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CCF Midweek Mayhem 133 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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162 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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183 lbs
11 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrow lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Morrow throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Morrow only half commits.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrow.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Morrow's shoulder, as Morrow tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Morrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morrow lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrow gets a clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Morrow blocks it.
Morrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Morrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrow.
Morrow tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jax Morrow has been cut.
Morrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Morrow letting Stone take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrow as Stone tries to tie him up.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch but Stone keeps him there for the moment.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone working Morrow over with knees to the body.
Morrow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
Morrow wants to stall.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrow avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow stalling in the clinch.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrow won't want to take too many of those.
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morrow tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrow looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Stone.
Morrow effectively controlling the action here.
Morrow wants to break free but Stone has control.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Morrow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
Morrow is struggling to control the position.
Morrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrow misses with a punch to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone leaning against his opponent.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
The referee calls for Morrow to work.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrow's face.
Morrow misses with a knee to the head.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Morrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow pushes off an throws an elbow but Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Morrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrow moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone works Morrow's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Morrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stone slips a jab from Morrow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrow checks a leg kick.
Stone scores with a head kick.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Morrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Morrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Morrow looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Morrow avoids the body shot from Stone.
Morrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone lunges at Morrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morrow's hand.
Stone moves to clinch but Morrow breaks away
and Morrow counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Stone!
Stone is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stone is trying to stand.
Morrow seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Morrow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrow trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Morrow wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to pass the guard but Stone is defending well.
Morrow prevents Stone from improving his position.
Morrow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrow moves nicely into side control.
Morrow stands up and beckons Stone to his feet.
Morrow cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
Morrow jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Jax Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone blocks a head kick by Morrow.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Morrow throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Morrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
A short right from Morrow.
Morrow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stone stalling in the clinch.
Stone tries to stall but Morrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone taking a breather.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Morrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Morrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrow feints a jab promting Stone to slip. Morrow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Stone defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand.
Morrow digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Morrow misses with a straight right.
Morrow throws a big shot that misses.
Morrow tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Morrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
Morrow misses with a wild body shot.
Stone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Morrow throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone throws a sloppy body shot
and Morrow counters with a straight right hand.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone checks a low kick from Morrow.
Morrow moves out of range as Stone strikes.
A jab from Morrow misses.
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morrow is out of range and Stone settles back down.
Morrow connects with the punch.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow walks into a left hand.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrow. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Morrow saw that one coming.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
Stone tries to keep at a distance but Morrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrow.
Morrow taking a breather.
Morrow tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Morrow moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Morrow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Morrow clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow'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.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrow thows a leg kick but Stone checks it
and Stone counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Morrow misses
and Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Morrow ducks down to avoid it.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morrow.
Morrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Morrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone is trying to stall.
Morrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jax Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Morrow does no damage.
Morrow rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Morrow misses with a knee strike.
Jax Morrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Morrow blocks it.
Stone prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.
Stone has Morrow pressed against the cage, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morrow working aggressively here.
Stone slowing the pace effectively.
Morrow tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow manages to break the clinch.
Stone lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone connects with a body shot.
Morrow misses with a body shot.
Morrow defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Morrow throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Morrow. Those never looked like landing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Morrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Morrow's head back.
Morrow swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morrow moves into the clinch.
Morrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone avoiding damage as Morrow throws knees to the body.
Morrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrow stalling.
Morrow lands a right hand.
Stone prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
Stone keeps control of Morrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrow misses with some punches.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
Stone blocks an elbow strike from Morrow.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Morrow blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow slows down the pace here.
Stone trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
Morrow is trying to break free.
Morrow gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Morrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Morrow.
A short left from Morrow.
Morrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Morrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Morrow had his way with Ben Stone in that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Morrow's cut.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Morrow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Morrow misses.
Good exchange - Morrow coming out on top.
Stone misses with a hook. Morrow ducked under it nicely.
Morrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Morrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Morrow misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
Morrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrow throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Morrow scores with a head kick. Stone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab from Morrow.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrow finish him?
Morrow misses with a looping right.
Morrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stone tries to score with a low kick but Morrow moves his leg out of the way.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
Morrow fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Morrow's defenses.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Morrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morrow misses with a two punch combination.
Morrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
Morrow misses with an uppercut
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrow misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Morrow.
Morrow throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Jax Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone slips under a jab from Morrow.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrow misses the jab.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Stone moves forwards but Morrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Morrow misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch there but Morrow circles away.
Morrow throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Morrow misses with a hook.
Morrow throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Morrow misses with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Morrow.
Stone scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Morrow.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
A low kick from Morrow is predictable there
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jax Morrow!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jax Morrow!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jax Morrow!
Jax Morrow wins by unanimous decision!
Jax Morrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamek comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Sword - Motorhead . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
19 - 27 - 0 |
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30
255 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer has Adamek up against the cage in a clinch.
Adamek tries to circle away but Leer has him pinned against the cage.
Leer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leer pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Leer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leer looking for a sweep. Not yet Leer, not yet.
Adamek wants to pass the guard but Leer is keeping the position.
Adamek wants to control from the top but Leer keeps moving.
Adamek sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Leer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Tomasz Adamek wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leer dives in and scores a takedown into Adamek's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adamek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leer is aware though and is defending well.
Leer 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.
Leer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leer swings around for an armbar but Adamek sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leer's guard.
Adamek postures up.
Adamek wants to pass the guard but Leer is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer has his hands on Adamek's head, controlling the position.
Adamek 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Leer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Leer gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamek manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leer's best efforts.
Leer is taking a breather. Adamek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leer is keen to just control but Adamek is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adamek.
Adamek keeping moving, preventing Leer from controlling successfully.
Leer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
My spies in Main Event Gym inform me that Leer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Adamek trying to control the position here.
Adamek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leer defends well.
Leer trying to control the position from guard on top but Adamek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek looking for a guillotine here but Leer defends easily.
Adamek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adamek looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek working for submissions but it's allowed Leer to get to half guard.
Adamek trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Leer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adamek fails with a takedown attempt.
Leer throws a right hand that Adamek ducks under and follows up with a left that Adamek also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Leer misses.
Adamek cracks Leer with a good jab.
Mike Leer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adamek trying to control but Leer is working from the bottom.
Leer controls Adamek momentarily but Adamek frees himself.
Leer 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.
Adamek trying to control but Leer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tomasz Adamek just wasn't active enough.
Adamek shoots in and drives through. Leer sprawls well.
Leer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Adamek to the ground. Leer is now in Adamek's guard.
Leer wants to pass the guard but Adamek is keeping the position.
Adamek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leer tries to free his leg and advance position but Adamek is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer wants to control from the top but Adamek keeps moving.
Adamek has his foot on Leer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leer works his way back into a safe position though.
Leer being controlled here momentarily.
Leer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adamek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamek wants to take a breather but Leer is having none of it.
Adamek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adamek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer is looking for a sweep. Adamek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Leer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adamek can't escape the position.
Adamek is squirming around, avoiding Leer's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leer prevents Adamek from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer wants to take Adamek's back but he can't do it this time.
Adamek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adamek tries to hold on but Leer postures up.
Tomasz Adamek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Adamek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Leer.
Leer trying to control but Adamek is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Leer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek is trying to escape the mount.
Leer stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Leer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adamek blocks a head kick by Leer.
Adamek has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Leer.
Leer has managed to clinch.
Adamek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Leer works his way into full mount!
Adamek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Leer.
Leer avoids the attempt from Adamek to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Leer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leer trying to control but Adamek is having none of it.
Adamek is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Adamek working to try and regain half guard.
Leer is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Leer stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leer clinches up with Adamek and pushes him back against the cage.
Leer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adamek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leer's efforts to push away.
Leer successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek looking to pass the guard.
Leer working for a triangle but Adamek defends it easily.
Leer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Adamek stacks Leer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Adamek!
Adamek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leer is trying to control Adamek's posture but Adamek avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leer keeps working.
Leer is trying to buck Adamek off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leer can't do much from the bottom here.
Adamek looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Leer really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leer gets a takedown into half guard.
Adamek tries to roll over but Leer keeps him under control.
