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HFC Challengers 48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by Suffa by Hed Pe. Sampson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Off the Chain" by Serg Salinas. The key to victory for Zeke Rivers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 lbs
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252 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Sampson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivers jumps guard.
Rivers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rivers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sampson trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Sampson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivers has wrist control.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rivers manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers working hard to break the clinch.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sampson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
As Rivers backs off Sampson throws a huge counter combo but Rivers manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson darts in looking for a takedown but Rivers gets double underhooks and turns Sampson into the cage.
Sampson looks winded!
Rivers gets a clinch.
Sampson is trying to push Rivers away but Rivers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sampson is defending well for now.
Rivers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sampsons head.
Rivers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sampson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Sampson tries for a takedown but Rivers circles away easily
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Rick Sampson has been cut.
Rivers clinches up against the cage.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson keeps control of Rivers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Sampson avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers can't break the clinch.
Rivers is looking to break free of the clinch but Sampson has double underhooks.
Rivers has had enough of the clinch but Sampson keeps him there for the moment.
Rivers has Sampson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sampson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rivers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers instigates a clinch.
Sampson prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivers is trying to drag Sampson to the mat but Sampson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sampson tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rivers stalling.
Sampson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers tries for a takedown but Sampson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rivers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sampson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sampson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Sampson as Rivers shoots in.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Sampson circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sampson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sampson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Sampson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rivers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sampson but Sampson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zeke Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sampson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sampson misses with a wild combination.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Sampson pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sampson is defended easily by Rivers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sampson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivers tries to counter by clinching up but Sampson breaks away and moves out of range.
Rivers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sampson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson can't break the clinch.
Rivers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rivers is on top in guard.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sampson has a closed guard, preventing Rivers from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sampson controls Rivers momentarily but Rivers frees himself.
Rivers looking to pass the guard.
Rivers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rivers stands up over Sampson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rivers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sampson can do to turn this around?
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but Sampson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Sampson moves out of range easily.
Rivers shoots for a takedown but Sampson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sampson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sampson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
Sampson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson throws a combination. Rivers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sampson misses with a takedown attempt
and Rivers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sampson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers tries to clinch up but Sampson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sampson throws a leg kick but Rivers checks it.
Rivers shoots in for a double leg but Sampson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Rivers as Sampson shoots in.
Rivers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rivers postures up.
Sampson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sampson looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Sampson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sampson is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, Sampson circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivers scores with a four punch combination!
Rick Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Rivers scores with a body shot.
Rivers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sampson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sampson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rivers is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sampson misses with a takedown attempt
and Rivers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivers.
Sampson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zeke Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Sampson.
Sampson being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sampson prevents the takedown attempt.
Sampson taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivers.
Zeke Rivers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sampson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rivers has had enough of the clinch but Sampson keeps him there for the moment.
Sampson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivers's efforts to push away.
Rivers is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to break free but Sampson pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers is looking to break free of the clinch but Sampson has double underhooks.
Rivers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sampson jabs Rivers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sampson shoots in and drives through. Rivers sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rivers clinches up against the cage.
Rivers is trying to break free.
Rivers tries to break free but Sampson pushes him back against the cage.
Rick Sampson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivers.
Rivers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sampson after a bit of a struggle.
Zeke Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sampson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sampson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivers 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Rivers!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeke Rivers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Schmierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmierer comes to the cage accompanied by Volcano, by Dethklok. Bart Simpson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Schmierer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simpson instigates a clinch.
Simpson working Schmierer over with knees to the body.
Schmierer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schmierer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Adam Schmierer has been cut.
Schmierer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schmierer is breathing heavily.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson's coach down at Fighting Fitness & Freedom was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Simpson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Schmierer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Schmierer won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Adam Schmierer's cut is getting worse.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Schmierer in his tracks for a moment.
Adam Schmierer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson pushes Schmierer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Schmierer shrugs off.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Adam Schmierer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adam Schmierer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bart Simpson!
A relieved looking Bart Simpson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by "Not Falling" by Mudvayne. Handle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Right On. Wade Anderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch
and Handle counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Handle to score with a decent uppercut.
Handle looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Handle misses.
Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Handle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Handle has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Handle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Handle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Handle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Handle.
Sloppy strikes from Handle. Those never looked like landing.
Handle lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Handle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Handle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson is rocked!
Handle clinches up against the cage.
Handle works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Handle.
