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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is philip bailey and phil collins - easy lover. Willie Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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274 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Johnson!
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, Sammy Samson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Samson drops Johnson with a left right combo! Samson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Willie Johnson has been cut.
Samson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Samson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Samson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Samson working away.
Samson is trying to ground and pound but Johnson uses the momentary lack of control by Samson to regain half guard.
Samson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson won't allow Samson to pass to mount.
Samson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Samson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samson is looking to pass Johnson's guard but actually Johnson recovers to full guard.
Samson looks gassed!
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Samson looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Samson closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Samson pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson clobbers Samson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samson misses with a straight left.
Samson shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willie Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Samson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Samson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Samson is out of range.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Samson sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
Samson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samson gets back to half guard.
Samson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Samson manages to get to full guard.
Samson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Samson working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Samson working a defensive guard here.
Samson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Samson throwing strikes but missing.
Samson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Samson pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Samson prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Samson seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Samson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Samson trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Samson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willie Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Samson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Samson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samson keeps working.
Samson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Samson gets back to full guard.
Samson has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Samson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samson working a defensive guard but Johnson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Samson tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson wants to stand up but Samson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Samson is having none of it.
Samson moves into full guard.
Samson has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Samson is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samson.
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.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Samson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willie Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Samson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Samson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samson but Samson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samson off to one side.
Samson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samson is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Samson as the two fighters clinch.
Samson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Samson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Samson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Samson has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Samson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Samson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Samson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson has a hand on Samson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Samson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Samson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Samson.
Samson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Samson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson really wants to buck Samson off and get back to his feet.
Samson raining down shots from the mount!
Samson trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Samson wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Samson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Samson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willie Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Samson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Samson working some strikes from top position.
Samson is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Samson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Samson.
Samson is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samson to get the leverage.
Samson uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Samson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Samson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Samson with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Samson trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Samson looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Samson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Samson has taken his back.
Samson controls the position.
Samson is striking well from the back but Johnson escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Well, if Samson 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Samson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samson controlling the action here.
Samson uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Samson cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson wants to control but Samson is having none of it.
Samson blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Samson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson with the ground and pound from mount.
Samson scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Samson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Samson wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Samson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Samson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Samson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Samson looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to hold on but Samson pushes him away.
Willie Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samson raining down shots from the mount!
Samson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Samson trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Samson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Samson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alice Wonderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alice Wonderland is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Creed!
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, Alice Wonderland!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderland stuffs the takedown.
Wonderland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wonderland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wonderland fails to land with a series of punches.
Creed fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Wonderland.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Wonderland.
Creed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wonderland as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed avoids the body shot from Wonderland.
Wonderland tries to keep at a distance but Creed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Creed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wonderland can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonderland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Creed - that landed with a thud.
Creed prevents Wonderland from breaking the clinch.
Wonderland is looking to break free of the clinch but Creed has double underhooks.
Wonderland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Creed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Creed drags the fight down to the ground.
Wonderland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Creed wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wonderland is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Creed wants to improve his position but Wonderland is controlling well.
Wonderland trying to control the pace.
Creed trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Creed tries to roll over but Wonderland keeps him under control.
Creed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Wonderland from controlling successfully.
Wonderland tries to stand but Creed is controlling from the bottom.
Creed has his feet on Wonderland's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Wonderland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wonderland throws a wild body kick that Creed sees coming a mile off.
Wonderland shoots in and drives through. Creed sprawls well.
Creed shoots in for a double leg but Wonderland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Wonderland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wonderland throws a head kick but Creed moves out of range.
Wonderland tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Wonderland.
Wonderland thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wonderland. Creed shrugs it off though.
Wonderland misses with a wild body shot.
Wonderland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Wonderland misses with a few strikes there.
Creed takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Wonderland misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Creed lands in his opponent's guard.
Creed trying to control but Wonderland is working from the bottom.
Wonderland wants to stand and escape but Creed is having none of it.
Wonderland is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wonderland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wonderland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Alice Wonderland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wonderland.
Wonderland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alice Wonderland will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wonderland lands a nice looking body kick.
Creed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wonderland throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Wonderland misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Wonderland.
