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Insanity 23: End of the Line PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Byakuya Kuchiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byakuya Kuchiki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byakuya Kuchiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuchiki.
It looks like Johnny Luca has been cut.
Luca lands a head shot.
Kuchiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Luca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuchiki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuchiki.
Nice body punch from Luca - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luca taking a breather.
Luca scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuchiki blocks an uppercut.
Luca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuchiki backwards.
Kuchiki looking to throw knees to the head but Luca is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Luca.
Luca lands a shoulder strike.
Kuchiki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuchiki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Luca jabs Kuchiki right on the nose. Kuchiki blinks but takes it well.
Luca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuchiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luca goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuchiki is rocked!
and Luca counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kuchiki! He's just covering up as Luca starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Luca!
A relieved looking Johnny Luca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie De Armilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On To The Next One. Louie De Armilly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Louie De Armilly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Armilly moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz takes a swing at De Armilly's ribcage but misses.
De Armilly tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Armilly tries to clinch up.
Louie De Armilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Armilly tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
De Armilly tries to clinch up.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by De Armilly.
De Armilly has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
De Armilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Armilly lands with a short shot to the head.
De Armilly pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from De Armilly.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
De Armilly lands with a short shot to the head.
De Armilly stalling against the cage.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as De Armilly controls his hands.
A short right from De Armilly.
De Armilly lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Armilly scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
De Armilly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from De Armilly on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Armilly - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Armilly.
Cruz is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Armilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
De Armilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Armilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
De Armilly lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Armilly is pushing Cruz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Armilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Armilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Armilly taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from De Armilly.
Nice body punch from De Armilly.
A nice left hand lands by De Armilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Armilly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Armilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Armilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for De Armilly.
De Armilly digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz blocking some punches.
De Armilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Armilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie De Armilly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Armilly avoids the body shot from Cruz.
De Armilly pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
De Armilly is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Armilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Armilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Armilly is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Armilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
De Armilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Armilly.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Armilly.
A right handed body shot lands from De Armilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Armilly blocking some punches.
Cruz is trying to stall.
De Armilly blocks a body shot from Cruz.
A left hand lands to the body for De Armilly.
De Armilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Armilly blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from De Armilly.
Louie De Armilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Armilly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Armilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Armilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Armilly lands an uppercut.
De Armilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Armilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from De Armilly.
De Armilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz prevents a body shot from De Armilly.
A short right from De Armilly.
De Armilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
De Armilly throws a big uppercut that drops Cruz! More strikes from De Armilly and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cruz lies dazed against the cage as De Armilly celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louie De Armilly!
The defeated Justin Cruz had this to say: 'I've really got to quit getting taken down or my manager's going to cut me...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rayvan Marenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Busy Living. Rayvan Marenia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rayvan Marenia!
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, Ronnie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McDonald thows a huge punch but Marenia dodges it nicely.
McDonald seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marenia is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marenia gets full guard.
McDonald trying to control but Marenia is working from the bottom.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marenia is keeping the position for now.
Marenia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marenia keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Marenia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is staying active underneath Marenia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McDonald trying to control here.
Marenia throwing shots but McDonald is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Marenia seems content to control.
Marenia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McDonald has managed to free his arm - good work.
McDonald is pressing down on Marenia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marenia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marenia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Marenia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marenia is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McDonald has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Marenia is looking to defend but McDonald has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Marenia! McDonald pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Marenia taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronnie McDonald!
Ronnie McDonald thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mean kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seven Nation Army. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Mean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikhail Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Mean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mean misses with a double jab.
Petrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mean is looking to slow Petrenko down with leg kicks.
Mean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Mikhail Petrenko has been cut.
Mean misses with a leg kick.
Mean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrenko rushes Mean and presses him up against the cage.
Petrenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrenko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mean working hard to break the clinch.
Petrenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrenko connects with a knee to the head.
Petrenko landing knees to the head.
Petrenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mean is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko connects with a knee to the head.
Petrenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mean takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petrenko scores with a knee to the head.
Petrenko lands an elbow inside that Mean shrugs off.
Petrenko lands an elbow that stopped Mean in his tracks for a moment.
Petrenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrenko lands a nice elbow.
Mean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mean's efforts to push away.
Mean looking to stall.
Petrenko lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mean's face.
Petrenko lands a nice elbow.
Petrenko lands a damaging elbow.
Petrenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mean's defenses.
Petrenko lands a big knee! That's hurt Mean! Oh, he's all over the place! Petrenko lands another knee that sends Mean to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Petrenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Project (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Kelstral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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214 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Test Project!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Kelstral!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Project throws a big shot that misses.
Test Project seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Project.
Kelstral blocks a jab.
Project buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Project clinches up against the cage.
Project working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Project keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelstral's efforts to push away.
Kelstral is trying to break free.
Project breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Project tenderised Kelstral's leg. Kelstral is trying to keep his angry face on.
Project swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Project misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelstral counters with a left and a right that stings Project.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Project throws a series of punches but Kelstral moves out of range.
Project closes the distance and clinches.
Project lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Project makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Project lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Project on the inside.
Project lands a hook to the side of the head.
Project gets through Kelstral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelstral trying to control the position but instead, Project has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelstral into the cage.
Project working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Project digs a right hand into Kelstral's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelstral's gas tank.
Project lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Project creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelstral takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Project.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelstral taking a breather.
Project pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Project on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Project scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kelstral looks winded!
Project looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelstral takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelstral looks up at the clock. Bad move! Project lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kelstral. Project pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Project!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dee BJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Dee BJ!
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, Matt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BJ clinches.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. BJ smiles and moves away.
BJ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and BJ wants it to stay on the feet.
BJ instigates a clinch.
Gracie is fighting off a takedown attempt but BJ is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gracie to the mat. Gracie regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
BJ postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
BJ postures up.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
BJ slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
BJ lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is trying to buck BJ off.
BJ scoring with punches and elbows.
BJ decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BJ keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Matt Gracie has been cut.
BJ tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie throws a right hand that BJ ducks under and follows up with a left that BJ also avoids with ease.
BJ fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but BJ persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie looks winded!
BJ working Gracie over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BJ is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing BJ from controlling successfully.
Gracie wants to sweep here but BJ controlling him for the moment.
BJ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
BJ wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BJ content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
BJ thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Our spies down at at Demon's Elite Gym (12 Elite) inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
BJ trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
BJ works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but BJ keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from BJ there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. BJ connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Gracie has hold of BJ's hands but BJ slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
BJ lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for BJ!
BJ is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
BJ is wriggling around trying to escape.
BJ on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if BJ tries to get out of the position.
BJ taking shots to the head.
BJ really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BJ slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
BJ is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie covers up after that shot from BJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BJ has the hooks in. Gracie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but BJ just sinks the hooks in.
BJ lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gracie.
BJ gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
BJ scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gracie covers up after that shot from BJ.
BJ is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gracie holding both BJ 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BJ trying to control.
Gracie trying to control the hands but BJ won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Dee BJ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Gracie'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.
BJ shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. BJ gets slowly back to his feet.
BJ tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BJ has managed to clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but BJ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
BJ slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
BJ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BJ manages to get himself to full guard.
BJ not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
BJ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie stops BJ from getting back to his feet.
BJ looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
BJ is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but BJ defends the submission attempt.
BJ moves into full guard.
Gracie passes BJ's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but BJ defends it.
BJ is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BJ scores with punches and elbows.
BJ is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gracie up.
BJ landing with strikes.
Gracie won't enjoy being in this position. BJ looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Gracie is tapping - it's over boys! BJ picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jay Dee BJ!
Jay Dee BJ took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I would like to give a shout out to all my loyal fans, and all my sensational coaches at Weed Nation. Thank you all for your support, you guys were wonderful! I have learnt much from my opponent and this fight, I have done well today, and I will come back even better.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Grover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grover comes to the cage accompanied by Ran-D & Zatox - Hectic. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Grover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body. Grover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grover looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
Grover scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grover misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez cracks Grover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but Grover persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.
Grover misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grover.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Grover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grover is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez cracks Grover with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
A combination from Grover does no damage.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grover takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grover is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grover is defended easily by Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grover pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grover.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Grover controls the action.
Gonzalez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Grover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grover fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez digs a good body shot into Grover's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grover rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grover thinking.
Grover throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Grover.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Grover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grover darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grover thinking.
Grover misses with a hook.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Marcelo Grover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grover moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grover rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Grover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Grover with an uppercut!