Handle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle lands a big uppercut and Anderson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anderson looks OK. Handle waves Anderson back to his feet!
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Handle clinches.
A body shot lands from Handle.
A right handed body shot lands from Handle.
Handle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Anderson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Anderson drops to his knees and Handle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Handle!
Our winner, Max Handle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cragen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cragen has chosen Captain Cragen as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Cragen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cragen on his heels. He'll look to pass Cragen's guard now, I'm sure.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cragen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Cragen has wrist control.
Cragen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Cragen's brow.
Cragen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cragen wants to stand but Wright is controlling the position.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Cragen blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cragen wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cragen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wright presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Cragen is trying to break free.
Cragen can't break the clinch.
Cragen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wright tries for a takedown but Cragen manages to get underhooks.
Cragen can't break the clinch.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cragen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cragen breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cragen did well to prevent Wright getting side control.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cragen's head.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cragen kicks off Wright and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cragen as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wright or perhaps it was just good defense by Cragen, which made it look bad.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Cragen's head but Cragen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cragen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Cragen.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Cragen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cragen can pounce on him.
Cragen leaves Wright 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.
No luck for Wright with that takedown attempt.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Cragen throws a head kick that misses.
Cragen is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cragen misses with a two punch combination.
Don Cragen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cragen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright moves into the clinch.
Cragen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cragen wants to stall.
Wright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cragen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cragen after a bit of a struggle.
Cragen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cragen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Cragen counters with a crisp one two that drops Wright! Cragen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wright to his feet! Wright is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cragen throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Cragen misses with the combination.
Cragen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cragen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Cragen.
Wright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cragen!
Cragen is pushing Wright's head away, looking to escape. Wright manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cragen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cragen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cragen misses with a double jab.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cragen did well to prevent Wright getting side control.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Cragen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cragen is not content to let Wright control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright looks to land a strike but Cragen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cragen dives on top into guard.
Cragen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Don Cragen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cragen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cragen taking a breather.
Cragen manages to break the clinch.
Cragen feints a jab promting Wright to slip. Cragen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Shawn Wright has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Cragen.
Cragen 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.
Cragen throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Cragen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wright.
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Cragen tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
Cragen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wright is working for takedown but Cragen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cragen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cragen is working Wright over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cragen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Cragen, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Cragen against the cage but Cragen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Don Cragen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cragen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Cragen.
Wright bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wright working the ground and pound from side control.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Cragen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cragen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wright connects with a decent elbow.
Cragen is trying to buck Wright off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wright lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wright scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wright scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wright tries for a kimura but Cragen is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cragen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cragen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Cragen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shawn Wright's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cragen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cragen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shawn Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cragen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Cragen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cragen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright rushes Cragen and presses him up against the cage.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cragen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wright is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cragen can't fight it off and eventually Wright manages to take the fight to the floor. Cragen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Cragen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cragen fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Cragen defends the submission attempt.
Cragen tries to kick Wright off but Wright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wright is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cragen reverses the position - he's now on top in Wright's guard.
Wright looking for a guillotine here but Cragen defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cragen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright prevents Cragen from getting back to his feet.
Cragen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Cragen as Wright shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cragen throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cragen.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright darts in and clinches Cragen up against the cage.
Wright can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cragen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cragen misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Cragen misses.
Cragen throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright tries to clinch there but Cragen circles away.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown but Cragen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cragen throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Cragen leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cragen wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cragen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown but Cragen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cragen moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to score a body lock takedown but Cragen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cragen lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cragen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cragen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cragen tries to stall but Wright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cragen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wright is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cragen to the mat. Cragen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cragen can't keep his opponent in guard - Wright advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wright throws a strike but Cragen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shawn Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Cragen blocks nicely.
Don Cragen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wright stops Cragen from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cragen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cragen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cragen!
Don Cragen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Closed - Thanks for Support, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Derksen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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189 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Derksen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Derksen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Alex James has been cut.
Derksen connects with an inside leg kick.
James dives in and grabs Derksen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Derksen pushes down on James's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Derksen tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Derksen connects with a solid leg kick.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Derksen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Derksen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derksen throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
Derksen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but James is out of range.
James closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Derksen is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
Derksen is pressing down on James's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Derksen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
James is trying to stand back up but Derksen is controlling him
James kicks Derksen off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Derksen.
James darts in looking for a takedown but Derksen gets double underhooks and turns James into the cage.
