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HFC Challengers 60 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Tarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Tarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Swanson !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarry dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Tarry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tarry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarry trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson wants to stand up but Tarry is controlling him.
Tarry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarry seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Swanson for as long as he can get away with.
Swanson wants to get back to his feet but Tarry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tarry throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarry pulls Swanson in close to his closed guard and prevents Swanson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tarry has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Tarry.
Tarry looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Swanson is defending well. Tarry quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Swanson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tarry celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerry Tarry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calderon's entrance music is "One Rhythm (Da Yard Riddim Mix)" by Debi Nova. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alex Boyd was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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225 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezequiel Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Boyd!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boyd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boyd with the ground and pound but Calderon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderon is trying to control the position but Boyd postures up.
Boyd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calderon's head.
Boyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boyd scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Calderon has wrist control.
Boyd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boyd working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Calderon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyd.
Calderon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyd.
Calderon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Calderon decides to pull guard.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calderon wants to stand and escape but Boyd is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calderon is breathing heavily.
Boyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calderon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Calderon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calderon wants to stand but Boyd is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyd chips away with some ground and pound.
Calderon trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
Boyd distracts Calderon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd landing some decent shots from guard.
Boyd throwing strikes but missing.
Boyd lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyd.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boyd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calderon defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boyd or perhaps it was just good defense by Calderon, which made it look bad.
Ezequiel Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
Boyd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four 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.
Boyd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calderon is fending him off so far but Boyd persists. Nope, Calderon circles away and we're back to standing.
Boyd slaps away a takedown attempt from Calderon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boyd blocks a head kick by Calderon.
Nice sprawl there from Calderon as Boyd shoots in.
Calderon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyd feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Boyd will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calderon clinches up against the cage.
Boyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Calderon prevents it.
Boyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Calderon prevents it.
Calderon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boyd.
Ezequiel Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calderon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boyd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Calderon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Calderon lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Calderon.
Boyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calderon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Calderon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calderon rushes Boyd and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calderon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Calderon missing with knees to the body.
Boyd wants to take the fight to the mat but Calderon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
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.
Boyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Calderon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Calderon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Calderon trying to land knees to the body.
Boyd managing to block the knees to the body from Calderon.
Calderon stops a takedown attempt from Boyd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calderon just leaning against Boyd, taking a breather.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Calderon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Calderon lands with a slapping head kick.
Calderon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyd can do to turn this around?
Calderon takes the fight into the clinch.
Calderon tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyd avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyd avoiding damage as Calderon throws knees to the body.
Calderon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Calderon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyd is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
Calderon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Calderon tries to land a knee to the head but Boyd blocks with his arms.
Calderon throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyd tries for a takedown. No joy.
Calderon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyd blocks it with crossed arms.
Calderon misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Calderon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ezequiel Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Boyd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Calderon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Calderon tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyd avoids the damage to the body.
Boyd avoiding damage as Calderon throws knees to the body.
Calderon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyd avoids it.
Calderon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calderon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boyd to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Calderon wants to stand and escape but Boyd is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is working Calderon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calderon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Boyd is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Boyd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calderon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boyd is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Calderon to the mat. Calderon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyd postures up in Calderon's guard and throws a big left but Calderon blocks it.
Calderon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boyd manages to get himself to full guard.
Calderon trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyd has his hands on Calderon's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon wants to pass the guard but Boyd is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boyd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boyd is looking to stand up but Calderon isn't so interested in that idea.
Boyd keeping full guard, as Calderon tries to pass.
Calderon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyd is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calderon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calderon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezequiel Calderon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calderon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezequiel Calderon!
A determined Ezequiel Calderon didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Warwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Warwick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Golem.
It looks like Chad Warwick has been cut.
Warwick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golem missing with a left hand there. Warwick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Golem.
Golem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Warwick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Golem connects with a jab.
Golem scores with a punch to the head.
Golem feints a jab promting Warwick to slip. Golem then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warwick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warwick is rocked!
Golem clobbers Warwick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Warwick is still on wobbly legs! Can Golem finish him?
Golem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warwick was well out of range. Poor timing from Golem.
Warwick is looking for the big counter here.
Warwick seems to have recovered his senses.
Golem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warwick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Golem throws a big shot that misses.
Warwick is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Golem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warwick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Golem.
Warwick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golem misses with a wild combination.
Warwick is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut there from Golem.
Golem throws a series of strikes that have Warwick backpedaling.