Creed scores with a nice right hand.
Creed misses with a takedown attempt - Wonderland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wonderland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wonderland won't be happy with that.
Who's going to make the next move?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creed prevents Wonderland from escaping the position.
Wonderland is not content to let Creed control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wonderland!
Creed wants to control the pace but Wonderland is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed with shots to the head and body - Wonderland looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonderland is squirming around, avoiding Creed's attempts to control the action.
Wonderland tries to reverse the position but Creed maintains control.
Creed can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wonderland is looking to escape.
Wonderland is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Creed has taken his back!
Wonderland wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with punches and elbows.
Creed gets his hands free as Wonderland looks to control.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Creed's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Creed is hanging on to Wonderland's back as he tries to escape.
Wonderland holding both Creed 's hands and preventing any damage.
Creed is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wonderland is defending well though. Creed let's go of the attempt for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four 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.
Will Creed go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wonderland is trying to break free.
Will Creed go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wonderland manages to escape to his feet.
Wonderland tries to bum rush Creed with a series of wild strikes but Creed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Creed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Creed dominated that second round.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Wonderland throws out a loose jab but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wonderland wants to control but Creed is having none of it.
Wonderland wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wonderland tries to hold on but Creed postures up.
Creed working for a guillotine from mount but Wonderland is in no mood to give up.
Wonderland is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland wants to get back to his feet.
Creed throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wonderland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wonderland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Creed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Creed is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wonderland is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Creed throws some wild stikes that Wonderland manages to avoid easily.
Wonderland wants to control but Creed is having none of it.
Wonderland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wonderland is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wonderland turns into him and now he's in Creed's guard.
Wonderland wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Creed dodges the punch combination from Wonderland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Creed lands with an overhand left.
Wonderland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Creed's sensitive parts.
Wonderland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wonderland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wonderland.
Creed gets the takedown into side control.
Creed swings around for an armbar but Wonderland sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Creed's guard.
Creed is controlling Wonderland's posture.
Creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonderland is one step ahead there.
Wonderland wants to stand but Creed is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neo Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Creed has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Creed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Promos Veiwus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Promos Veiwus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cassius Clay!
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, Promos Veiwus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay looks to land a combination but Veiwus avoids it well.
Veiwus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clay swinging wilding here.
Veiwus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clay seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Veiwus 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.
Clay is thwarting Veiwus's attempts to control the position.
Clay decides to stand up.
Veiwus blocks a low kick nicely.
Veiwus clinches up with Clay and pushes him back against the cage.
Clay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Veiwus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veiwus dodges the punch combination from Clay.
Veiwus misses with a two punch combination.
Veiwus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Veiwus is pushing down on Clay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clay is fighting to maintain full guard but Veiwus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veiwus on the ground.
Veiwus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Veiwus stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Veiwus counters with a low kick, right behind Clay 's knee.
Veiwus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clay's guard.
Clay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Veiwus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Veiwus gets to his feet. Clay looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Clay lands a jab-cross combination.
Veiwus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veiwus prevents Clay from breaking the clinch.
Veiwus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Veiwus or perhaps it was just good defense by Clay which made him look bad.
Veiwus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clay connects with a nice cross there... Veiwus is looking wobbly and Clay recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Veiwus to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Clay jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cassius Clay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason The Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Reddiggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reddiggan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Motörhead, Doctor Rock. TJ Reddiggan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason The Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Reddiggan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Diamond lands a left and a right that sends Reddiggan crashing to the canvas! The Diamond dives into mount looking to finish!
Reddiggan is rocked!
The Diamond is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Reddiggan is still on wobbly legs! Can The Diamond finish him?
The Diamond swinging wilding here.
Oh, that's a big right hand from The Diamond and Reddiggan goes tumbling to the canvas! The Diamond follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Reddiggan has a hand on The Diamond's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. The Diamond takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The Diamond get's back to his feet.
Reddiggan fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from The Diamond.
The Diamond just misses with a punch to the body.
The Diamond lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by Reddiggan.
Reddiggan seems to have recovered his senses.