James sets himself, and Derksen steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
Derksen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Derksen misses with a hook
and James counters with a single leg into guard. Derksen didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Derksen looking for a sweep. Not yet Derksen, not yet.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Derksen holds on and takes a little breather.
Derksen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Derksen 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.
Derksen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Derksen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James swinging wildly here.
Derksen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
Derksen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Christian Derksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James scores with a three punch combo!
James tries for a takedown but Derksen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from James.
Derksen keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
James shoots and misses
and Derksen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Derksen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Derksen cracks James with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Derksen.
Derksen lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Derksen.
Derksen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Derksen.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derksen lands a nice uppercut.
Derksen stops a takedown attempt from James.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derksen landing knees to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
Derksen throws a big uppercut that drops James! More strikes from Derksen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! James lies dazed against the cage as Derksen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
A very excited looking Christian Derksen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aidan McVeigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kev Gastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McVeigh comes to the cage accompanied by E-Dubble - Let Me Oh. Aidan McVeigh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kev Gastelum's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan McVeigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kev Gastelum!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastelum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McVeigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gastelum swats away the attempt to clinch by McVeigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gastelum.
Decent striking displayed by Gastelum there.
Gastelum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McVeigh circles away quickly and effectively.
McVeigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Gastelum circles away.
Gastelum throws a nice looking combination but McVeigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And McVeigh counters with a quick kick to the body but Gastelum blocks it.
McVeigh moves in looking to clinch but Gastelum pushes him off.
McVeigh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gastelum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McVeigh misses with a series of wild punches.
Gastelum swats away the attempt to clinch by McVeigh.
McVeigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gastelum's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Gastelum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Gastelum. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from McVeigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVeigh tries to clinch up.
McVeigh clinches up with Gastelum and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gastelum jumps into guard, dragging McVeigh to the mat.
Gastelum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gastelum is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McVeigh defends well.
McVeigh wants to stand and escape but instead Gastelum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gastelum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McVeigh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McVeigh tries to get out of the position.
McVeigh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gastelum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gastelum wants to control from the top but McVeigh keeps moving.
Gastelum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gastelum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McVeigh.
McVeigh tries to clinch up.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gastelum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gastelum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gastelum misses the shot to the body.
McVeigh is looking to clinch but Gastelum is avoiding it.
McVeigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Gastelum circles away.
Gastelum looks to land a left hand but McVeigh moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gastelum. Those never looked like landing.
Gastelum lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gastelum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gastelum looks for a takedown but McVeigh sprawls well.
McVeigh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh has Gastelum up against the cage in a clinch.
McVeigh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gastelum is keeping busy.
Gastelum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gastelum is working for takedown but McVeigh is calmly controlling the position for now.
McVeigh slows down the pace here.
Gastelum blocks the elbow strike.
McVeigh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gastelum.
Aidan McVeigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kev Gastelum.
McVeigh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gastelum blocks a body shot from McVeigh.
McVeigh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McVeigh gets underhooks to prevent Gastelum's takedown attempt.
McVeigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gastelum avoids the damage to the body.
McVeigh tries to land a knee to the head but Gastelum blocks with his arms.
Gastelum pushes McVeigh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gastelum tightens his grip and picks McVeigh up, before dumping him to the ground. McVeigh manages to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gastelum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gastelum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gastelum landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gastelum sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McVeigh is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McVeigh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gastelum is controlling him well.
Gastelum throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gastelum decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gastelum tries to bum rush McVeigh with a series of wild strikes but McVeigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Gastelum moves out of range.
Gastelum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McVeigh tries to clinch up.
Gastelum closes the distance and pushes McVeigh back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev Gastelum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McVeigh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gastelum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gastelum shoots in and drives through. McVeigh sprawls well.
Gastelum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McVeigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Gastelum circles away.
McVeigh wants to clinch
and Gastelum counters with a series of strikes. McVeigh will be more careful next time no doubt.
McVeigh is looking to clinch.
McVeigh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gastelum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gastelum shoots in and drives through. McVeigh sprawls well.
Gastelum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gastelum lands with a cross.
McVeigh clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVeigh gets underhooks to prevent Gastelum's takedown attempt.
Aidan McVeigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kev Gastelum.
Gastelum wants a takedown.
McVeigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gastelum.
Gastelum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McVeigh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McVeigh tries to clinch there but Gastelum circles away.
Gastelum avoids the head kick by McVeigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVeigh throws a nice head kick!