A combination from Golem does no damage.
Golem throws a body shot but no joy.
Warwick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Warwick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warwick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Golem.
Golem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Golem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warwick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golem with a nice cross.
Golem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warwick momentarily.
Golem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Golem backs off Warwick throws a huge counter combo but Golem manages to avoid it all.
Golem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Golem looks to land a left hand but Warwick moved out of range nicely.
Warwick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Golem connects with a jab.
Warwick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warwick throws out a counter right but Golem avoids it with no problem.
Golem lands with a straight right. Warwick didn't see that one coming.
Golem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warwick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Golem throws a looping overhand right but Warwick ducks down to avoid it.
Warwick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Golem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Golem scores with a three punch combo!
Emet Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warwick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Emet Golem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golem looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters circling - Golem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warwick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Golem throws a body punch but Warwick moves out of range.
Warwick is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Warwick misses.
Golem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golem looks to land a left hand but Warwick moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Warwick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Golem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warwick in his tracks.
Golem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Warwick does no damage.
Golem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Golem is working the combinations to good effect here.
Warwick scores with a one two! Golem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Golem misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Golem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Golem.
Warwick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golem darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Golem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Golem's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Golem duly obliges.
Golem misses the jab.
Warwick unleashes a big counter combination but Golem bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Golem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Golem throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golem stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Golem cracks Warwick with a big right hand and Warwick goes down!
Golem postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Warwick covers up, he's hurt! Golem keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Golem and the ref steps in to end the fight! Golem can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emet Golem!
Emet Golem very nearly forgot to thank V-Mask Clothing (10%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dogg has chosen Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. Mac McNulty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Dogg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty cracks Dogg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dogg shoots in but McNulty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McNulty throws a looping overhand right but Dogg ducks down to avoid it.
Dogg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dogg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dogg passes to side control.
McNulty is not content to let Dogg control the position.
McNulty tries to buck Dogg off but Dogg is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogg trying to control the action but McNulty is working from the bottom.
McNulty is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNulty is letting Dogg control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dogg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McNulty wants to get back to his feet.
McNulty is looking to reverse the position.
Dogg working the ground and pound.
McNulty is trying to improve his position.
Dogg is looking to take a break and control but McNulty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McNulty is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Dogg stalls from top position.
Dogg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dogg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogg happy to just control the position for now.
McNulty is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dogg wants to lay and pray for a moment but McNulty keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McNulty is looking to regain half guard here but Dogg keeps moving and retains side control.
Dogg wants to control but McNulty is keeping him busy.
McNulty tries to buck Dogg off but Dogg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogg trying to control the position but McNulty is working away.
McNulty sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dogg stalling.
Dogg trying to pass the guard but McNulty defending well.
Dogg works his way into side control.
McNulty tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogg is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McNulty will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dogg working the ground and pound.
Dogg wants to lay and pray for a moment but McNulty keeps working.
McNulty is pushing Dogg's head away, looking to escape. Dogg manages to hold on to the position though.
McNulty is looking to regain half guard here but Dogg keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
McNulty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dogg is looking to take a break and control but McNulty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Dogg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McNulty takes a swing at Dogg's ribcage but misses.
Dogg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McNulty to the mat! McNulty manages to get full guard.
McNulty controls Dogg momentarily but Dogg frees himself.
Dogg wants to pass the guard but McNulty is keeping the position.
McNulty is trying to keep Dogg in close.
Dogg advances position into side control!
Dogg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McNulty has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogg wants to lay and pray for a moment but McNulty keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty is looking to regain half guard here but Dogg keeps moving and retains side control.
Ron Dogg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dogg is looking to take a break and control but McNulty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dogg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McNulty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dogg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dogg wants to lay and pray for a moment but McNulty keeps working.
That's two 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.
Dogg is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McNulty will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
McNulty is not content to let Dogg control the position.
Dogg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dogg trying to control the position but McNulty is working away.
McNulty is looking to regain half guard here but Dogg keeps moving and retains side control.
McNulty is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dogg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty is trying to get back to full guard.
Dogg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McNulty wants to improve his position but Dogg is controlling well.
McNulty gets full guard.
McNulty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dogg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dogg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dogg wants to control from the top but McNulty keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McNulty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dogg defends well.
McNulty trying to control the position.
McNulty 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.
Dogg postures up and lands a big shot to McNulty's brow.
