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5th RD/Hollywood Heroes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gelo Carandang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Oaken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gelo Carandang looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gelo Carandang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Oaken!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oaken stuffs the takedown.
Carandang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oaken shoots in and bounces Carandang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oaken tries to free his leg and advance position but Carandang is retaining full guard.
Carandang throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Oaken escapes and throws Carandang's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Oaken decides to stand up, so the ref orders Carandang to his feet.
Gelo Carandang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carandang doesn't manage to clinch there - Oaken circles away.
Carandang shoots in and bounces Oaken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carandang is breathing heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oaken holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oaken is looking for a triangle but Carandang pushes his legs off easily.
Carandang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Oaken is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Oaken has escaped and now he's on top!
Oaken advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carandang is not content to let Oaken control the position.
Carandang wants to improve his position but Oaken is controlling well.
Oaken gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Oaken connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Carandang! He's out on his feet! Oaken rushes in and drops Carandang with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Danny Oaken!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustapha El bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rusty Cage by SOUNDGARDEN. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mustapha El bongo!
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, Maynard Keenan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan tries to clinch up.
Keenan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
El bongo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Keenan.
Keenan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keenan seems to be looking for submissions.
Keenan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keenan is working for a submission of some sort.
Keenan 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.
Keenan wants to stand but El bongo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan prevents El bongo from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
El bongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keenan tries to clinch but El bongo moves out of range.
El bongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El bongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keenan moves into the clinch.
Keenan pulls guard successfully.
El bongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Keenan is retaining full guard.
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.
El bongo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan struggling a bit here.
Keenan tries to buck El bongo off but El bongo is having none of it.
Keenan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but El bongo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
El bongo working away.
El bongo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
El bongo looking to secure an arm triangle but Keenan defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El bongo looking to secure an arm triangle but Keenan defends it well.
El bongo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan can't escape the position.
Keenan tries to lock up and control but El bongo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Keenan is looking to improve his position but El bongo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keenan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Keenan tries to hold on but El bongo pushes him away.
Keenan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keenan tries to hold on but El bongo postures up.
Keenan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keenan actively working from the bottom here.
Keenan looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Keenan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keenan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and El bongo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by El bongo.
Keenan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keenan throws his legs up looking for a submission but El bongo uses it to pass to side control.
Keenan is not content to let El bongo control the position.
Keenan tries to control but El bongo manages to take his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Keenan wants to control his opponent's hands but El bongo gets his hands free.
Keenan is in bad spot here.
Keenan looking very determined here, making life difficult for El bongo.
Keenan can't escape the position.
El bongo looking for the choke but no joy.
El bongo gets his hands free as Keenan looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keenan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Keenan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El bongo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Keenan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan trying to strike off his back.
Keenan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El bongo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keenan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El bongo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El bongo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keenan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keenan is looking for a triangle but El bongo pushes his legs off easily.
Keenan is looking for a triangle but El bongo pushes his legs off easily.
Keenan is looking for a triangle but El bongo pushes his legs off easily.
El bongo wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mustapha El bongo will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keenan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keenan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan clinches up with El bongo and pushes him back against the cage.
El bongo pulls Keenan into guard.
Keenan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El bongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keenan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
El bongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
El bongo throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El bongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keenan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keenan.
Maynard Keenan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El bongo can't keep his opponent in guard - Keenan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Keenan seems to be working for a kimura but El bongo defends the submission attempt.
Keenan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and El bongo defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keenan decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a takedown attempt
and El bongo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Keenan trying to hold on to El bongo's head to control him but El bongo postures up.
El bongo blocks the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Keenan wants to control but El bongo is keeping busy.
Keenan moves into full guard.
El bongo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keenan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El bongo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El bongo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looking for subs off his back but El bongo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Keenan is trying to stand.
El bongo tries to pass to full mount but Keenan defends it.
Keenan is trying to stand up here but El bongo is controlling him well.
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.
Keenan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
El bongo is thwarting Keenan's attempts to control the position.
Keenan is looking to escape.
Keenan is looking for a sweep. El bongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Keenan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Keenan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El bongo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Keenan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. El bongo manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maynard Keenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keenan 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maynard Keenan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spinx has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Jack Spinx has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Spinx!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinx wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Hayes blocks the low kick.
Spinx moves into the clinch successfully.
Spinx tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Hayes misses with an elbow strike.
Hayes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spinx throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayes throws an elbow that misses.
Spinx takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jack Spinx has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hayes as Spinx tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spinx blocks the elbow strike.
Spinx is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hayes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spinx's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spinx's brow.