Grover fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grover throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Grover.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Grover with a series of wild strikes but Grover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Grover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grover tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez cracks Grover with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marcelo Grover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grover throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Grover gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Grover's ribcage but misses.
Grover tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Grover.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Grover moves out of range.
Grover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grover shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Grover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Grover moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Grover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grover throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grover is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grover throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Grover misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Grover.
Grover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez leaves Grover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grover moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Grover throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grover tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Grover tries to clinch up.
Grover is looking to clinch.
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!
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grover does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Grover doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez cracks the inside of Grover's front leg.
Grover shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Grover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Grover tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Grover misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grover shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grover at a distance.
Gonzalez jabs Grover to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grover tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Grover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grover shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Grover walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Grover wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grover wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Grover throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Grover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez tests Grover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Grover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grover's hands.
Grover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez jabs Grover to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Grover misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Grover. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Grover walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grover tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grover wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Grover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grover throws out the jab.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Grover misses with a straight right.
Grover lands a head shot.
Grover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Grover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Grover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez digs a good hook to Grover's body.
Grover throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Grover moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez works Grover's body with a nice hook.
Grover tries to clinch up.
Grover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grover misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez jabs at Grover's body.
Gonzalez stuns Grover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body. Grover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Grover shakes it off.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Grover off the cage and back into range.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Grover.
Grover is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Grover misses the target.
Grover closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Grover pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez 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.
Grover has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Grover's head.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Grover.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Grover's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez jabs at Grover's body.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Grover sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination. Grover sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grover throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Grover's body. Grover takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marcelo Grover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grover on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Grover misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez clobbers Grover with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grover pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonzalez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez stops a takedown attempt from Grover.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Grover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Grover's body. Grover takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anthony Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Gonzalez!
Anthony Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beef Eater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dave Hanson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dave Hanson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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174 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beef Eater!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eater misses with a body kick.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Eater avoids it well.
Hanson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanson misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Eater.
Eater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanson lands a left and a right that send Eater crashing to the mat, dazed. Hanson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Hanson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eater.
Eater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eater is looking to land body kicks.
Eater thuds his shin into the meat of Hanson's side.
Hanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eater.
Eater avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eater scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Eater avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eater.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eater keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dave Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eater 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.
Hanson leaves Eater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eater back to the cage. Hanson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Hanson misses
and Eater counters with a body kick that stops Hanson in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses
and Eater counters with a good low kick that Hanson was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Eater.
Hanson swings widly with a right hand
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eater is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Eater misses.
Dave Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Eater is looking to slow Hanson down with leg kicks.
Eater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Eater.
Hanson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eater.
Dave Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beef Eater.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eater moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanson throws a nice looking combination but Eater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanson misses with a kick to the body.
Hanson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanson.
Hanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanson throws a right hand that Eater ducks under and follows up with a left that Eater also avoids with ease.
Eater buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eater misses with a body kick.
Hanson looks for the body kick but Eater saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eater throws a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a left and a right that stings Eater.
Hanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Hanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eater gets a double leg takedown into Hanson's guard.
Hanson being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eater looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dave Hanson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eater lands a head kick. Hanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson throws a lazy head kick
and Eater counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanson throws a lazy head kick
and Eater counters with an inside leg kick.
Hanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eater counters with a head kick.
Eater dives in and scores a takedown into Hanson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eater slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eater is pushing down on Hanson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hanson is fighting to maintain full guard but Eater has managed to sneak the leg through.
Eater works his foot free and advances to mount.
Eater misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eater is stalling here but it's allowed Hanson to get half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eater passes to side control.
Eater is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hanson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Eater gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hanson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Eater lets go of the hold and Hanson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Beef Eater!
Our winner, Beef Eater, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syphon Filter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mahone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahone has chosen Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syphon Filter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Mahone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahone gets a double leg takedown into Filter's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mahone throwing strikes but missing.
Mahone trying to control the position from guard on top but Filter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Filter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Filter wants to stand but Mahone is controlling the position.
Mahone sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mahone controlling from the top position.
Mahone told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mahone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mahone scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Filter misses.
Mahone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahone takes a swing at Filter's ribcage but misses.
Filter swings for the body but Mahone moves out of range.
Mahone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mahone is defended easily by Filter.
