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Insanity 16: Dust & Bones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vandersom Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Kelstral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vandersom Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Kelstral!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelstral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Kelstral defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva is trying to keep Kelstral in close.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kelstral defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard so Kelstral takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kelstral as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vandersom Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
letting Kelstral counter with a right hand.
Silva swings for the body but Kelstral moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelstral defends well and Silva ends up having to push Kelstral into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kelstral is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kelstral into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelstral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelstral stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelstral wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kelstral moves into the clinch.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelstral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelstral leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelstral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelstral gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelstral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Kelstral scores with a four punch combination!
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelstral manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Kelstral sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antoine Kelstral has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kelstral with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva dives in and grabs Kelstral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelstral pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kelstral connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelstral connects with a looping right hand.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelstral counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelstral connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelstral lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Kelstral dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelstral works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Kelstral is having none of it.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelstral closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Kelstral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelstral scores with a punch to the head.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelstral sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Kelstral misses.
Kelstral is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kelstral lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kelstral shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelstral to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kelstral lands with a cross.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelstral circles away.
Kelstral 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.
Kelstral checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vandersom Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelstral scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelstral might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelstral gets a clinch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelstral pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelstral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kelstral both land. Nice combination.
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!
Kelstral lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelstral scores with a nice strike.
Kelstral lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Kelstral thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
Kelstral shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelstral content to stall in guard here.
Kelstral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelstral 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antoine Kelstral.
Kelstral has managed to clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Kelstral turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva has Kelstral pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kelstral manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Kelstral manages to get underhooks.
Kelstral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelstral closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Kelstral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelstral gets a clinch.
Kelstral breaks from the clinch.
Kelstral has managed to clinch.
Kelstral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelstral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva swings for the body but Kelstral moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Kelstral.
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!
Kelstral cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelstral connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Kelstral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelstral digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva takes a swing at Kelstral's ribcage but misses.
Kelstral lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kelstral rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva is working for takedown but Kelstral is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva looking to control.
Kelstral must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to stand up but Kelstral is controlling him.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelstral stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kelstral.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelstral lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kelstral keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva is rocked!
Vandersom Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelstral with a nice cross.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelstral changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Kelstral decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelstral's waist but Kelstral gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelstral scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelstral scores with a jab to the head.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Kelstral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelstral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antoine Kelstral is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kelstral clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelstral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelstral lands a head shot.
Kelstral has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelstral slips under a jab from Silva.
A shot to the liver by Kelstral. Beautiful body shot.
Silva tries for a takedown but Kelstral sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vandersom Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelstral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kelstral decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kelstral fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelstral smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kelstral.
Antoine Kelstral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelstral closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Kelstral tries to pass.
Kelstral sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vandersom Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antoine Kelstral.
Kelstral has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Kelstral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelstral has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Kelstral!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jahwayne Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jahwayne Tosh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jahwayne Tosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malik Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh throws an overhand right that lands on Ramsey's shoulder, as Ramsey tries to avoid the shot.
Tosh closes the distance and clinches.
Ramsey prevents a body shot from Tosh.
Tosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramsey can't find room to land a body shot as Tosh controls the action.
Tosh digs a right hand underneath Ramsey's ribcage. Ramsey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Ramsey tries to work over Tosh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramsey lands a shot to the body.
Tosh pushes Ramsey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramsey tries to throw a body punch but Tosh avoids it by throwing Ramsey back against the cage.
Tosh tries to work over Ramsey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramsey tries to break free but Tosh pushes him back against the cage.
Ramsey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramsey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramsey blocking some punches.
Tosh lands a nice uppercut.
Tosh tries to throw a body punch but Ramsey avoids it by throwing Tosh back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey slowing the pace effectively.
Tosh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ramsey up against the cage.
Ramsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tosh cracks Ramsey with a nice body shot.
Tosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Ramsey tries a body shot but Tosh blocks it.
Ramsey scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Jahwayne Tosh has been cut.
Tosh blocks a body shot from Ramsey.
A short left from Ramsey.
Ramsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tosh's elbow.
Ramsey taking a breather.
Ramsey is looking to break free of the clinch but Tosh has double underhooks.
Tosh tries to work over Ramsey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tosh misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramsey is trying to maintain a safe position but Tosh gets an underhook and turns Ramsey into the cage.
Ramsey wants to get back to striking at distance but Tosh won't allow it.
Ramsey blocks an uppercut.
Tosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Tosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramsey misses with a body punch.