Spinx takes an elbow to the temple.
Hayes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hayes tries to stall but Spinx uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hayes throws an elbow but misses.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Spinx avoids the damage to the body.
Spinx missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spinx's brow.
Hayes lands an elbow inside.
Spinx blocks the elbow strike.
Spinx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Spinx.
Spinx crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Spinx avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Hayes misses with an elbow strike.
Spinx landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spinx blocks an elbow strike from Hayes.
Spinx blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spinx.
Spinx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Spinx scores a nice knee to the body.
Spinx throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spinx avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Hayes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spinx avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Spinx avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Spinx is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hayes is keeping busy.
Spinx is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes throws an elbow that misses.
Hayes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spinx lands a knee to the head.
Spinx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
Spinx takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spinx dodges an elbow strike from Hayes.
Spinx avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Hayes lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes blocks an elbow strike.
Hayes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spinx blocks an elbow strike from Hayes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spinx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spinx.
Hayes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from Spinx.
Spinx managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Hayes is trying to stall.
Spinx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes lands an elbow that stopped Spinx in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
Hayes lands an elbow inside that Spinx shrugs off.
Spinx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spinx lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Lester Hayes has been cut.
Spinx creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hayes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayes lands an elbow just above Spinx 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hayes throws an elbow but misses.
Spinx leaning against his opponent.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from Spinx.
Spinx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hayes avoiding damage as Spinx throws knees to the body.
Spinx avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Spinx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spinx managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
Spinx misses with a knee strike.
Spinx avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Spinx tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
Spinx avoids a wild elbow strike from Hayes.
Hayes avoids a wild elbow strike from Spinx.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from Spinx.
Hayes avoiding damage as Spinx throws knees to the body.
Spinx trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hayes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spinx with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayes dodges an elbow strike from Spinx.
Hayes misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayes.
Hayes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Hayes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spinx blocks an elbow strike.
Hayes tries to land knees in the clinch but Spinx avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes lands a knee to the body.
Hayes lands an elbow inside.
Hayes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hayes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spinx's defenses.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hayes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hayes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hayes scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spinx dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spinx checks it well.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Spinx.
Hayes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes tries to clinch up but Spinx circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Spinx. No joy for Hayes on that attempt.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Spinx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spinx throws a leg kick
and Hayes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hayes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes trying to control but Spinx is working from the bottom.
Hayes drops back looking for a leg! Spinx is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spinx manages to kick Hayes off! Hayes jumps back into Spinx's guard.
Hayes tries to stand but Spinx is controlling from the bottom.
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Spinx slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spinx trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hayes's guard.
Spinx stands up from Hayes's guard - Spinx perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spinx is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Spinx misses
and Hayes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spinx's guard now.
Hayes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Spinx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Spinx slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is trying to keep Spinx in close.
Spinx controlling from the top position.
Spinx gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spinx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hayes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Spinx. No joy for Hayes on that attempt.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Spinx counters with a thumping low kick.
Spinx stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spinx counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes closes the distance but Spinx moves to the side
and Spinx counters with a low kick, right behind Hayes 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinx goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spinx instigates a clinch.
Spinx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Hayes misses with an elbow strike.
Hayes misses with an elbow strike.
Hayes pushes off an throws an elbow but Spinx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hayes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spinx.
Hayes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spinx takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spinx crunches a lovely knee into Hayes's ribcage.
Spinx avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Spinx avoids the elbow strike from Hayes, against the cage.
Hayes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spinx misses with an elbow strike.
Hayes throws an elbow but it misses.
Spinx is pushing Hayes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spinx managing to block the knees to the body from Hayes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinx dodges an elbow strike from Hayes.
Hayes is trying to stall.
Spinx dodges an elbow strike from Hayes.
Spinx blocks an elbow strike.
Spinx tries a knee to the head but Hayes blocks it.
Spinx avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
Spinx has Hayes pushed against the cage.
Spinx is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spinx has his back to the cage.
Spinx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spinx throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayes stalling in the clinch but Spinx improves position.
Hayes missing with knees to the body.
Spinx missing with knees to the body.
Hayes wants to stall.
Spinx blocks the elbow strike.
Hayes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spinx trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinx trying to land knees to the body.
Spinx pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hayes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spinx tries to stall but Hayes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spinx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes avoiding damage as Spinx throws knees to the body.
Spinx taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spinx misses with an elbow over the top.
Spinx avoids a wild elbow strike from Hayes.
Spinx missing with knees to the body.
Hayes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spinx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Hayes lands a damaging elbow.
Hayes is trying to stall.
