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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginokai Kai Gi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ginokai Kai Gi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Diaz's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginokai Kai Gi!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai Gi swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kai Gi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into side control.
Diaz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kai Gi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Diaz stands up and beckons Kai Gi to his feet.
Kai Gi is looking to clinch.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kai Gi. That one must have hurt.
Kai Gi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai Gi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Kai Gi fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is posturing up here but Kai Gi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Diaz tries to roll out but it's too tight and Diaz has to tap! Slick submission there by Kai Gi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ginokai Kai Gi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Gatho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jorge Borges's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borges darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gatho trying to control from the bottom.
Gatho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gatho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borges.
Gatho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gatho tries to roll over but Borges keeps him under control.
Borges is thwarting Gatho's attempts to control the position.
Gatho regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gatho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Borges.
Gatho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatho misses with a punch to the body.
Borges drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gatho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Borges shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gatho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gatho.
Borges wants to control from the top but Gatho keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho tries to strike from the bottom.
Borges stopping the sweep attempt from Gatho.
Gatho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borges in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borges's guard.
Borges is trying to keep Gatho in close.
Gatho trying to control but Borges is working from the bottom.
Gatho landing some decent shots from guard.
Gatho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Borges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gatho is one step ahead there.
Borges keeping moving, preventing Gatho from controlling successfully.
Gatho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gatho with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borges avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gatho is pushing down on Borges's leg trying to pass to half guard. Borges is fighting to maintain full guard but Gatho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gatho works his way into side control.
Gatho in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gatho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borges is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borges is breathing heavily.
Gatho lands some shots froms side control.
Borges is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Borges can't do much from the bottom here.
Gatho landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borges takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gatho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gatho slips a jab and a cross from Borges.
Gatho closes the distance and pushes Borges back into the ropes.
Gatho has Borges pressed against the ropes, preventing Borges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gatho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borges's efforts to push away.
Gatho tries to throw a body punch but Borges avoids it by throwing Gatho back against the cage.
Gatho tries to work over Borges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borges misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gatho is trying to trip Borges. He has hold of a leg but Borges is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gatho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Borges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatho on the ground.
Gatho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borges on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borges tries to get out of the position.
Gatho trying to control but Borges is working from the bottom.
Gatho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gatho prevents Borges from getting back to his feet.
Gatho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gatho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gatho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borges struggling a bit here.
Gatho trying to control the action but Borges is working from the bottom.
Gatho working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gatho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gatho lands some shots froms side control.
Borges tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Borges.
Gatho connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Borges to escape the position.
Borges grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gatho is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Borges up.
Borges is rocked!
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!
Gatho lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gatho tries to get the hooks in deep but Borges pushed the leg off.
Gatho lands shots from the back.
Gatho lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho tries to keep control of the position but Borges is staying busy.
Gatho lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gatho controlling the positon.
Borges is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ben Gatho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borges trying to get back to his feet but Gatho is in full control for now.
Gatho lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gatho is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borges prevents Gatho from getting a body triangle.
Borges is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gatho gets his way!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatho scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gatho lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gatho tries to get the hooks in deep but Borges pushed the leg off.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gatho. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gatho lands punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borges is trapped and Gatho is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Gatho softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Borges trying to control the action but Gatho just sinks the hooks in.
Gatho is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Borges. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gatho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gatho closes the distance and clinches.
Borges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gatho working aggressively here.
Gatho keeps control of Borges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gatho struggles to land a body shot inside as Borges controls his hands.
Gatho is trying to drag Borges to the mat but Borges just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Borges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatho effectively controlling the action here.
Gatho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borges tries to score a body lock takedown but Gatho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gatho is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gatho struggles to land a body shot inside as Borges controls his hands.
Gatho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatho is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jorge Borges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gatho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Borges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatho misses with a body punch.
Gatho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatho has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Borges regains guard immediately.
Gatho content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho is working Borges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gatho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gatho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borges wants to stand and escape but Gatho is having none of it.
Borges is pulling down on Gatho's head to control his posture.
Gatho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borges preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gatho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gatho passes Borges's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gatho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho working Borges over with strikes.
