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SCAR: INVASION PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokihishi Takana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and billybob tha champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tha champ is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by oh yes its on. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yokihishi Takana!
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, billybob tha champ!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tha champ tries to close the distance and clinch but Takana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tha champ has a takedown stuffed.
tha champ is looking to land body kicks.
tha champ moves in looking to clinch but Takana pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Takana.
Takana could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick misses from tha champ.
Takana tries for a takedown but tha champ circles away easily
and tha champ counters with a straight right hand.
tha champ misses with a series of wild punches.
Takana with a poor takedown
and tha champ counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by tha champ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tha champ can't break the clinch.
Takana tries for a takedown but tha champ manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yokihishi Takana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tha champ prevents the takedown attempt.
Takana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. tha champ gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. tha champ avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Takana tries for a takedown but tha champ manages to get underhooks.
tha champ tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, tha champ just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takana's brow.
tha champ is pressed up against the cage. Takana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag tha champ down to the mat. tha champ avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
billybob tha champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takana is breathing heavily.
Takana with a lazy takedown attempt
and tha champ counters with a series of strikes that sends Takana to the canvas! tha champ follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Takana is rocked!
tha champ decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Takana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takana shoots and misses
and tha champ counters with a big slam. Takana looks out but tha champ is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Takana from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). billybob tha champ!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick McCollom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalman Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCollom comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Halperin has chosen gay fish as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick McCollom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalman Halperin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCollom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from McCollom.
Halperin closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCollom circles away.
Halperin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halperin tries for a takedown but McCollom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nick McCollom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalman Halperin.
Halperin has a takedown stuffed.
McCollom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halperin looks gassed!
Halperin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCollom pinned against the cage. McCollom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCollom connects with a jab.
McCollom lands with a right that hurts Halperin. Halperin looks to clinch but McCollom throws a short knee that drops Halperin. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Nick McCollom!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between bob tha builder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Taktarov (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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300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bob tha builder!
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, Boris Taktarov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taktarov throws a right and a left that tha builder avoids nicely.
tha builder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
tha builder clinches up against the cage.
tha builder breaks from the clinch.
tha builder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taktarov.
tha builder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taktarov checks a low kick from tha builder.
tha builder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Taktarov misses with a combination
and tha builder counters with a left and a right that hurts Taktarov! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! tha builder jumps into full mount!
Taktarov is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for tha builder! Taktarov is hurt baaadly! tha builder is firing away with more strikes - Taktarov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). bob tha builder!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasilli Bloodfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Malkavain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximillian Malkavain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasilli Bloodfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Malkavain!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Malkavain does no damage.
Malkavain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malkavain throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodfist wants to clinch up but Malkavain keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Malkavain misses.
A combination from Malkavain does no damage.
Malkavain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkavain circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Bloodfist both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Maximillian Malkavain has been cut.
Bloodfist tries to clinch but Malkavain is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodfist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to de liver by Bloodfist. Beautiful body shot.
Malkavain swinging wilding here.
Bloodfist is looking to clinch but Malkavain is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodfist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodfist doesn't manage to clinch there - Malkavain circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodfist tries to clinch but Malkavain is having none of it.
Malkavain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkavain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloodfist counters with a head kick.
Bloodfist tries to clinch there but Malkavain circles away.
Bloodfist wants to clinch up but Malkavain keeps it at a distance.
Bloodfist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bloodfist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloodfist moves in looking to clinch but Malkavain pushes him off.
Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malkavain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodfist wants to clinch.
Malkavain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malkavain blocks a head kick by Bloodfist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkavain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bloodfist counters with a big head kick but Malkavain shrugs it off.
Malkavain circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Bloodfist.
Malkavain throws a combination that misses
and Bloodfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Malkavain misses with a double jab
and Bloodfist counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodfist moves in looking to clinch but Malkavain pushes him off.
Malkavain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bloodfist counters by clinching up.
Malkavain is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodfist gets an underhook and turns Malkavain into the cage.
Malkavain misses with an elbow strike.
Bloodfist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloodfist could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bloodfist is looking to clinch but Malkavain is avoiding it.