Hayes throws an elbow that misses.
Spinx tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Hayes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayes lands a nice elbow.
Hayes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spinx up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spinx just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hayes's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spinx's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hayes.
Hayes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spinx lands an elbow that stopped Hayes in his tracks for a moment.
Hayes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hayes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jack Spinx seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spinx looking to slow down the pace here.
Spinx takes an elbow to the temple.
Hayes avoiding damage as Spinx throws knees to the body.
Hayes pushes off an throws an elbow but Spinx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hayes lands an elbow that stopped Spinx in his tracks for a moment.
Hayes lands an elbow that stopped Spinx in his tracks for a moment.
Spinx tries to stall but Hayes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hayes just leaning against Spinx, taking a breather.
Hayes misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spinx landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hayes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spinx lands a knee to the head.
Hayes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spinx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spinx blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spinx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spinx 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 Percy O'Donnell 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... Jack Spinx!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Pasqual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Baltar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baltar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Even Flow. Manuel Pasqual 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manuel Pasqual!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaius Baltar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Pasqual.
Baltar moves into range and clinches up with Pasqual.
Baltar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Baltar is working for a submission of some sort.
Baltar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pasqual is just riding it out for now. Baltar eventually gives up the hold.
Baltar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baltar tries to stand and escape but Pasqual is controlling the position.
Pasqual looking for submissions off his back.
Baltar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltar wants to pass the guard but Pasqual is defending well.
Baltar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pasqual!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasqual wants to control but Baltar is having none of it.
Baltar fails to advance to Pasqual's back.
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.
Baltar goes for an armbar but Pasqual turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pasqual.
Baltar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pasqual doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pasqual manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baltar working for a triangle but Pasqual defends it easily.
Baltar looks gassed!
Baltar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baltar keeping moving, preventing Pasqual from controlling successfully.
Pasqual is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baltar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pasqual passes into half guard.
Baltar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pasqual controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pasqual is looking to take a break and control but Baltar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baltar has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pasqual. Oh but Baltar has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pasqual goes limp - he's gone! Baltar jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gaius Baltar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Fish has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Klitschko's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Fish!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klitschko stalks Fish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fish's face. Fish staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like King Fish has been cut.
Klitschko lands a big uppercut and Fish crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fish looks OK. Klitschko waves Fish back to his feet!
Fish is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klitschko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fish is still on wobbly legs! Can Klitschko finish him?
Klitschko flashes Fish a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Fish's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Fish crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Klitschko punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Klitschko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ill Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Gaeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will comes to the cage accompanied by It's Okay-The Game. Gaeta has chosen B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ill Will!
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, Felix Gaeta!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaeta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Will throws a wild body kick that Gaeta sees coming a mile off.
Gaeta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horrible takedown by Gaeta or perhaps it was just good defense by Will which made him look bad.
Gaeta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Will pinned against the cage. Will gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ill Will has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Gaeta.
Gaeta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Will lands a big shot that drops Gaeta! Can he finish him?
Gaeta is rocked!
It looks like Felix Gaeta has been cut.
Will is sitting in close to Gaeta's body. Gaeta has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Will is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Will is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gaeta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Felix Gaeta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Experiment II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Experiment II's choice of entrance music: Terminator 2 - Bad to the Bone. Jordan Jackson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment II!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment II throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Experiment II scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Experiment II.
Jackson defending well as Experiment II loads up on a big left hand.
Experiment II misses the jab.
Experiment II throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Experiment II misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Experiment II.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Experiment II.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment II misses with a hook.
Experiment II connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Jackson! He's out on his feet! Experiment II rushes in and drops Jackson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Russian Experiment II!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demitrius Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demitrius Capone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Clark!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Capone at a distance.
Capone misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a three punch combo that has Capone backing up. Capone nods at Clark to acknowledge the strikes.
Clark lands a head shot.
Capone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark is looking to score with low kicks.
Clark swinging wilding here.
Clark misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Capone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clark scores with the left hand. Capone knows he should have avoided that one.
Capone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Capone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Capone misses.
Clark defending well as Capone loads up on a big left hand.
Clark lands a body shot.
Capone blocks a head kick by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capone counters with a three punch combo that has Clark backing up. Clark nods at Capone to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capone.
Clark with a nice cross.
Clark wants to slow Capone down by chopping away at his legs.
Capone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Capone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Capone throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters with a two punch combo.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Capone rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Capone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clark lands a really nice looking cross but Capone seems unphased.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Capone backpedaling.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Capone on the side of the head.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Capone looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A cross from Clark lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark scores with a three punch combo!