Borges is trying to stand.
Gatho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borges with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gatho is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Borges!
Gatho is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Borges can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Borges can't escape the position.
Gatho tries to control but Borges wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Gatho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borges wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Borges takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gatho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gatho has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borges's face.
Gatho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Borges is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatho unloading with bombs!
Gatho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gatho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borges is looking to escape.
Borges seems to have got his legs back now.
Borges in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gatho has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borges's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gatho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Borges is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gatho landing punches.
Jorge Borges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Borges can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ben Gatho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatho working the ground and pound effectively.
Gatho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borges is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatho trying to control but Borges is having none of it.
Gatho blocks Borges's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gatho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ben Gatho!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ben Gatho!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Ben Gatho!
Ben Gatho wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Porter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Porter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter dives in and grabs Little's left leg, looking for a takedown. Little pushes down on Porter's head and hops out.
Little misses with a kick to the body.
Porter keeps the fight on the outside.
Porter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Porter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Porter wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position.
Porter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Porter 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.
Little is trying to keep Porter in close.
Little can't keep his opponent in guard - Porter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter trying to mount his opponent but Little defends it.
Little trying to control here.
Porter seems to be working for a kimura but Little defends the submission attempt.
Porter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Little is just riding it out for now. Porter eventually gives up the hold.
Porter is thwarting Little's attempts to control the position.
Porter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
Porter with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Little wants to hold on but Porter pushes him away.
Porter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Porter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Little manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Little's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Little is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Porter is controlling him well.
Porter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Little rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Porter's guard! Nice work there by Little!
Porter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Porter looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little wanted to stand there but Porter had control of the position.
Little throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Porter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Little wanted to stand there but Porter had control of the position.
Little got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Little has managed to get both his arms back between Porter's legs - danger averted.
Porter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Little prevents Porter from taking his back.
Little tries to hold on but Porter postures up.
Porter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Porter has hold of Little's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Little manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Porter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Little is on top in guard.
Little tries to free his leg and advance position but Porter is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Little working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Porter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Porter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Little tries to clinch but Porter is having none of it.
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Porter moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Little as he avoids it easily.
Alex Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Little tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.
Porter shoots in for a takedown but Little shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Porter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Little sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Porter somewhat.
Alex Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Porter.
Little looks to land a left hand but Porter moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Little fails in his attempt to clinch.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porter.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Little misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
Little tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Little prevents it.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Alex Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little tries to clinch there but Porter circles away.
Little looks to land a right hand but Porter moved out of range.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
Little looks to land a right hand but Porter moved out of range.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Little has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Porter thows a big elbow that misses.
Porter drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Porter as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Little screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Porter! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jamal Porter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Correa de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the ring accompanied by Groove On. Correa de Lima comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rap do Solitario kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vinny Correa de Lima is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksander Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Correa de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa de Lima stuffs the takedown.
Correa de Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Correa de Lima's head.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Correa de Lima wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
Correa de Lima looking for submissions off his back.
Karelin is nestled in close to Correa de Lima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Correa de Lima trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Correa de Lima napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Correa de Lima tries to buck Karelin off but Karelin is having none of it.
Correa de Lima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Karelin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Correa de Lima on the ground.
Correa de Lima is thwarting Karelin's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is not content to let Correa de Lima control the position.
Karelin is trying is best to control the position here.
Karelin is trying to control but can't.
Karelin is staying active underneath Correa de Lima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karelin wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin is looking to control Correa de Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karelin avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa de Lima gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa de Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Correa de Lima looks gassed!
Correa de Lima controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin pushes down on Correa de Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.
Correa de Lima trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
Correa de Lima is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin winds up and cracks Correa de Lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karelin winds up and cracks Correa de Lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karelin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Correa de Lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Correa de Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karelin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin working over Correa de Lima with some ground and pound. Correa de Lima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.
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. Karelin connects with a nice short shot to Correa de Lima's temple.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Correa de Lima is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Correa de Lima is looking to control Karelin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Correa de Lima avoid being mounted?
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. Karelin connects with a nice short shot to Correa de Lima's temple.
Karelin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Correa de Lima's head.