Malkavain misses with a combination
and Bloodfist moves into the clinch.
Malkavain looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodfist breaks the clinch.
Bloodfist lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malkavain loads up on a big right hand but Bloodfist slips the punch.
Bloodfist is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodfist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bloodfist connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bloodfist.
Bloodfist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bloodfist moves in looking to clinch but Malkavain pushes him off.
Malkavain throws a combination that misses
and Bloodfist counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bloodfist is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Malkavain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malkavain stalling in the clinch but Bloodfist improves position.
Bloodfist breaks from the clinch.
Bloodfist scores with a hook to the body. Malkavain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bloodfist tries to clinch up but Malkavain circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malkavain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malkavain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bloodfist counters with a big head kick but Malkavain shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice combo by Bloodfist! Oh, that's hurt him - Malkavain falls to the canvas and Bloodfist follows him into side control.
Malkavain is rocked!
Bloodfist is looking to take a break and control but Malkavain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malkavain is still in real trouble! Can Bloodfist finish him?
Bloodfist tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkavain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Malkavain seems to have recovered his senses.
Malkavain trying to control the pace.
Malkavain wants to work for an arm triangle but Bloodfist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Malkavain frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bloodfist is working to get back to half guard.
Malkavain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilli Bloodfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximillian Malkavain'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.
Malkavain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bloodfist counters with a big head kick but Malkavain shrugs it off.
Bloodfist avoids a kick to the body.
Malkavain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloodfist counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Malkavain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malkavain misses with a few strikes there.
Malkavain slips a jab and a cross from Bloodfist.
Malkavain throws a lazy body kick
and Bloodfist counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bloodfist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloodfist wants to break free but Malkavain has control.
Malkavain misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodfist blocks an elbow strike.
Malkavain prevents Bloodfist from breaking the clinch.
Bloodfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Malkavain backwards.
Bloodfist tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malkavain just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bloodfist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloodfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Malkavain to work.
Malkavain is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Malkavain fails to land.
Bloodfist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malkavain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bloodfist tries to clinch but Malkavain is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkavain swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloodfist.
Vasilli Bloodfist is winning the standup battle so far.
Malkavain misses with a double jab
letting Bloodfist counter with a right hand.
Bloodfist scores with a push kick.
Malkavain tries to land a body kick
and Bloodfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malkavain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malkavain throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bloodfist holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bloodfist manages to break the clinch.
Vasilli Bloodfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodfist's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bloodfist duly obliges.
Bloodfist clinches up against the cage.
Bloodfist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bloodfist connects with a knee to the head.
Bloodfist breaks the clinch.
Malkavain fails to land with a series of punches.
Bloodfist slips a jab and a cross from Malkavain.
Malkavain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malkavain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkavain misses with a combination
and Bloodfist counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Malkavain in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bloodfist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkavain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malkavain steps into range and cracks Bloodfist with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bloodfist flops backwards and Malkavain dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bloodfist is rocked!
It looks like Vasilli Bloodfist has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malkavain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh Bloodfist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malkavain decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bloodfist moves in looking to clinch but Malkavain pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Malkavain.
Bloodfist tries to close the distance and clinch but Malkavain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malkavain drops Bloodfist with a naaaaasty hook - Bloodfist is in real trouble here! Malkavain dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximillian Malkavain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Lose my mind By: DMX blaring out of the sound system. Dre Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salcedo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salcedo jabs at Jackson's body.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salcedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Salcedo tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salcedo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo misses the shot to the body.
Salcedo tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salcedo can pounce on him.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
A choreographed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Salcedo tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Salcedo scores with a spinning back kick!
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salcedo pinned against the cage. Salcedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Salcedo circles away.
Salcedo takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salcedo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Salcedo has eaten all the pies!
Salcedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Salcedo.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salcedo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson clinches up with Salcedo and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo misses with a knee to the head.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson has Salcedo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salcedo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson 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.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Salcedo is working away.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Salcedo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salcedo is holding on for now.
Salcedo is trying to stand.
Salcedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salcedo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Salcedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a wild combination.
Salcedo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Salcedo lands a high kick!