Gastelum wants to clinch up but McVeigh keeps it at a distance.
McVeigh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gastelum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McVeigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As McVeigh backs off Gastelum throws a huge counter combo but McVeigh manages to avoid it all.
McVeigh misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Gastelum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gastelum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McVeigh tries to clinch up but Gastelum circles away and keeps his distance.
Gastelum misses with a wild combination.
We've been told by McVeigh's head coaches at Rape Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gastelum lands the left hand.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gastelum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gastelum throws a hook but McVeigh avoids it easily.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Gastelum is having none of it.
Gastelum is looking for the big counter here.
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
McVeigh tries to clinch
and Gastelum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aidan McVeigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McVeigh tries to clinch up but Gastelum circles away and keeps his distance.
Gastelum keeps the fight on the outside.
McVeigh rushes Gastelum and presses him up against the cage.
McVeigh lands a knee to the head.
McVeigh lands a damaging elbow.
McVeigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gastelum is defending well for now.
Gastelum jumps guard.
McVeigh takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Gastelum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McVeigh stands and steps away. Gastelum gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McVeigh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gastelum keeps the fight on the outside.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gastelum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aidan McVeigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McVeigh slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh tries to clinch there but Gastelum circles away.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Gastelum moves out of range.
Gastelum with a hook.
McVeigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gastelum swats away the attempt to clinch by McVeigh.
Gastelum scores with a jab to the jaw.
McVeigh throws a nice outside leg kick.
McVeigh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gastelum swats away the attempt to clinch by McVeigh.
Nice shot lands for Gastelum.
McVeigh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gastelum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gastelum throws a looping overhand right but McVeigh ducks down to avoid it.
Gastelum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Gastelum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McVeigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Gastelum circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gastelum steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McVeigh.
Gastelum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gastelum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McVeigh tries to clinch but Gastelum moves away
and Gastelum counters with a straight right hand.
McVeigh looks to clinch
and Gastelum counters with a straight right hand.
Gastelum looks to throw the jab but McVeigh is out of range.
It looked like McVeigh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gastelum cracks McVeigh with a good jab.
McVeigh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gastelum keeps the fight on the outside.
McVeigh lands with a slapping head kick.
Gastelum throws a series of strikes that have McVeigh backpedaling.
Gastelum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gastelum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McVeigh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gastelum counters with a nice double leg into guard.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Gastelum has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McVeigh wants to get back to his feet but Gastelum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gastelum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev Gastelum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McVeigh slips a jab and a cross from Gastelum.
Gastelum swinging wildly here.
McVeigh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gastelum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gastelum throws a nice looking combination but McVeigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McVeigh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gastelum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McVeigh doesn't manage to clinch there - Gastelum circles away.
McVeigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gastelum.
McVeigh tries to clinch up but Gastelum circles away and keeps his distance.
Gastelum unleashes a big counter combination but McVeigh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McVeigh is looking to clinch but Gastelum is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gastelum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Gastelum moves out of range.
A nice side step and Gastelum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McVeigh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gastelum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McVeigh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gastelum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McVeigh tries to clinch up but Gastelum circles away and keeps his distance.
Gastelum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVeigh wants to clinch up but Gastelum keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Gastelum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McVeigh moves in looking to clinch but Gastelum pushes him off.
Gastelum is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McVeigh is looking to clinch but Gastelum is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Gastelum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gastelum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Gastelum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McVeigh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gastelum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gastelum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McVeigh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McVeigh moves out of range of the strikes.
Kev Gastelum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Gastelum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McVeigh tries to clinch up but Gastelum circles away and keeps his distance.
McVeigh wants to clinch up but Gastelum keeps it at a distance.
Gastelum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McVeigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McVeigh throws a big counter combination but Gastelum scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
McVeigh misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gastelum.
Gastelum connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Gastelum coming out on top.
McVeigh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gastelum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gastelum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gastelum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McVeigh slips a jab and a cross from Gastelum.
Gastelum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McVeigh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McVeigh wants to clinch.
Gastelum wants to counter the offense by McVeigh and move into the clinch position.
Gastelum swats away the attempt to clinch by McVeigh.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gastelum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gastelum scores with a body shot.
Gastelum misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gastelum keeps the fight on the outside.
Aidan McVeigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gastelum circles away from the clinch attempt.
McVeigh tries to clinch but Gastelum moves out of range.