Tosh trying to stall but Ramsey improves his position.
Ramsey can't find room to land a body shot as Tosh controls the action.
Tosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey.
Tosh lands with a right to the head.
Ramsey can't find room to land a body shot as Tosh controls the action.
Tosh gets through Ramsey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ramsey.
A bit of stalling here from Ramsey.
Ramsey is looking to control Tosh's arms but Tosh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramsey has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tosh blocking some punches.
Ramsey has had enough of the clinch but Tosh keeps him there for the moment.
Ramsey stalls.
Tosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramsey can't find room to land a body shot as Tosh controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tosh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramsey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Tosh.
Tosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tosh cracks Ramsey with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey slowing the pace effectively.
Tosh avoiding damage.
Tosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tosh digs a right hand underneath Ramsey's ribcage. Ramsey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramsey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tosh working aggressively here.
Tosh misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tosh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tosh throws a head punch that misses.
Tosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramsey is stalling here.
Tosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jahwayne Tosh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jahwayne Tosh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosh swings for the body but Ramsey moves out of range.
Ramsey swings for the body but Tosh moves out of range.
Ramsey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tosh.
Tosh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Tosh blocks a jab.
Tosh misses with a looping right.
A big left from Ramsey misses.
Ramsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosh.
Ramsey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tosh is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ramsey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tosh swings widly with a right hand
and Ramsey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tosh! Ramsey lets Tosh back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tosh is rocked!
Jahwayne Tosh's cut is getting worse.
Tosh moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Tosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh misses with an uppercut
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tosh looks to clinch
and Ramsey counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tosh! Ramsey lets Tosh back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Tosh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Tosh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malik Ramsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tosh gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Ramsey points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Tosh wakes up just in time to hear Ramsey thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malik Ramsey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsios Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruphus Duphus (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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsios Christofi!
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, Ruphus Duphus!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duphus looks to land a right hand but Christofi moved out of range.
Christofi lands with a shot to the body.
Christofi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duphus.
Christofi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duphus.
Duphus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Christofi scores with a leg kick.
Duphus cracks the inside of Christofi's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Christofi. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duphus misses with a kick to the body.
Duphus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Ruphus Duphus has been cut.
Duphus shoots for a takedown but Christofi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duphus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duphus slips a jab from Christofi.
Duphus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christofi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi jabs at Duphus's body.
Christofi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duphus throws out a leg kick but Christofi moves out of range and Duphus only half commits.
Christofi misses with a straight right.
Christofi stuffs the takedown attempt from Duphus. Duphus gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitsios Christofi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruphus Duphus.
Duphus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christofi manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duphus is defended easily by Christofi.
Christofi connects with a nice looking jab.
Duphus throws a leg kick but Christofi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duphus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christofi is fending him off so far but Duphus persists. Nope, Christofi circles away and we're back to standing.
Christofi connects with a body shot that sends Duphus's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duphus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christofi defends it nicely.
Duphus looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christofi throws a right hand that Duphus ducks under and follows up with a left that Duphus also avoids with ease.
Duphus wants to clinch.
Duphus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Christofi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Christofi is looking to reverse the position.
Duphus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Duphus swings around for an armbar but Christofi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Duphus's guard.
Duphus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christofi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duphus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Christofi's guard.
Christofi has hold of Duphus's hands but Duphus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duphus lands with a punch from half guard.
Christofi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duphus is trying for a kimura here. Christofi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Duphus wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruphus Duphus!
Ruphus Duphus took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez's entrance music is Not Afraid-Eminem. A fine choice. Sullivan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Live to Win. Brock Ramirez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Sullivan's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Sullivan misses.
A slow jab from Sullivan misses its intended target.
Sullivan throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Sullivan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sullivan's coach down at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sullivan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ramirez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sullivan was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramirez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sullivan is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sullivan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position but Sullivan isn't that keen on the idea.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is working hard here to advance position.
Sullivan throwing strikes here but Ramirez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ramirez blocking the ground and pound.
Sullivan lands a big shot there that rocks Ramirez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sullivan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez is rocked!
Sullivan loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ramirez scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sullivan land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sullivan stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Sullivan!
Michael Sullivan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rock Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. Donowitz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. JEW FLOW kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donowitz on his heels. He'll look to pass Donowitz's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Donowitz has control of Machine's left arm, preventing Machine from doing any damage.
Donowitz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Machine looking to sit in guard and control but Donowitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donowitz prevents Machine from getting back to his feet.
Machine looking to control.