Salcedo throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Salcedo which made him look bad.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo 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.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salcedo, right into the meat.
Salcedo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salcedo but Salcedo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salcedo misses the shot to the body.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo lands a slapping body shot.
Salcedo scoring well with a low kick there.
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salcedo throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salcedo connects with a solid leg kick.
Salcedo swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Salcedo circles away.
Salcedo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Dre Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salcedo.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo lands a head kick!
Salcedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Salcedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
A jab lands there for Salcedo.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salcedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Salcedo swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Salcedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Salcedo moves out of range easily.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salcedo. That one must have hurt.
Salcedo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Salcedo settles back down.
Jose Salcedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Salcedo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcedo lands with a slapping head kick.
Jose Salcedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salcedo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salcedo. That one must have hurt.
Salcedo throws a leg kick that misses.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salcedo digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Salcedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Salcedo stuffs the takedown.
Salcedo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salcedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salcedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salcedo throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salcedo connects with a solid leg kick.
Salcedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salcedo tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Salcedo digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson is working for takedown but Salcedo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salcedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Salcedo misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salcedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salcedo as he jumps to the side.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salcedo as he avoids it easily.
Salcedo throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Salcedo shows good takedown defense.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Salcedo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salcedo throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Salcedo is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Salcedo keeps it at a distance.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salcedo scores with a leg kick.
Salcedo feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Salcedo shows good takedown defense.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Salcedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salcedo can pounce on him.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salcedo.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Salcedo.
Salcedo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salcedo connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
Salcedo throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Salcedo misses with a kick to the body.
Salcedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salcedo feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Salcedo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A shot to de liver by Salcedo. Beautiful body shot.
Salcedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salcedo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salcedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salcedo throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Salcedo sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salcedo lands a front kick.
Salcedo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salcedo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salcedo is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Salcedo circles away and we're back to standing.
Salcedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salcedo. That's going to slow Jackson down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salcedo - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salcedo. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salcedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Salcedo is avoiding it.
Salcedo misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a leg kick that misses.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Salcedo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salcedo tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salcedo to the ground. Salcedo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salcedo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Salcedo shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salcedo throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salcedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salcedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salcedo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salcedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Salcedo lands with a slapping head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salcedo.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Salcedo feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salcedo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Salcedo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salcedo looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salcedo swivels and escapes.
Salcedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a low kick.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Salcedo scores with a kick to the body.
Salcedo throws a leg kick
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salcedo.
Salcedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Salcedo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Salcedo which made him look bad.
Salcedo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Salcedo is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Salcedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salcedo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Salcedo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mean's choice of entrance music: Pantera - Fu*king Hostile. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Zombie!
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, Xavier Mean!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zombie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mean avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mean won't allow Zombie to sweep him here.
Mean decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mean fails with the takedown.
Zombie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mean swivels and escapes.
Zombie has closed the distance and engaged Mean in a clinch.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the head but Mean blocks with his arms.
Mean goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zombie prevents it.
Mean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jason Zombie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Mean.
Mean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zombie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zombie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mean gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zombie's head.
Zombie wants to stand and escape but Mean is having none of it.
Mean landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie wants to stand and escape but Mean is having none of it.
Zombie is breathing heavily.
Mean wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Mean preventing the sweep.
Mean slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zombie is trying to get back to half guard.
Mean working the head with strikes.
Zombie wants to control but Mean postures up.
Mean working the head with strikes.
Mean trying to control the position but Zombie is working away.
Mean working the ground and pound.
Mean looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mean is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie is looking to regain half guard here but Mean keeps moving and retains side control.
Mean is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zombie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mean scoring with punches from side control.
Zombie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mean wants to finish this one by submission but Zombie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mean.
Mean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mean landing strikes from the mount and Zombie is in trouble!
Zombie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mean working Zombie over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zombie can't escape the position.
Mean lands a big elbow.
Zombie is squirming around, avoiding Mean's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mean landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zombie regains half guard.
Zombie is looking for a sweep. Mean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mean decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Zombie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zombie is looking to take a break and control but Mean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mean makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mean.
Zombie wants to stand but Mean has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mean is trying to keep Zombie in close.