Adamek has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Leer. Oh but Adamek has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Leer goes limp - he's gone! Adamek jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tomasz Adamek!
Tomasz Adamek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennison comes into the arena with Snot- Stoopid blaring out of the sound system. Harry Slater has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karl Kennison's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Slater!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater scores with a jab. Kennison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kennison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennison is looking to clinch but Slater is avoiding it.
Kennison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kennison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Slater jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slater loads up on a big right hand but Kennison slips the punch.
Kennison throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Kennison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slater lands the left hand.
Slater tries to clinch up.
Slater scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennison swats away the attempt to clinch by Slater.
Kennison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kennison tries to clinch there but Slater circles away.
A big right from Kennison misses.
Slater closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kennison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slater's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slater.
Slater blocks the elbow strike.
Kennison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Slater tries a body shot but Kennison blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slater has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Slater throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennison.
Kennison throws an elbow that misses.
Kennison pushes Slater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kennison lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Harry Slater has been cut.
Kennison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kennison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slater is looking to take this one to the mat.
Slater looking to stall.
Kennison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison trying to stall but Slater improves his position.
A short uppercut from Kennison.
Kennison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater lands with a left to the head.
Slater is pushing Kennison up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kennison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slater has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kennison clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kennison avoids the strikes from Slater.
Kennison defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Slater is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kennison has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater throwing sloppy strikes.
Slater struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kennison is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Slater gets his way!
Slater working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses with a punch to the head.
Slater looking to break Kennison's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kennison remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Slater will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kennison trying to control the hands but Slater breaks the grip.
Kennison is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
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.
Kennison looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Slater lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kennison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Slater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater'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.
Kennison tries to clinch up.
Kennison wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.
Kennison cracks Slater with an open hand slap.
Kennison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kennison throws a poor cross that misses
and Slater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slater showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slater throws an elbow that misses. Kennison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slater's guard. Nice move by Kennison!
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!
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kennison controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennison content to stall in guard here.
Slater looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kennison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slater's guard.
Kennison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slater has his foot on Kennison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kennison works his way back into a safe position though.
Kennison trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Kennison wanted to stand there but Slater had control of the position.
Slater working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kennison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kennison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kennison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slater is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kennison trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison stands up and waves to Slater to follow him.
Slater has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kennison finds it's way round the side to connect with Slater's head.
Kennison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Kennison.
Kennison thumps Slater with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Kennison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kennison rushes Slater and presses him up against the cage.
Slater avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennison.
Kennison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Slater.
Kennison tries to land knees in the clinch but Slater avoids the damage to the body.
Kennison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennison wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Kennison misses the target.
Kennison is looking to clinch but Slater is avoiding it.
Kennison moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennison misses with a body punch.
Kennison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slater changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kennison catches Slater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennison moves away.
Slater rushes Kennison and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater is stalling here.
Kennison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karl Kennison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kennison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slater is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kennison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slater takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Slater misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slater tries for a takedown but Kennison manages to get underhooks.
Slater is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karl Kennison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Slater.
Kennison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kennison is working Slater over against the cage.
Kennison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennison lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kennison fails to land.
Kennison lands with a right to the head.
Kennison lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennison is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kennison down to the mat. Kennison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kennison is looking to clinch but Slater is avoiding it.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Kennison moves away and avoids it.
Slater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kennison throws a hook but Slater avoids it easily.
Kennison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennison throws a low kick but Slater moves out of range easily.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison moves into the clinch.
Kennison digs a right hand underneath Slater's ribcage. Slater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slater dodges an elbow strike from Kennison.
Kennison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennison lands with a short shot to the head.
Slater wants to take the fight to the mat but Kennison manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kennison lands a nice elbow.
Kennison looking to slow down the pace here.
Slater tries a body shot but Kennison blocks it.
Kennison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Slater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennison pushes off an throws an elbow but Slater leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slater avoids the elbow strike from Kennison, against the cage.
Kennison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slater's defenses.
That has opened up Harry Slater's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison lands an elbow that stopped Slater in his tracks for a moment.