The Diamond has Reddiggan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Diamond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reddiggan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Diamond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reddiggan keeps control of The Diamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reddiggan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Reddiggan looking for a guillotine here but The Diamond defends easily.
The Diamond has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reddiggan is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Diamond stands and steps away. Reddiggan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reddiggan tries for a takedown but The Diamond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jason The Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Reddiggan.
Reddiggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Diamond.
The Diamond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Diamond is breathing heavily.
The Diamond misses with a head kick.
Reddiggan avoids the head kick by The Diamond.
Reddiggan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Diamond as he jumps to the side.
The Diamond misses with a hook.
Reddiggan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reddiggan shoots in and drives through. The Diamond sprawls well.
Reddiggan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Diamond jabs at Reddiggan's body.
The Diamond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reddiggan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reddiggan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Diamond misses with a head kick.
Reddiggan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Diamond's waist but The Diamond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reddiggan off to one side.
Reddiggan shoots in and drives through. The Diamond sprawls well.
The Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reddiggan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Reddiggan moves out of range easily.
Reddiggan shoots for a takedown but The Diamond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddiggan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reddiggan misses with a takedown attempt - The Diamond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Diamond misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Reddiggan or perhaps it was just good defense by The Diamond which made him look bad.
The Diamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Reddiggan.
The Diamond misses with a low kick.
The Diamond has closed the distance and engaged Reddiggan in a clinch.
The Diamond tries to break the clinch but Reddiggan is controlling the position.
Reddiggan wants to stall.
Reddiggan tries to score a body lock takedown but The Diamond shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Diamond has had enough of the clinch but Reddiggan keeps him there for the moment.
The Diamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Diamond throws a sloppy head kick and Reddiggan moves out of range easily.
The Diamond drives through and clinches with Reddiggan against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reddiggan wants a takedown but no success here.
Reddiggan has The Diamond pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Diamond manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reddiggan tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Diamond tries to break the clinch but Reddiggan is controlling the position.
The Diamond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Diamond lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, The Diamond scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Diamond wants to get back to striking at distance but Reddiggan won't allow it.
The Diamond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reddiggan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Diamond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reddiggan goes for a takedown attempt but The Diamond pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond tries a head kick but it misses.
The Diamond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Diamond tries to clinch there but Reddiggan circles away.
Nice uppercut there from The Diamond.
The Diamond connects with a single shot there.
The Diamond lands with a right that hurts Reddiggan. Reddiggan looks to clinch but The Diamond throws a short knee that drops Reddiggan. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jason The Diamond!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Oaken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Danny Oaken has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Oaken!
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, Jason Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oaken shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sherk but Sherk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sherk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sherk trying to control the position but Oaken is working away.
Sherk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oaken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sherk lands some shots froms side control.
Sherk is looking to take a break and control but Oaken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sherk is putting a hurting on Oaken here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sherk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oaken sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sherk looks gassed!
Oaken is looking for a sweep.
Oaken can't do much from the bottom here.
Sherk avoids the strikes from the bottom by Oaken.
Sherk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sherk fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oaken shoots in and drives through. Sherk sprawls well.
Oaken tries to clinch but Sherk moves out of range.
Oaken tries to clinch up but Sherk circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sherk trying to control the action but Oaken is working from the bottom.
Oaken is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sherk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sherk moves into full mount!
Sherk punching from mount but Oaken doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Sherk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oaken is in a horrible position here. Sherk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sherk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oaken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk cracks Oaken with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sherk prevents Oaken from getting the reversal.
Oaken bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sherk wants to sweep here but Oaken controlling him for the moment.
Oaken postures up.
Sherk wants to sweep but no luck.
Oaken trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Sherk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oaken trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherk striking from the bottom.
Sherk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oaken sprawls well initially but Sherk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk is working for a submission of some sort.
Oaken is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sherk pulls his head out easily.
Oaken is looking to escape.
Sherk wants to control but Oaken is keeping him busy.
Oaken moves into full guard.
Sherk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oaken looking to control.
Sherk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sherk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oaken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk is staying active underneath Oaken, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sherk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oaken trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Sherk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oaken wants to stand but Sherk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oaken stopping the sweep attempt from Sherk.
Oaken forces his way into half guard.