Dogg trying to control but McNulty is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McNulty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dogg defends it easily.
McNulty looking for a sweep. Not yet McNulty, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Dogg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dogg slips a jab from McNulty.
Dogg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McNulty defends it well.
McNulty gets caught flat footed, as Dogg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dogg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dogg gets to his feet - McNulty follows without any prompting.
McNulty misses with an uppercut. Dogg saw that one coming.
McNulty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McNulty moves into the clinch successfully.
McNulty is pressed up against the cage. Dogg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McNulty down to the mat. McNulty avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dogg shoots in looking for a takedown. McNulty tries to sprawl out of it but Dogg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McNulty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mac McNulty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Dogg.
McNulty misses with the combination.
Dogg fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for McNulty.
Dogg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McNulty avoids it really well and circles away.
McNulty is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McNulty scores with a leg kick.
Ron Dogg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dogg tries to close the distance and clinch but McNulty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McNulty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McNulty misses with a jab to the body
letting Dogg counter with a right hand.
McNulty misses with a looping left.
Dogg darts in looking for a takedown but McNulty gets double underhooks and turns Dogg into the cage.
McNulty looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dogg with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling McNulty to counter with a crisp jab.
Dogg shoots in for a double leg but McNulty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McNulty tries to sprawl but Dogg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McNulty pushes Dogg off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dogg dives in for a single leg takedown but McNulty sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dogg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McNulty thuds his right hand into Dogg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dogg is rocked!
Mac McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNulty finds Dogg's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Dogg flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. McNulty lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Dogg will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac McNulty!
A victorious Mac McNulty thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rham Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kota comes to the cage accompanied by Won't Let You Down - Chamillionaire. Rham Kota has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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307 lbs
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20
283 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rham Kota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kota swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Kota with an uppercut!
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kota at a distance.
Kota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes a swing at Kota's ribcage but misses.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kota is out of range.
Silva misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva thuds a left hand into Kota's body.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kota tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Kota ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva throws out a counter right but Kota avoids it with no problem.
Kota fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab from Silva.
Kota takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kota is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kota on the side of the head.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kota shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kota walks into a jab.
Kota is rocked!
Kota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kota had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kota on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kota is breathing heavily.
Silva cracks Kota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kota slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva with a jab.
Kota avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Kota with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rham Kota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kota swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kota fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Kota persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Kota sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Kota not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kota is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kota is working away from the top position though.
Kota thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kota. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kota is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Kota thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab to Kota's midsection.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva lands a nice hook to Kota's body. Kota takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kota fails to land the takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kota fails with the takedown.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rham Kota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kota moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Rham Kota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Kota has his takedown stuffed
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Kota is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands an uppercut, right on the button! Kota tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
202 lbs
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26
204 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice Naruhodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naruhodo circles away quickly and effectively.
Whiston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naruhodo throws out the jab.
Whiston scores with a shot to the body.
Naruhodo misses with an uppercut. Whiston saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Naruhodo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naruhodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Whiston misses with a wild combination.
We've been hearing reports that Naruhodo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Whiston.
Whiston cracks Naruhodo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whiston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiston misses with a head kick.
Naruhodo ducks under a wild hook from Whiston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naruhodo throws a lazy uppercut
and Whiston counters with a straight right hand.
Whiston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Naruhodo's head backwards.
Whiston stalks Naruhodo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naruhodo's face. Naruhodo staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naruhodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naruhodo misses with a hook
and Whiston counters with a nice uppercut.
Whiston lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhodo thuds a left hand into Whiston's body.
Whiston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whiston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whiston loads up on a big right hand but Naruhodo slips the punch.
Naruhodo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Naruhodo blocks a jab.
Whiston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naruhodo was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiston.
Whiston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naruhodo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whiston tries to avoid it but Naruhodo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whiston to the ground. Whiston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Naruhodo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Whiston manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiston cracks Naruhodo with an open hand slap.
A combination from Whiston does no damage.
Whiston just misses with a punch to the body.
Whiston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Naruhodo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whiston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whiston misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Naruhodo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Whiston's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Whiston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naruhodos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Naruhodo misses.
Naruhodo slips under a jab.
Naruhodo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiston.
Whiston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Naruhodo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Whiston misses.
Naruhodo misses with a hook
and Naruhodo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whiston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Whiston misses the target.
Naruhodo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whiston at a distance.
Whiston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whiston wants it to stay on the feet.
