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WCE 4: Meteoric Rise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tj joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (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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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tj joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
joyce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Matthews does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews throws a wild body kick that joyce sees coming a mile off.
joyce shoots in for a takedown but Matthews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matthews scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
joyce throws a sloppy head kick
and Matthews counters with a nice body kick.
joyce is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
joyce lands a really nice looking cross but Matthews seems unphased.
Matthews swinging wildly here.
Matthews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Matthews! joyce is out on his feet! Matthews rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - joyce is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! joyce is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Matthews!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Jones Jr.
An inside leg kick from Jones Jr misses.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Marciano finds it's way through Jones Jr's defenses.
Jones Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones Jr is breathing heavily.
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!
Marciano connects with a single shot there.
Marciano drops Jones Jr with a straight right hand, right on the button! Marciano follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Marciano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Smecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Genovese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genovese has chosen The Best Song EVer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eric Genovese will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Smecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Genovese!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genovese misses with an uppercut. Smecker saw that one coming.
Eric Genovese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Genovese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Smecker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Genovese.
Genovese lunges at Smecker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smecker's hand.
Genovese throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Smecker throws a front kick that sends Genovese stumbling back into the cage.
Smecker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smecker misses with a double jab.
Smecker misses with a wild body shot.
Smecker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Genovese throws the left hand but Smecker avoids the punch easily.
Genovese blocks a head kick by Smecker.
Genovese 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.
Smecker throws a head kick that misses.
Genovese throws a jab when Smecker was well out of range.
Smecker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Genovese sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Genovese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smecker throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Genovese.
Smecker lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smecker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smecker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Genovese finds it's target.
Smecker moves out of range as Genovese strikes.
Eric Genovese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Genovese sizes up Smecker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smecker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smecker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Genovese.
Genovese misses with a wild combination.
Smecker throws a sloppy head kick and Genovese moves out of range easily.
Genovese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Genovese throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Genovese might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smecker moves away from the strike by Genovese.
Nice takedown defense from Genovese. No joy for Smecker on that attempt.
Genovese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smecker misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Genovese there.
Smecker slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Genovese lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Genovese looks to land a left hand but Smecker moved out of range nicely.
Genovese misses the shot to the body.
Genovese scores with a hook.
Genovese misses with an uppercut. Smecker saw that one coming.
Genovese throws a looping overhand right but Smecker ducks down to avoid it.
Genovese moves out of range of the body kick from Smecker.
Smecker slips under a jab.
Jab from Genovese.
Smecker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genovese.
Genovese misses with a wild body shot.
Genovese fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smecker on the side of the head.
Genovese scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smecker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Genovese.
Smecker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smecker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Genovese wants to control but Smecker postures up.
Genovese is trying to work for a sweep but Smecker has mounted him!
The referee warns Genovese that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smecker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Smecker manages to capitalize on a mistake by Genovese to take his back!
Smecker lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Smecker has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Genovese.
Genovese showing good submission defense here.
Smecker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Genovese trying to control but not successfully.
Smecker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Smecker is looking to control Genovese but Genovese is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smecker gets his hands free as Genovese looks to control.
Genovese tries to break free.
Smecker scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Smecker is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Genovese knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Genovese for a finish.
A lull in the action here.
Smecker is persistently looking for the submission but Genovese is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Smecker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Genovese.
Smecker ducks under a wild hook from Genovese.
Smecker blocks a jab.
Smecker closes the distance and clinches up with Genovese, looking for a takedown. Smecker pushes Genovese against the cage but Genovese circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smecker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Genovese throws a hook but Smecker avoids it easily.
Genovese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Genovese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smecker.
Genovese connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
William Smecker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Genovese.
Decent striking displayed by Genovese there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genovese clobbers Smecker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smecker lands a front kick.
The fighters circling - Genovese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Genovese throws the left hand but Smecker avoids the punch easily.
Smecker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Genovese is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smecker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smecker trying to control the action but Genovese is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Genovese manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smecker landing with the ground and pound.
Genovese looking to control.
Smecker preventing the sweep.
Smecker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smecker looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Genovese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Genovese is trying to control the position but Smecker postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Genovese throws a shot from downtown. Smecker moves away and avoids it.