Slater goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kennison prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Slater.
Come on Kennison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slater misses with some punches.
Slater dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slater blocks an elbow strike from Kennison.
Kennison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennison lands a left hand.
Kennison misses with an elbow over the top.
Kennison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kennison misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kennison clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Kennison. No joy for Slater on that attempt.
Kennison scores with a hook.
Slater tries to clinch but Kennison moves out of range.
Slater works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kennison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kennison wants it to stay on the feet.
Kennison tries to clinch but Slater moves away
and Slater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kennison wants to control but Slater is keeping busy.
Slater seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kennison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slater throwing shots but Kennison is blocking nicely.
Kennison wants to get back to his feet.
Slater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slater seems to be looking for submissions.
Harry Slater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kennison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slater is keen to just control but Kennison is a slippery customer.
Kennison is trying to stand back up but Slater is controlling him
Slater wants to control but Kennison is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kennison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kennison is staying active underneath Slater, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison is looking to escape.
Slater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slater tries to pass to full mount but Kennison defends it.
Kennison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kennison is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kennison gets full guard.
Slater trying to control but Kennison is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Slater dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Slater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kennison.
Slater slips under a jab from Kennison.
Slater has a takedown stuffed.
Kennison moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kennison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slater looking to slow down the pace here.
Kennison misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slater goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kennison prevents it.
Slater blocks an elbow strike from Kennison.
Kennison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kennison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison pushes Slater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slater tries to work over Kennison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slater gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Slater is trying to control the action in half guard but Kennison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Slater wants to free his trapped foot but Kennison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kennison kicks Slater off and gets back to his feet.
Slater drops his hands momentarily and Kennison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slater tries to clinch there but Kennison circles away.
Karl Kennison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennison clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karl Kennison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Slater.
Kennison misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kennison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennison throws a punch but it's blocked by Slater.
Slater lands a nice shot to the body.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slater avoids it.
Slater controlling the action here for a moment.
Slater is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kennison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Kennison pushes off an throws an elbow but Slater leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slater is looking to control Kennison's arms but Kennison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slater has his back to the cage.
Kennison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kennison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slater is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Slater is looking to control Kennison's arms but Kennison gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slater has his back to the cage.
Slater scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slater digs a right hand into Kennison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kennison's gas tank.
Kennison prevents the takedown attempt.
Slater taking a breather.
Kennison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Slater wants a takedown but no success here.
Slater is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kennison is trying to maintain a safe position but Slater gets an underhook and turns Kennison into the cage.
Kennison lands with a right to the head.
Kennison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kennison as Slater tries to tie him up.
Slater lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennison backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison tries to work over Slater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slater dodges an elbow strike from Kennison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennison working aggressively here.
Kennison lands a nice elbow.
Kennison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slater is trying to stall.
Kennison taking a breather.
Slater has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kennison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slater is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennison.
Slater is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Kennison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kennison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Karl Kennison!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Karl Kennison!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Harry Slater!
Karl Kennison wins by split decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Kennison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Peters looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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35
255 lbs
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodore Sabre!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sabre.
Sabre working the ground and pound.
Sabre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Peters parries the strikes from Sabre easily there. Sabre is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Peters to escape.
Peters manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sabre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sabre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peters defending well though.
Peters taking some punishment here, with Sabre in his half guard.
Sabre not doing much here.
Let's hope that Sabre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre working Peters over with strikes.
Sabre drops an elbow to the side of Peters's head.
Sabre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sabre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sabre drops an elbow to the side of Peters's head.
Sabre slips a nice elbow through Peters's hands, connecting with Peters's forehead.
Sabre winds up and cracks Peters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sabre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sabre is looking to advance position but Peters won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sabre.
Sabre working the head and body with strikes.
Sabre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peters defends it well.
Sabre slips a nice elbow through Peters's hands, connecting with Peters's forehead.
Peters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sabre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peters throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sabre working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sabre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Peters being controlled here, momentarily.
Sabre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peters's head.
Peters keeping full guard, as Sabre tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sabre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sabre works over Peters with some ground and pound from guard.
