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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milos Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think White might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crystal Blue Persuasion. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dragan's choice of entrance music: Face The Pain - Stemm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragan lands with an overhand left.
Dragan lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
Dragan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragan drops White with a right and a left! Dragan comes rushing in but White regains his composure and manages to keep Dragan in guard.
White is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragan wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragan lands a couple of digs.
White 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.
Dragan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dragan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Dragan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White throws a nice looking combination but Dragan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragan tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into Dragan's guard.
Dragan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dragan misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragan as he avoids it easily.
White blocks the body kick.
Dragan throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Dragan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragan breaks the clinch.
Dragan scores with a jab to the body.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dragan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragan throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragan scores with a nice right hand.
White shoots in and bounces Dragan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White wants to pass the guard but Dragan is keeping the position.
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.
White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dragan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragan scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dragan. Those never looked like landing.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragan sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dragan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragan takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White is breathing heavily.
Dragan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Milos Dragan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White looks for the body kick but Dragan saw that one coming.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Dragan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragan cracks White with a hook to the temple - White is on wobbly legs here! Dragan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! White falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Dragan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Milos Dragan!
Milos Dragan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'My power is discombobulating devastating. I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It’s ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Winner Takes it All. Karamyenyan has chosen Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon as his entrance music. 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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214 lbs
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216 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but Karamyenyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karamyenyan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice combination there by Karamyenyan.
Hawk thumps Karamyenyan with a low kick.
Hawk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hawk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karamyenyan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawk.
Karamyenyan misses with a two punch combination.
Karamyenyan throws the kick towards the body but Hawk avoids it.
Karamyenyan looks to land a body kick but Hawk moved away.
Karamyenyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk pushes Karamyenyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karamyenyan's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karamyenyan is trying to break the clinch but Hawk is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamyenyan.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karamyenyan trying to stall but Hawk improves his position.
Hawk lands an uppercut.
Hawk is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk goes for a takedown attempt but Karamyenyan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karamyenyan takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karamyenyan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karamyenyan trying to get back to full guard but Hawk takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Karamyenyan wants to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karamyenyan's face.
Karamyenyan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karamyenyan can't escape the position.
Hawk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hawk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karamyenyan?
Hawk unloading with bombs!
Karamyenyan is looking to get to half guard.
Karamyenyan is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control the pace but Karamyenyan is squirming around nicely.
Karamyenyan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Karamyenyan wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.
Hawk slips a nice elbow through Karamyenyan's hands, connecting with Karamyenyan's forehead.
Hawk content to control rather than advance.
Hawk is trying to control. Karamyenyan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hawk is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Karamyenyan reverses the position - he's now on top in Hawk's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk managing to control the position.
Karamyenyan wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lincoln Hawk just wasn't active enough.
Karamyenyan throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Karamyenyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karamyenyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Karamyenyan sprawls well initially but Hawk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Karamyenyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Karamyenyan misses.
Karamyenyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karamyenyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karamyenyan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawk.
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Karamyenyan throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karamyenyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karamyenyan managing to block the knees to the body from Hawk.
Karamyenyan throws an elbow that misses.
Hawk manages to break the clinch.
Hawk lands the left hand.
Karamyenyan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Karamyenyan's brow.
Hawk chips away with some ground and pound.
Karamyenyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karamyenyan keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawk landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk advances to half guard.
Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Karamyenyan taking some punishment here, with Hawk in his half guard.
Hawk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lincoln Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karamyenyan is squirming around, avoiding Hawk's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount.
Karamyenyan is rocked!
Hawk unloading with bombs!
Karamyenyan is still in real trouble! Can Hawk finish him?
Hawk wants to control the pace but Karamyenyan is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk loads up with a big shot that hurts Karamyenyan! He's pulled Hawk in close but Hawk has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Karamyenyan survive? More strikes from Hawk and Karamyenyan is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lincoln Hawk!
Lincoln Hawk really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Big Kabosh logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Tanimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Damons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Damons's choice of entrance music: All the Above. Trey Damons acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daiki Tanimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Damons!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damons with a hook.
Tanimoto throws a wild body kick that Damons sees coming a mile off.
Tanimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Tanimoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Damons feints and as Tanimoto raises his hands in defense, Damons changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanimoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damons is looking to work some ground and pound but Tanimoto has wrist control.
Tanimoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damons trying to control but Tanimoto is working from the bottom.
Tanimoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damons is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanimoto working for a triangle but Damons defends it easily.
Damons showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanimoto 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.
Tanimoto working for a triangle but Damons defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanimoto is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Damons frees his head nicely. Oh but Tanimoto has switched to an armbar! Damons is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daiki Tanimoto!
Daiki Tanimoto very nearly forgot to thank Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Trey Damons had this to say: 'Fuck it, I'm gonna get better'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trumi Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Henley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trumi Drake's chin.
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182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trumi Drake!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley feints and as Drake raises his hands in defense, Henley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henley is in close to Drake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henley 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.
Henley cracks Drake with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henley forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henley works his way into full mount!
Drake tries to improve his position but Henley has taken his back! Henley has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Drake tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Henley pushes Drake away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Henley!
Ben Henley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Era Ojdanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aflatun Hasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Era Ojdanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aflatun Hasanov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojdanic shoots and misses
so Hasanov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ojdanic keeping full guard, as Hasanov tries to pass.
Ojdanic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hasanov postures up in Ojdanic's guard and throws a big left but Ojdanic blocks it.
Ojdanic controls Hasanov momentarily but Hasanov frees himself.
Hasanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Hasanov lands a couple of digs.
Hasanov wants to control from the top but Ojdanic keeps moving.
My spies in Rape Academy inform me that Hasanov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasanov throwing strikes from guard but Ojdanic blocks nicely.
Ojdanic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hasanov stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Ojdanic throws up his legs and catches Hasanov in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Hasanov tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Ojdanic! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Era Ojdanic!
Era Ojdanic 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Åke Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Maclean Rooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the cage accompanied by remember the name. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Åke Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Maclean Rooke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Maclean Rooke throws a combination. Johansson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maclean Rooke misses with a head kick.
Maclean Rooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Maclean Rooke shoots in.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maclean Rooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johansson.
Maclean Rooke is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Maclean Rooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maclean Rooke moves into the clinch.
Maclean Rooke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maclean Rooke up against the cage.
Maclean Rooke with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke misses with a knee strike.
Maclean Rooke working Johansson over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Maclean Rooke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maclean Rooke blocking some punches.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maclean Rooke backwards.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maclean Rooke backwards.
Maclean Rooke is rocked!
Johansson gets control of Maclean Rooke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johansson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Maclean Rooke is still in real trouble! Can Johansson finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johansson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Maclean Rooke throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Johansson's body to avoid the submission. Johansson has instead reached around Maclean Rooke's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Johansson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Åke Johansson!
A relieved looking Åke Johansson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brotiz Bruttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zdeno Chara will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brotiz Bruttz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruttz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruttz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chara as he avoids it easily.
Bruttz connects with a single shot there.
Chara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruttz tries to avoid it but Chara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruttz to the ground. Bruttz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bruttz.
Chara is looking to regain half guard here but Bruttz keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruttz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bruttz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Chara is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bruttz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chara is pressing down on Bruttz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bruttz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chara has a closed guard, preventing Bruttz from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruttz is looking to work some ground and pound but Chara has wrist control.
Bruttz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruttz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chara wants to stand but Bruttz is controlling the position.
Bruttz throwing strikes but missing.
Chara keeping moving, preventing Bruttz from controlling successfully.
Chara is trying to control the position but Bruttz postures up.
Chara looking for a sweep. Not yet Chara, not yet.
Bruttz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruttz throws a strike but Chara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chara pushes down on Bruttz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chara prevents Bruttz from improving his position.
Bruttz wants to get back to his feet.
Chara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruttz wants to improve his position but Chara is controlling well.
Chara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bruttz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chara decides to stand up.
Bruttz forces Chara back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruttz wants a takedown but no success here.
Bruttz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruttz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chara avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brotiz Bruttz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chara shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruttz has his takedown stuffed
and Chara counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Brotiz Bruttz has been cut.
Bruttz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chara counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruttz is breathing heavily.
Bruttz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chara misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruttz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruttz with a poor takedown
and Chara counters with a straight right hand.