Genovese misses with a straight left.
Smecker ducks under a wild hook from Genovese.
Smecker throws a sloppy head kick and Genovese moves out of range easily.
Genovese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smecker.
Smecker dives in and grabs Genovese's left leg, looking for a takedown. Genovese pushes down on Smecker's head and hops out.
Nice shot by Genovese.
Smecker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Genovese to the mat! Genovese manages to get full guard.
Smecker postures up in Genovese's guard and throws a big left but Genovese blocks it.
Genovese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smecker drops back looking for a leg! Genovese is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Genovese manages to kick Smecker off! Smecker jumps back into Genovese's guard.
Smecker stopping the sweep attempt from Genovese.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Genovese is on top in guard.
Genovese trying to control but Smecker is working from the bottom.
Smecker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Smecker trying to control the position.
Genovese trying to control but Smecker is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smecker wants to sweep here but Genovese controlling him for the moment.
Smecker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Genovese working to try and regain half guard.
Smecker working for a guillotine from mount but Genovese is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Smecker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smecker slips under a jab.
Genovese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smecker throws a head kick but Genovese moves out of range.
Genovese throws a sloppy body shot
and Smecker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Genovese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Genovese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smecker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Genovese throws a lazy right hand but Smecker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smecker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genovese.
Smecker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Genovese misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smecker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smecker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smecker slips a straight right by Genovese.
Smecker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Genovese thows a body shot but no joy.
Smecker ducks under a wild hook from Genovese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genovese scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Genovese. No joy for Smecker on that attempt.
Smecker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smecker defending well as Genovese loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Genovese.
Smecker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Genovese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smecker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Genovese to the mat! Genovese manages to get full guard.
Smecker stopping the sweep attempt from Genovese.
Genovese keeping full guard, as Smecker tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Genovese keeping moving, preventing Smecker from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smecker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smecker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smecker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Genovese, up you get!
Smecker ducks under a wild hook from Genovese.
Smecker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smecker moves out of range as Genovese strikes.
Genovese walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smecker.
Genovese throws a lazy right hand but Smecker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Genovese moves out of range of the body kick from Smecker.
Genovese scores with a punch to the head.
Smecker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Genovese is out of range and Smecker settles back down.
Genovese misses with a looping right.
Smecker closes the distance and clinches up with Genovese, looking for a takedown. Smecker pushes Genovese against the cage but Genovese circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smecker ducks under a wild hook from Genovese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genovese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smecker misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Genovese.
Smecker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Genovese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smecker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Genovese.
Smecker connects with an inside leg kick.
Smecker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Genovese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Genovese misses with a straight left.
Smecker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Genovese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smecker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Genovese, pushing him back against the cage.
Smecker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smecker fails to land with a series of punches.
Genovese dips to his left and cracks Smecker with an uppercut!
Smecker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smecker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smecker is looking to clinch but Genovese is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Genovese.
Genovese throws a lazy right hand but Smecker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Genovese misses with a straight right.
Smecker blocks a jab.
Smecker staying out of range there.
Genovese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smecker.
Smecker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eric Genovese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smecker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Genovese is able to avoid easily.
Genovese lands with an overhand left.
Smecker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Genovese looks to land a right hand but Smecker moved out of range.
Genovese scores with a nice right hand.
Smecker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smecker throws a right and a left that Genovese avoids nicely.
Smecker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
William Smecker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown by Smecker or perhaps it was just good defense by Genovese which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Smecker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genovese misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Smecker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smecker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Smecker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heiji Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula has chosen back on my feet as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Heiji Endo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Heiji Endo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heiji Endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olle Kula!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kula slaps away a takedown attempt from Endo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kula looks to land a combination but Endo avoids it well.
Endo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kula looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Kula's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kula wants to get back to his feet.
Endo controlling the position from side mount.
Endo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kula for as long as he can get away with.
Endo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Endo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kula keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo taking a breather here.
Endo gets to mount! Kula was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kula is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Endo wants to control the pace but Kula is squirming around nicely.
Endo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kula can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kula is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Endo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kula looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Endo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Heiji Endo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Danner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aidan Marley had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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182 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Danner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Danner misses.
