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HFC Challengers 61 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ap Nudd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lift me up. Brandon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All Summer Long. Buddy Brandon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edern Ap Nudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ap Nudd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brandon clinches up with Ap Nudd and pushes him back against the cage.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Ap Nudd manages to get underhooks.
Ap Nudd manages to break the clinch.
Ap Nudd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brandon.
Brandon manages to break the clinch.
Brandon staying out of range there.
Brandon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brandon throws a sloppy head kick and Ap Nudd moves out of range easily.
Brandon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ap Nudd is fending him off so far but Brandon persists. Nope, Ap Nudd circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ap Nudd counters with a straight right hand.
Edern Ap Nudd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
Ap Nudd tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon fails with a takedown attempt.
Ap Nudd went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brandon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brandon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ap Nudd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandon throws a body punch but Ap Nudd moves out of range.
Brandon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ap Nudd counters with a nice right hand that sends Brandon toppling to the canvas! Brandon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ap Nudd finish him?!
Brandon is rocked!
Brandon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Ap Nudd finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandon staying out of range there.
Brandon seems to have recovered his senses.
Brandon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ap Nudd is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ap Nudd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ap Nudd wants it to stay on the feet.
Brandon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ap Nudd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt
and Ap Nudd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Ap Nudd tenderised Brandon's leg. Brandon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brandon fails with the takedown
and Ap Nudd counters with a good low kick that Brandon was not able to check.
Ap Nudd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandon.
Brandon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAp Nudd.
Ap Nudd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandon looks winded!
Brandon wants to clinch
and as Brandon loses concentration momentarily, Ap Nudd counters with a picture perfect head kick! Brandon goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edern Ap Nudd!
A victorious Edern Ap Nudd 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 Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonothan Kuhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone comes to the cage accompanied by t.i and ludacris-wish you would. Kuhula has chosen Native Drums from the South Pacific as his entrance music. Tyson Drone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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262 lbs
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280 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
37 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Drone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tonothan Kuhula!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kuhula misses its intended target.
Kuhula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drone slips a straight right by Kuhula.
Kuhula throws a right and a left that Drone avoids nicely.
Drone tries to counter with a takedown but Kuhula is quick to defend against it.
Kuhula misses with a combination
and Drone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drone is working for a submission of some sort.
Drone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuhula kicks Drone off and gets back to his feet.
Drone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuhula finds it's way round the side to connect with Drone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhula throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuhula wants to get back to striking at distance but Drone won't allow it.
Drone lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuhula backwards.
Drone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuhula throws a poor cross that misses
and Drone counters with a three punch combo that has Kuhula backing up. Kuhula nods at Drone to acknowledge the strikes.
Kuhula lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuhula. Drone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drone lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Drone slips under a jab from Kuhula.
It looked like Drone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuhula lands a nice shot that snaps Drone's head back.
Kuhula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuhula to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Drone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuhula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuhula avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuhula wants to control from the top but Drone keeps moving.
Drone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuhula doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Drone is tightening it up a little... Kuhula has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kuhula reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kuhula taps out! Nice BJJ there by Drone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tyson Drone!
After the fight, Tyson Drone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minowa Fujiati (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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266 lbs
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269 lbs
15 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minowa Fujiati!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiati avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Fujiati drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barnett defends it well.
Barnett has a takedown stuffed.
Fujiati misses with a takedown
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch.
Fujiati is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnett is defending well for now.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett shoots and misses
and Fujiati counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnett has his foot on Fujiati's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fujiati works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiati scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnett looking for a guillotine here but Fujiati defends easily.
Barnett is looking for a triangle but Fujiati pushes his legs off easily.
Fujiati slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiati seems to be looking for submissions.
Fujiati works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fujiati pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Brock Barnett has been cut.
Barnett is trying desperately to improve position.
Fujiati fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Fujiati is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barnett has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fujiati has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fujiati trying to control from half guard but Barnett is working away.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Fujiati is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnett is rocked!
Brock Barnett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brock Barnett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Minowa Fujiati!
A pretty intense looking Minowa Fujiati took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oruku Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saki comes to the cage accompanied by Ninja Rap - Vanilla Ice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oruku Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacoby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Saki gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
It looks like Jacoby Jones has been cut.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Saki.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Saki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones lands a head kick. Saki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Saki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Saki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saki closes the distance and clinches.