Correa de Lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Correa de Lima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karelin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karelin's back!
Karelin is really stuck here.
Karelin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Correa de Lima.
Karelin wants to control his opponent's hands but Correa de Lima gets his hands free.
Karelin fending off the submission attempt from Correa de Lima.
Correa de Lima has got his arm under Karelin's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Karelin has spun round into Correa de Lima's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Karelin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Correa de Lima walks into a jab.
Karelin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karelin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Correa de Lima right on the button. Correa de Lima goes down! Karelin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Karelin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Karelin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jory diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, jory diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as diaz blocks the low kick.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
diaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Some wild striking there from diaz.
diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
diaz lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
diaz misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
jory diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
diaz misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
diaz misses with an uppercut.
Robinson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Robinson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Robinson controlling the pace.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
diaz is trying to stand back up but Robinson is controlling him
Robinson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
diaz misses with a body punch
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
Robinson scores with a one two! diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson jabs diaz right on the nose. diaz blinks but takes it well.
diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
diaz misses with a jab to the body
and diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
diaz throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
diaz misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab lands there for Robinson.
diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a nice body shot.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into diaz's ribs.
diaz thuds his right hand into Robinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping diaz at a distance.
diaz throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from diaz.
diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from diaz.
Robinson scores with a one two! diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Robinson cracks diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
diaz walks into a jab.
diaz is rocked!
Robinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a monster overhand right that drops diaz! Robinson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Robinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Knogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Withrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Knogen's chin.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Knogen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knogen is looking to clinch.
Withrow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knogen pinned against the cage. Knogen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knogen slaps away a takedown attempt from Withrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knogen avoids the head kick by Withrow.
Withrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jack Withrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knogen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Withrow throws a head kick that Knogen semi-blocks.
Knogen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knogen keeping moving, preventing Withrow from controlling successfully.
Withrow stops Knogen from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knogen keeping moving, preventing Withrow from controlling successfully.
Knogen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Withrow!
Withrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Withrow tries to hold on but Knogen pushes him away.
Withrow working to try and regain half guard.
Knogen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knogen 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow wants to control but Knogen is having none of it.
Knogen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Withrow is looking to escape.
Withrow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knogen content just to control the position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Withrow is trying desperately to improve position.
Knogen content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen raining down shots from the mount!
Knogen looking to control but Withrow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knogen with good strikes from the mount here!
Withrow swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Withrow is trying to escape the mount.
Withrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knogen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withrow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knogen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Withrow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Withrow throwing hammer fists to the chest of Knogen. What's that going to do exactly?
Knogen tries to control but Withrow wriggling away.
Withrow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Withrow wants to hold on but Knogen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Knogen 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.
Withrow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Withrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Withrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Withrow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knogen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Withrow somewhat.
Withrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Withrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Withrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Withrow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Withrow is looking for a kimura here.
Knogen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Withrow manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Withrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knogen is working to get back to half guard.
Withrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knogen tries to hold on but Withrow pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Withrow.
Withrow seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Knogen is holding on tight.
Withrow lands a heavy elbow.
Withrow goes for an armbar but Knogen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Knogen.
Knogen wants to stand but Withrow is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knogen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knogen looking to sit in guard and control but Withrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Withrow wants to control from the top but Knogen keeps moving.
Withrow postures up in Knogen's guard and throws a big left but Knogen blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knogen is looking to stand up but Withrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Withrow looking to sit in guard and control but Knogen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Withrow dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Withrow slips under a jab.
Knogen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knogen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Withrow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knogen somewhat.
Withrow misses with the combination.
Withrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a shoot takedown. Withrow fights it but they end up in guard.
Withrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Withrow looking to control but Knogen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Knogen has worked his arm free - good work by Knogen!
Withrow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Withrow is trying to get an arm triangle but Knogen is defending well.
Knogen prevents Withrow from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knogen can't do much from the bottom here.
Withrow lands some shots froms side control.
Withrow is staying tight to Knogen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Withrow trying to control the position but Knogen is working away.
Withrow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knogen, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knogen struggling a bit here.
Withrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knogen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Withrow stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Withrow throws a combination that misses
and Knogen counters with a single leg into guard. Withrow didn't expect that.
Knogen gets to his feet. Withrow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Withrow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knogen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knogen tries to clinch but Withrow is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Withrow.
Withrow misses with a two punch combination.
Withrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Knogen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knogen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Withrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Withrow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knogen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Withrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Knogen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Knogen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knogen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steel Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Goodknight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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24
171 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steel Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Goodknight!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goodknight pinned against the cage. Goodknight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goodknight shoots for a takedown but Maguire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goodknight is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maguire's half guard.
Goodknight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goodknight is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maguire is just riding it out for now. Goodknight eventually gives up the hold.
Goodknight wants to free his trapped foot but Maguire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maguire controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Maguire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goodknight scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodknight throws a strike but Maguire avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Goodknight is looking to work some ground and pound but Maguire has wrist control.
Maguire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Goodknight throwing strikes from guard but Maguire blocks nicely.
Goodknight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goodknight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodknight connects with a couple of short punches.
Maguire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Goodknight from controlling successfully.
Goodknight throws and elbow that misses. Maguire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goodknight's guard. Nice move by Maguire!
Goodknight keeping moving, preventing Maguire from controlling successfully.
Maguire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodknight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goodknight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maguire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maguire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodknight manages to get back to half guard.
Maguire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maguire wants to take a breather but Goodknight is having none of it.
Maguire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maguire misses with a head shot. Goodknight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maguire sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goodknight keeping moving, preventing Maguire from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maguire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maguire thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goodknight shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maguire napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maguire struggling a bit here.
Goodknight throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Maguire works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Goodknight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maguire trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Goodknight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maguire looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maguire trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodknight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maguire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodknight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maguire!
Maguire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maguire blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Goodknight connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maguire working to try and regain half guard.
Goodknight throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Goodknight has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maguire's face.
Maguire tries to hold on but Goodknight pushes him away.
Maguire is working to get back to half guard.
Goodknight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maguire is looking to escape.
Maguire is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodknight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maguire is desperately trying to improve his position but Goodknight has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Goodknight 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.
Maguire wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goodknight.
Goodknight throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Goodknight avoids the attempt from Maguire to control.
Maguire is desperately trying to improve his position but Goodknight has a good base and remains in mount.
Goodknight landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Goodknight tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maguire wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goodknight.
Maguire sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Maguire is concentrating on defense, preventing Goodknight from advancing position.
Maguire is looking to improve his position.
Maguire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goodknight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodknight working over Maguire with some ground and pound. Maguire looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Goodknight is looking to take a break and control but Maguire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goodknight is looking for a kimura here.
Goodknight is breathing heavily.
Maguire is trying to maintain the position but Goodknight is very close to passing his half guard.
Goodknight lands with a punch from half guard.
Maguire makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maguire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Goodknight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Goodknight looks for a takedown but Maguire sprawls well.
Maguire tests Goodknight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maguire slaps away a takedown attempt from Goodknight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Goodknight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maguire throws a right hand that Goodknight ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodknight also avoids with ease.
Maguire stuffs the takedown.
Steel Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Goodknight.
Goodknight keeps the fight on the outside.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodknight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodknight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodknight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maguire fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodknight is defended easily by Maguire.
Maguire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cesar Goodknight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodknight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire throws a body punch but Goodknight moves out of range.
Goodknight shoots for a takedown but Maguire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goodknight misses with a takedown attempt
and Maguire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goodknight is rocked!
Maguire cracks Goodknight with a solid left hand.
Goodknight is still in real trouble! Can Maguire finish him?
Cesar Goodknight has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maguire cracks Goodknight with a solid left hand.
Maguire throws a big right hand that misses.
Goodknight seems to have recovered his senses.
Maguire trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodknight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maguire is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodknight has wrist control.
Maguire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maguire trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodknight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a strike but Goodknight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maguire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maguire pulls Goodknight in close to his closed guard and prevents Goodknight from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maguire scores with a hook.
Maguire wants to clinch.
Steel Maguire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodknight shoots and misses
and Maguire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maguire.
Goodknight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodknight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maguire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Maguire.