Filter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Filter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahone gets tackled into the cage by Filter. Filter maintains the clinch.
Mahone working aggressively here.
Filter misses with a body punch.
Mahone blocking some punches.
Filter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filter lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Mahone.
Mahone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filter has a couple of punches blocked by Mahone.
Mahone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Filter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filter misses with a double jab.
Mahone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mahone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mahone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Filter is not content to let Mahone control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Filter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mahone trying to control the action but Filter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mahone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mahone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filter's sensitive parts.
Mahone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filter.
Mahone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filter circles away.
Filter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Filter is looking to clinch.
Mahone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Mahone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mahone dips to his left and cracks Filter with an uppercut!
Mahone scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahone thuds a left hand into Filter's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahone looks for a takedown but Filter sprawls well.
Jake Mahone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Filter looks to clinch
and Mahone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mahone scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahone scoring well with a low kick there.
Syphon Filter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahone lands a nice looking body kick.
Mahone with a nice cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mahone.
Filter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mahone lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahone fails to land the takedown.
Syphon Filter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Mahone.
A cross from Mahone lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahone lands with a kick to the temple. Filter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mahone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Filter's half guard.
Filter is looking to improve his position.
Filter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahone.
Mahone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Filter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mahone is landing with some decent strikes but Filter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filter is squirming around, avoiding Mahone's attempts to control the action.
Filter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahone on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahone is working for a guillotine from mount but Filter frees his head quite easily.
Mahone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Filter can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filter is squirming around, avoiding Mahone's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mahone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Filter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahone.
Filter scores with a shot to the body.
Filter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahone sizes up Filter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mahone fails with a takedown attempt.
Filter moves in looking to clinch but Mahone pushes him off.
Filter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahone misses with a takedown attempt - Filter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filter's waist but Filter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mahone off to one side.
Syphon Filter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Mahone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filter manages to avoid it.
Mahone takes a swing at Filter's ribcage but misses.
Filter wants to clinch up but Mahone keeps it at a distance.
Mahone darts in looking for a takedown but Filter gets double underhooks and turns Mahone into the cage.
Filter misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Filter.
Filter is working Mahone over against the cage.
Filter misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mahone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filter.
Filter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahone is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahone breaks the clinch.
Filter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahone can pounce on him.
Mahone misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mahone.
Mahone keeps Filter at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filter tries to clinch but Mahone is having none of it.
Mahone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Mahone.
Filter doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahone circles away.
Mahone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Filter fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahone.
Mahone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filter moves away.
Mahone lands a body shot.
Mahone cracks a nice hook into Filter's ribs.
Filter misses with a hook
and Mahone counters with a body kick that stops Filter in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahone.
Filter misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Filter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mahone - the referee stops the clock and Filter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mahone. Filter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mahone throws a leg kick which misses Filter's front leg but catches the back leg as Filter tries to avoid it.
Mahone shoots in looking for a takedown. Filter tries to sprawl out of it but Mahone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Filter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jake Mahone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mahone.
Mahone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Filter!
Mahone controlling the position from side mount.
Mahone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Filter keeps working.
Syphon Filter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Mahone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Mahone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mahone 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mahone!
Jake Mahone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Meranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meranda has chosen Whats Beef as his entrance music. Gustavo Meranda 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Meranda!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a straight right. Meranda didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Meranda. Those never looked like landing.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Meranda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith has Meranda pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Meranda is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith pulls Meranda in close to prevent any damage.
Meranda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith has control of Meranda's left arm, preventing Meranda from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeremy Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meranda was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Meranda fails to land the takedown.
Good work by Meranda as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Meranda slips the punch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Meranda's head but Meranda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meranda drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meranda tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Meranda shoots in.
Meranda has his takedown stuffed
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jeremy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Meranda.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Meranda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith cracks Meranda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jeremy Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Meranda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meranda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Meranda. Meranda maintains the clinch.
Meranda is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meranda.
Smith is working Meranda over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Meranda jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Meranda is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Meranda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith 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.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Meranda off the cage and back into range.
Meranda is rocked!
Meranda slips under a jab.
Meranda is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Meranda slips the punch.
Smith misses with a hook.
Meranda ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meranda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Meranda staying out of range there.
Smith seems to be stalking Meranda here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Meranda drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Smith!
Jeremy Smith is the new welterweight champion!
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