Saki misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Saki.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Saki's ribcage.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Saki.
Saki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones stalling.
Saki misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saki, against the cage.
Saki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saki staying out of range there.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saki defends it nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Saki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saki misses with a body kick.
Saki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Saki settles back down.
Jones punishes Saki's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Saki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Saki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws out a counter right but Saki avoids it with no problem.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Saki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saki instigates a clinch.
Saki pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saki throws an elbow but misses.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Saki misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Saki.
Saki misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Saki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saki lands with a short shot to the head.
Saki misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacoby Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones is looking to slow Saki down with leg kicks.
Saki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saki stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Saki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Saki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones looks to land a combination but Saki avoids it well.
Saki moves away from the strike by Jones.
Saki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Saki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saki ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Saki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saki throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saki counters by clinching up.
Saki dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Saki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Saki.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saki, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones just leaning against Saki, taking a breather.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Saki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Saki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Saki.
Saki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saki throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Saki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saki misses with a body punch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Saki.
Saki throws an elbow but it misses.
Saki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Oruku Saki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Jones.
Jones slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Saki rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Saki throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jacoby Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones scores with a one two! Saki 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!
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saki on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Saki misses.
Saki looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a series of punches but Saki moves out of range.
Saki throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones tries to bum rush Saki with a series of wild strikes but Saki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacoby Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saki throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones cracks Saki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Saki's knee but Saki avoids it well.
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Saki counters with a leg kick.
Jones lands with a hook. Saki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tests Saki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saki swivels and escapes.
Saki doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Saki.
Saki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot by Jones.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Saki throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saki on the side of the head.
Saki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Saki.
Jones misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saki throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saki closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones is trying to drag Saki to the mat but Saki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Saki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Saki lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Saki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saki backwards.
Saki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saki.
Saki throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Saki misses with an elbow strike.
Saki tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Saki misses with a knee strike.
Saki struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Saki misses with a knee to the head.
Saki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Saki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saki throws an elbow that misses.
Saki misses with the head strike.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saki up against the cage.
Saki looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to drag Saki to the mat but Saki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oruku Saki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Jones.
Saki throws a head punch that misses.
Saki pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Saki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saki misses with an elbow strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands an elbow just above Saki 's eye.
It looks like Oruku Saki has been cut.
Saki throws an elbow that misses.
Saki misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saki.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Saki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saki has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Saki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Saki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saki tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Saki back against the cage.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Saki backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saki as Jones tries to tie him up.
Saki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Saki.
Oruku Saki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Saki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones avoiding damage as Saki throws knees to the body.
Saki misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Saki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saki tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Saki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Saki regains guard immediately.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oruku Saki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jacoby Jones!
After the big win, Jacoby Jones made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Valhalla Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Bolan backpedaling.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown throws a series of punches but Bolan avoids them all with ease.
As Brown tries to get set, Bolan tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
Bolan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Bolan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Bolan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Bolan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Brown tries to get set, Bolan tries to push him back and clinch up but Brown manages to avoid the attempt.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Brown.
Bolan takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolan forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Bolan.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Brown told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stall.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown looks winded!
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Brown is rocked!
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolan finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolan has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Brown - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bolan, and another! Brown is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mack Bolan!
After winning the bout, Mack Bolan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viho Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Not Falling" by Mudvayne. Wade Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viho Kelley's chin.
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32
190 lbs
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193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 12 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viho Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson wants to break free but Kelley has control.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Kelley tries to tie him up.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelley.
Kelley breaks the clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Kelley counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Kelley.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Kelley has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kelley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wade Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viho Kelley.
Kelley dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Kelley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson tries to break free but Kelley pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelley.
Kelley breaks from the clinch.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelley.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Kelley's head and hops out.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
It looks like Viho Kelley has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Kelley fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelley counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelley fails to land the takedown.
Kelley slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Kelley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Kelley.
Kelley jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
Kelley working a defensive guard here.
Kelley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kelley looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelley controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
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.