Sherk is trying to get back to full guard.
Sherk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherk keeping moving, preventing Oaken from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sherk dominated that round.
That's time! Oaken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oaken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Oaken.
Oaken with a poor takedown
and Sherk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oaken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sherk is pushing down on Oaken's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oaken is fighting to maintain full guard but Sherk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oaken wants to control but Sherk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oaken punching from the bottom.
Sherk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oaken makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oaken.
Oaken trying to control the position.
Oaken doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sherk stops Oaken from standing up.
Oaken looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oaken shoots and misses
and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oaken won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oaken is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oaken is trying to control Sherk's posture but Sherk avoids it.
Sherk wants to control but Oaken is keeping him busy.
Oaken regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oaken manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sherk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oaken looking for a sweep. Not yet Oaken, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherk sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Oaken doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Sherk paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Oaken - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danny Oaken!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dzagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Dzagoev!
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, John Winters!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters fails with the takedown.
Winters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dzagoev.
Winters pulls guard successfully.
Dzagoev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Winters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dzagoev passes into side control.
Winters looks to move to half guard but instead Dzagoev has passed into mount! Damn!
Dzagoev avoids the attempt from Winters to control.
Dzagoev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winters is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Winters is trying to escape the mount.
Winters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Winters looks gassed!
Winters flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzagoev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winters is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dzagoev looking to control but Winters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winters working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev controlling the pace for now.
Winters wants to hold on but Dzagoev pushes him away.
Dzagoev prevents Winters from getting the reversal.
Winters flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Winters working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Winters tries to hold on but Dzagoev pushes him away.
Dzagoev prevents Winters from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Dzagoev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Dzagoev misses.
Dzagoev throws a right hand that Winters ducks under and follows up with a left that Winters also avoids with ease.
Alan Dzagoev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzagoev missing with a left hand there. Winters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winters looks for a takedown but Dzagoev sprawls well.
Dzagoev connects with a crisp jab.
Dzagoev fails to land with a series of punches.
Dzagoev closes the distance but Winters moves to the side
and Winters holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winters is working for takedown but Dzagoev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dzagoev looking to slow down the pace here.
Dzagoev tries to break the clinch but Winters is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzagoev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winters can't get the takedown.
Alan Dzagoev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Winters.
Dzagoev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winterss head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dzagoev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dzagoev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dzagoev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dzagoev lands a nice shot to the body.
Dzagoev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winters missing with knees to the body.
Winters has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dzagoev is trying to keep an underhook but Winters manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters lands strikes from half guard.
Dzagoev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dzagoev is not content to let Winters control the position.
Winters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winters lands strikes from half guard.
Winters throwing shots but Dzagoev is blocking nicely.
Winters passes to full mount!
Winters throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dzagoev blocking the ground and pound.
Winters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winters unloading with bombs!
Dzagoev holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Winters tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters misses with a head shot.
Winters unloads with some shots from mount but Dzagoev bucks and avoids them well.
Winters sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Winters putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winters is landing with some decent strikes but Dzagoev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Winters thowing shots but they're missing.
Dzagoev tries to reverse the position but Winters maintains control.
Dzagoev tries to hold on but Winters postures up.
Dzagoev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dzagoev is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Winters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dzagoev because Winters loaded up on that one.
Winters thowing shots but they're missing.
Dzagoev wants to control but Winters is having none of it.
Winters working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Dzagoev slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Dzagoev wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dzagoev misses with a few strikes there.
Dzagoev misses with a looping left.
Dzagoev lands a jab to the nose.
Dzagoev lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Winters can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Dzagoev and Winters drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Dzagoev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Dzagoev!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tassen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Lee Tassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Powell !
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tassen walks into a jab.
Tassen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Powell 's guard.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Tassen from controlling successfully.
Powell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tassen landing some decent shots from guard.
Tassen won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
Tassen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Powell keeping full guard, as Tassen tries to pass.
Tassen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Powell 's head.
Powell wants to stand but Tassen is controlling the position.
Powell working a defensive guard but Tassen manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tassen lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to control but Tassen postures up.
Tassen is working Powell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tassen 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.