Sabre postures up and lands a big shot to Peters's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peters can't keep his opponent in guard - Sabre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sabre slips a nice elbow through Peters's hands, connecting with Peters's forehead.
Sabre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sabre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodore Sabre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sabre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Peters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sabre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sabre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peters manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters wants to control but Sabre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peters is not content to let Sabre control the position.
Sabre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sabre looking to finish Peters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peters!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters tries to lock up and control but Sabre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peters is bucking up trying to escape but Sabre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sabre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peters is rocked!
Sabre postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Peters in real trouble here! The ref calls for Peters to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feodore Sabre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sendoh (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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277 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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245 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Amado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amado misses with a two punch combination.
Sendoh wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Amado.
Sendoh tries to clinch up.
Sendoh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Amado keeps the fight on the outside.
Amado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Amado.
Sendoh lands with an uppercut that bounces Amado off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sendoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Amado tries a head kick but it misses.
Sendoh looks to throw the jab but Amado is out of range.
Amado lands a two punch combo.
Amado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sendoh swings for the body but Amado moves out of range.
Amado drops Sendoh with a left and a right! Oh, Sendoh is hurt - Amado dives into side control looking to finish!
Sendoh is rocked!
It looks like Akira Sendoh has been cut.
Amado in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sendoh is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aldo Amado!
Aldo Amado 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 Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - I Disappear. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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217 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Archer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Archer closes the distance and clinches up with Messi, looking for a takedown. Archer pushes Messi against the cage but Messi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Messi, right into the meat.
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Messi circles away.
Archer misses with a takedown
and Messi counters with a one-two to the body.
Lionel Messi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sterling Archer.
Messi looks to land a combination but Archer avoids it well.
Messi scoring well with a low kick there.
Archer shoots in but no luck this time.
Messi throws a hook but Archer avoids it easily.
Messi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Messi.
It looks like Sterling Archer 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!
Messi misses with a leg kick
and Archer counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi misses with a head kick.
Archer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Archer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Messi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Messi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Messi wants to sweep here but Archer controlling him for the moment.
Archer wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Messi is on top in guard.
Archer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Messi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messi pulls guard successfully.
Archer stands and steps away. Messi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Archer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Messi throws a push kick but Archer slaps the foot to one side.
Archer shoots for a double leg takedown but Messi sprawls well. He's pushed Archer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A clash of legs there as Archer blocks the low kick.
Archer fails with the takedown
and Messi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Archer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Messi circles away.
Lionel Messi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Messi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Messi leaves Archer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Messi to counter with a crisp jab.
Messi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Archer looks winded!
Messi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archer.
Archer moves in looking to clinch but Messi pushes him off.
No luck for Archer with that takedown attempt.
Lionel Messi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Messi throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Messi cracks Archer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Messi tries a low kick but Archer avoids it.
Messi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Archer is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Archer is still on wobbly legs! Can Messi finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Messi has cracked Archer with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Messi lands another huge swinging hook and Archer tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Archer, before Messi can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lionel Messi!
After winning the bout, Lionel Messi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Bulls On Parade - Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
212 lbs
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210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Judah checks a leg kick.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith feints a jab and as Judah dips his head, Smith unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Judah right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Judah falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Smith smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robin Smith!
Robin Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spishak comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping with Sirens. Kersikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dj Nosferatu - When Angels Cry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Spishak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Spishak blocks a low kick nicely.
Spishak throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Spishak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spishak's sensitive parts.
Spishak blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Spishak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kersikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spishak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Spishak misses.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spishak. That did some damage!
Spishak misses with a looping right.
Vitali Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spishak.
Jab, jab by Kersikov - just one landing.
It looks like Sammy Spishak has been cut.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Spishak had a free shot at his head there.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spishak.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov slips a jab from Spishak.
Spishak misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spishak misses the jab.
Kersikov wants to slow Spishak down by chopping away at his legs.
Spishak throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spishak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spishak throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spishak looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kersikov.
