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HFC 257 Evil Seeds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All Summer Long. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Brandon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brandon in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Brandon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hughes controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hughes's head.
Brandon trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Brandon seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandon drops back down to his feet.
Brandon pulls guard successfully.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brandon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brandon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Death Valley Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hughes trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Brandon.
Brandon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Hughes wants to stand and escape but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brandon trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is stalling in the full guard.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buddy Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Brandon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
Brandon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hughes tries to bench press Brandon off him but Brandon keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brandon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Brandon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brandon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brandon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brandon lands a nice forearm strike.
Brandon controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon decides to stand back up. Brandon steps back and let's Hughes get back to his feet.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Brandon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hughes.
Ezekiel Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandon off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandon.
Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandon circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hughes to the mat! Hughes manages to get full guard.
Brandon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brandon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to remain calm as Brandon controls from the top position.
Brandon trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
Buddy Brandon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes wants to control but Brandon postures up.
Brandon controlling the position.
Brandon trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon taking a breather here.
Brandon wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Hughes is letting Brandon control him for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hughes dodges the ground and pound from Brandon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brandon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hughes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hughes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brandon on the ground.
Hughes is not content to let Brandon control the position.
Brandon cracks Hughes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Hughes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brandon drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandon has hold of one of Hughes's legs. Hughes is fighting the takedown attempt but Brandon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandon is looking to work some ground and pound but Hughes has wrist control.
Brandon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon gets to his feet - Hughes follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughes tries to sprawl out of it but Brandon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hughes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brandon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hughes really felt that one!
Brandon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hughes is fending him off so far but Brandon persists. Nope, Hughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Ezekiel Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
Brandon rushes Hughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandon blocks an elbow strike.
Brandon lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandon.
Hughes stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brandon pulls guard successfully.
Brandon is adopting a defensive guard.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brandon wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Brandon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Brandon!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brandon drives through and clinches with Hughes against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hughes.
Ezekiel Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Brandon slips the punch.
Brandon has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes is looking for a counter combo.
Brandon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
Buddy Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hughes.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Brandon slips the punch.
A low kick from Hughes is predictable there
and Brandon counters with a one-two to the body.
Brandon shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brandon circles away from the clinch attempt
so Brandon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hughes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hughes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brandon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brandon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Brandon!
A very excited looking Buddy Brandon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway comes to the cage accompanied by The Death Symphony. 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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30
402 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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22
283 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calloway throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calloway scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Calloway misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva misses with a combination
and Calloway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Calloway misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway trying to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Calloway.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calloway has been working on his balance at UHK, Inc., so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Silva.
Calloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Calloway pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Calloway dives into Silva's guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Calloway controls the pace.
Calloway is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Calloway showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calloway's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Calloway seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Calloway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses.
Calloway misses with a double jab.
A big left from Silva misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calloway misses with a head kick.
Calloway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Calloway is controlling him.
Silva tries to circle away but Calloway has him pinned against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Calloway has control.
Calloway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to push Calloway away but Calloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calloway goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Calloway crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva looks winded!
Calloway lands a takedown into guard.
Calloway not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Calloway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Calloway thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Calloway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calloway throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Calloway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Calloway gets a clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Calloway has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to push Calloway away but Calloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Calloway prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Calloway gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Calloway content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway continues to hold on tight.
Calloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Calloway lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Calloway in particular looking to stall.
Calloway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Calloway has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calloway connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Further stalling from Calloway.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Calloway is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to kick Calloway off but Calloway keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calloway keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mark Calloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calloway slips under a jab from Silva.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calloway closes the distance and clinches.
Calloway trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to push Calloway away but Calloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calloway is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calloway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva avoiding damage as Calloway throws knees to the body.
Calloway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Calloway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calloway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Calloway's takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Calloway has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Calloway has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Calloway dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Calloway content to control rather than advance.
Calloway tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calloway trying to control the pace.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Calloway in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calloway is controlling the pace.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Calloway is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calloway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Calloway throws a nice head kick!
Calloway closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Calloway is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Calloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Calloway is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Calloway persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Calloway postures up.
Silva wants to stand but Calloway is controlling the position.
Calloway with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calloway stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calloway's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calloway controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calloway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calloway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calloway slips a straight right by Silva.
Calloway moves away from the strike by Silva.
Calloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Calloway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Calloway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calloway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Calloway tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Calloway drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calloway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Calloway shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Calloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Calloway backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Calloway's shoulder, as Calloway tries to avoid the shot.