Kelley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Kelley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Anderson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kelley controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelley wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kelley is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelley avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wade Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viho Kelley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kelley moves away
and Kelley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kelley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Kelley counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Kelley to acknowledge the strikes.
Wade Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelley tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson is looking for a counter combo.
Kelley shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Kelley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kelley fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Wade Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viho Kelley.
Kelley has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelley has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Kelley is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
Kelley prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Kelley breaks from the clinch.
Kelley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Kelley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson has Kelley up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson is trying to push Kelley away but Kelley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kelley wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kelley is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Kelley won't allow it.
Kelley is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Kelley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Anderson tries to break free but Kelley pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelley won't allow it.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Kelley keeps him there for the moment.
Kelley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Kelley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelley has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Anderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kelley regains guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kelley trying to control the position here.
Our spies down at at The Iron Palace inform us that Kelley has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kelley controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Kelley has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelley is retaining full guard.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kelley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelley trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses. Kelley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Kelley!
Anderson is wriggling around but Kelley manages to pass to half guard.
Kelley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kelley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Kelley from advancing position.
Kelley is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelley throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viho Kelley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viho Kelley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelley gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Kelley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson tries to break free but Kelley pushes him back against the cage.
Wade Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Kelley blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Kelley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelley wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Kelley has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kelley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wade Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viho Kelley.
Kelley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Kelley counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Kelley. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelley, which made it look bad.
Kelley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelley wants to counter with a clinch but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelley scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Kelley ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Kelley shoots in.
Anderson moves to clinch but Kelley breaks away
and Kelley counters with a one-two to the body.
Kelley shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Kelley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Kelley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Kelley is stalling in the full guard.
Kelley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Kelley 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling Kelley's posture.
Kelley trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kelley trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A left and a right from Kelley both land. Nice combination.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Kelley back into the cage.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelley smiles and moves away.
Kelley lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kelley somewhat.
Kelley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viho Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelley 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viho Kelley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brotiz Bruttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredy Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brotiz Bruttz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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34
171 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brotiz Bruttz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredy Benton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruttz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bruttz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benton circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruttz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruttz gets the takedown into side control.
Benton tries to buck Bruttz off but Bruttz is having none of it.
Benton struggling a bit here.
Bruttz scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton is looking for a sweep.
Bruttz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bruttz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benton keeps working.
Benton striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Benton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bruttz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruttz.
Bruttz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruttz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Benton to regain full guard.
Bruttz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benton wants to sweep here but Bruttz controlling him for the moment.
Benton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Benton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bruttz tries to roll over but Benton keeps him under control.
Bruttz looking for submissions off his back.
Bruttz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bruttz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bruttz gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruttz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benton lands a couple of digs.
Bruttz trying to control the position.
Bruttz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruttz's head.
Benton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bruttz wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton chips away with some ground and pound.
Bruttz wants to control the position but Benton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Benton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benton working over Bruttz with some ground and pound. Bruttz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton trying to control from half guard but Bruttz is working away.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bruttz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
Benton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruttz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bruttz looking for subs from the bottom but Benton mounts him!
Benton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bruttz is rocked!
Benton looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bruttz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredy Benton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Edward Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
186 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
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31
178 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Tupper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Durden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tupper tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses.
Tupper moves into the clinch successfully.
Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tupper wriggles free and stands up.
Tupper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Tupper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Tupper works the jab nicely.
Durden blocks a head kick by Tupper.
And Durden tries to counter it with a takedown but Tupper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tupper throws a right hand that Durden ducks under and follows up with a left that Durden also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tupper - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Durden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tupper tries to clinch
and Durden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Durden drives through with a takedown into Tupper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Durden wants to control from the top but Tupper keeps moving.
Durden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tupper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tupper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durden prevents Tupper from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper kicks Durden off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden shoots in but no luck this time.
Tupper moves into the clinch.
Durden managing to block the knees to the body from Tupper.
Tupper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Tupper is stalling here.
Tupper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durden has Tupper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tupper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tupper misses with a knee strike.
Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper stalks Durden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durden's face. Durden staggers backwards, shaken.
Tupper clinches.
Tupper with a knee to the head.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper moves into the clinch.