Clark lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capone thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark throws a series of punches but Capone moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Clark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Capone lands a jab-cross combination.
Capone misses with a wild body shot.
Capone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Capone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark tries to clinch up.
Capone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Capone misses with a two punch combination.
Clark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Capone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark throws out a leg kick but Capone moves out of range and Clark only half commits.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Capone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Capone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark lands with a nice combination. Capone backs away looking to recover.
Capone blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Clark lands a with a good body shot.
Capone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Capone misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a left to the body.
Capone throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Capone as he connects with a hook.
Clark misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark defending well as Capone loads up on a big left hand.
Capone slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capone.
Capone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demitrius Capone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capone misses with a hook.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Clark misses
and Capone counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Capone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clark wants to clinch up but Capone keeps it at a distance.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Capone's head but Capone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Capone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.
Capone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clark keeps control of Capone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Capone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Capone blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Capone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Capone counters with a left to the body.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capone was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Capone thows a body shot but no joy.
Capone scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Capone saw that one coming.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Capone throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Capone.
Clark scores with a spinning back kick!
Clark throws a lazy head kick
and Capone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Capone walks into a straight right hand from Clark.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Capone throws out the jab.
Capone thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Clark tries to clinch but Capone is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capone throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Capone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark moves away from the strike by Capone.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capone counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Clark misses
and Capone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ryan Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capone moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capone.
Capone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Capone misses with a straight left.
Capone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Capone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Capone sizes up Clark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Capone counters with a three punch combo that has Clark backing up. Clark nods at Capone to acknowledge the strikes.
Clark is rocked!
Capone lands with a right and another and another! Clark is in big trouble! Capone lands again and this time it's lights out for Clark! A quality knockout there for Capone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Demitrius Capone!
Demitrius Capone retains his middleweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Laruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
139 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Laruso !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laruso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laruso goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Laruso misses.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laruso tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Laruso throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Laruso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laruso scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laruso slips under a jab from Williams.
Laruso pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Laruso throws a head kick that misses.
Laruso throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Laruso is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Laruso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laruso throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Laruso backpedaling.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams blocks a head kick by Laruso .
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laruso doesn't seem phased though.
Laruso tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniel Laruso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laruso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Laruso 's shoulder, as Laruso tries to avoid the shot.
Laruso throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Laruso slips the punch.
Laruso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Nice cross by Laruso .
Laruso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laruso slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Laruso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laruso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laruso misses the jab.
Laruso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laruso on the side of the head.
Laruso misses with a head kick.
Williams looks to land a combination but Laruso avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Laruso 's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Laruso off the cage and back into rage.
Laruso looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Laruso walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Laruso moved out of range.
Laruso lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Nice body kick there by Laruso .
Laruso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a head kick but Laruso moves out of range.
Laruso throws a head kick that misses.
Laruso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laruso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laruso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laruso throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Laruso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a leg kick but Laruso moved away.
Laruso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laruso throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams wants to slow Laruso down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laruso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a combination. Laruso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams stuns Laruso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laruso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Laruso 's head.
A head kick misses from Laruso .
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laruso 's head.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Laruso is rocked!
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Laruso is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Laruso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laruso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Williams! Laruso is backing up but he can't get away as Williams lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Laruso and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Williams!
Paul Williams retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dzagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strauss has chosen Immigrant song-Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Logan Strauss has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Dzagoev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss closes the distance and clinches up with Dzagoev, looking for a takedown. Strauss pushes Dzagoev against the cage but Dzagoev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dzagoev blocks a jab.
Dzagoev throws a one two combo.
It looks like Logan Strauss has been cut.
Strauss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dzagoev and Strauss goes tumbling to the canvas! Dzagoev follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Strauss is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss is looking for a sweep. Dzagoev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strauss wants to get back to his feet.
Strauss looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strauss actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzagoev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Strauss!
Strauss wants to hold on but Dzagoev pushes him away.
Dzagoev prevents Strauss from getting the reversal.
Dzagoev controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strauss is trying to reverse the position but instead Dzagoev has taken his back - oops!
Strauss is in bad spot here.
Strauss breaks Dzagoev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strauss accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dzagoev keeping full guard, as Strauss tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throwing strikes from guard but Dzagoev blocks nicely.
Strauss sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dzagoev's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Strauss wants to pass to mount but Dzagoev is defending the position.
Dzagoev wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strauss seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dzagoev is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Logan Strauss!
Logan Strauss is the new light heavyweight champion!
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