Mark Calloway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calloway throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a series of punches but Calloway avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Calloway.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calloway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Calloway!
After winning the bout, Mark Calloway 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricksono Garcie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Artist might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricksono Garcie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcie slips a straight right by Artist.
Garcie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Artist misses with a head kick.
Garcie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Artist as he avoids it easily.
Artist lands a head shot.
Artist thuds a left hand into Garcie's body.
Artist throws a hook to the side of Garcie's head but Garcie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artist jabs Garcie right on the nose. Garcie blinks but takes it well.
Garcie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artist avoids it really well and circles away.
Artist throws a series of punches but Garcie moves out of range.
No luck for Garcie with that takedown attempt.
Artist looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricksono Garcie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Artist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Artist slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Artist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcie walks into a straight right hand from Artist.
Artist slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist lands a right hook to the body.
Garcie tries to move into range but Artist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
Artist misses with a double jab.
Artist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Artist.
Artist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcie ducks right into an uppercut from Artist.
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!
A jab lands there for Artist.
Garcie looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.
Garcie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Artist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Artist circles away.
Artist lands the left hand.
Garcie tries for a takedown but Artist circles away easily
and Artist counters with a right hand to the body.
Artist stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcie. Garcie gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcie has a takedown stuffed.
Artist appears to be looking for a big counter.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
Artist cracks the inside of Garcie's front leg.
The Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Artist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Artist stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, jab by Artist - just one landing.
Artist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Artist.
Garcie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist cracks Garcie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Artist is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Artist keeps the fight on the outside.
Artist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the liver by Artist. Beautiful body shot.
Artist scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Artist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Artist sizes up Garcie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Artist throws a shot from downtown. Garcie moves away and avoids it.
Garcie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Artist lands with a nice combination. Garcie backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcie blocks a jab.
Garcie closes the distance and clinches up with Artist, looking for a takedown. Garcie pushes Artist against the cage but Artist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been told by Artist's head coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Artist, as that shot connected.
Artist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcie.
Garcie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Artist defends it nicely.
Artist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Garcie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Artist thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Artist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Artist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Artist stuns Garcie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcie.
Garcie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist 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.
Artist looks to land a right hand but Garcie moved out of range.
Garcie throws out a counter right but Artist avoids it with no problem.
Artist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Artist fails to land with a series of punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garcie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Artist has got the better of the exchanges.
Garcie needs to keep his hands up - Artist had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Artist.
Garcie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Artist dips to his left and cracks Garcie with an uppercut!
Garcie is rocked!
Garcie scores with a head kick.
Artist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcie is still on wobbly legs! Can Artist finish him?
Some wild striking there from Artist.
Garcie seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcie slips a jab and a cross from Artist.
Garcie shapes to counter with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Artist.
Artist sets himself, and Garcie steps forward looking for the clinch! Artist avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Artist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artist avoids it really well and circles away.
The Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricksono Garcie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Artist.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcie.
Artist punishes Garcie's body with a nice straight punch.
Artist throws a series of strikes that have Garcie backpedaling.
We've been informed that Garcie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Artist throws a hook but Garcie avoids it easily.
Garcie avoids the body shot from Artist.
Artist throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Garcie stumbling backwards into the cage! Garcie bounces back off the cage towards Artist, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Artist lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Artist celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Artist!
Our winner, The Artist, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bow Down. Melo has chosen Max Webster- Toronto Tontos as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Melo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor is looking to chop away at Melo's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melo. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Melo throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Melo blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
Melo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor moves out of range as Melo strikes.
Melo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taylor if he has to take too many more of those.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Melo.
Melo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Melo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Taylor moves forwards but Melo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
Taylor throws a low kick but Melo moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor throws the left hand but Melo avoids the punch easily.
Melo slips under a jab from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Melo.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Melo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melo misses with a wild combination.
Melo lands with a shot to the body.
Melo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Melo scores with a nice body kick.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Melo misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Melo avoids nicely.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and Melo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taylor tries to bum rush Melo with a series of wild strikes but Melo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor throws the left hand but Melo avoids the punch easily.
Melo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.
Melo scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Melo is just out of range.
Melo misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Melo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Melo.
Melo tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Melo tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Melo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
Crunch! Melo slams his shin into Taylor's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Melo throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Melo throws a body shot but no joy.
Melo lands a jab.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Melo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor defending well as Melo loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Eddie Melo has been cut.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Melo throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a good low kick that Melo was not able to check.