Tupper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobby Tupper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tupper defends well and Durden ends up having to push Tupper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bobby Tupper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Durden.
Durden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tupper circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper looks to land a combination. Durden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tupper throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupper.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Tupper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tupper is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tupper tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Tupper.
Tupper moves in looking to clinch but Durden pushes him off.
Tupper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Durden tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Durden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tupper defends well and Durden ends up having to push Tupper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tupper is looking to clinch but Durden is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Durden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tupper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tupper, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper closes the distance and pushes Durden back into the cage.
Tupper tries a body shot but Durden blocks it.
Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Durden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Tupper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tupper pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper breaks from the clinch.
Durden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tupper pinned against the cage. Tupper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobby Tupper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Durden.
Tupper doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
Tupper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
Tupper rushes Durden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Durden swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupper.
Durden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tupper clinches up with Durden and pushes him back against the cage.
Tupper gets underhooks to prevent Durden's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden wants to take the fight to the mat but Tupper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Tupper has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Durden has clasped his hands together around Tupper's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Durden wants to control but Tupper is keeping him busy.
Durden with the ground and pound but Tupper regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Durden throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tupper to regain full guard.
Durden throws a strike but Tupper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tupper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Durden is proving hard to escape from.
Tupper won't allow Durden to sweep him here.
Tupper stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Durden circles away.
Tupper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper moves in looking to clinch but Durden pushes him off.
Tupper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Tupper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Durden circles away.
Tupper is looking to clinch but Durden is avoiding it.
Bobby Tupper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Tupper.
Durden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tupper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tupper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tupper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durden, pushing him back against the cage.
Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper wants to clinch up but Durden keeps it at a distance.
Durden slips a jab and a cross from Tupper.
Tupper misses with the body kick
and Durden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tupper wants to stand and escape but Durden is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper kicks Durden off and gets to his feet.
Durden gets tackled into the cage by Tupper. Tupper maintains the clinch.
Tupper has had enough of the clinch but Durden keeps him there for the moment.
Tupper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tupper circles away.
It looked like Tupper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tupper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tupper wants to clinch
and Durden counters with a takedown into side control.
Durden working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Durden is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Durden working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tupper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Durden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Durden seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Durden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tupper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tupper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Durden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Durden is looking to take a break and control but Tupper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Durden throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tupper works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throwing shots but Tupper is blocking nicely.
Tupper has one foot on Durden's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bobby Tupper is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tupper connects with a jab.
Durden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tupper tries to avoid it but Durden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tupper to the ground. Tupper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tupper misses with a double jab.
Tupper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durden.
Tupper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bobby Tupper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby Tupper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tupper throws a head kick that Durden semi-blocks.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Durden tries to counter it with a takedown but Tupper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Durden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Durden.
Tupper is not content to let Durden control the position.
Bobby Tupper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Tupper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tupper 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Tupper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mansour Barnaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carney comes to the cage accompanied by T.I. - Every Chance I get. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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182 cm
23
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good low 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Carney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mansour Barnaoui!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaoui throws a leg kick which misses Carney's front leg but catches the back leg as Carney tries to avoid it.
Carney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnaoui pinned against the cage. Barnaoui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carney or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnaoui, which made it look bad.
Carney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barnaoui tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnaoui has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carney is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Carney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnaoui stuffs the takedown.
Rodney Carney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carney misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnaoui decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carney's guard.
Carney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Carney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carney trying to land knees to the body.
Barnaoui manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnaoui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Carney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney jabs Barnaoui to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnaoui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barnaoui throws a leg kick that misses.
Barnaoui walks into a stiff left hand from Carney.
Carney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnaoui tries to avoid it but Carney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnaoui to the ground. Barnaoui escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnaoui throws out a leg kick but Carney moves out of range and Barnaoui only half commits.
Mansour Barnaoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carney shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnaoui tries to sprawl out of it but Carney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnaoui manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnaoui misses the shot to the body.
Carney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnaoui throws a hook but Carney blocks it.
Barnaoui stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnaoui wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnaoui changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Barnaoui misses
and Carney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnaoui should have avoided that one.
Carney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Barnaoui tries to counter it with a takedown but Carney pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carney drops his hands momentarily and Barnaoui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carney dives in and grabs Barnaoui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnaoui pushes down on Carney's head and hops out.
