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KONFLIKT 42 - Wrath PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Sandahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sandahl's choice of entrance music: Neil Young - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
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, Marcus Sandahl!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Marcus Sandahl has been cut.
Watson cracks Sandahl with an uppercut from hell and Sandahl crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Watson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Sandahl is rocked!
Sandahl throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Watson escapes and throws Sandahl's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Watson controls the position.
Sandahl is trying to get back to half guard.
Watson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sandahl looks calm but he's in trouble here. Watson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sandahl is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Watson lets go of the hold and Sandahl can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Watson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Partlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Escandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escandon has chosen Knock The Black Off Yo Ass by Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. Chris Partlow has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Partlow!
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, Ruben Escandon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partlow throws a big shot that misses.
Partlow avoids the head kick by Escandon.
Partlow throws a series of punches but Escandon avoids them all with ease.
Partlow ducks under a wild hook from Escandon.
Partlow avoids the head kick by Escandon.
The crowd cheers as Partlow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escandon doesn't seem phased though.
Escandon tries to close the distance and clinch but Partlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escandon cracks the inside of Partlow's front leg.
Escandon throws a combination that misses
letting Partlow counter with a right hand.
Escandon misses with a head kick.
Partlow lands a jab to the nose.
Partlow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escandon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partlow misses with a hook.
Escandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Partlow finish him?
Escandon looks to throw the jab but Partlow is out of range.
Partlow throws a jab when Escandon was well out of range.
Escandon seems to have recovered his senses.
Partlow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice cross by Partlow.
Escandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escandon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Partlow.
Escandon tries to clinch but Partlow moves out of range.
Escandon misses with a combination
and Partlow counters with a big right hand! Oh Escandon is in trouble here! Partlow follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Partlow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mariucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Mariucci!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson feints and as Mariucci raises his hands in defense, Sanderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mariucci throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mariucci looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mariucci looking for a guillotine here but Sanderson defends easily.
Mariucci is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanderson drops back looking for a leg! Mariucci is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mariucci manages to kick Sanderson off! Sanderson jumps back into Mariucci's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mariucci dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariucci throwing strikes from guard but Sanderson blocks nicely.
Sanderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mariucci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mariucci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanderson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mariucci is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sanderson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mariucci's back instead.
Mariucci trying to control the hands but Sanderson won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mariucci looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sanderson doesn't have the hooks in and Mariucci manages to turn into his guard.
Sanderson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mariucci is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sanderson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mariucci's back instead.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Sanderson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mariucci has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sanderson doesn't have the hooks in and Mariucci manages to turn into his guard.
Sanderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mariucci can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanderson working for a triangle but Mariucci defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariucci missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mariucci would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mariucci has gone for a leg lock! Sanderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mariucci's guard.
Mariucci is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mariucci is looking for a triangle but Sanderson pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariucci throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sanderson escapes and throws Mariucci's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mariucci is looking for a sweep.
Sanderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mariucci rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sanderson's guard! Nice work there by Mariucci!
Sanderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mariucci doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mariucci manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mariucci has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanderson is proving hard to escape from.
Mariucci must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Sanderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mariucci misses with a looping left.
Mariucci tries to clinch there but Sanderson circles away.
Mariucci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanderson keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Mariucci misses.
Mariucci misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanderson.
Sanderson pulls guard.
Mariucci throwing strikes but missing.
Sanderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mariucci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariucci passes Sanderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mariucci is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanderson defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariucci not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson actively working from the bottom here.
Mariucci seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mariucci is looking to take a break and control but Sanderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mariucci is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mariucci.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mariucci misses with a hook. Sanderson ducked under it nicely.
Mariucci looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanderson is just out of range.
Mariucci looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanderson is just out of range.
Mariucci fails with the takedown
and Sanderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanderson tries to stall but Mariucci uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanderson effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariucci is trying to break free.
Mariucci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mariucci is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mariucci is trying to break the clinch but Sanderson has him pressed against the cage.
Sanderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Mariucci.
Sanderson is stalling here.
Sanderson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mariucci tries to break the clinch but Sanderson is controlling the position.
Mariucci wants to break free but Sanderson has control.
Mariucci wants to break free but Sanderson has control.
Mariucci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanderson is stalling here.