Bruttz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chara counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Bruttz falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zdeno Chara!
An out of breath Zdeno Chara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukko has chosen Rokki Sees Fire as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Binay avoids the head kick by Kukko.
Binay lands with a nice body punch.
Binay tries to clinch but Kukko is having none of it.
Kukko throws the left hand but Binay avoids the punch easily.
Binay has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Binay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kukko's head backwards.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kukko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kukko misses with a low kick.
That kick from Kukko tenderised Binay's leg. Binay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Binay throws a lazy uppercut
and Kukko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Binay's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kukko throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kukko distracts Binay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kukko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Binay keeps moving.
Kukko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Binay is keeping the position for now.
Kukko with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Binay keeping full guard, as Kukko tries to pass.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Binay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kukko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kukko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Binay pulls Kukko in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko looking to sit in guard and control but Binay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kukko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Binay is aware though and is defending well.
Binay wants to control from the top but Kukko keeps moving.
Kukko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Binay defends it easily.
Binay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kukko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Binay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Binay is looking to clinch.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kukko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binay clinches.
Binay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kukko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kukko avoids it.
Kukko trying to stall but Binay improves his position.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
Kukko is trying to pull guard but Binay turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kukko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kukko working aggressively here.
Binay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Binay can't find room to land a body shot as Kukko controls the action.
Kukko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Binay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kukko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kukko breaks the clinch.
Binay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binay blocks a low kick nicely.
Binay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay lands a jab to Kukko's midsection.
Kukko throws a sloppy head kick and Binay moves out of range easily.
Kukko throws a hook but Binay blocks it.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binay tries to clinch up
and Kukko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kukko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kukko looking to pass the guard.
Rokki Kukko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kukko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Binay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is working Binay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kukko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukko postures up in Binay's guard and throws a big left but Binay blocks it.
Kukko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kukko is putting a hurting on Binay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kukko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Binay to see if he's OK.
Kukko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kukko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kukko in side control, throwing shots but Binay defends.
Kukko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kukko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kukko landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to control but Kukko postures up.
Kukko trying to control the position but Binay is working away.
The strikes coming from Kukko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kukko with the ground and pound but Binay regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Binay is refusing to be controlled, as Kukko sits in half guard.
Kukko is working for a kimura but Binay is defending it quite comfortably.
Kukko is pressing down on Binay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Binay is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Binay defending well though.
Kukko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kukko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Binay makes his way to full guard, as Kukko worked for a kimura.
Kukko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Binay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Binay instigates a clinch.
Binay tries to work over Kukko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kukko taking a breather.
Kukko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Binay cracks Kukko with a nice body shot.
Kukko looking to stall.
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as Kukko controls his hands.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
Kukko dodges an elbow strike from Binay.
Binay tries a body shot but Kukko blocks it.
Kukko is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Binay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Kukko blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Binay.
Binay prevents Kukko from breaking the clinch.
Binay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kukko backwards.
Binay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kukko backwards.
Kukko managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
Kukko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Binay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kukko can turn it around.
Binay lands with a short shot to the head.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukko's elbow.
Kukko avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kukko's defenses.
Kukko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Binay - that landed with a thud.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kukko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kukko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mario Jose Binay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Binay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Kukko.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kukko's defenses.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kukko avoids it.
Binay tries a body shot but Kukko blocks it.
Binay has Kukko pressed against the cage, preventing Kukko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.
Kukko looking to slow down the pace here.
Kukko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kukko lands a nice uppercut.
Kukko scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Binay.
Kukko avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the cage.
Kukko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kukko manages to end up in side control.
Binay defending against the ground and pound.
Kukko throwing strikes but Binay manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kukko keeps working.
Kukko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kukko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Binay off and has taken his back!
Kukko working for the choke.
Kukko punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay is trapped and Kukko is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kukko missing with strikes from the back.
Kukko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kukko misses with a punch to the head.
Kukko lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Well, with Kukko on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Binay is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukko keeps control of the position as Binay tries to break free.
Binay prevents Kukko from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rokki Kukko just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kukko misses with a body kick.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kukko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Binay checks a leg kick.
Kukko misses with a low kick as Binay jumps back.
Binay tries to clinch but Kukko moves out of range.