Barnaoui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carney fails with the takedown.
Barnaoui connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carney is defended easily by Barnaoui.
Carney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnaoui.
A shot to the liver by Carney. Beautiful body shot.
Carney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnaoui to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnaoui tries to sprawl out of it but Carney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnaoui manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnaoui is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barnaoui connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carney tries for a takedown but Barnaoui sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui tries to sprawl but Carney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barnaoui is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carney pulls his head out easily.
Barnaoui is controlling Carney's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've been hearing good reports from Carney's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Carney controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney trying to control the action but Barnaoui is working from the bottom.
Barnaoui holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Carney is looking to take a break and control but Barnaoui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barnaoui is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mansour Barnaoui dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carney closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barnaoui's guard.
Barnaoui looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Carney puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carney trying to control from Barnaoui's half guard. Barnaoui has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carney stopping the sweep attempt from Barnaoui.
Carney tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnaoui is retaining full guard.
Barnaoui lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carney is trying to control the position but Barnaoui postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui is in close to Carney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney keeping moving, preventing Barnaoui from controlling successfully.
Barnaoui drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carney looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carney looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carney!
Carney working away.
Barnaoui is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barnaoui sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carney is keen to just control but Barnaoui is a slippery customer.
Barnaoui is controlling Carney's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Barnaoui tries to roll over but Carney keeps him under control.
Carney is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnaoui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carney trying to pass the guard but Barnaoui defending well.
Carney is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnaoui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui wants to improve his position but Carney is controlling well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnaoui is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barnaoui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
Barnaoui thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carney.
Barnaoui stuffs the takedown attempt from Carney. Carney gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnaoui slaps away a takedown attempt from Carney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Carney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnaoui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carney.
Barnaoui is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carney dives in and grabs Barnaoui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnaoui pushes down on Carney's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnaoui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carney walks into a straight right hand from Barnaoui.
Carney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnaoui as he jumps to the side.
Carney loads up on a big right hand but Barnaoui slips the punch.
Barnaoui drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carney defends it well.
Barnaoui scores with a body shot.
Barnaoui stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnaoui wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnaoui feints and then cracks Carney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carney down.
Barnaoui misses with an uppercut. Carney saw that one coming.
Barnaoui buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mansour Barnaoui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carney closes the distance and clinches up with Barnaoui, looking for a takedown. Carney pushes Barnaoui against the cage but Barnaoui circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carney defending well as Barnaoui loads up on a big left hand.
Carney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnaoui tries to roll over but Carney keeps him under control.
Barnaoui is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui tries to roll over but Carney keeps him under control.
Barnaoui moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnaoui being controlled here, momentarily.
Carney wants to control from the top but Barnaoui keeps moving.
Carney stopping the sweep attempt from Barnaoui.
Barnaoui has Carney pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carney fails to land the takedown.
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.
Carney looks for a takedown but Barnaoui sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Carney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carney misses the jab.
Barnaoui looks to land a right hand but Carney moved out of range.
Barnaoui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodney Carney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carney feinted with a counter takedown.
Barnaoui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carney.
Carney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab by Barnaoui.
Carney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnaoui leaves Carney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnaoui chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnaoui connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barnaoui stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Barnaoui misses.
Carney misses with a takedown attempt - Barnaoui sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnaoui changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barnaoui catches Carney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnaoui sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barnaoui drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carney defends it well.
Carney darts in looking for a takedown but Barnaoui gets double underhooks and turns Carney into the cage.
Barnaoui with the counter takedown but Carney avoids it easily.
Carney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnaoui leaves Carney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barnaoui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Barnaoui tenderised Carney's leg. Carney is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carney is defended easily by Barnaoui.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnaoui cracks Carney with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mansour Barnaoui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnaoui 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mansour Barnaoui!
The defeated Rodney Carney had this to say: 'Damn I fell short of claiming the title, but I really had fun. Congratulations to Malenko, you're the man dude'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem- Not Afraid. Sata has chosen Onward to Victory! as his entrance music. 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 Akiro Sata was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata lands the left hand.
Sata throws a series of punches but Crow avoids them all with ease.
Sata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crow momentarily.
Sata slips under a jab from Crow.