Maguire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodknight.
Goodknight wants a takedown.
Maguire lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maguire is trying to control the action in half guard but Goodknight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maguire is really struggling to control Goodknight but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maguire throwing shots but Goodknight is blocking nicely.
Goodknight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maguire.
Maguire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maguire thows a huge punch but Goodknight dodges it nicely.
Maguire scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maguire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maguire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Maguire connects with a nice short shot to Goodknight's temple.
Maguire is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goodknight sees it coming and defends easily.
Maguire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maguire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodknight defending well though.
Goodknight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maguire.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Maguire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goodknight 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Steel Maguire!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Steel Maguire!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Steel Maguire!
Steel Maguire wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zinedine Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vanka vdarka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zinedine Zidane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, vanka vdarka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vdarka scores with a nice head shot.
vdarka tries to bum rush Zidane with a series of wild strikes but Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
vdarka throws a right and a left that both miss.
vdarka misses with a few strikes there.
Zidane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from vdarka.
vdarka stuffs the takedown attempt from Zidane. Zidane gets slowly back to his feet.
vdarka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zidane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zidane.
Zidane tries to clinch there but vdarka circles away.
vdarka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zinedine Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vdarka throws a nice looking combination but Zidane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zidane slips a jab and a cross from vdarka.
Zidane tries to clinch but vdarka moves out of range.
Zidane tries to close the distance and clinch up but vdarka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from vdarka does no damage.
Zidane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zidane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
vdarka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zidane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zidane dodges the punch combination from vdarka.
vdarka looks to land a combination. Zidane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zidane tries to clinch up but vdarka circles away and keeps his distance.
Zidane scores with a leg kick.
vdarka throws a series of punches but Zidane avoids them all with ease.
vdarka works over Zidane's head and body with a nice combination.
Zidane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
vanka vdarka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zidane shoots in but vdarka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
vdarka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zidane circles away quickly and effectively.
vdarka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
vdarka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zidane.
vdarka looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from vdarka.
Zidane shoots in and drives through. vdarka sprawls well.
Zidane dives in and grabs vdarka's left leg, looking for a takedown. vdarka pushes down on Zidane's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane misses with a takedown attempt - vdarka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
vdarka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zidane.
Zidane shoots in but no luck this time.
vdarka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
vdarka fails to land with a series of punches.
vdarka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown but vdarka shows good takedown defense.
vdarka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zidane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zidane shoots for a takedown but vdarka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zidane avoids the body shot from vdarka.
Zidane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zidane shoots in but no luck this time.
vdarka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zidane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has vdarka pinned against the cage. vdarka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
vdarka lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane takes one to the chin there.
Zidane fails to land the takedown.
vanka vdarka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zidane throws a head kick but vdarka moves out of range.
vdarka misses with the combination.
Zidane wants to clinch up but vdarka keeps it at a distance.
vdarka misses with a few strikes there.
vdarka misses with a two punch combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zidane. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
Zidane misses with the combination.
vdarka looks to land a combination but Zidane avoids it well.
vdarka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
vdarka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zidane.
vdarka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zidane.
vdarka fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
vdarka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
vdarka lands a body shot.
vdarka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zidane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
vdarka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zidane rather than just go for the knockout.
vdarka misses with a combination
and Zidane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
vdarka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zidane dodges the punch combination from vdarka.
Zidane closes this distance looking for a takedown but vdarka circles away.
vdarka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zidane tries to avoid it but vdarka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zidane to the ground. Zidane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
vdarka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zidane counters with a good, hard body kick but vdarka shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
vdarka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zidane.
vdarka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by vdarka.
Zidane moves in looking to clinch but vdarka pushes him off.
Zidane fails with a takedown attempt.
vdarka is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zidane dives in and grabs vdarka's left leg, looking for a takedown. vdarka pushes down on Zidane's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vanka vdarka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
vdarka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zidane avoids the body shot from vdarka.
Zidane avoids a punch combination nicely.
vdarka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zidane counters with a big head kick but vdarka shrugs it off.
Zidane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vdarka is fending him off so far but Zidane persists. Nope, vdarka circles away and we're back to standing.
vdarka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zinedine Zidane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zidane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as vdarka throws out the jab.