Gastelum changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
McVeigh tries to clinch up.
McVeigh moves to clinch but Gastelum breaks away
letting Gastelum counter with a right hand.
Gastelum has a takedown stuffed.
McVeigh is looking to clinch.
McVeigh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gastelum rushes McVeigh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McVeigh lands a knee to the head.
Gastelum pulls guard.
Kev Gastelum has got the better of the ground game so far.
McVeigh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVeigh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gastelum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McVeigh closes the distance and pushes Gastelum back into the cage.
McVeigh tries to stall but Gastelum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gastelum tries to pull guard but McVeigh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aidan McVeigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kev Gastelum.
McVeigh tries to land a knee to the head but Gastelum blocks with his arms.
Gastelum is trying to pull guard but McVeigh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McVeigh lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVeigh can't find room to land a body shot as Gastelum controls the action.
Gastelum dodges an elbow strike from McVeigh.
McVeigh trying to stall but Gastelum improves his position.
Aidan McVeigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gastelum lands a right hand that snaps the head of McVeigh backwards.
McVeigh has a couple of punches blocked by Gastelum.
McVeigh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gastelum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gastelum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McVeigh trying to control the position but instead, Gastelum has worked for underhooks and has pushed McVeigh into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gastelum tries to pull guard but McVeigh forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kev Gastelum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gastelum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kev Gastelum!
Kev Gastelum 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Catch Em By Surprise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
167 lbs
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164 lbs
4 - 12 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mansour Barnaoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaoui gets caught napping as Brandon dives in and scores a takedown. Barnaoui manages to retain guard.
Brandon throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandon throwing strikes from guard but Barnaoui blocks nicely.
Barnaoui lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brandon controls Barnaoui momentarily but Barnaoui frees himself.
Barnaoui keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brandon's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui won't allow Brandon to sweep him here.
Barnaoui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnaoui controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnaoui advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barnaoui is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brandon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Death Valley Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Brandon is looking for a sweep. Barnaoui is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnaoui seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brandon moves into full guard.
Brandon looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandon, not yet.
Brandon has Barnaoui pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barnaoui wants to control but Brandon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnaoui keeps working.
The ground and pound from Brandon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barnaoui can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnaoui is looking to reverse the position.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Barnaoui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Barnaoui's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon stands up and beckons Barnaoui to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brandon lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mansour Barnaoui has been cut.
Brandon misses with a wild body shot.
Barnaoui tries to counter with a takedown but Brandon is quick to defend against it.
Barnaoui swings widly with a right hand
enabling Brandon to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandon moves in looking to clinch but Barnaoui pushes him off.
Brandon moves into the clinch.
Brandon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnaoui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnaoui tries to move into range but Brandon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brandon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barnaoui is trying to defend but Brandon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Brandon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mansour Barnaoui's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnaoui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandon slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Barnaoui.
Brandon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barnaoui on his heels. He'll look to pass Barnaoui's guard now, I'm sure.
Barnaoui throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brandon postures up in Barnaoui's guard and throws a big left but Barnaoui blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui pulls Brandon in close to prevent any damage.
Barnaoui wants to control the position but Brandon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Barnaoui controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny Brandon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnaoui trying to control but Brandon postures up.
Brandon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnaoui tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barnaoui is looking to control Brandon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnaoui avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnaoui tests Brandon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnaoui takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnaoui looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brandon is fending him off so far but Barnaoui persists. Nope, Brandon circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnaoui throws a sloppy head kick
and Brandon counters with a right hand to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brandon.
Brandon shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnaoui's guard.
Barnaoui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandon.
Barnaoui managing to control the position.
Brandon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brandon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brandon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barnaoui will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barnaoui manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandon manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnaoui looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brandon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnaoui manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui working a defensive guard here.
Barnaoui trying to strike off his back.
Barnaoui keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully.
Brandon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brandon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnaoui is controlling Brandon's posture.
Barnaoui working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mansour Barnaoui's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnaoui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnaoui tries to sprawl but Brandon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barnaoui manages to get to full guard.
Brandon scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnaoui holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon wants to stand but Barnaoui is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandon wants to pass the guard but Barnaoui is keeping the position.
Brandon trying to control but Barnaoui is working from the bottom.
Brandon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui takes one to the side of the head.
Brandon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barnaoui on his heels. He'll look to pass Barnaoui's guard now, I'm sure.
Mansour Barnaoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to pass the guard.
Barnaoui working a defensive guard here.