Whiston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naruhodo slips a straight right by Whiston.
Whiston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naruhodo doesn't seem bothered though.
Whiston throws a jab but it's blocked by Naruhodo.
Naruhodo misses with a lunging right hand
and Whiston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whiston misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo takes a swing at Whiston's ribcage but misses.
Naruhodo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whiston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justice Naruhodo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Whiston does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whiston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naruhodo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naruhodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Naruhodo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whiston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whiston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naruhodo tries to counter with a takedown but Whiston is quick to defend against it.
Whiston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naruhodo.
Whiston fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whiston, as that shot connected.
Naruhodo is rocked!
Whiston steps in with a hook that catches Naruhodo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Whiston follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Naruhodo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Whiston!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Massimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Mironov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mironov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down by Law - by Madball. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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36
290 lbs
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31
285 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Massimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Mironov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massimo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mironov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Massimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mironov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mironov moves out of range as Massimo strikes.
Mironov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mironov missing with a left hand there. Massimo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mironov throws a sloppy head kick and Massimo moves out of range easily.
Massimo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Massimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mironov slips a jab and a cross from Massimo.
Mironov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Massimo's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massimo throws a lazy right hand but Mironov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massimo misses the shot to the body.
Massimo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mironov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Massimo defends it well.
Mironov tries to keep at a distance but Massimo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mironov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Massimo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Massimo trying to control the action but Mironov is working from the bottom.
Massimo working Mironov over with strikes.
It looks like Sergei Mironov has been cut.
Massimo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Massimo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mironov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Massimo wants to control from the top but Mironov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massimo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mironov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mironov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mironov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Massimo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Massimo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massimo is looking to work some ground and pound but Mironov has wrist control.
Massimo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The cut above Sergei Mironov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Massimo throwing strikes but missing.
Massimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mironov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Massimo postures up in Mironov's guard and throws a big left but Mironov blocks it.
Massimo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Massimo working some strikes from top position.
Sergei Mironov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Mironov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Irving Massimo!
A victorious Irving Massimo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison Erikksen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
256 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm
29
300 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ari Kantola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morrison Erikksen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kantola napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kantola wants to control but Erikksen postures up.
Kantola is trying to get back to half guard.
Kantola sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kantola wants to get back to full guard.
Kantola is positioning himself well to prevent Erikksen advancing to mount.
Kantola wants to improve his position but Erikksen is controlling well.
Erikksen decides to return to a standing position.
Erikksen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kantola tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Erikksen is in Kantola's guard.
Kantola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Erikksen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kantola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Kantola.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Erikksen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Erikksen working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kantola is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kantola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kantola'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.
Kantola gets back to full guard.
Kantola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikksen is one step ahead there.
Kantola is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two 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.
Kantola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Erikksen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick from Kantola lands but Erikksen takes it in his stride.
Erikksen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kantola is trying to defend but Erikksen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kantola is trying to control but can't.
Kantola is pressing down on Erikksen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kantola is adopting a defensive guard.
Kantola has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kantola 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kantola is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erikksen trying to control the position here.
Kantola is working Erikksen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Erikksen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kantola's guard.
Kantola is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Erikksen stands and steps away. Kantola gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Erikksen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Erikksen stopping the sweep attempt from Kantola.
Kantola is adopting a defensive guard.
Kantola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Erikksen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Erikksen lands in his opponent's guard.
Kantola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Erikksen's guard.
Kantola throws a strike but Erikksen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Erikksen preventing the sweep.
Kantola has his hands on Erikksen's head, controlling the position.
Kantola wants to sweep here but Erikksen controlling him for the moment.
Erikksen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Erikksen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kantola lands with a nice combination. Erikksen backs away looking to recover.
Erikksen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikksen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kantola, up you get!
Kantola lands with a slapping head kick.
Kantola has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kantola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kantola controlling the position.
Kantola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Erikksen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kantola.
Kantola throws a strike but Erikksen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kantola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erikksen looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola scoring with some ground and pound.
Kantola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kantola with a nice head shot there.
Kantola landing some decent shots from guard.
Morrison Erikksen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kantola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kantola throws a big elbow that misses.
Kantola throws a strike but Erikksen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kantola trying to control the position here.
Kantola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikksen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen gets to his feet - Kantola follows without any prompting.
Kantola throws a sloppy head kick and Erikksen moves out of range easily.
Kantola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Erikksen.