Danner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danner throws a combination. Marley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danner's waist but Danner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marley off to one side.
Hugo Danner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marley is rocked!
Danner misses with a double jab.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danner throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Marley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marley seems to have got his legs back now.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Danner throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Danner - just one landing.
Marley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danner drops Marley with a big left hand! Marley is injured, injured bad! Danner jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Danner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Gaston will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston scores with a head kick.
Gable shoots in and bounces Gaston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gaston is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaston has wrist control.
Gable postures up in Gaston's guard and throws a big left but Gaston blocks it.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable scoring with some ground and pound.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaston has wrist control.
Gaston wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable throws a strike but Gaston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gaston wants to stand and escape but instead Gable has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gaston wants to stand but Gable is controlling the position.
Gaston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaston is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaston has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gable landing with the ground and pound.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gable throws and elbow that misses. Gaston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gable's guard. Nice move by Gaston!
Gaston postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gable is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gaston, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gaston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gaston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Gable throws and elbow that misses. Gaston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gable's guard. Nice move by Gaston!
Gaston won't allow Gable to get back to his feet.
Gaston wants to stand and escape but instead Gable has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gaston's head.
Gable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaston is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Gaston blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gable dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gaston throws a head kick that half lands.
Gaston lands a high kick!
Gaston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gable's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gable.
Dan Gable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston tries to sprawl but Gable drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gaston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.
Gaston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gable 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.
Gable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gaston wants to get back to his feet.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gable throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gaston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaston is looking to escape.
Gable misses with a head shot. Gaston uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable stands up over Gaston, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gaston wants to stand but Gable is controlling the position.
Gaston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gable scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
Gaston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gable accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable lands a couple of digs.
Gable is working Gaston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaston wants to stand and escape but Gable is having none of it.
Gaston is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gaston is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Gable postures up and lands a big shot to Gaston's brow.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Gaston blocks nicely.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston wants to get back to his feet but Gable is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gaston's head.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable throws a big right hand that misses.
Gaston wants to get back to his feet but Gable is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaston has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Gable will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gable tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gable somewhat.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Gaston. No joy for Gable on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gable backs up against the cage.
Gaston throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Gaston. No joy for Gable on that attempt.
Gaston connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaston throws a nice head kick!
Gable is rocked!
Gaston lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Gable crumples to the floor! Gaston milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Gaston!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dalern Hardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Buu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
166 lbs
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140 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dalern Hardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Buu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardt checks the leg kick.
Buu cracks the inside of Hardt's front leg.
Hardt checks the leg kick.
Buu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buu throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Buu.
Buu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Buu.
Hardt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Buu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Buu.
Buu connects with an inside leg kick.
Buu closes the distance and clinches.
Buu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buu.
Buu crunches a lovely knee into Hardt's ribcage.
Buu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardt is breathing heavily.
Buu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buu manages to break the clinch.
Buu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buu rushes Hardt and presses him up against the cage.
Buu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buu tries a knee to the head but Hardt blocks it.
Buu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardt takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalern Hardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buu scores with a knee to the head.
Buu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardt takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dalern Hardt has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buu scores a nice knee to the body.
Buu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardt shoots in but Buu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardt looks to clinch
and Buu counters with a low kick, right behind Hardt 's knee.
Buu pushes Hardt up against the cage in a clinch.
Buu gets underhooks to prevent Hardt's takedown attempt.
Buu connects with a knee to the head.
Buu stops a takedown attempt from Hardt.
Buu scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Buu.
Knees to the body from Buu.
Buu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Buu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardt's face.
Buu lands a nice knee to the body.
Buu connects with a knee to the head.
Buu crunches a lovely knee into Hardt's ribcage.
Buu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Buu lands a knee to the body.
Buu scores with a knee to the head.
Buu stalling the fight.
Buu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buu throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu lands a knee to the head.
Hardt is trying to drag Buu to the mat but Buu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Buu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardt wants a takedown.
Buu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardt blocks it with crossed arms.
Buu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Buu.
Hardt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buu obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu scores a nice knee to the body.
Buu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardt's face.