Crow throws a nice looking combination but Sata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sata bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crow's head.
Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sata closes the distance and clinches.
Sata tries to pull guard but Crow holds him up against the cage and eventually Sata drops back down to his feet.
Sata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow trying to control the position but instead, Sata has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crow into the cage.
Crow looking to slow down the pace here.
Sata content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sata throws a head punch that misses.
Sata gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crow pushes Sata off and gets back to his feet.
Crow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crow there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crow misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sata is pushing Crow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sata breaks the clinch.
Sata lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow scores with a sloppy right hand. Sata should have avoided that one.
Crow tries to bum rush Sata with a series of wild strikes but Sata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sata moves into the clinch.
Crow blocks a body shot from Sata.
Crow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sata throws a combination. Crow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sata shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crow defends it nicely.
Crow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sata throws a hook but Crow blocks it.
Sata swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
Sata drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crow is looking to stand up but Sata isn't so interested in that idea.
Sata with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sata is looking to work some ground and pound but Crow has wrist control.
Sata not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sata with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that 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.
Crow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sata lands a two punch combo.
Sam Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sata scores with a body shot.
Sata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow cracks Sata with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Crow. Those never looked like landing.
Sata is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sata misses with a body shot.
Crow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sata instigates a clinch.
Sata stalling.
Sata breaks from the clinch.
Crow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crow there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sata throws a series of strikes that have Crow backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata cracks Crow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akiro Sata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crow at a distance.
Sata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crow throws a combination that misses
and Sata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sata moves into the clinch successfully.
Sata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
Sata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Akiro Sata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Crow does no damage.
Sata digs a good body shot into Crow's ribs.
Sata fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crow on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crow.
Crow cracks a nice hook into Sata's ribs.
Sata has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sata.
Sata lands a nice looking body shot.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sata.
Sata throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sata looks to land a right hand but Crow moved out of range.
Crow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sata doesn't seem bothered though.
Sata moves in looking to clinch but Crow pushes him off.
Crow misses with a double jab.
Sata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata misses with a double jab.
Sata tests Crow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sata with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crow counters with a series of strikes that sends Sata to the canvas! Crow follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Sata is rocked!
Sata trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sata is still in real trouble! Can Crow finish him?
Sata looking to control.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sata seems to have recovered his senses.
Crow tries to stand but Sata is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow postures up.
Crow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
Sata lands a glancing blow to the side of Crow's head.
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!
Sata shoots in and drives through. Crow sprawls well.
Crow throws a big counter combination but Sata scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sam Crow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Sata throws a shot to the body.
Crow misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sata circles away quickly and effectively.
Sata fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crow swats away the attempt to clinch by Sata.
Crow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sata manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sata pulls Crow in close to prevent any damage.
Crow stands up and waves to Sata to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sata misses with a wild body shot.
Sata dodges the punch combination from Crow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Sata misses with a combination
and Crow counters with a three punch combo that has Sata backing up. Sata nods at Crow to acknowledge the strikes.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Sata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crow backs up against the cage.
Sata shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crow as he jumps to the side.
Crow with a nice cross.
Sata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crow rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Crow. No joy for Sata on that attempt.
Sam Crow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata darts in and clinches Crow up against the cage.
Sata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sata throws a body shot but no joy.
Crow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sata tries to score with a low kick but Crow moves his leg out of the way.
Sata misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a left and a right that hurts Sata! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Crow jumps into full mount!
Sata is trying desperately to improve position.
Crow blocks Sata's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sata regains half guard.
Crow is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sata wants to improve his position but Crow is controlling well.
Sata makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sata.
Crow wants to get up but he can't break Sata's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sata controls Crow momentarily but Crow frees himself.
Crow wants to get up but he can't break Sata's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sata clinches up with Crow and pushes him back against the cage.
Akiro Sata is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crow is looking to break free of the clinch but Sata has double underhooks.
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata cracks Crow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sata.
Sam Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sata takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akiro Sata.
I've got Sata 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
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... Akiro Sata!
Akiro Sata decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Sam Crow had this to say: 'I'll be back way better, I'm in the gym everyday trying to better myself. I will be back stronger. You will see me as a champion one day.'.
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