Machine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz is pushing down on Machine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Machine is fighting to maintain full guard but Donowitz has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine is looking to escape.
Machine has one foot on Donowitz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donowitz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Machine tries to free his leg and advance position but Donowitz is retaining full guard.
Donowitz working a defensive guard here.
Machine looking to pass the guard.
Donowitz looking for a triangle here. Machine is fighting it but it looks tight! Donowitz pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Machine is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jingle Jingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McKilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jingle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kay Kyser - I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jingle Jingle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul McKilly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKilly wants to clinch up but Jingle keeps it at a distance.
McKilly tries to clinch up
and Jingle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jingle trying to control from half guard but McKilly is working away.
We've been hearing that Jingle has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McKilly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jingle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jingle lands a nice short elbow.
Jingle slips a nice elbow through McKilly's hands, connecting with McKilly's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jingle slips a nice elbow through McKilly's hands, connecting with McKilly's forehead.
Jingle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKilly's head.
McKilly tries to kick Jingle off but Jingle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jingle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKilly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jingle working over McKilly with some ground and pound. McKilly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle is nestled in close to McKilly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McKilly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jingle.
Jingle is trying to control the action in half guard but McKilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jingle drops an elbow to the side of McKilly's head.
It looks like Paul McKilly has been cut.
Jingle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jingle thows a huge punch but McKilly dodges it nicely.
Jingle 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jingle trying to pass the guard but McKilly defending well.
McKilly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McKilly is looking to escape.
Jingle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jingle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKilly's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKilly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jingle.
Jingle 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.
McKilly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jingle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McKilly taking some punishment here, with Jingle in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jingle is trying to control the action in half guard but McKilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jingle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McKilly is rocked!
That has opened up Paul McKilly's cut even more.
McKilly taking some punishment here, with Jingle in his half guard.
McKilly is still in real trouble! Can Jingle finish him?
Jingle lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt McKilly quite badly. McKilly pulls Jingle in close trying to recover. Jingle postures up and lands two really hard shots that put McKilly on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but McKilly doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jingle Jingle!
In his post fight interview, Jingle Jingle 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 Ali Booyakasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booyakasha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Original Nuttah. Tyler Glazkov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ali Booyakasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Glazkov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glazkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booyakasha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glazkov throws a series of punches but Booyakasha moves out of range.
Glazkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glazkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glazkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Booyakasha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Booyakasha counters with a nice body shot.
Glazkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Booyakasha tries to throw a body punch but Glazkov avoids it by throwing Booyakasha back against the cage.
Booyakasha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Glazkov misses with an elbow over the top.
Glazkov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Glazkov.
Glazkov tries to land a knee to the head but Booyakasha blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Booyakasha.
Booyakasha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Booyakasha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glazkov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booyakasha dodges an elbow strike from Glazkov.
Booyakasha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booyakasha lands a hook that snaps the head of Glazkov backwards.
Booyakasha throws a punch but it's blocked by Glazkov.
Booyakasha can't find room to land a body shot as Glazkov controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Booyakasha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glazkov backwards.
Booyakasha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glazkov backwards.
Glazkov pushes off an throws an elbow but Booyakasha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Booyakasha throws a punch but it's blocked by Glazkov.
Glazkov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Booyakasha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Booyakasha has a couple of punches blocked by Glazkov.
Glazkov throws an elbow but it misses.
Glazkov missing with knees to the body.
Booyakasha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glazkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Booyakasha blocks it with crossed arms.
Booyakasha tries to work over Glazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glazkov throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booyakasha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booyakasha lands a shoulder strike.
Glazkov looks winded!
Booyakasha lands with a left to the head.
Booyakasha digs a right hand into Glazkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glazkov's gas tank.
Booyakasha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glazkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Booyakasha.
Booyakasha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glazkov is rocked!
Booyakasha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glazkov backwards.
Glazkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Booyakasha finish him?
Booyakasha pushes Glazkov against the cage. Booyakasha is working some dirty boxing. Booyakasha pushes off with a quick right hook! Glazkov goes down! Glazkov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Booyakasha moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Booyakasha!
After winning the bout, Ali Booyakasha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Shorette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorette has chosen No New Friends as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Shorette!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorette misses with a straight right.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shorette moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shorette throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Shorette coming out on top.
Shorette has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Moore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moore blocks a jab.
Shorette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shorette misses with a looping left.
Shorette blocks the body kick.
Shorette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
A jab from Shorette misses.
Shorette lands with a nice body punch.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Shorette.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shorette.
Moore tried to score with a low kick but Shorette checks it.