Spishak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Spishak's leg but Spishak calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Spishak avoids it.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Spishak's leg. Spishak is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Spishak misses.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spishak scores with a jab to the head.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Spishak jumps back.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spishak throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a good, hard body kick but Spishak shrugs it off.
Spishak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spishak takes a step back to recover.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Spishak's leg but Spishak calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spishak. That did some damage!
Spishak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spishak.
A slow jab from Spishak misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Spishak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kersikov throws a series of punches but Spishak moves out of range.
Spishak misses with a body shot.
Spishak cracks Kersikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spishak moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov takes a swing at Spishak's ribcage but misses.
Spishak loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Spishak misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Spishak sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spishak moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spishak blocks a low kick nicely.
Spishak ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Spishak looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Spishak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spishak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kersikov momentarily.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Spishak's leg but Spishak calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spishak checks it well.
Spishak throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Spishak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Spishak throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spishak, as that shot connected.
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!
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Spishak scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Spishak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spishak throws out the jab.
Kersikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spishak. Spishak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spishak looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Spishak counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Vitali Kersikov has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kersikov!
Spishak lands with a hook. Kersikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spishak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kersikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Spishak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kersikov's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kersikov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kersikov wants to control the position but Spishak says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kersikov is refusing to be controlled, as Spishak sits in half guard.
Kersikov wants to improve his position but Spishak is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitali Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spishak looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spishak if he has to take too many more of those.
Spishak tries for a takedown but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spishak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Spishak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spishak takes a step back to recover.
Good work by Spishak as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Spishak checks it.
Spishak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spishak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spishak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kersikov throws a hook but Spishak avoids it easily.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Spishak's knee but Spishak avoids it well.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Spishak throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Spishak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spishak misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spishak moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spishak is able to avoid easily.
Spishak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Spishak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kersikov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spishak's knee momentarily.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spishak.
Spishak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kersikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kersikov punishes Spishak's body with a nice straight punch.
Vitali Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spishak throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spishak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spishak doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov thumps Spishak with a low kick.
Spishak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Spishak misses with a wild body shot.
Spishak takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kersikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sammy Spishak's cut is getting worse.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kersikov - that will leave a mark!
A nice combination there by Kersikov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov lands a jab to Spishak's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Kersikov really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spishak at a distance.
Spishak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spishak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Spishak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spishak.
A jab lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spishak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
Spishak is rocked!
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spishak.
Oh Spishak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Spishak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spishak thows a body shot but no joy.
Spishak seems to have got his legs back now.
Spishak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov cracks Spishak with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spishak looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kersikov finish him?
Sammy Spishak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spishak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Spishak.
Spishak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Spishak misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spishak, as that shot connected.
Kersikov thumps Spishak with a low kick.
Kersikov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Spishak! Kersikov dives in looking to finish! Spishak is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitali Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Vitali Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas MacArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas MacArthur!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur lands a head shot.
MacArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karkmananis swinging wildly here.
MacArthur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karkmananis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacArthur digs a good body shot into Karkmananis's ribs.
Karkmananis keeps the fight on the outside.
MacArthur lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karkmananis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacArthur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from MacArthur lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karkmananis.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but MacArthur circles away.
The fighters circling - MacArthur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karkmananis cracks a nice hook into MacArthur's ribs.
Karkmananis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karkmananis gets a clinch.
MacArthur trying to control the position but instead, Karkmananis has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacArthur into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis crunches a lovely knee into MacArthur's ribcage.
MacArthur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karkmananis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
MacArthur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but MacArthur is avoiding it.
MacArthur rushes Karkmananis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacArthur.
MacArthur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.
Karkmananis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacArthur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacArthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacArthur tries to work over Karkmananis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Karkmananis as the two fighters 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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Karkmananis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
MacArthur blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis is trying to maintain a safe position but MacArthur gets an underhook and turns Karkmananis into the cage.
Karkmananis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Karkmananis to work.
MacArthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacArthur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from MacArthur on the inside.
MacArthur is pushing Karkmananis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
MacArthur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karkmananis digs a right hand underneath MacArthur's ribcage. MacArthur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur.