Brandon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnaoui is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnaoui trying to keep a closed guard but Brandon is proving a slippery customer.
Barnaoui is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barnaoui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kenny Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnaoui working over Brandon with some ground and pound. Brandon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Barnaoui seems content to control.
Brandon regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Brandon is trying to control the position but Barnaoui postures up.
Barnaoui 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.
Brandon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barnaoui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandon tries to counter with a clinch but Barnaoui shakes him off and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Brandon!
A victorious Kenny Brandon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tunton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Machine (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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24
160 lbs
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21
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tunton Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rage Machine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Machine avoids it.
Machine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Machine.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hong.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machine's sensitive parts.
Machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick
letting Machine counter with a right hand.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machine moves away.
Machine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machine! But no joy.
Machine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hong throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Machine.
Hong cracks a nice hook into Machine's ribs.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Machine.
An attempted straight right counter from Hong misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Machine avoids the body shot from Hong.
Rage Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Machine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick but Machine checks it.
Machine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machine.
Machine throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Machine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machine looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machine's hands.
Machine swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Machine connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Machine avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Machine.
Machine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine avoids the body shot from Hong.
Machine looks to land a combination but Hong avoids it well.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Machine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Hong is looking to slow Machine down with leg kicks.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Machine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Machine misses with a straight right.
Machine throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Machine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hong.
Machine feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
No joy there for Machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machine is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Machine wants to counter the offense by Hong and move into the clinch position.
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of Machine's head.
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machine stalks Hong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hong's face. Hong staggers backwards, shaken.
Good shot there by Machine.
A head kick from Hong lands but Machine takes it in his stride.
Machine loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Hong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Machine just manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Machine.
Hong slips under a jab from Machine.
Hong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machine lands with a kick to the temple. Hong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Machine misses with an uppercut
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machine is able to avoid easily.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Machine moves out of range easily.
Hong slips under a jab.
Machine throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machine throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hong. Hong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Machine.
Hong avoids the head kick by Machine.
Machine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machine scores with the left hand. Hong knows he should have avoided that one.
Machine looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Machine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Hong scores with a jab. Machine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machine throws a big shot that misses.
Machine throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Machine slips under a jab.
Machine misses with a two punch combination.
Hong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machine takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rage Machine will probably get the nod.
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 punch combination from Machine misses.
Hong lands with a straight right. Machine didn't see that one coming.
Machine misses with an uppercut.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machine throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Machine misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hong misses its target.
Machine jabs Hong right on the nose. Hong blinks but takes it well.
Machine looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Machine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Machine missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Hong slips a straight right by Machine.
Machine throws a head kick that misses
and Hong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hong.
Machine throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong stuns Machine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rage Machine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machine moves away.
Hong cracks Machine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Machine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong moves forwards but Machine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Machine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machine throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hong. That's going to slow Machine down.
Machine tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machine throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Hong throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
A jab from Machine does it's job there.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Machine's calf.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machine manages to avoid it.
Machine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Machine.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Machine finds it's target.
Hong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machine lands a two punch combo.
Machine misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Machine sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good work by Machine as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Machine misses.
Hong checks a leg kick nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Machine in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Machine throws a leg kick
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong throws the left hand but Machine avoids the punch easily.
Machine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hong moves away from the strike by Machine.
Hong lands with a right hand.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machine checks a leg kick.
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machine is able to avoid easily.
Hong sets himself, and Machine steps forward looking for the clinch! Hong avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machine misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machine checks a leg kick.
Hong thows a body kick. Machine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Machine.
Machine throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hong takes a swing at Machine's ribcage but misses.
Machine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Machine as he connects with a hook.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Machine throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Machine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hong's head.
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Machine throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rage Machine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Machine sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machine manages to avoid it.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Hong does it's job there.
Rage Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Machine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick
and Hong counters with a nice body shot.
Machine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong scores with a hook.
Hong blocks a jab.
It looked like Hong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Machine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine misses with a looping left.
Hong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machine.
Machine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machine lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machine feints a counter leg kick.
Machine connects with a jab.
Machine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machine throws a one two combo.
Hong checks a low kick from Machine.
Hong half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Machine misses.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab from Hong.
Machine throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
Machine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hong avoids the head kick by Machine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Machine does no damage.
Hong misses with a leg kick.
Machine checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Machine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tunton Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Machine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machine lands the left hand.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong slips a straight right by Machine.