Kantola gets caught napping as Erikksen dives in and scores a takedown. Kantola manages to retain guard.
Kantola is controlling Erikksen's posture.
Erikksen stands up from Kantola's guard - Erikksen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Erikksen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kantola wants to improve his position but Erikksen is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is trying is best to control the position here.
Kantola manages to get to full guard.
Kantola trying to control the position here.
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.
Kantola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kantola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kantola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kantola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Morrison Erikksen has been cut.
Erikksen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kantola.
Kantola 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.
Kantola is nestled in close to Erikksen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kantola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kantola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kantola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kantola working the head and body with strikes.
Kantola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Kantola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morrison Erikksen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Erikksen shoots in and gets a takedown into Kantola's guard.
Erikksen is fighting to break Kantola's control of his arms but Kantola is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Further stalling from Kantola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantola looking for a sweep. Not yet Kantola, not yet.
Kantola managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kantola lands a lovely overhand right.
Erikksen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kantola quickly recovers to half guard.
Erikksen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kantola to stand up.
Erikksen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kantola trying to control the position here.
Erikksen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Erikksen stands up and beckons Kantola to join him on the feet.
Erikksen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kantola to the mat! Kantola manages to get full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kantola holds on and takes a little breather.
Kantola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikksen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kantola is controlling Erikksen's posture.
Erikksen preventing the sweep.
Kantola wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kantola closes the distance and pushes Erikksen back into the cage.
Erikksen letting Kantola take a breather here.
Erikksen wants to stall.
Erikksen misses with some punches.
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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kantola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Erikksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erikksen lands an uppercut.
Kantola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Erikksen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kantola lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Morrison Erikksen's cut even more.
Kantola utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kantola lands an elbow inside that Erikksen shrugs off.
Kantola lands an elbow just above Erikksen 's eye.
The cut above Morrison Erikksen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Kantola.
Erikksen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kantola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Erikksen is trying to stall.
Kantola lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ari Kantola.
I think Kantola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Kantola!
Ari Kantola tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiggle Jiggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starseed comes to the cage accompanied by Bass Nectar- Take You Down. Jiggle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Story of My Life - One Direction. Jiggle Jiggle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
192 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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181 cm
25
195 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiggle Jiggle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiggle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Starseed.
Starseed shoots in and drives through. Jiggle sprawls well.
Starseed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starseed looks to land a right hand but Jiggle moved out of range.
Starseed avoids the body shot from Jiggle.
Jiggle misses with a looping right.
Jiggle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starseed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starseed misses with a kick to the body.
Jiggle throws a hook to the side of Starseed's head but Starseed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Starseed as he connects with a hook.
Starseed throws the kick towards the body but Jiggle avoids it.
Jiggle misses the shot to the body.
Starseed misses with a takedown attempt
and Jiggle counters with a three punch combo that has Starseed backing up. Starseed nods at Jiggle to acknowledge the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Starseed. Jiggle shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starseed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiggle misses with a leg kick.
Starseed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiggle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starseed can pounce on him.
Jiggle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starseed. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starseed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed checks the leg kick.
Starseed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starseed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starseed lands with a nice body kick.
Starseed throws a shot from downtown. Jiggle moves away and avoids it.
Starseed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiggle Jiggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starseed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starseed slips under a jab.
Starseed lands with an overhand left.
Jiggle connects with an inside leg kick.
Starseed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiggle manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jiggle.
Jiggle misses with a straight right.
Starseed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiggle moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starseed slips a jab and a cross from Jiggle.
Starseed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jiggle. Jiggle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starseed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Starseed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indigo Starseed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starseed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiggle slips a jab from Starseed.
Jiggle tries to land a leg kick but Starseed saw it coming and moves away.
Jiggle throws a body punch but Starseed moves out of range.
Indigo Starseed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starseed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiggle throws a right hand that Starseed ducks under and follows up with a left that Starseed also avoids with ease.
Starseed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jiggle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Starseed with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jiggle. Those never looked like landing.
Jiggle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starseed with a hook.
Jiggle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jiggle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jiggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed throws a sloppy head kick and Jiggle moves out of range easily.
Jiggle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Starseed closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jiggle quickly recovers to half guard.
Jiggle is trying to stand up here but Starseed is controlling him well.
Starseed is looking to take a break and control but Jiggle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiggle kicks off Starseed and gets to his feet.
Starseed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Starseed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Starseed fakes the leg kick and cracks Jiggle in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiggle misses with a double jab.