Mean is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zombie trying to control but Mean postures up.
Mean slips a nice elbow through Zombie's hands, connecting with Zombie's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mean is looking to advance position but Zombie won't allow it.
Zombie wants to get back to his feet.
Mean trying to control the action but Zombie is working from the bottom.
Mean slips a nice elbow through Zombie's hands, connecting with Zombie's forehead.
Mean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mean working Zombie over with strikes.
Mean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zombie trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mean manages to pass to mount!
Mean has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zombie's face.
Zombie is looking to improve his position but Mean isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zombie wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zombie is working to get back to half guard.
Zombie is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Mean dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zombie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mean.
Zombie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zombie showed some decent athleticism there.
Zombie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mean fails with the takedown.
Mean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zombie as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mean.
Zombie dodges the ground and pound from Mean.
Zombie manages to get back to half guard.
Zombie has one foot on Mean's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zombie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mean sneaks back into half guard.
Mean keeping control of the position.
Mean is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie decides to stand up.
Mean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jason Zombie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mean is looking to clinch.
Mean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zombie throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mean lands a head kick. Zombie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zombie misses with a double jab
and Mean counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mean is breathing heavily.
Zombie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mean slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nice strikes from Mean there.
Mean uses his free foot to push down on Zombie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zombie.
Zombie is trying to escape the mount.
Mean looking to finish Zombie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zombie!
A nice elbow there by Mean.
Zombie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zombie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zombie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Mean.
Mean is landing with some decent strikes but Zombie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mean tries to control but Zombie wriggling away.
Zombie is bucking up trying to escape but Mean cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zombie is rocked!
Mean looking for a guillotine from mount but Zombie is having none of it.
Oh Zombie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Mean.
Zombie takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mean's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Mean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimire Voresch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Kehoe!
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, Vladimire Voresch!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voresch closes the distance and clinches up with Kehoe, looking for a takedown. Voresch pushes Kehoe against the cage but Kehoe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Voresch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kehoe manages to avoid it.
Kehoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Vladimire Voresch has been cut.
Kehoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voresch.
Kehoe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voresch scores with a three punch combo!
Kehoe drops Voresch with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Voresch looks back up at him and smiles so Kehoe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Voresch is rocked!
Vladimire Voresch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voresch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voresch is still on wobbly legs! Can Kehoe finish him?
Voresch tries for a takedown but Kehoe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Voresch seems to have recovered his senses.
Kehoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kehoe lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Voresch is looking to close the distance but Kehoe sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Voresch crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Voresch is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tyler Kehoe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SixDollar Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burger comes to the cage accompanied by Ghosts n' Stuff. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, SixDollar Burger!
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, George Santana!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana swinging wilding here.
Burger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burger lands in his opponent's guard.
Santana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burger wants to pass the guard but Santana is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burger stands and steps away. Santana gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santana swats away the attempt to clinch by Burger.
Santana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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.
Burger looking to slow down the pace here.
Burger stalls.
Santana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santana ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santana no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Burger tries to stand but Santana is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santana is on top in guard.
Santana stands and steps away. Burger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger misses with a double jab.
Santana with a poor takedown
and Burger counters with a shoot takedown. Santana fights it but they end up in guard.
Burger wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Santana working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Burger wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
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.
Santana isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burger stacks Santana on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Burger!
Burger tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santana is not content to let Burger control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SixDollar Burger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santana tries to avoid it but Burger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santana to the ground. Santana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burger misses with a straight right.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Santana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santana's guard now.
Burger pushes down on Santana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Burger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger works his foot free and advances to mount.
Santana tries to buck Burger off but Burger takes his back!
Burger is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Santana defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Santana is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burger is hanging on to Santana's back as he tries to escape.
Santana trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Santana tries to break free.
Santana just trying to survive but Burger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Burger has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Santana! Can he survive? No! He's out! Burger gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). SixDollar Burger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Maalihe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese's entrance music is Kings of Leon- Crawl. A fine choice. Marek Maalihe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marek Maalihe!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Maalihe misses.
Maalihe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marek Maalihe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maalihe lands a high kick to the side of Reese's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Maalihe dives into guard, looking to finish.