Machine scores with a jab to the head.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Machine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Machine moved out of range nicely.
Machine misses with a few strikes there.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hong throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
Hong checks a low kick from Machine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine avoids the head kick by Hong.
Hong takes a swing at Machine's ribcage but misses.
Machine cracks Hong with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Machine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. Machine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong tries a low kick but Machine avoids it.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machine.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machine.
Hong is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Machine moves out of range of the body kick.
Machine wants to counter with a clinch but Hong pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine connects with a single shot there.
A clash of legs there as Machine blocks the low kick.
Machine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machine throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
Machine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machine looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Machine with a jab.
Machine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine tries to move into range but Hong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machine misses with a head kick.
Hong tries to work over Machine's front leg with a kick but Machine checks it.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rage Machine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Machine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rage Machine!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zhelin Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ric Flores's chin.
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Flores dodges the ground and pound from Li.
Flores tries to bench press Li off him but Li keeps the position.
Li is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Flores is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Li is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flores knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores wants to control but Li postures up.
Flores is looking to regain half guard here but Li keeps moving and retains side control.
Li trying to control the action but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores wants to control but Li postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Li thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Li is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flores knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Li working away.
Li trying to control the position but Flores is working away.
Li working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flores can't do much from the bottom here.
Flores is looking to reverse the position.
Li is trying to get an arm triangle but Flores is defending well.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
Li avoids the strikes from the bottom by Flores.
Li is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Flores knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li swings around for an armbar but Flores sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Li's guard.
Flores looking to pass the guard.
Li is trying to keep Flores in close.
Flores tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Flores throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flores content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flores tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flores trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Li has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Li is trying to keep Flores in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Li shoots in but Flores avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flores lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Li is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flores defends it well.
Li is thwarting Flores's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhelin Li dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flores. Flores obviously looking to wear him down.
Li blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Flores defends well and Li ends up having to push Flores into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Flores manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Li on his heels. He'll look to pass Li's guard now, I'm sure.
Flores pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Flores wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li pulls Flores in close to prevent any damage.
Li had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flores defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flores defends it easily.
Li is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zhelin Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flores is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Flores drops back, looking for a kneebar! Li looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Li looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Li!
Li is working Flores over with some ground and pound from side control.
Flores is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flores looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li wants to work for an arm triangle but Flores is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Li wants to pass the guard but Flores is defending well.
Li is looking for a kimura but Flores is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Li to get the leverage.
Flores is positioning himself well to prevent Li advancing to mount.
Li is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flores defends it well.
Flores is pressing down on Li's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Li manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Flores has wrist control.
Li stays in close to Flores's body and controls the position.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Flores is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flores looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Li is looking to control Flores's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Li avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
Flores is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.
Flores looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Li darts in looking for a takedown but Flores gets double underhooks and turns Li into the cage.
Li shoots for a takedown but Flores saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zhelin Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flores as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flores throws a low kick but Li avoids it.
Flores goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Flores or perhaps it was just good defense by Li, which made it look bad.
Li jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Flores.
Flores feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flores tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flores can pounce on him.
Li fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Flores sprawls well initially but Li persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Flores wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flores is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Li working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Flores is defending against the submission attempts here by Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Li is trying to control. Flores wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flores makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flores.
Flores working a defensive guard but Li passes into half guard.
Flores is trying to control but can't.
Flores looking for submissions off his back.
Flores works his way to full guard. Good work.
Flores has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Li trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Li drops back looking for a leg! Flores is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flores manages to kick Li off! Li jumps back into Flores's guard.
Li wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Li won't allow Flores to sweep him here.
Flores is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flores.
Li shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flores bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Flores throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flores sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
Flores cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
Li shoots for a takedown but Flores saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Li backs off Flores throws a huge counter combo but Li manages to avoid it all.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flores clinches with his opponent.
Li tries to pull guard but Flores won't allow it.
Li tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Flores comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flores has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Flores!
Ric Flores opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Socrates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Socrates will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Socrates!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ closes this distance looking for a takedown but Socrates circles away.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Socrates's guard.
Christ prevents Socrates from getting back to his feet.
Christ is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Christ drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Christ jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Christ postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Socrates is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Christ, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Socrates defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Socrates rolls with it to try and escape but Christ cranks on the arm and Socrates is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Christ!
An out of breath George Christ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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