.
Come on Karkmananis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karkmananis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rekka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karkmananis stalls.
Rekka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karkmananis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karkmananis is trying to break the clinch but Rekka has him pressed against the cage.
Rekka looking to slow down the pace here.
Karkmananis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karkmananis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rekka slows down the pace here.
Rekka lands a nice knee to the body.
Rekka missing with knees to the body.
Karkmananis tries to work over Rekka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but Karkmananis blocks it.
Karkmananis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karkmananis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rekka.
Karkmananis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekka blocks it with crossed arms.
Rekka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karkmananis's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rekka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis moves into the clinch successfully.
Rekka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Rekka.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karkmananis as Rekka tries to tie him up.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Karkmananis blocks with his arms.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rekka throws a front kick that sends Karkmananis stumbling back into the cage.
Rekka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karkmananis is looking to land body kicks.
Rekka throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Karkmananis. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis closes the distance and clinches.
Karkmananis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karkmananis tries a knee to the head but Rekka blocks it.
Karkmananis takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liha Rekka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Karkmananis'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.
Rekka gets tackled into the cage by Karkmananis. Karkmananis maintains the clinch.
Rekka misses with an elbow over the top.
Rekka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karkmananis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rekka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Rekka connects with a knee to the head.
Rekka missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karkmananis as Rekka tries to tie him up.
Karkmananis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karkmananis misses with the head strike.
Rekka scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rekka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Karkmananis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis stalling against the cage.
Karkmananis trying to stall but Rekka improves his position.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karkmananis avoids it.
Karkmananis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karkmananis swats away the attempt to clinch by Rekka.
Rekka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karkmananis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karkmananis looking to stall.
Rekka prevents a body shot from Karkmananis.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rekka as Karkmananis tries to tie him up.
Rekka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rekka throws a sloppy head kick and Karkmananis moves out of range easily.
Rekka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Rekka.
Rekka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karkmananis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karkmananis moves out of range of the strikes.
Rekka throws a jab when Karkmananis was well out of range.
Rekka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karkmananis throws a right hand that misses
and Rekka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karkmananis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rekka, pushing him back against the cage.
Karkmananis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Rekka to work.
Rekka avoiding damage as Karkmananis throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekka looking to throw knees to the head but Karkmananis is blocking nicely.
Rekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Karkmananis avoids the damage to the body.
Karkmananis tries to throw a body punch but Rekka avoids it by throwing Karkmananis back against the cage.
Karkmananis tries to throw a body punch but Rekka avoids it by throwing Karkmananis back against the cage.
Come on Karkmananis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rekka scores a nice knee to the body.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but Karkmananis blocks it.
Rekka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karkmananis is keeping busy.
Karkmananis has had enough of the clinch but Rekka keeps him there for the moment.
Rekka trying to land knees to the body.
Karkmananis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rekka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rekka lands with a right to the head.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karkmananis tries to circle away but Rekka has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis has had enough of the clinch but Rekka keeps him there for the moment.
Karkmananis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rekka stalling the fight.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rekka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rekka.
Karkmananis clinches up with Rekka and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekka avoiding damage.
Karkmananis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis has Rekka pushed against the cage.
Karkmananis misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rekka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karkmananis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liha Rekka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Karkmananis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Karkmananis avoids the head kick by Rekka.
Karkmananis clinches.
A short right from Karkmananis.
Rekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Karkmananis avoids the damage to the body.
Karkmananis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Karkmananis as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Karkmananis fails to land.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Karkmananis stalling in the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to stall but Rekka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rekka blocking some punches.
Rekka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rekka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karkmananis moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karkmananis taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rekka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rekka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rekka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Karkmananis on the inside.
Karkmananis has had enough of the clinch but Rekka keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rekka.
Rekka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karkmananis is leaning against Rekka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karkmananis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rekka has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karkmananis is trying to force a seperation but Rekka has the dominant position.
Rekka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karkmananis is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis managing to block the knees to the body from Rekka.
Rekka trying to control the position but instead, Karkmananis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rekka into the cage.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karkmananis avoids it.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rekka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karkmananis circles away quickly and effectively.
Karkmananis lands a head shot.
Karkmananis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karkmananis forces Rekka back against the cage and clinches.
Rekka is trying to maintain a safe position but Karkmananis gets an underhook and turns Rekka into the cage.
Karkmananis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rekka lands a high kick!
Karkmananis clinches up with Rekka and pushes him back against the cage.
Rekka lands a good knee to the midsection. Karkmananis won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis misses with a body punch.
Liha Rekka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rekka has Karkmananis pressed against the cage, preventing Karkmananis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rekka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rekka is trying to maintain a safe position but Karkmananis gets an underhook and turns Rekka into the cage.
Rekka is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Karkmananis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Karkmananis avoiding damage as Rekka throws knees to the body.
Rekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Karkmananis avoids the damage to the body.
Karkmananis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rekka managing to block the knees to the body from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis is stalling here.
Karkmananis managing to block the knees to the body from Rekka.
Rekka missing with knees to the body.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Karkmananis is trying to break the clinch but Rekka has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
Karkmananis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karkmananis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karkmananis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karkmananis stalling in the clinch but Rekka improves position.
Karkmananis slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rekka as Karkmananis tries to tie him up.
Rekka working Karkmananis over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rekka stalls.
Karkmananis swings wildly with an uppercut but Rekka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Karkmananis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rekka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Liha Rekka!
The fight ends as a draw!
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