Karkmananis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karkmananis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis wants to get back to striking at distance but MacArthur won't allow it.
MacArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MacArthur blocks an uppercut.
Karkmananis tries to stall but MacArthur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
MacArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karkmananis trying to land knees to the body.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karkmananis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MacArthur. That one must have hurt.
MacArthur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas MacArthur.
Karkmananis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karkmananis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacArthur.
Karkmananis clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karkmananis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis avoids a wild elbow strike from MacArthur.
MacArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karkmananis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karkmananis is stalling here.
Karkmananis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karkmananis has closed the distance and engaged MacArthur in a clinch.
MacArthur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Karkmananis controls his hands.
Karkmananis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacArthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karkmananis is defending well for now.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacArthur circles away.
MacArthur shoots for a takedown but Karkmananis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karkmananis scores with a body shot.
Karkmananis fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacArthur forces Karkmananis back against the cage and clinches.
Karkmananis breaks from the clinch.
MacArthur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karkmananis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacArthur.
Karkmananis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karkmananis rushes MacArthur and presses him up against the cage.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacArthur fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but MacArthur circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karkmananis.
MacArthur throws a nice looking combination but Karkmananis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karkmananis checks a low kick from MacArthur.
Karkmananis lands a jab to MacArthur's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur avoids the body shot from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur manages to avoid it.
Karkmananis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacArthur moves into the clinch.
Karkmananis takes an elbow to the temple.
MacArthur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicolas Karkmananis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karkmananis misses with the head strike.
MacArthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karkmananis blocks it with crossed arms.
MacArthur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karkmananis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karkmananis tries to throw a body punch but MacArthur avoids it by throwing Karkmananis back against the cage.
MacArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacArthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MacArthur misses with some punches.
Karkmananis blocks a body shot from MacArthur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacArthur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karkmananis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karkmananis throws a series of punches but MacArthur avoids them all with ease.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis looks to land a combination but MacArthur avoids it well.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but MacArthur circles away.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but MacArthur pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karkmananis looks to throw the jab but MacArthur is out of range.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacArthur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karkmananis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacArthur throws a body punch but Karkmananis moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacArthur.
Karkmananis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur lands a glancing blow to the side of Karkmananis's head.
Karkmananis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karkmananis blocks a jab.
MacArthur scores with the left hand. Karkmananis knows he should have avoided that one.
Nicolas Karkmananis is winning the standup battle so far.
Karkmananis gets in close and tags MacArthur with a short punch that almost sends MacArthur to the mat! Oh MacArthur is in big trouble! He turns his back on Karkmananis, trying to create some distance but Karkmananis rushes him, striking wildly and MacArthur goes down! The referee tackles Karkmananis into the cage to end the fight! Karkmananis is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Karkmananis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Promises's entrance music is MegaDeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!. A fine choice. 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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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Promises misses the jab.
Promises slips a jab and a cross from Yen.
Yen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Promises avoids it really well and circles away.
Yen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yen misses with a combination
and Promises counters with a straight right hand.
Promises has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yen.
Yen works over Promises's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Promises misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yen.
Yen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Promises was well out of range. Poor timing from Yen.
Yen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Promises circles away from the clinch attempt.
Promises 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.
Promises leaves Yen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Promises tries to land a leg kick but Yen saw it coming and moves away.
Promises looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yen fails to land the takedown.
Keeping Promises has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen dives in and grabs Promises's left leg, looking for a takedown. Promises pushes down on Yen's head and hops out.
A clash of legs there as Yen blocks the low kick.
Yen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yen lands a jab-cross combination.
Yen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Yen.
Promises throws a chopping leg kick but Yen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yen shoots in for a takedown but Promises shows good takedown defense.
Yen moves in looking to clinch but Promises pushes him off.
Donnie Yen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Promises is looking to chop away at Yen's legs.
Promises connects with a solid leg kick.
Yen moves out of range as Promises strikes.
Promises rushes Yen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yen jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Promises looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yen looking for a sweep. Not yet Yen, not yet.
Yen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Promises defends it easily.
Yen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Promises should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Yen has tightened it up now! Promises should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Donnie Yen!
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