Tassen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lee Tassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tassen misses with a takedown attempt - Powell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Powell has his takedown stuffed
so Tassen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Powell trying to control the position.
Tassen advances position into side control!
Tassen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell trying to hold on to Tassen's head to control him but Tassen postures up.
Tassen wants to pass the guard but Powell is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tassen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tassen's back!
Powell looks gassed!
Tassen can't escape the position.
Tassen is working hard here to advance position.
Tassen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tassen avoids the strikes from Powell .
Powell throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Powell trying to control momentarily.
Powell doesn't have the hooks in and Tassen manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tassen tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tassen fails to land the takedown.
Powell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tassen avoids the head kick by Powell .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
Powell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tassen tries to sprawl out of it but Powell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tassen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tassen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powell has Tassen pushed against the cage.
Tassen jumps guard but Powell stands there with Tassen around his waist. Tassen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Tassen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell is trying to maintain a safe position but Tassen gets an underhook and turns Powell into the cage.
Tassen lands a takedown into guard.
Tassen wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Tassen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tassen trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Tassen advances to half guard.
Tassen is taking a breather. Powell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassen winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tassen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tassen is nestled in close to Powell , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tassen content to control rather than advance.
Tassen winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Powell wants to get back to full guard.
Tassen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powell is looking for a sweep. Tassen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell has hold of Tassen's hands but Tassen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tassen working Powell over with strikes.
Tassen seems to be working for a kimura but Powell defends the submission attempt.
Tassen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tassen tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Tassen trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tassen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tassen wants to pass the guard but Powell is keeping the position.
Tassen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Powell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tassen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powell trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tassen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tassen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Tassen crashes against the mat.
Tassen controlling the position from side mount.
Tassen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tassen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tassen lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen is working Powell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Powell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tassen trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Tassen working the ground and pound from side control.
Powell is rocked!
Tassen wants to control but Powell is keeping him busy.
Lee Tassen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tassen takes a little break here. Powell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Powell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Powell is still in real trouble! Can Tassen finish him?
Tassen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Powell !
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell is bucking up trying to escape but Tassen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tassen lands a big shot there that rocks Powell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to control but Tassen is having none of it.
Tassen working the ground and pound effectively.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tassen controlling his opponent.
Tassen landing shots from mount.
Tassen wants to finish this one by submission but Powell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tassen.
Tassen controlling his opponent.
Tassen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Powell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen pushes him away.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen postures up.
Tassen lands with some strikes.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen postures up.
Tassen landing shots from mount.
Tassen looking to finish Powell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Powell !
Powell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tassen trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Powell is trying to maintain the position but Tassen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Tassen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tassen wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Tassen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tassen lands in his opponent's guard.
Tassen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tassen works over Powell with some ground and pound from guard.
Tassen lands a couple of elbows.
Tassen passes into half guard.
Tassen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tassen stands up from half guard.
Powell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tassen tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassen stopping the sweep attempt from Powell .
Tassen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tassen is controlling the pace.
Tassen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tassen wants to take a breather but Powell is having none of it.
Tassen tries to pass to full mount but Powell defends it.
Powell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tassen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tassen working the head and body with strikes.
Powell trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tassen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassen is landing with some decent strikes but Powell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tassen landing strikes from the mount and Powell is in trouble!
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen postures up.
Tassen with shots to the head and body - Powell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tassen avoids the attempt from Powell to control.
Powell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell tries to hold on but Tassen pushes him away.
Powell is working to get back to half guard.
Powell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Powell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Powell is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tassen landing shots from mount.
Powell is working to get back to half guard.
Tassen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tassen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Powell wants to try and get back to his feet.
Powell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powell can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tassen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Powell 's face.
Tassen scoring with strikes but Powell is staying in there.
Tassen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A big strike lands for Tassen! That's really hurt Powell and he's turned his back - Tassen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tassen Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tassen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Root beer man killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Root beer man killer!
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, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
killer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Norris has his takedown stuffed
and killer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by killer.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
killer preventing the sweep.
killer trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
killer is looking to stand up but Norris won't let him.
killer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris looking for a guillotine here but killer defends easily.
killer postures up and lands a big shot to Norris's brow.
killer stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
killer tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
Norris working for a triangle but killer defends it easily.
killer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
killer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Norris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Norris looks gassed!