Binay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukko.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kukko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kukko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kukko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Binay wants to clinch up but Kukko keeps it at a distance.
Kukko connects with the punch.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukko.
Binay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Binay is looking to clinch but Kukko is avoiding it.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukko tries for a takedown but Binay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kukko shoots in and bounces Binay off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Binay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kukko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko with a nice head shot there.
Kukko throws a strike but Binay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Binay stopping the sweep attempt from Kukko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Binay defends it easily.
Kukko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kukko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay content to stall in guard here.
Binay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kukko wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kukko swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.
Kukko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kukko misses with a body kick.
Binay tries to clinch up but Kukko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kukko scores with a jab.
Kukko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Binay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kukko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Binay's head backwards.
Kukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binay manages to avoid it.
Kukko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kukko misses the jab.
Kukko wants to slow Binay down by chopping away at his legs.
Kukko is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Binay.
Kukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binay blocks a low kick nicely.
Binay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kukko is defending well for now.
Binay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Kukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Binay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Kukko avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Kukko pulls guard effortlessly.
Kukko looking to control.
Kukko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Binay is one step ahead there.
Kukko keeping moving, preventing Binay from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko controls Binay momentarily but Binay frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kukko throws a body punch but Binay moves out of range.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Binay tests Kukko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kukko misses with the combination.
Binay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kukko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Binay's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kukko is looking to work some ground and pound but Binay has wrist control.
Kukko throwing strikes from guard but Binay blocks nicely.
Kukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Binay is retaining full guard.
Kukko lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binay pulls Kukko in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Binay keeps moving.
Mario Jose Binay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rokki Kukko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kukko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rokki Kukko!
Rokki Kukko is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Rokki Kukko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eleuando Le Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rouch has chosen Can I as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eleuando Le Fleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Rouch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Fleur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le Fleur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rouch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Fleur.
Rouch tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Fleur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Fleur clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rouch.
Le Fleur blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Fleur.
Le Fleur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Fleur swings wildly with an uppercut but Rouch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Fleur tries to land a knee to the head but Rouch blocks with his arms.
Rouch lands a good knee to the midsection. Le Fleur won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Fleur takes a knee to the side of the body.
Le Fleur takes an elbow to the temple.
Rouch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Le Fleur is breathing heavily.
Rouch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rouch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rouch lands a damaging elbow.
Rouch lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Eleuando Le Fleur has been cut.
Rouch pushes off an throws an elbow but Le Fleur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rouch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Fleur blocks it with crossed arms.
Rouch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rouch tries to land knees in the clinch but Le Fleur avoids the damage to the body.
Rouch scores a nice knee to the body.
Rouch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Le Fleur's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rouch blocks a body shot from Le Fleur.
Le Fleur trying to control the position but instead, Rouch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Le Fleur into the cage.
Rouch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le Fleur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Le Fleur has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Le Fleur has a couple of punches blocked by Rouch.
Rouch misses with an elbow over the top.
Rouch trying to land knees to the body.
Rouch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Fleur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Fleur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rouch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Le Fleur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rouch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Fleur avoids it.
Nice elbow from Rouch.
Rouch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Le Fleur's face.
Eleuando Le Fleur's cut is getting worse.
Rouch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rouch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Fleur blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rouch with a knee to the head.
Eleuando Le Fleur's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rouch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rouch throws an elbow but misses.
Le Fleur takes an elbow to the temple.
Le Fleur struggles to land a body shot inside as Rouch controls his hands.
Rouch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Eleuando Le Fleur's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eleuando Le Fleur's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chase Rouch!
A victorious Chase Rouch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. Vincent Clayton 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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10 - 2 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Clayton sees coming a mile off.
Clayton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Clayton takes one to the chin there.
Vincent Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett pushes Clayton away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Clayton misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Clayton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Vincent Clayton has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clayton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clayton looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clayton if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clayton throws a combination that misses
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clayton looks winded!
Clayton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett jabs at Clayton's body.
Clayton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sackett.
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clayton's calf.
Clayton ducks straight into an uppercut from Sackett and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Clayton manages to regain guard straight away.
Clayton is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clayton can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sackett gets to his feet and stands over Clayton, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Clayton felt that one! Sackett unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Clayton from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flagon Sackett!
Flagon Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!
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