Shorette feints a jab promting Moore to slip. Shorette then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shorette misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Moore.
Moore is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Moore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shorette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shorette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Shorette lands a body shot.
Tom Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorette tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shorette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shorette thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Shorette.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorette misses the target.
Moore closes the distance but Shorette moves to the side
and Shorette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shorette darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Shorette. Those never looked like landing.
Shorette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Shorette.
Shorette swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shorette takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Shorette moved away.
Shorette throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shorette's sensitive parts.
Shorette catches Moore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Shorette scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shorette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shorette blocks a head kick by Moore.
Shorette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shorette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Shorette managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Shorette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shorette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore moves into the clinch.
Shorette lands a left hand.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Shorette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Shorette dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Shorette checks a leg kick.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Shorette misses.
Shorette scores with a jab to the body.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Butch Shorette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shorette looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Shorette circles away.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Shorette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorette jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Moore scores with a punch to the head.
Shorette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shorette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette blocks the body kick.
Moore misses with a hook.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shorette circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore is rocked!
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Shorette circles away.
A shot to the liver by Shorette. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Shorette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shorette looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorette lands a glancing blow to the side of Moore's head.
Shorette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
Moore lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Shorette.
Moore darts in trying to clinch
and Shorette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shorette.
Moore wants to slow Shorette down by chopping away at his legs.
Moore tries to clinch but Shorette moves away
and Shorette counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Shorette lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moore - that will leave a mark!
Moore tries to clinch
and Shorette counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Shorette misses with a few strikes there.
Shorette scores with a jab to the head.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shorette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shorette looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Shorette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Shorette scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Shorette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore looks to clinch
and Shorette counters with a left and a right that stings Moore.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shorette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moore.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shorette.
Shorette throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Shorette finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shorette lands a nice looking body shot.
Moore tries to clinch
and Shorette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Moore will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moore tries to clinch up
and Shorette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shorette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Moore tries to clinch but Shorette is having none of it.
Shorette takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Shorette cracks Moore with a good jab.
Shorette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore tries to clinch but Shorette is having none of it.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shorette moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore takes one to the chin there.
Oooooh!!! Shorette has knocked Moore down with a huge combo! Shorette steps away and waves a wobbly Moore back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Moore motions for Shorette to come forward. Moore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shorette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shorette cracks Moore with a hook to the temple - Moore is on wobbly legs here! Shorette swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Moore falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shorette wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Butch Shorette! Butch Shorette retains his lightweight title!
Butch Shorette was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Tom Moore had this to say: 'no not again damn you '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Perosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syphon Filter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perosh comes to the cage accompanied by Danny Brown - Grown Up. Jeremy Perosh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Perosh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syphon Filter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filter is looking to clinch.
Perosh tries to keep at a distance but Filter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perosh blocks a body shot from Filter.
Perosh lands a right hand.
Perosh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Perosh there.
Perosh slips under a jab from Filter.
Perosh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Filter. Filter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Syphon Filter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filter 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.
Filter missing with a left hand there. Perosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filter forces Perosh back against the cage and clinches.
Perosh breaks from the clinch.
Filter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perosh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perosh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Filter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perosh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Perosh. Beautiful body shot.
Perosh misses with the combination.
Perosh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Filter in his tracks.
Perosh catches Filter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perosh cracks Filter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perosh clobbers Filter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perosh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perosh cracks Filter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Perosh has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Filter to stand back up!
Filter is rocked!
Perosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perosh slips under a jab from Filter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perosh.
Filter throws out a loose jab but Perosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perosh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Perosh.
Filter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perosh.
Perosh throws a nice looking combination but Filter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perosh feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Filter sprawling to the canvas! Filter rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Perosh finish him?!
Filter is still on wobbly legs! Can Perosh finish him?
Perosh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filter.
Filter seems to have recovered his senses.
Perosh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perosh scores with a hook to the body. Filter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filter. Perosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perosh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filter circles away quickly and effectively.
Perosh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Filter on the side of the head.
Filter wants to clinch but Perosh slips to the side
and Perosh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perosh cracks Filter with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Filter looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Perosh finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perosh digs a good hook to Filter's body.
Filter looks winded!
Perosh plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Filter to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Filter just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeremy Perosh!
Jeremy Perosh is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jeremy Perosh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Syphon Filter was interviewed post fight and said 'I loss because I was injured. I got a broken skull coming into the fight. If I was healthy, I would have done much better.. I will win next time..'.
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