Zidane closes this distance looking for a takedown but vdarka circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zidane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zinedine Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vdarka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zidane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
vdarka lunges at Zidane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zidane's hand.
vdarka throws a series of punches but Zidane moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from vdarka.
vdarka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zidane counters with a head kick.
Zidane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
vdarka misses with a double jab
and Zidane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but vdarka has him pressed against the ropes.
vdarka can't break the clinch.
vdarka has Zidane pressed against the ropes, preventing Zidane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
vdarka tries to break the clinch but Zidane is controlling the position.
vdarka is trying to force a seperation but Zidane has the dominant position.
Zidane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zidane wants to break free but vdarka has control.
vdarka breaks from the clinch.
Zidane throws a sloppy head kick and vdarka moves out of range easily.
vdarka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zidane counters with a nice body kick.
Zidane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zidane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around vdarka's waist but vdarka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zidane off to one side.
Zidane tries to score a power double leg takedown but vdarka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zidane somewhat.
vdarka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zidane tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane walks into a left hand.
Zidane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
vdarka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zidane at a distance.
A punch combination from vdarka misses.
vdarka lands with a good body shot.
vdarka throws a combination that misses
and Zidane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
vdarka misses with a series of wild punches.
Zidane fails with a takedown attempt.
vdarka misses with a straight left.
vdarka misses the body punch
and Zidane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zidane has his takedown stuffed
and vdarka counters with a nice body shot.
Zidane tries to score a power double leg takedown but vdarka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zidane somewhat.
vdarka keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice cross by vdarka.
Zidane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from vdarka.
Zidane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but vdarka circles away quickly and effectively.
vdarka lands a glancing blow to the side of Zidane's head.
Zidane is looking to clinch but vdarka is avoiding it.
Zidane throws a combination that misses
and vdarka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
vdarka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zidane clinches but vdarka breaks the clinch
and vdarka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
vdarka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
vdarka misses with a series of wild punches.
Zidane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vdarka is fending him off so far but Zidane persists. Nope, vdarka circles away and we're back to standing.
vdarka digs a good body shot into Zidane's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from vdarka. No joy for Zidane on that attempt.
vdarka throws a right and a left that Zidane avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
vdarka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zidane fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from vdarka misses.
vdarka swinging wildly here.
Zidane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zidane slips a jab and a cross from vdarka.
Zidane moves out of range of the strikes.
Zidane throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from vdarka misses.
vdarka loads up on a big right hand but Zidane slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
vdarka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and vdarka wants it to stay on the feet.
vdarka misses with a wild combination.
Zidane fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vanka vdarka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for vdarka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zidane is looking to clinch but vdarka is avoiding it.
vdarka leaves Zidane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
vdarka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
vdarka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zidane misses with a head kick.
vdarka throws a series of punches but Zidane avoids them all with ease.
vdarka cracks Zidane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
vdarka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zidane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
Zidane misses with a takedown attempt - vdarka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zinedine Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zidane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
vdarka throws a nice looking combination but Zidane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zidane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zidane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
vanka vdarka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zidane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from vdarka does no damage.
vdarka scores with a punch to the head.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
Zidane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has vdarka pinned against the cage. vdarka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
vdarka misses with a double jab.
vdarka slips under a jab from Zidane.
Zidane lands a head kick. vdarka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice takedown defense from vdarka. No joy for Zidane on that attempt.
vdarka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
vdarka lands a nice hook to Zidane's body. Zidane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
vdarka misses with a double jab.
Zidane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
vdarka slips a jab from Zidane.
No joy there for vdarka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown but vdarka shows good takedown defense.
vdarka scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by vdarka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of vdarka.
Zidane fails to land the takedown.
vdarka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zidane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. vdarka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
vdarka throws a series of punches but Zidane avoids them all with ease.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts vdarka as he jumps to the side.
vdarka throws a right and a left that Zidane avoids nicely.
A combination from vdarka does no damage.
No luck for Zidane with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zidane.
vdarka blocks a head kick by Zidane.
vdarka digs a good body shot into Zidane's ribs.
