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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebswet Scofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Navi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navi has chosen Lil darrion - im the one as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebswet Scofield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Navi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scofield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Navi defends well and Scofield ends up having to push Navi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Scofield backs off Navi throws a huge counter combo but Scofield manages to avoid it all.
Navi lands a lovely overhand right.
Navi's corner calls for a 1-2. Navi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scofield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Navi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Navi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Navi manages to break the clinch.
Navi closes the distance and clinches.
Navi is trying to break the clinch but Scofield has him pressed against the cage.
Navi avoids a wild elbow strike from Scofield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scofield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scofield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Navi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scofield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Navi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scofield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Navi but Navi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Navi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scofield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navi manages to avoid it.
Scofield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick from Scofield misses.
Navi feints a jab promting Scofield to slip. Navi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scofield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Navi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scofield shoots in for a takedown but Navi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebswet Scofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Navi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scofield.
Navi tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Navi scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scofield shoots for a takedown but Navi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King Navi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scofield throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Navi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scofield blocks a head kick by Navi.
Navi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Scofield's 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.
Navi trying to control from half guard but Scofield is working away.
Scofield wants to improve his position but Navi is controlling well.
Navi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Scofield is looking to escape.
Scofield controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Scofield tries to roll over but Navi keeps him under control.
Navi is trying to control. Scofield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Navi doesn't manage to clinch there - Scofield circles away.
Scofield is looking for a counter combo.
Navi tries a head kick but it misses.
Navi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scofield slips a jab and a cross from Navi.
Scofield misses with a takedown attempt
and Navi counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scofield throws a leg kick but Navi checks it.
Scofield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navi.
Scofield moves into range and clinches up with Navi.
Scofield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Navi manages to break the clinch.
Navi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scofield circles away quickly and effectively.
Navi leaves Scofield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Navi is looking for the big counter here.
Scofield is breathing heavily.
Navi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scofield's guard.
Scofield manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Navi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Scofield tries to clinch up.
Navi dives in for a single leg takedown but Scofield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Navi avoids the head kick by Scofield.
Navi throws a sloppy head kick and Scofield moves out of range easily.
Scofield tries to counter by clinching up but Navi breaks away and moves out of range.
Navi shoots in but no luck this time.
Navi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Navi throws a series of punches but Scofield moves out of range.
Scofield doesn't manage to clinch there - Navi circles away.
Navi stuffs the takedown attempt from Scofield. Scofield gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scofield closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Navi did well to prevent Scofield getting side control.
Scofield controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scofield moves into full mount! Navi won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scofield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Navi taking shots to the head.
Scofield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scofield throwing strikes here but Navi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Navi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Scofield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Navi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Navi is trying to stand up.
Scofield sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Scofield misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scofield tries to control but Navi wriggling away.
Scofield controlling from the full mount.
Navi blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scofield misses with a head shot.
Navi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scofield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Scofield landing strikes from the mount and Navi is in trouble!
Navi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Scofield connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Navi is squirming around, avoiding Scofield's attempts to control the action.
Scofield looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scofield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebswet Scofield dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Navi lands a high kick!
Navi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scofield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Navi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scofield.
Scofield shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Navi defends it nicely.
Navi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scofield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Navi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scofield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Navi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scofield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scofield throws a big counter combination but Navi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navi misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scofield is defended easily by Navi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ebswet Scofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Navi swinging wildly here.
King Navi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Navi misses with a head kick.
Scofield gets a clinch.
Navi breaks from the clinch.
Scofield gets a double leg takedown into Navi's guard.
Scofield won't allow Navi to get back to his feet.
Scofield seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scofield seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Navi for as long as he can get away with.
Scofield looking to sit in guard and control but Navi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Navi distracts Scofield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Navi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navi is in close to Scofield's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scofield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Navi is one step ahead there.
Navi looking to pass the guard.
Navi trying to control the position from guard on top but Scofield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scofield wants to stand up but Navi is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Navi connects with a right hand. Scofield shakes it off.
Navi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scofield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Navi as he avoids it easily.
Scofield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Navi.
Scofield darts in looking for a takedown but Navi gets double underhooks and turns Scofield into the cage.
Navi closes the distance and clinches.
Scofield misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navi breaks the clinch.
Navi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scofield's sensitive parts.
Scofield avoids the head kick by Navi.
Scofield swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Navi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Navi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Navi!
King Navi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Morley (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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25
265 lbs
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27
284 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morley shoots in and bounces Moore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morley is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morley working Moore over with strikes.
Moore is not content to let Morley control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morley lands with a punch from half guard.
Morley is nestled in close to Moore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morley.
Morley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morley on the ground.
Moore kicks off Morley and gets to his feet.
Morley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Morley manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
Morley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
Morley controlling the pace for now.
Morley unloading with bombs!
A big strike lands for Morley! That's really hurt Moore and he's turned his back - Morley keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Morley jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Morley!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phallos Eugene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow comes to the cage accompanied by Mgk- Spotlight. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phallos Eugene!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eugene on the side of the head.
It looks like Phallos Eugene has been cut.
Crow connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Eugene! He's out on his feet! Crow rushes in and drops Eugene with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Crow!
Sam Crow retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sam Crow waved his t-shirt featuring KnockOut's logo in front of the cameras.
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