Norris trying to mount his opponent but killer defends it.
Norris wants to work for an arm triangle but killer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
killer wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is looking for a kimura here.
Norris seems to be looking for submissions.
Norris is looking to pass killer's guard but actually killer recovers to full guard.
Norris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but killer is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Norris misses with a takedown
and killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
killer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for killer on that attempt.
Norris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. killer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
killer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
killer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
killer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
killer trying to control the position.
killer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
killer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
killer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Norris's face.
killer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norris stops killer from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
killer controlling the pace for now.
killer dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
killer wants to control the pace but Norris is squirming around nicely.
killer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Norris is surviving well by controlling killer's body position as best he can.
Norris wants to hold on but killer pushes him away.
killer tries to control but Norris wriggling away.
Norris is trying to reverse the position but instead killer has taken his back - oops!
killer is trying to stick to Norris's back but Norris is turning into killer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in killer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Norris.
killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but killer is retaining full guard.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but killer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris wants to pass the guard but killer is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says killer as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Root beer man killer will probably get the nod.
That's time! killer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for killer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norris misses with a takedown attempt - killer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from killer.
Buck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris closes this distance looking for a takedown but killer circles away.
Norris closes this distance looking for a takedown but killer circles away.
Root beer man killer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Norris.
Norris with a poor takedown
and killer counters with a big head kick but Norris shrugs it off.
Norris shoots in looking for a takedown. killer tries to sprawl out of it but Norris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. killer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
killer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris tries to score a body lock takedown but killer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norris turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Norris manages to end up in side control.
Norris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Norris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
killer regains half guard.
Norris wants to work for an arm triangle but killer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Norris trying to pass the guard but killer defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris uses his free foot to push down on killer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for killer.
Norris thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
killer regains half guard.
Norris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and killer defends it well.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Norris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and killer reverses the position - he's now on top in Norris's guard.
killer passes Norris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
killer is controlling the pace.
killer works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
killer controlling from the full mount.
killer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Norris can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Norris is working to get back to half guard.
killer tries to control but Norris wriggling away.
Norris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
killer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Norris throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
killer is landing with strikes from the back.
Norris can't escape the position.
killer patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Norris tries to escape the position.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
killer looking for the choke but no joy.
killer looking to break Norris's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Norris remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise killer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris breaks killer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Norris stands and throws killer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Norris wants to lay and pray for a moment but killer keeps working.
Norris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Root beer man killer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
killer tries to improve position but can't.
killer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Norris's best efforts.
killer trying to hold on to Norris's head to control him but Norris postures up.
Norris is pressing down on killer's thigh, looking to free his foot. killer is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
killer tries to kick Norris off but Norris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Norris has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can killer defend it? Norris steps over the head and cranks it - killer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Norris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buck Norris!
Buck Norris is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazel Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Grove!
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, Hazel Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnston sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnston is looking to improve his position.
Johnston trying to hold on to Grove's head to control him but Grove postures up.
Johnston won't allow Grove to pass to mount.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Grove is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnston is looking to improve his position.
Grove wants to get back to his feet.
Johnston tries to kick Grove off but Grove keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grove throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thiago Grove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnston showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnston trying to control from half guard but Grove is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove actively working from the bottom here.
Grove tries to roll over but Johnston keeps him under control.
Grove is staying active underneath Johnston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grove tries to roll over but Johnston keeps him under control.
Johnston is trying to control the action in half guard but Grove is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grove wants to get back to full guard.
Johnston wants to work for an arm triangle but Grove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grove has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grove is breathing heavily.
Grove with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grove's guard.
Grove is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnston trying to control but Grove is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston gets to his feet. Grove looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grove fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Grove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grove regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grove looking for a sweep. Not yet Grove, not yet.
Grove working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Grove is tightening it up a little... Johnston has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Johnston reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Johnston taps out! nice BJJ there by Grove!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thiago Grove!
Thiago Grove is the new bantamweight champion!
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