Reese is rocked!
Reese has momentary wrist control but Maalihe slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Reese is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reese is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maalihe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maalihe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reese can't get the takedown.
Maalihe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reese or not.
Reese seems to have got his legs back now.
Maalihe missing with knees to the body.
Reese changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maalihe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reese lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maalihe works Reese's body with a nice hook.
Maalihe tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Maalihe misses with a low kick as Reese jumps back.
Maalihe fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maalihe.
Maalihe misses with a series of wild punches.
Maalihe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maalihe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reese.
Maalihe throws out a powerful jab.
Maalihe throws out a loose jab but Reese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maalihe tries to bum rush Reese with a series of wild strikes but Reese uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maalihe throws a lazy head kick
and Reese counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maalihe's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reese accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maalihe working a defensive guard here.
Maalihe pushes Reese off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reese blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick by Maalihe misses
and Reese counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maalihe won't be happy with that.
Maalihe looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reese landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Reese lands a few punches from side control.
Maalihe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reese decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maalihe to his feet.
Maalihe has Reese up against the cage in a clinch.
Maalihe is pressed up against the cage. Reese has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maalihe down to the mat. Maalihe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maalihe throws a sloppy head kick
and Reese counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maalihe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reese scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reese is thwarting Maalihe's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe tries to kick Reese off but Reese keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maalihe wants to control the action here but instead Reese manages to pass to full mount!
Maalihe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maalihe gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maalihe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maalihe pushes Reese off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Maalihe throws a sloppy head kick
and Reese decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maalihe's guard.
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Maalihe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reese gets to his feet - Maalihe follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Maalihe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maalihe.
Maalihe lands a nice hook to Reese's body. Reese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maalihe throws a sloppy head kick and Reese moves out of range easily.
Maalihe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reese slips a jab and a cross from Maalihe.
Reese shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Reese connects with a nice short shot to Maalihe's temple.
Reese blocks the strikes from Maalihe.
Maalihe is looking to control Reese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maalihe avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maalihe is trying to stand back up but Reese is controlling him
Reese decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Maalihe clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maalihe throws a body punch but Reese moves out of range.
Maalihe throws a sloppy head kick and Reese moves out of range easily.
Reese shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maalihe as he jumps to the side.
Maalihe throws a lazy right hand but Reese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reese fails with the takedown.
Maalihe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reese in his tracks.
Maalihe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reese ducks under a wild hook from Maalihe.
Reese checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kyle Reese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maalihe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reese has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese closes the distance and clinches up with Maalihe, looking for a takedown. Reese pushes Maalihe against the cage but Maalihe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maalihe throws a series of punches but Reese moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maalihe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maalihe 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.
Reese misses with a double jab.
Reese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maalihe misses with a double jab
and Reese decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maalihe's guard.
Maalihe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reese 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.
Maalihe tries to strike from the bottom.
Maalihe working a defensive guard here.
Maalihe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maalihe stops a takedown attempt from Reese.
Reese has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Maalihe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Reese is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Reese gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Reese gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Reese apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese postures up and lands a big shot to Maalihe's brow.
Maalihe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maalihe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reese manages to get himself to full guard.
Reese working a defensive guard but Maalihe passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese is not content to let Maalihe control the position.
Reese punching from the bottom.
Reese wants to improve his position but Maalihe is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Maalihe there.
Maalihe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese tries to hold on but Maalihe pushes him away.
Maalihe controlling from the full mount.
Maalihe wants to control but Reese has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Reese wants to get back to his feet.
Maalihe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maalihe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Reese gets back to full guard.
Maalihe preventing the sweep.
Maalihe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Reese kicks Maalihe off and gets to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Reese.
Reese lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Maalihe looking for a sweep but Reese has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Reese has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maalihe's face.
Maalihe is trying to stand up.
Maalihe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maalihe can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maalihe wants to hold on but Reese pushes him away.
Maalihe is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reese is looking to clinch but Maalihe is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Maalihe.
Maalihe throws a head kick but Reese moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Maalihe. No joy for Reese on that attempt.