Melo misses the jab.
Taylor lands a jab.
Melo throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
Eddie Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Melo's ribs.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Melo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Melo tries to land a front kick but Taylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Melo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Melo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Melo connects with a high kick.
Melo cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Melo throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Melo thinking.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Melo misses.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Melo slips a jab from Taylor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Melo jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melo.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Melo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Melo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melo blocks a leg kick.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor works over Melo's head and body with a nice combination.
Melo misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Melo.
Melo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Melo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Melo.
Taylor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Taylor is predictable there
and Melo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melo.
Eddie Melo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor swings for the body but Melo moves out of range.
Melo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Melo lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Melo.
A low kick from Taylor misses
enabling Melo to counter with a crisp jab.
Melo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Melo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taylor throws a counter high kick but Melo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Melo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Melo looks to move away, Taylor throws a big counter combo but Melo just gets out of the way.
Taylor throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Melo misses with the body kick
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Melo back into the cage.
Melo misses with a body punch.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Melo avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Jordan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melo sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Melo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
As Taylor backs off Melo throws a huge counter combo but Taylor manages to avoid it all.
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melo, right into the meat.
Melo digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Melo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Melo.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Melo.
Taylor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Melo ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor checks a low kick from Melo.
Melo throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Melo.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
Melo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melo.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Melo's body.
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Melo throws a shot to the body.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor throws a front kick aimed at Melo's knee but Melo avoids it well.
Melo thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Melo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melo throws a shot to the body.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Melo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Melo!
Melo connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor tries to work over Melo's front leg with a kick but Melo checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Melo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor throws a low kick, looking for Melo's leg but Melo calmly moves out of range.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
Melo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Melo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Melo's head backwards.
Melo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melo doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
And Melo responds with a good body kick, but Taylor manages to step out the way in time.
Melo avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo thuds his shin into the meat of Taylor's side.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Melo's corner calls for a 1-2. Melo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Melo is trying to escape back to his feet but Taylor uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Melo struggling a bit here.
Melo stops Taylor from passing to mount.
Melo dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
The referee asks Taylor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taylor prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Melo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jordan Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo is looking for a sweep.
Taylor in side control, throwing shots but Melo defends.
Taylor in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Melo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taylor.
Melo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Melo's head.
Melo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo is trying is best to control the position here.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Melo is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taylor in particular looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melo throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Melo.
Eddie Melo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor pushes Melo up against the cage in a clinch.
Melo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor cracks Melo with a nice body shot.
Melo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Melo wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Melo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melo slips a straight right by Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Melo 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... Eddie Melo!
A victorious Eddie Melo 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 Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Mironov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Thousand Needles in Red - Fire in the Sky. Mironov has chosen Down by Law - by Madball as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Mironov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Sergei Mironov has been cut.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis scores with a spinning back kick!
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mironov.
Lewis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMironov.
Lewis throws a push kick but Mironov slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Mironov avoids it well.
Mironov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mironov slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Lewis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Mironov avoids them all with ease.
Mironov tries to counter with a clinch but Lewis shakes him off and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mironov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Justin Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mironov dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Mironov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mironov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Mironov fails with the takedown.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mironov.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mironov - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mironov. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mironov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mironov works Lewis's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Mironov moved out of range nicely.
Lewis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Sergei Mironov's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Mironov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mironov.
Mironov throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a crisp right that sends Mironov to the canvas! Lewis follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Lewis!
Justin Lewis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Webbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Oliver Webbs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oliver Webbs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Webbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrycki walks into a left hand.
Webbs misses with a head kick.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Webbs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrycki.
Petrycki throws the kick towards the body but Webbs avoids it.
Webbs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Webbs.
Petrycki connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Webbs.
Petrycki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Webbs blocks the body kick.
Petrycki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Webbs's sensitive parts.
Webbs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrycki lands with a hook. Webbs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a low kick but Webbs avoids it.
Petrycki checks the leg kick.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Webbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrycki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Webbs throws a series of punches but Petrycki moves out of range.
Webbs dodges the punch combination from Petrycki.
Webbs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrycki is able to avoid easily.
Webbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrycki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Webbs lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrycki's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Webbs is looking to score with low kicks.
Petrycki looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
A lazy body kick from Webbs
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrycki lands a head shot.
Petrycki blocks a head kick by Webbs.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webbs manages to avoid it.
Webbs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Webbs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range.
Petrycki connects with a body shot that sends Webbs's belly button to the back.
Webbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrycki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands a big head kick that sends Webbs tumbling to the mat! Petrycki takes a step backwards and waves Webbs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Webbs is rocked!
It looks like Oliver Webbs has been cut.
Webbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrycki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Webbs with a body shot.
Oh Webbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Webbs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrycki moves out of range of the body kick.
Webbs seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrycki loads up on a big right hand but Webbs slips the punch.
Webbs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrycki blocks a head kick by Webbs.
Petrycki instigates a clinch.
Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Webbs.
Webbs throws a body punch but Petrycki moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Petrycki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Webbs throws a lazy head kick
and Petrycki counters with a two punch combo.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Webbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrycki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki sizes up Webbs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrycki scores with a nice strike.
Webbs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Webbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
Petrycki clinches up with Webbs and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrycki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Webbs's cut.
That's time! Webbs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Webbs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Webbs throws a leg kick but Petrycki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrycki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrycki avoids the head kick by Webbs.
Petrycki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrycki.
Petrycki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrycki misses with a kick to the body
and Webbs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Webbs slips under a jab.
Webbs avoids the head kick by Petrycki.
Petrycki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrycki scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Petrycki.
Webbs gets tackled into the cage by Petrycki. Petrycki maintains the clinch.
Webbs drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webbs is trying to keep Petrycki in close.
Petrycki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Webbs controlling the position.
Webbs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrycki wants to control from the top but Webbs keeps moving.
Petrycki wants to get up but he can't break Webbs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Webbs throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
Petrycki tries to clinch but Webbs moves away
and Webbs counters with a big head kick but Petrycki shrugs it off.
Petrycki fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrycki scores with a shot to the body.
Petrycki lands a right hook to the body.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Webbs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrycki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Webbs at a distance.
Webbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Webbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrycki clinches with his opponent.
Webbs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petrycki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Petrycki.
Nice elbow from Petrycki.
Webbs is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Petrycki can't fight it off and eventually Webbs manages to take the fight to the floor. Petrycki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Petrycki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Petrycki scores with a head kick.
Webbs thows a body kick. Petrycki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrycki lands a lovely overhand right.
Webbs connects with a high kick.
Petrycki throws a push kick but Webbs slaps the foot to one side.
Petrycki throws a right hand that Webbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Webbs also avoids with ease.
Webbs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki pushes Webbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrycki swings wildly with an uppercut but Webbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Petrycki.
Petrycki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Webbs tries to pull guard but Petrycki won't allow it.
Petrycki lands a right hand.
Webbs fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Webbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webbs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrycki smiles and moves away.
Webbs throws a leg kick but Petrycki moved away.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Webbs checks it.
Petrycki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oliver Webbs'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!
Webbs throws a sloppy head kick and Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Webbs moves out of range easily.
Petrycki throws a poor cross that misses
and Webbs counters with a big head kick but Petrycki shrugs it off.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Petrycki is looking to chop away at Webbs's legs.
Petrycki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Webbs doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrycki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Webbs throws a front kick aimed at Petrycki's knee but Petrycki avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Webbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrycki's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webbs takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Webbs misses
and Petrycki counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrycki circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Webbs drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Petrycki follows Webbs to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Petrycki!
A determined Bogdan Petrycki didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
174 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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31
186 lbs
8 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Tupper. Those never looked like landing.
Tupper ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Mason tries to keep at a distance but Tupper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Mason's head coaches at Cylon Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tupper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupper cracks Mason with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tupper connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Mason slams his shin into Tupper's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tupper.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobby Tupper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mason. That one must have hurt.
Tupper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tupper has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mason lands a jab to the nose.
Tupper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupper.
Mason jabs at Tupper's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tupper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tupper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tupper throws a leg kick that misses.
Mason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tupper is out of range and Mason settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupper connects with a leg kick. Mason looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper clinches with his opponent.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuppers head.
Tupper is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Tupper has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Tupper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Tupper.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Mason is controlling the position.
Mason lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tupper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tupper can't break the clinch.
Mason lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Mason.
Tupper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tupper is trying to break free.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tupper backwards.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Tupper is rocked!
Mason gets through Tupper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tupper is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a big uppercut that drops Tupper! More strikes from Mason and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tupper lies dazed against the cage as Mason celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Mason!
Zane Mason seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson comes to the cage accompanied by Theme. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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157 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash clobbers Holgersson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ash has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Holgersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ash manages to avoid it.
Ash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adam Ash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ash looks to land a combination. Holgersson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holgersson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ash is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ash taking punishment in the form of punches.