Mariucci can't break the clinch.
Sanderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mariucci just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariucci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mariucci clinches but Sanderson breaks the clinch
enabling Sanderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanderson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mariucci.
Mariucci misses with a jab to the body
and Sanderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mariucci swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mariucci is trying to control the position but Sanderson postures up.
Mariucci keeping full guard, as Sanderson tries to pass.
Mariucci doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mariucci looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mariucci is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sanderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mariucci darts in trying to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mariucci wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanderson won't allow it.
Mariucci is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanderson has double underhooks.
Mariucci tries to stall but Sanderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mariucci breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Mariucci.
Mariucci swings for the body but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Mariucci moves out of range.
Michael Mariucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mariucci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mariucci closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanderson has Mariucci pressed against the cage.
Mariucci can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanderson.
A hook to the body from Sanderson.
Sanderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mariucci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanderson can't get the takedown.
Mariucci can't break the clinch.
Mariucci tries to work over Sanderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mariucci fails to land.
Mariucci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanderson has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanderson tries to pull guard but Mariucci won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson blocking some punches.
Mariucci is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanderson has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariucci is trying to break free.
Sanderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mariucci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mariucci just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanderson tries to pull guard but Mariucci holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanderson drops back down to his feet.
Sanderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mariucci just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mariucci walks away with a smile on his face. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mariucci waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sanderson.
Mariucci clinches but Sanderson breaks the clinch
and Sanderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mariucci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanderson has him pressed against the cage.
Mariucci wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanderson won't allow it.
Mariucci is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mariucci tries to break the clinch but Sanderson is controlling the position.
Sanderson is struggling to control the position.
Mariucci is trying to break free.
Mariucci wants to break free but Sanderson has control.
Sanderson keeps control of Mariucci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanderson keeps control of Mariucci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Michael Mariucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mariucci smiles and moves away.
Mariucci wants to clinch but Sanderson slips to the side
and Sanderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanderson.
Mariucci manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sanderson is working to get back to half guard.
Mariucci is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanderson is surviving well by controlling Mariucci's body position as best he can.
Mariucci goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sanderson turns into him and now he's in Mariucci's guard.
Sanderson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mariucci dives on top into guard.
Mariucci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mariucci pushing down on Sanderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mariucci sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanderson defending well though.
Mariucci not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Sanderson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sanderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Bear!
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, Ryan Larkin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Larkin misses.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Larkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larkin throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear slips under a jab.
Bear scores with a spinning back kick!
Larkin misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a leg kick.
Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bear manages to avoid it.
Larkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bear pushes Larkin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin manages to break the clinch.
Bear throws a good cross that connects.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Larkin misses.
Larkin misses with a straight left.
Larkin takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
That's two 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.
Larkin takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Larkin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bear.
Larkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Larkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bear rather than just go for the knockout.
Bear tries to clinch up but Larkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larkin misses with a double jab.
Bear cracks the inside of Larkin's front leg.
Bear takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bear lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bear looks to land a body kick but Larkin moved away.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larkin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larkin lands a jab to the head.
Crunch! Bear slams his shin into Larkin's torso.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Larkin circles away.
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larkin throws a hook to the side of Bear's head but Bear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bear cracks Larkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Bear misses.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Larkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Larkin is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Larkin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larkin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bear as Larkin tries to tie him up.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Larkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Larkin controlling the action here for a moment.
Larkin lands with a right to the head.
Bear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Larkin avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Bear dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Bear.
Larkin misses the body punch
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Larkin throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
Bear lands a with a good body shot.
Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
Larkin misses with an uppercut.
Bear clinches up with Larkin and pushes him back against the cage.
Larkin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bear cracks Larkin with a nice body shot.
Larkin pushes Bear back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larkin avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the cage.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Bear lands a body shot.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Larkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Larkin is breathing heavily.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larkin trying to control the position but instead, Bear has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larkin into the cage.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Larkin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but Larkin blocks with his arms.
Bear pushes Larkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bear lands a body shot.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear is leaning against Larkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bear.
A short body shot lands from Bear as the two fighters clinch.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larkin or not.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Larkin controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Larkin.
Larkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larkin managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Larkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Larkin.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Larkin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Bear.