Reese moves out of range of the body kick from Maalihe.
Maalihe tries to clinch there but Reese circles away.
Reese keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maalihe tries to clinch up
and Reese counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maalihe wants to get back to full guard.
Maalihe is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Reese is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maalihe tries to get to full guard but Reese has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maalihe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Reese tries to pass to full mount but Maalihe defends it.
Maalihe has one foot on Reese's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maalihe fails to land with a series of punches.
Reese fails with the takedown.
Maalihe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reese counters with a nice kick to the body.
Reese throws a nice head kick!
Maalihe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reese counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maalihe!
Maalihe tries to lock up and control but Reese gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maalihe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe throws a strike but Reese rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maalihe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reese stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Reese moves away from the strike by Maalihe.
Reese shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maalihe throws a right hand that Reese ducks under and follows up with a left that Reese also avoids with ease.
Reese shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maalihe as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from Maalihe is predictable there
and Reese counters by moving into the clinch.
Reese drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maalihe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maalihe fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe takes the fight into the clinch.
Maalihe prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Maalihe.
Reese is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maalihe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reese drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maalihe tries to land knees in the clinch but Reese avoids the damage to the body.
Maalihe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maalihe tries to land a knee to the head but Reese blocks with his arms.
Maalihe looking to throw knees to the head but Reese is blocking nicely.
Reese tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reese tries to pull guard but Maalihe won't allow it.
Maalihe takes a shot to the head.
Maalihe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reese tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reese tries to score a body lock takedown but Maalihe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maalihe slows down the pace here.
Maalihe scores a nice knee to the body.
Reese looking for a takedown.
Maalihe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch but Maalihe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maalihe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reese holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reese avoiding damage as Maalihe throws knees to the body.
Reese changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maalihe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maalihe misses with a lunging right hand
so Reese counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reese stands up over Maalihe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maalihe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reese has passed into side control.
Maalihe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maalihe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maalihe can't do much from the bottom here.
Maalihe is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese clearly takes 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.
Reese has a takedown stuffed.
Maalihe throws a head kick that misses
and Reese counters with a shoot takedown. Maalihe fights it but they end up in guard.
Maalihe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reese is one step ahead there.
Maalihe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reese is standing up over Maalihe. Maalihe looks to escape but Reese dives into side control.
Reese landing a few strikes.
Maalihe is looking to regain half guard here but Reese keeps moving and retains side control.
Reese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maalihe tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maalihe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maalihe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Reese fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reese.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reese landing a few strikes.
Reese tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maalihe is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe looking for a sweep but Reese has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Reese looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reese wants to control the pace but Maalihe is squirming around nicely.
Reese sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maalihe tries to hold on but Reese pushes him away.
Maalihe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reese breaks from Maalihe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Reese.
Maalihe wants to control but Reese is having none of it.
Maalihe is in a horrible position here. Reese smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reese manages to capitalize on a mistake by Maalihe to take his back!
Reese looking to break Maalihe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Maalihe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Reese will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Reese is looking to control Maalihe but Maalihe is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Maalihe wants to escape the position.
Reese scores with punches and elbows.
Maalihe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maalihe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maalihe trying to control the position.
Reese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maalihe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reese off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Maalihe lands a two punch combo.
Reese shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maalihe as he jumps to the side.
Maalihe throws a lazy head kick
and Reese counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maalihe's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maalihe keeping moving, preventing Reese from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reese's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese had his way with Marek Maalihe in 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. This is the final round!
Maalihe slow jab from Reese misses its intended target.
Maalihe connects with a body shot.
Maalihe throws a head kick that misses.
Reese moves into range and clinches up with Maalihe.
Reese has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Maalihe regains guard immediately.
Maalihe keeping moving, preventing Reese from controlling successfully.
Maalihe looking to control.
Reese wants to pass the guard but Maalihe is keeping the position.
Reese prevents Maalihe from getting back to his feet.
Reese won't allow Maalihe to sweep him here.
Reese forces his way into half guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese prevents Maalihe from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maalihe misses with a double jab
and Reese counters with a takedown into side control.