Holgersson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ash has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holgersson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ash prevents Holgersson from improving position.
Holgersson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holgersson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holgersson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Holgersson trying to control the position but Ash is working away.
Ash tries to buck Holgersson off but Holgersson is having none of it.
Ash is trying to control Holgersson's posture but Holgersson avoids it.
Holgersson slows the pace down.
Holgersson working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holgersson gets to mount! Ash was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holgersson lands a big shot there that rocks Ash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holgersson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ash is looking to escape.
Holgersson prevents Ash from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Ash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Ash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Holgersson wants to control the pace but Ash is squirming around nicely.
Ash can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ash can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Holgersson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Holgersson lands a big elbow.
Holgersson prevents Ash from getting the reversal.
Holgersson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ash hang on?
Ash is rocked!
Holgersson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ash is still in real trouble! Can Holgersson finish him?
Holgersson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ash! More shots from Holgersson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Holgersson!
After winning the bout, Nils Holgersson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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32
219 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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222 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spliffton throws a shot from downtown. Oarsman moves away and avoids it.
Spliffton scores with a push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spliffton!
Spliffton digs a good hook to Oarsman's body.
Oarsman ducks under a wild hook from Spliffton.
Spliffton throws a leg kick that misses.
Oarsman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spliffton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spliffton takes the fight into the clinch.
Oarsman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliffton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oarsman prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a punch to the body.
Oarsman throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffton.
Spliffton avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oarsman 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.
Spliffton dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
A right hook to the body lands for Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oarsman backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Spliffton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Spliffton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spliffton avoids it.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Oarsman tries to land a knee to the head but Spliffton blocks with his arms.
Spliffton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliffton lands an uppercut.
Spliffton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliffton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oarsman blocks the body kick.
Spliffton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spliffton keeps the fight on the outside.
Oarsman takes the fight into the clinch.
Oarsman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliffton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oarsman digs a right hand into Spliffton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spliffton's gas tank.
Oarsman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oarsman lands an elbow inside.
Spliffton tries to stall but Oarsman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spliffton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to Spliffton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spliffton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spliffton misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliffton.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
Oarsman misses with the head strike.
Spliffton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oarsman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliffton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spliffton digs a right hand into Oarsman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oarsman's gas tank.
Spliffton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliffton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spliffton scores with a shot to the side of Oarsman's head.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spliffton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spliffton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spliffton misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Spliffton scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffton tries to throw a body punch but Oarsman avoids it by throwing Spliffton back against the cage.
Oarsman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oarsman throws an elbow that misses.
Oarsman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spliffton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oarsman has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a left hand.
Oarsman is rocked!
Spliffton avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
Oarsman is still on wobbly legs! Can Spliffton finish him?
Oarsman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliffton pushes Oarsman against the cage. Spliffton is working some dirty boxing. Spliffton pushes off with a quick right hook! Oarsman goes down! Oarsman tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Spliffton moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cron Spliffton!
During a confident post fight interview, Cron Spliffton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Flores (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flores scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Flores 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Flores slips a straight right by Silva.
Flores slips a straight right by Silva.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Flores.
Silva misses with a hook.
Flores throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Flores throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Flores is trying to counter with his kicks.
Flores keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flores looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Flores fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Flores misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Flores throws a body kick.
Flores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flores misses with a body shot.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva backing away here, and Flores unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flores manages to avoid it.
Flores moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Flores ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva misses the body punch
and Flores counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flores misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
As Flores looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Flores just gets out of the way.
Flores takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flores scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Flores moved out of range nicely.
Silva scores with a jab. Flores acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Flores scores with a leg kick.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Bruize Brothaz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Flores counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flores's hands.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Flores's defenses.
Flores is rocked!
Flores cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Flores avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Flores is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Flores fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flores seems to have recovered his senses.
Flores on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flores fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flores lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Flores uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Flores scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flores looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a hook but Flores avoids it easily.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Flores counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Flores keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Flores buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flores misses with a hook.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva slips a jab from Flores.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Flores moved out of range.
Silva throws a hook but Flores avoids it easily.
Flores doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
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!
Silva throws out a loose jab but Flores uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Flores counters with a straight right hand.
Flores lands a big uppercut and Silva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Silva looks OK. Flores waves Silva back to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva looks up at the clock. Bad move! Flores lands a right hand from hell, dropping Silva. Flores pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Flores!
Rafael Flores is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Rafael Flores 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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