Buu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buu connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Buu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalern Hardt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buu fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardt in the body.
Dalern Hardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Buu lands but Hardt takes it in his stride.
Hardt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buu counters with a body kick that stops Hardt in his tracks momentarily.
Buu misses with a head kick.
Buu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardt fails with the takedown
and Buu moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardt letting Buu take a breather here.
Buu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardt jumps guard but Buu stands there with Hardt around his waist. Hardt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardt's face.
Hardt is rocked!
Buu lands a big knee! That's hurt Hardt! Oh, he's all over the place! Buu lands another knee that sends Hardt to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Buu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilcox's choice of entrance music: Danger: Wildman. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
203 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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23
218 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adon Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacoby Wilcox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcox scores with a decent looking hook.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat tries a low kick but Wilcox avoids it.
Wilcox fails to land the takedown.
Wilcox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox moved away.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Sagat throws a low kick but Wilcox moves out of range easily.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox checks it.
Sagat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilcox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a head kick. Wilcox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox moved away.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox checks it.
Wilcox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilcox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Wilcox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sagat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sagat throws a low kick, looking for Wilcox's leg but Wilcox calmly moves out of range.
Wilcox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilcox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilcox.
Wilcox blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sagat as he avoids it easily.
Adon Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Wilcox.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adon Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Wilcox fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilcox throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a kick to the body.
Sagat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilcox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Sagat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wilcox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilcox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sagat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilcox's face.
It looks like Jacoby Wilcox has been cut.
Wilcox tries to pull guard but Sagat won't allow it.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilcox.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilcox avoids the damage to the body.
Wilcox takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox jumps into guard, dragging Sagat to the mat.
Sagat postures up.
Wilcox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sagat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sagat trying to control but Wilcox is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adon Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sagat moves out of range as Wilcox strikes.
Wilcox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sagat wants to land a leg kick but Wilcox is out of range.
Wilcox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilcox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilcox is able to avoid easily.
Sagat misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sagat enables Wilcox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sagat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilcox.
Wilcox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sagat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilcox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sagat in his tracks.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Wilcox blocks a head kick by Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagat tries to clinch up
and Wilcox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from Wilcox is predictable there
and Sagat counters with a solid body kick.
Sagat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilcox counters with a single leg into guard. Sagat didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilcox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
Sagat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Wilcox throws a big right hand that misses.
Sagat pulls Wilcox in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adon Sagat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wilcox lunges at Sagat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sagat's hand.
Sagat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilcox is out of range.
Sagat stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilcox. Wilcox gets slowly back to his feet.
Adon Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Wilcox.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Wilcox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Wilcox fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilcox shoots for a takedown but Sagat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sagat lands with a cross.
Wilcox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sagat.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilcox.
Adon Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilcox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Wilcox circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilcox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilcox is just out of range.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilcox is out of range.
Sagat throws a head kick that Wilcox semi-blocks.
Sagat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adon Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilcox fails to land the takedown.
Adon Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Wilcox.
Sagat instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Wilcox blocks with his arms.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilcox won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilcox blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat keeps control of Wilcox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilcox blocks the elbow strike.
Wilcox wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagat won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sagat.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilcox is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Wilcox tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat working Wilcox over with knees to the body.
Wilcox wants a takedown but no success here.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilcox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sagat walks away with a smile on his face. Wilcox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sagat blocking the ground and pound.
Wilcox raining down shots from the mount!
Wilcox working Sagat over with strikes here.
Wilcox breaks from Sagat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilcox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but Sagat is squirming around nicely.
Wilcox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilcox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagat?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilcox with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilcox with shots to the head and body - Sagat looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adon Sagat clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sagat leaves Wilcox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilcox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sagat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilcox's calf.
Sagat looks to throw a body kick
and Wilcox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilcox is defended easily by Sagat.
Sagat slips a straight right by Wilcox.
Wilcox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox misses with a leg kick
and Sagat counters with a big head kick but Wilcox shrugs it off.