A body shot lands from Larkin.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Larkin gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larkin digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bear keeps control of Larkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larkin is working Bear over against the cage.
Tiger Bear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Larkin.
Larkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bear or not.
Larkin is leaning against Bear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Larkin lands a nice uppercut.
Larkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larkin digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bear as Larkin tries to tie him up.
Larkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin tries to stall but Bear uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Larkin avoids the damage to the body.
Larkin breaks the clinch.
Bear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larkin lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bear.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larkin.
Larkin managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Larkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Larkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Larkin.
Larkin is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear gets an underhook and turns Larkin into the cage.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body.
Larkin digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larkin looking to stall.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Larkin blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to clinch up but Larkin keeps it at a distance.
Bear slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Larkin sizes up Bear with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Larkin throws a hook but Bear blocks it.
Bear tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Tiger Bear 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. This is the final round!
Larkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Larkin misses with a jab to the body
and Bear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear moves into the clinch.
Larkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Larkin - that landed with a thud.
Larkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bear or not.
Larkin effectively controlling the action here.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Bear.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Larkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larkin is looking to control Bear's arms but Bear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larkin has his back to the cage.
Larkin is working Bear over against the cage.
Larkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bear or not.
Good body shot from Larkin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larkin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larkin trying to stall but Bear improves his position.
Larkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larkin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Bear.
Larkin misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat.
Bear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larkin misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Larkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
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.
Bear takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bear blocks a jab.
Larkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Bear.
Larkin swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Larkin.
Larkin misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Larkin lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin cracks Bear with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan Larkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear tries to clinch but Larkin moves out of range.
Bear slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bear.
Both fighters circling a little - Bear finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tiger Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Ryan Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Larkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larkin throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
Bear is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
Bear is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
Bear darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bear fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larkin on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Larkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bear has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Bear!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 6 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa cracks Troy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Christian Troy has been cut.
Balboa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balboa throws a shot to the body.
Balboa cracks Troy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Troy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Balboa to the mat! Balboa manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Troy trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet but Troy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balboa has control of Troy's left arm, preventing Troy from doing any damage.
Troy won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Troy stays in close to Balboa's body and controls the position.
Troy trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Troy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Troy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Troy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balboa.
It looks like Michael Balboa has been cut.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Troy.
Troy throws and low kick but Balboa moves out of range easily.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balboa scores with a hook.
Troy is rocked!
Balboa grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Troy takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Balboa cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Balboa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Bonjasky (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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonjasky is fending him off so far but Keller persists. Nope, Bonjasky circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keller has a takedown stuffed.
Keller shoots in and drives through. Bonjasky sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keller shoots in but Bonjasky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonjasky as he jumps to the side.
Bonjasky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonjasky can pounce on him.
Keller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keller is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonjasky tries to avoid it but Keller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonjasky to the ground. Bonjasky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bonjasky scores with a spinning back kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonjasky.
Chris Keller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonjasky thuds his right hand into Keller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bonjasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonjasky closes the distance and clinches.
Bonjasky manages to break the clinch.
Bonjasky has managed to clinch.
Bonjasky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonjasky lands a knee to the body.
Bonjasky landing knees to the head.
It looks like Chris Keller has been cut.
Bonjasky scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonjasky.
Bonjasky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Bonjasky there.
Bonjasky walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Keller drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bonjasky swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Keller's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Bonjasky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rice Pilaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Mcgiven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilaf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, chinese rap. 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rice Pilaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Mcgiven!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilaf tries to clinch there but Mcgiven circles away.
Mcgiven has a takedown stuffed.
Pilaf instigates a clinch.
Pilaf jumps into guard, dragging Mcgiven to the mat.
Mcgiven wants to control from the top but Pilaf keeps moving.
Pilaf trying to control the position.
Mcgiven has gone for a leg lock! Pilaf slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mcgiven's guard.
Mcgiven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pilaf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pilaf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcgiven is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcgiven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pilaf tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgiven is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgiven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilaf wants to pass the guard but Mcgiven is keeping the position.
Mcgiven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pilaf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pilaf advances position into side control!
Pilaf tries for a kimura but Mcgiven is defending well.
Mcgiven tries to buck Pilaf off but Pilaf is having none of it.
Pilaf stands up and beckons Mcgiven to his feet.
