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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Kano (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Roger Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsuyo Kano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kano fails to land with a series of punches.
Kano swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Kano throws a combination. Roberts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kano lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kano lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Roberts sprawling to the canvas. Kano follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Roberts hang on?
Roberts is rocked!
Kano is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Roberts is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kano fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Roberts from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kano! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuyo Kano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hardy (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hardy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris scores a takedown into full mount!
Morris wants to take Hardy's back here but Hardy is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Morris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
You get the feeling that Hardy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morris avoids the attempt from Hardy to control.
Morris throwing strikes but Hardy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Morris wants to pass to mount but Hardy is defending the position.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Morris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hardy prevents Morris from taking his back.
Hardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morris could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Morris with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Morris is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hardy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy wants to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Morris working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hardy looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Morris! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sammy Morris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Lulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quick has chosen Rock You Like A Hurricane as his entrance music. Ray Quick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Lulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Quick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick gets a takedown into half guard.
Lulz missing with punches from the bottom.
Lulz wants to control but Quick is keeping busy.
Quick is stalling here. Lulz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Quick seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lulz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lulz wants to stand but Quick has his arm trapped.
Lulz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quick tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lulz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lulz get's back to his feet.
Ray Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lulz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lulz won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Quick wants to control but Lulz is keeping him busy.
Lulz is looking to reverse the position.
Lulz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Quick looks gassed!
Lulz gets full guard.
Quick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quick prevents Lulz from getting back to his feet.
Quick trying to control the position from guard on top but Lulz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lulz working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lulz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lulz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lulz is looking to stand up but Quick isn't so interested in that idea.
Lulz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Quick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lulz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lulz keeping moving, preventing Quick from controlling successfully.
Lulz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quick is one step ahead there.
Quick wants to control from the top but Lulz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick stopping the sweep attempt from Lulz.
Lulz is trying to control the position but Quick postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quick drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quick postures up.
Quick thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lulz is on top in guard.
Quick keeping moving, preventing Lulz from controlling successfully.
Lulz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lulz trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lulz 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.
Lulz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lulz is looking to stand up but Quick won't let him.
Lulz is pushing down on Quick's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quick is fighting to maintain full guard but Lulz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lulz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lulz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Quick 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.
Quick shoots and misses
and Lulz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lulz.
Lulz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quick is trying to keep Lulz in close.
Lulz trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lulz drops back looking for a leg! Quick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quick manages to kick Lulz off! Lulz jumps back into Quick's guard.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Lulz won't allow Quick to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lulz wants to clinch.
Lulz shoots in and bounces Quick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lulz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quick keeping moving, preventing Lulz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lulz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quick's guard.
Lulz is trying to control the action in half guard but Quick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lulz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lulz stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sean Lulz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lulz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lulz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lulz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lulz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lulz is looking for a kimura but Quick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lulz to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lulz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lulz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Quick controls his leg.
Lulz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Quick wants to get back to full guard.
Lulz trying to control the pace.
Lulz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lulz in particular looking to stall.
Lulz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lulz.
Lulz tries to stand and escape but Quick is controlling the position.
Lulz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Quick can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Lulz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lulz thows a leg kick but Quick checks it
and Quick counters with a single leg into guard. Lulz didn't expect that.
Quick postures up.
Lulz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quick tries to free his leg and advance position but Lulz is retaining full guard.
Quick postures up in Lulz's guard and throws a big left but Lulz blocks it.
Lulz pulls Quick in to control the position.
Lulz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lulz doesn't manage to clinch there - Quick circles away.
Lulz shoots in but Quick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lulz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick has his takedown stuffed
and Lulz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lulz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lulz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lulz trying to control the action but Quick is working from the bottom.
Lulz tries for a kimura but Quick is defending well.
Quick avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lulz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lulz trying to control the action but Quick is working from the bottom.
Lulz stands up and beckons Quick to his feet.
Lulz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lulz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lulz looking to pass the guard.
Lulz trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lulz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quick's guard.
Lulz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
Quick wants to get back to full guard.
Quick trying to get back to full guard but Lulz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Quick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lulz controlling from the full mount.
Lulz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Quick to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lulz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lulz trying to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean Lulz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lulz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lulz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lulz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Lulz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Quick is refusing to be controlled, as Lulz sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Lulz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lulz 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Lulz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between swg le fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Henning (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, swg le fay!
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, Curt Henning!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henning tries to clinch up.
Henning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Henning misses its intended target.
Henning throws a hook but le fay avoids it easily.
Henning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henning thows a body shot but no joy.
le fay scores with the left hand. Henning knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Curt Henning has been cut.
A jab from Henning misses.
Henning misses with a shot to the body
and le fay counters with a stiff right hand.
Henning wants to clinch but le fay slips to the side
and le fay counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
le fay blocks a body shot from Henning.
Henning tries to break the clinch but le fay is controlling the position.
le fay misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Henning as le fay tries to tie him up.
le fay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
le fay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
le fay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henning backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henning misses with a body shot
and le fay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henning is rocked!
Henning pushes le fay off but le fay dives into side control.
Henning is still in real trouble! Can le fay finish him?
A big shot lands for le fay! That's hurt Henning! Will he recover? le fay fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). swg le fay!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by What Is Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Masters!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Foster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masters. Masters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Michael Masters has been cut.