Sagat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilcox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sagat won't be happy with that.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Wilcox taking a break here but Sagat is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wilcox works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sagat tries to hold on but Wilcox postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilcox breaks from Sagat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sagat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sagat tries to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
Wilcox looking to finish Sagat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sagat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox throws a strike there. Sagat manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Sagat looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilcox trying to pass the guard but Sagat defending well.
Sagat is looking to control Wilcox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sagat avoid being mounted?
Sagat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilcox.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilcox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sagat's head.
Sagat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacoby Wilcox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilcox trying to control from half guard but Sagat is working away.
Wilcox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilcox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wilcox looks to land a strike but Sagat avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Wilcox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
That's time! Sagat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sagat tries a low kick but Wilcox avoids it.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilcox.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilcox blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Wilcox is predictable there
and Sagat counters with a body kick.
A big right from Wilcox misses.
Wilcox dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Wilcox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sagat quickly recovers to half guard.
Sagat is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sagat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control from the top but Sagat keeps moving.
Sagat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilcox.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacoby Wilcox was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wilcox moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.
Sagat tries to clinch
and Wilcox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilcox is looking for a kimura here.
Wilcox is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wilcox 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sagat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sagat pulls Wilcox in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilcox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilcox fails with the takedown
and Sagat counters with an outside leg kick.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacoby Wilcox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilcox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacoby Wilcox!
Jacoby Wilcox is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur McDermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDermott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Village People - YMCA. Arthur McDermott acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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25
280 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle swinging wildly here.
Lytle moves forwards but McDermott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lytle shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McDermott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lytle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lytle prevents McDermott from getting back to his feet.
McDermott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lytle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDermott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDermott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDermott keeping full guard, as Lytle tries to pass.
McDermott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lytle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lytle is looking to work some ground and pound but McDermott has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDermott holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lytle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lytle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lytle got a little sloppy there for a moment and McDermott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lytle has managed to get both his arms back between McDermott's legs - danger averted.
McDermott keeping full guard, as Lytle tries to pass.
McDermott lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lytle!
McDermott wants to control the pace but Lytle is squirming around nicely.
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.
McDermott throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McDermott tries to control but Lytle wriggling away.
McDermott swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lytle is now in McDermott's guard. A big mistake from McDermott there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle throwing strikes from guard but McDermott blocks nicely.
McDermott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lytle throws a strike but McDermott rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
McDermott wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
McDermott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lytle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDermott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur McDermott will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDermott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDermott misses with a few strikes there.
Lytle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lytle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lytle fails with the takedown
and McDermott counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lytle!
Lytle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermott slows the pace down in half guard.
Lytle is not content to let McDermott control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott is just content to waste time from the top position. Lytle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McDermott controls from within his opponent's guard.
McDermott looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McDermott wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
Arthur McDermott has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lytle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDermott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDermott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arthur McDermott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lytle fails with the takedown
and McDermott counters with a beautiful punch that sends Lytle to the canvas!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Lytle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDermott passes Lytle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McDermott wants to take a breather but Lytle is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott is controlling the pace.
Lytle is not content to let McDermott control the position.
McDermott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDermott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lytle's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDermott is stalling here. Lytle is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McDermott seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lytle has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDermott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lytle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lytle working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur McDermott 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lytle tries for a takedown but McDermott circles away easily
enabling McDermott to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Eric Lytle has been cut.
McDermott cracks Lytle with an uppercut from hell and Lytle crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of McDermott's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDermott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McDermott thows a big elbow that misses.
McDermott wants to control from the top but Lytle keeps moving.
McDermott is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lytle being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott stands and steps away. Lytle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McDermott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lytle misses with a double jab
and McDermott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lytle misses with a low kick.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDermott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott drops Lytle with a huge uppercut! Lytle drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McDermott is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur McDermott!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Toro comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. 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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194 lbs
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201 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Sten!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Toro.
Sten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
El Toro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Toro lands with a cross.
El Toro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from El Toro misses.
El Toro lands a body shot.
Sten looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Toro throws a leg kick
and Sten counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. El Toro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
El Toro throws an overhand right that drops Sten like a sack of potatoes! El Toro dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ceaser El Toro!
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