Zidane shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
vdarka misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zidane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zidane clinches but vdarka breaks the clinch
and vdarka counters with a straight right hand.
vdarka moves into range and connects with a jab.
vdarka misses with a double jab.
Zidane closes this distance looking for a takedown but vdarka circles away.
vdarka tries to bum rush Zidane with a series of wild strikes but Zidane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Zidane with that takedown attempt.
vdarka misses with a few strikes there.
vdarka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Zidane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vdarka is fending him off so far but Zidane persists. Nope, vdarka circles away and we're back to standing.
vdarka connects with a body shot.
vdarka misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zidane misses with a few strikes there.
vdarka slips a jab and a cross from Zidane.
Zidane shoots in and drives through. vdarka sprawls well.
vdarka lands a jab to Zidane's midsection.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
vdarka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zidane's hands.
Zidane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around vdarka's waist but vdarka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zidane off to one side.
vdarka misses with the combination.
vdarka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
vdarka keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from vdarka does no damage.
Zidane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but vdarka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
vdarka blocks a head kick by Zidane.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown but vdarka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
vdarka throws a right hand that Zidane ducks under and follows up with a left that Zidane also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from vdarka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vanka vdarka really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zidane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from vdarka.
vdarka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zidane lands a head kick!
Zidane wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zidane.
vdarka avoids the head kick by Zidane.
vdarka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
vdarka misses with a series of wild punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A solid body kick from Zidane.
Zidane throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vdarka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Zidane with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zinedine Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vdarka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zidane in his tracks.
Zidane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
vdarka looks to land a combination but Zidane avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zidane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
vdarka misses with a wild combination.
vdarka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and vdarka wants it to stay on the feet.
vdarka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zidane at a distance.
Zidane tries to clinch up.
vdarka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zidane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
vdarka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vdarka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
vdarka works over Zidane's head and body with a nice combination.
Zidane wants to clinch up but vdarka keeps it at a distance.
vdarka throws a combination that misses
and Zidane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
vdarka punishes Zidane's body with a nice straight punch.
Zidane closes this distance looking for a takedown but vdarka circles away.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
Zidane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
vdarka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zidane.
vdarka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zidane fails with a takedown attempt.
Zidane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from vdarka.
Zidane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vdarka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zidane counters with a head kick. That will keep vdarka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zidane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with vdarka but vdarka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
vdarka looks to land a combination. Zidane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
vdarka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zidane misses with a takedown attempt
and vdarka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zidane fails to land the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from vdarka.
Zidane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zidane tries to clinch up but vdarka circles away and keeps his distance.
Zidane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zidane shoots in looking for a takedown. vdarka tries to sprawl out of it but Zidane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. vdarka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
vdarka throws a combination that misses
and Zidane counters with a big head kick but vdarka shrugs it off.
A left and a right from vdarka both land. Nice combination.
vdarka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and vdarka wants it to stay on the feet.
Zidane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
vdarka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zidane.
Zidane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
vdarka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zidane tries to close the distance and clinch up but vdarka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
vdarka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
vdarka throws a lazy right hand but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
vdarka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
vdarka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zidane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but vdarka swivels and escapes.
Zidane fails with a takedown attempt.
vdarka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zidane looks for a takedown but vdarka sprawls well.
vdarka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
vdarka misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vanka vdarka dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zidane tries to clinch but vdarka is having none of it.
vdarka looks to land a combination but Zidane avoids it well.
Zidane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zidane.
vdarka stuffs the takedown attempt from Zidane. Zidane gets slowly back to his feet.
Zidane slips a jab and a cross from vdarka.
Zidane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zidane avoids a punch combination nicely.
vdarka throws a nice looking combination but Zidane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zidane, right into the meat.
Zidane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has vdarka pinned against the cage. vdarka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zinedine Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
vdarka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
vdarka misses with the combination.
Zidane closes this distance looking for a takedown but vdarka circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane has a takedown stuffed.
Zidane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vdarka is fending him off so far but Zidane persists. Nope, vdarka circles away and we're back to standing.
vdarka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zidane counters with a one-two to the body.
vdarka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
vdarka lands a jab-cross combination.