A big right from Foster misses.
Masters 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.
Masters has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Masters crunches a lovely knee into Foster's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jake Foster has been cut.
A knee to the head by Masters.
Masters lands an elbow inside that Foster shrugs off.
Masters lands a knee to the head.
Foster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masters fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foster.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Foster throws an overhand right that lands on Masters's shoulder, as Masters tries to avoid the shot.
Foster throws a jab but it's blocked by Masters.
Masters takes the fight into the clinch.
Masters is pressed up against the cage. Foster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masters down to the mat. Masters 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 Jake Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masters moves into range and clinches up with Foster.
Masters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Masters.
The referee calls for Masters to work.
Masters lands a nice elbow.
Foster is rocked!
Jake Foster's cut is getting worse.
Masters lands a knee to the head.
Oh Foster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Masters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters has Foster pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Foster is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Masters - that's hurt Foster badly! Oh, another knee lands and Foster is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Foster doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Michael Masters!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Florence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Fisher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neil Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Florence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Florence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fisher throws a right hand that Florence ducks under and follows up with a left that Florence also avoids with ease.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Fisher misses with a low kick as Florence jumps back.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Florence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neil Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Florence defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Florence ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Florence. Florence gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher takes a swing at Florence's ribcage but misses.
Florence staying out of range there.
A head kick from Florence lands but Fisher takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fisher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fisher has managed to clinch.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Florence.
Florence wants to get back to striking at distance but Fisher won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fisher throws an elbow but misses.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Florence has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher stalling in the clinch.
Florence throws a knee to the head but misses.
Florence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Florence can't find room to land a body shot as Fisher controls the action.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Florence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Fisher.
Florence is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Florence tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fisher.
A shot in the inside from Fisher.
Fisher manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a low kick but Florence avoids it.
Florence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Florence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Florence shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fisher as he avoids it easily.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Florence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fisher tests Florence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fisher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Florence is out of range and Fisher settles back down.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Florence takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Florence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Florence checks a low kick from Fisher.
Florence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fisher finds it's way round the side to connect with Florence's head.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Florence.
Florence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Florence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Florence keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fisher. That's going to slow Florence down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Florence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Florence avoids them all with ease.
Florence misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Florence scores with a head kick.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher wants to clinch.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Florence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Florence moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fisher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Florence throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher motions for Florence to come forward. Fisher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Florence on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Florence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Florence counters with a series of strikes. Fisher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Florence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Fisher.
Florence lands with a kick to the temple. Fisher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisher.
Fisher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Florence.
Florence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fisher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Florence backwards.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Florence shoots in but Fisher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Florence is breathing heavily.
Florence moves away from the strike by Fisher.
Florence shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Florence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Florence misses with a head kick.
Fisher rushes Florence and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Florence tries to throw a body punch but Fisher avoids it by throwing Florence back against the cage.
Florence keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Florence counters with a nice leg kick.
Florence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher.
Mark Florence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Florence.
Fisher wants to clinch
and Florence counters with a head kick.
Fisher misses with a body shot
and Florence counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher thows a leg kick but Florence checks it
and Florence counters by clinching up.
Fisher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Florence backwards.
Fisher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fisher is trying to break free.
Fisher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Florence trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Florence dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Florence ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Neil Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a takedown into side control.
Florence working away.
Florence tries to advance to mount but Fisher denies him.
Florence wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fisher, who protects the arm well.
Fisher is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Florence's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Florence is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Florence to get the leverage.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Florence on the ground.
Fisher makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Florence will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Florence pushes him off.
Fisher thows a leg kick but Florence checks it
and Florence makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Florence's defenses.
Florence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Fisher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Florence counters with an inside leg kick.
Florence lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher wants to clinch
and Florence counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fisher is trying to control but Florence manages to pass to mount!
Fisher is looking to improve his position but Florence isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence landing strikes from the mount and Fisher is in trouble!
Fisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Florence jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fisher is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fisher and Florence has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fisher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Florence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fisher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Fisher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fisher tries to buck Florence off but Florence is having none of it.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Florence drags him back down.
Fisher is looking to reverse the position.
Fisher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Florence thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Florence stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fisher throws a combination that misses
and Florence counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Florence counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fisher misses with a double jab
and Florence counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fisher misses with a leg kick
and Florence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Florence feints and as Fisher raises his hands in defense, Florence changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Florence slips nicely into half guard.
Florence passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fisher!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florence landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fisher working to try and regain half guard.
Florence blocks Fisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fisher manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Florence is controlling well.
Fisher is working hard here to advance position.
Florence wants to work for an arm triangle but Fisher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Florence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Florence has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Florence!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Fisher (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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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Troy.
Fisher tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Troy lands a high kick!
It looks like TJ Fisher has been cut.
Fisher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
TJ Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Troy's shoulder, as Troy tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisher wants to clinch up but Troy keeps it at a distance.
Troy throws a head kick that misses.
Troy tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Troy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Christian Troy has been cut.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Troy is out of range.
A big right from Troy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is looking to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Troy.
Fisher looks gassed!
Fisher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Troy scores with a jab to the body.
Troy sends Fisher crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Troy is motioning to the referee to let Fisher up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Troy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fisher. Fisher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fisher is rocked!
Troy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Fisher out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christian Troy!
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