Starseed throws a shot to the body.
Jiggle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Starseed fails to land with a series of punches.
Jiggle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jiggle lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiggle.
Starseed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jiggle counters with a series of strikes. Starseed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Starseed has managed to clinch.
Starseed tries to work over Jiggle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starseed lands a left hand.
Starseed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiggle throws out a powerful jab.
Jiggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starseed checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starseed, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiggle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starseed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Starseed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jiggle Jiggle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Starseed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Starseed walks into a straight right hand from Jiggle.
Jiggle throws a big shot that misses.
Jiggle cracks Starseed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jiggle throws a series of punches but Starseed avoids them all with ease.
Starseed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Starseed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starseed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jiggle to the ground. Starseed is now in Jiggle's guard.
Starseed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Starseed 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.
Jiggle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starseed breaks from the clinch.
Starseed lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Starseed slips a straight right by Jiggle.
Jiggle tries a low kick but Starseed avoids it.
Starseed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jiggle.
Starseed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starseed connects with the punch.
Jiggle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starseed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Starseed.
Jiggle has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Starseed is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
Jiggle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Starseed.
Starseed is trying to pull guard but Jiggle has him pressed against the cage.
Starseed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indigo Starseed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiggle breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiggle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Starseed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jiggle blocks a head kick by Starseed.
Starseed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jiggle throws a leg kick but Starseed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Starseed fails to land with a series of punches.
Starseed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jiggle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiggle connects with a body shot that sends Starseed's belly button to the back.
Starseed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jiggle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starseed.
An inside leg kick from Jiggle misses.
Some wild striking there from Starseed.
Jiggle throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiggle throws a series of strikes that have Starseed backpedaling.
Starseed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Jiggle misses.
Starseed looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jiggle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Starseed won't allow Jiggle to get back to his feet.
Starseed tries to free his leg and advance position but Jiggle is retaining full guard.
Starseed trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiggle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiggle wants to get back to his feet but Starseed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Starseed wants to control from the top but Jiggle keeps moving.
Jiggle wants to get back to his feet but Starseed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiggle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starseed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Starseed won't allow Jiggle to get back to his feet.
Jiggle Jiggle has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Starseed wants to control from the top but Jiggle keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starseed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiggle.
Jiggle scores with a hook to the body. Starseed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiggle Jiggle 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!
Starseed misses with a body shot.
Jiggle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jiggle throws a low kick, looking for Starseed's leg but Starseed calmly moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Starseed as he connects with a hook.
Starseed throws a leg kick but Jiggle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Starseed staying out of range there.
Jiggle Jiggle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starseed looks to land a right hand but Jiggle moved out of range.
No luck for Starseed with that takedown attempt.
Starseed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starseed misses the shot to the body.
Jiggle jabs Starseed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starseed checks a low kick from Jiggle.
Nice jab there from Jiggle.
Jiggle tries to land a leg kick but Starseed saw it coming and moves away.
Jiggle throws a low kick but Starseed moves out of range easily.
Jiggle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed throws a big shot that misses.
Jiggle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starseed scores with a spinning back kick!
Jiggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starseed was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiggle.
Starseed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiggle throws a leg kick
and Starseed counters with a single leg into guard. Jiggle didn't expect that.
Starseed is looking to work some ground and pound but Jiggle has wrist control.
Starseed stops Jiggle from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiggle has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Starseed is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Starseed pulls Jiggle into guard.
Starseed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jiggle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Indigo Starseed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiggle Jiggle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starseed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starseed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jiggle wants to control from the top but Starseed keeps moving.
Jiggle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starseed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiggle trying to control the position from guard on top but Starseed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starseed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jiggle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Starseed 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.
Jiggle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Starseed looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jiggle is defending well. Starseed quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jiggle has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Starseed celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Indigo Starseed!
Indigo Starseed looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Man first off I want to say thank you to the creator for allowing me to show you all my true potential tonight, and then I would like to thank Broken Halo Pride! You are my blood and my family! I also want to say Garfield, your a a beast man, if you would have just laced off the lasagna I might no'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Howard 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Li wants it to stay on the feet.
Flores scores with a head kick. Li tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A right-left combo lands from Flores.
Li is rocked!
A head kick misses from Flores.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Flores got wobbled bad by a big combination! Li presses forward with punches and knees until Flores stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Flores closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howard Li!
A less than humble Howard Li misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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