Zidane tries for a takedown but vdarka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown but vdarka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
vdarka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zidane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from vdarka.
Zidane tries to clinch but vdarka moves out of range.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says vdarka as he avoids it easily.
vdarka with a hook.
Zinedine Zidane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vdarka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
vdarka misses with a few strikes there.
Zidane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vdarka is fending him off so far but Zidane persists. Nope, vdarka circles away and we're back to standing.
vdarka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from vdarka. No joy for Zidane on that attempt.
vdarka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zidane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zidane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zidane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts vdarka as he jumps to the side.
vdarka throws a right and a left that Zidane avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zidane.
vdarka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zidane.
vdarka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zidane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane closes the distance and clinches up with vdarka, looking for a takedown. Zidane pushes vdarka against the ropes but vdarka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Zidane or perhaps it was just good defense by vdarka which made him look bad.
vdarka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well,Zidane is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
vdarka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
vdarka fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zidane.
vdarka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zidane counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for vdarka!
Zidane is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but vdarka is surviving well by controlling Zidane's body position as best he can.
Zidane jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but vdarka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane tries for a kimura but vdarka is defending well.
Zidane in side control, throwing shots but vdarka defends.
The ground and pound from Zidane seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zidane is trying to get an arm triangle but vdarka is defending well.
vdarka tries to control but Zidane manages to take his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to vanka vdarka.
I've got vdarka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for vanka vdarka!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for vanka vdarka!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for vanka vdarka!
vanka vdarka wins by unanimous decision!
vanka vdarka is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Upton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Upton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shutterbug. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20
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178 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Upton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Conner was covering up waiting for the punch and Upton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Conner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Upton manages to get himself to full guard.
Upton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Conner's guard.
Upton wants to control from the top but Conner keeps moving.
Upton tries to free his leg and advance position but Conner is retaining full guard.
Upton preventing the sweep.
Upton is stalling in the full guard.
Conner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Upton!
Upton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Conner wants to control but Upton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upton tries to get to full guard but Conner has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Upton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Conner pulls his head out easily.
Upton looking for submissions off his back.
Conner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Upton tries to roll over but Conner keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Upton taking some punishment here, with Conner in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Conner seems content to control.
Upton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Upton trying to control but Conner postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Upton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Upton is in trouble now - Conner has advanced to mount!
Conner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Upton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner controlling the position easily from mount.
Conner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Upton is looking to escape.
Conner controlling the position easily from mount.
Upton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Conner.
Conner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Upton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Conner counters with a series of strikes. Upton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Upton throws a shot from downtown. Conner moves away and avoids it.
Luke Upton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner lands a front kick.
Upton looks gassed!
Conner tests Upton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Upton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conner counters with a left and a right that stings Upton.
Conner scores with a sloppy right hand. Upton should have avoided that one.
It looks like Luke Upton has been cut.
Conner lands a slapping body shot.
Conner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Upton is rocked!
Conner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Upton is still on wobbly legs! Can Conner finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Upton to the canvas! Upton doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Conner keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Conner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ettore Masiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey McFinnegan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ettore Masiero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masiero scoring well with a low kick there.
Masiero feints and then cracks McFinnegan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McFinnegan down.
A combination from McFinnegan does no damage.
Masiero thows a body kick. McFinnegan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McFinnegan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFinnegan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masiero. That one must have hurt.
Masiero clinches up with McFinnegan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Masiero lands a good knee to the midsection. McFinnegan won't want to take too many of those.
Masiero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masiero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McFinnegan's defenses.
It looks like Mickey McFinnegan has been cut.
Masiero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masiero lands a damaging elbow.
McFinnegan takes an elbow to the temple.
Masiero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masiero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mickey McFinnegan's cut is getting worse.
Knees to the body from Masiero.
Masiero missing with knees to the body.
McFinnegan takes an elbow to the temple.
Masiero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masiero lands an elbow inside.
Mickey McFinnegan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Masiero lands an elbow just above McFinnegan 's eye.
Jeez, Mickey McFinnegan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey McFinnegan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ettore Masiero!
Ettore Masiero is the new light heavyweight champion!
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