Maalihe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reese's best efforts.
Maalihe gets back to full guard.
Reese trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reese trying to control but Maalihe is working from the bottom.
Reese passes Maalihe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maalihe is trying to maintain the position but Reese is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maalihe wants to sweep but Reese has passed to side control!
Reese lands some shots froms side control.
Maalihe wants to control but Reese postures up.
Reese creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Maalihe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reese is putting a hurting on Maalihe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kyle Reese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maalihe is pushing Reese's head away, looking to escape. Reese manages to hold on to the position though.
Reese tries to move into full mount but can't pass Maalihe's legs.
Reese has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maalihe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reese manages to avoid it.
Maalihe forces Reese back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Maalihe.
Maalihe missing with knees to the body.
Reese goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maalihe prevents it.
Maalihe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maalihe is pressed up against the cage. Reese has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maalihe down to the mat. Maalihe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reese clinches up against the cage.
Maalihe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reese has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Maalihe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Reese working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Reese is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Maalihe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Reese gets his hands free as Maalihe looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maalihe is keeping busy.
Maalihe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Reese is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Maalihe is in real trouble.
Reese is looking to control Maalihe but Maalihe is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Reese biding his time, looking for the opening.
Marek Maalihe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maalihe wants to escape the position.
Reese lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reese connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Maalihe to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Reese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reese, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Reese!
Kyle Reese is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ongoto Kakala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Ongoto Kakala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kakala or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
Kakala misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kakala shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongoto Kakala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakala fails with the takedown.
Kakala shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Kakala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kakala shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kakala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Kakala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kakala tries for a takedown but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hammer.
Hammer controlling the position.
Hammer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kakala some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakala tries to buck Hammer off but Hammer is having none of it.
Kakala is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hammer off and has taken his back!
Hammer can't escape the position.
Kakala is throwing strikes by Hammer counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Hammer regains half guard.
Hammer trying to hold on to Kakala's head to control him but Kakala postures up.
Kakala seems to be working for a kimura but Hammer defends the submission attempt.
Kakala stalling away here and it's allowed Hammer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kakala advances to half guard.
Hammer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hammer is not content to let Kakala control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakala prevents Hammer from improving his position.
Hammer is not content to let Kakala control the position.
Hammer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kakala works his way into side control.
Hammer striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kakala tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kakala has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kakala lands a nice forearm strike.
Hammer is trying to strike from the bottom but Kakala has passed into full mount.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to lock up and control but Kakala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hammer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kakala is working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer working to try and regain half guard.
Hammer trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kakala wants to finish this one by submission but Hammer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kakala.
Kakala throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kakala working for a submission but Hammer is keeping him at bay.
Kakala is breathing heavily.
Hammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakala throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hammer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kakala 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.
Kakala unloads with some shots from mount but Hammer bucks and avoids them well.
Hammer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kakala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammer tries to hold on but Kakala postures up.
Kakala working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer is in no mood to give up.
Hammer tries to hold on but Kakala postures up.
Hammer is desperately trying to improve his position but Kakala has a good base and remains in mount.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kakala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakala wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely.
Hammer has given up his back here. Will Kakala look for the submission or keep pounding away?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ongoto Kakala dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kakala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kakala looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
Kakala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakala working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Kakala keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Kakala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer trying to control but Kakala is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kakala working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer wants to stand but Kakala has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kakala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kakala is keeping the position for now.
Kakala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammer is one step ahead there.
Hammer landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammer trying to control but Kakala is working from the bottom.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kakala is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kakala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a shoot takedown. Kakala fights it but they end up in guard.
Kakala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kakala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer works over Kakala with some ground and pound from guard.
Kakala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kakala has his foot on Hammer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammer works his way back into a safe position though.
Kakala is looking for a triangle but Hammer pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kakala working a defensive guard here.
Hammer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kakala looking to control.
Kakala has his foot on Hammer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammer works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Kakala.
Kakala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kakala keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kakala has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hammer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kakala has tightened it up now! Hammer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ongoto Kakala!
Ongoto Kakala retains his featherweight title!
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