Mcgiven feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mcgiven looks gassed!
Pilaf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mcgiven manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilaf gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pilaf wants to clinch.
Mcgiven gets a clinch.
Mcgiven drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pilaf gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pilaf is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcgiven has double underhooks.
Pilaf ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pilaf no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pilaf wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcgiven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgiven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pilaf thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mcgiven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mcgiven is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilaf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mcgiven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mcgiven's back!
Pilaf cracks Mcgiven with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Mcgiven from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Pilaf is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mcgiven preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pilaf.
Pilaf softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The referee is taking a good look at Mcgiven as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Pilaf!
Pilaf trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgiven trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgiven prevents Pilaf from getting a body triangle.
Pilaf is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mcgiven knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mcgiven for a finish.
Mcgiven breaks Pilaf's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pilaf is on top in guard.
Mcgiven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pilaf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pilaf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcgiven can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pilaf controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pilaf trying to control but Mcgiven is working from the bottom.
Mcgiven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pilaf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mcgiven is tightening it up a little... Pilaf has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pilaf reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pilaf taps out! nice BJJ there by Mcgiven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roger Mcgiven!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiji Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Henke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Heiji Endo's chin.
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195 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Henke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heiji Endo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Endo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Endo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henke pinned against the cage. Henke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Endo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Endo with that takedown attempt.
Tom Henke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heiji Endo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Endo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Heiji Endo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Henke as Endo shoots in.
Endo misses with an uppercut. Henke saw that one coming.
Endo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henke but Henke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Endo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henke circles away.
Endo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Endo was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
Henke stuffs the takedown attempt from Endo. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Henke misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henke misses with a series of wild punches.
Endo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henke tries to avoid it but Endo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henke to the ground. Henke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henke throws a hook to the side of Endo's head but Endo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Endo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo misses with an uppercut.
Endo shoots in but no luck this time.
Endo defending well as Henke loads up on a big left hand.
Endo shoots in looking for a takedown. Henke tries to sprawl out of it but Endo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Endo shoots in looking for a takedown. Henke tries to sprawl out of it but Endo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Henke coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henke checks a low kick from Endo.
Henke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Endo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henke as he jumps to the side.
Henke tries to score with a low kick but Endo moves his leg out of the way.
Endo moves out of range of the body kick from Henke.
Endo moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Henke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heiji Endo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henke stuffs the takedown attempt from Endo. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Henke works the jab nicely.
Henke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Endo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henke tries to avoid it but Endo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henke to the ground. Henke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Endo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tom Henke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heiji Endo.
Endo fails to land the takedown.
Endo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo misses with a takedown attempt - Henke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Endo closes the distance and clinches up with Henke, looking for a takedown. Endo pushes Henke against the cage but Henke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Endo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henke misses with a double jab.
Henke connects with a high kick.
Endo blocks a jab.
Endo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henke is fending him off so far but Endo persists. Nope, Henke circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endo shoots in but Henke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Endo is breathing heavily.
Endo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henke tries to avoid it but Endo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henke to the ground. Henke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henke misses with a double jab.
Henke defending well as Endo loads up on a big left hand.
Henke stuffs the takedown attempt from Endo. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Endo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henke pinned against the cage. Henke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henke lands a jab to the head.
Henke connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Henke - just one landing.
Henke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Endo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henke's waist but Henke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Endo off to one side.
Henke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heiji Endo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Henke lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Henke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heiji Endo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Endo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henke throws out the jab.
Endo shoots in looking for a takedown. Henke tries to sprawl out of it but Endo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Endo slips a jab from Henke.
Endo gets the takedown into side control.
Endo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henke keeps working.
Henke wants to control but Endo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henke parries the strikes from Endo easily there. Endo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henke to escape.
Endo tries for a kimura but Henke is defending well.
Endo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Endo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Endo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Endo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henke keeps working.
Henke isn't going anywhere.
Endo trying to control the position but Henke is working away.
Endo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tom Henke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henke tries to buck Endo off but Endo is having none of it.
Endo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Heiji Endo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Endo tries to advance to mount but Henke denies him.
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.
You can see the frustration on Henke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Endo moves away.
Endo misses with a double jab
and Henke counters with a three punch combo that has Endo backing up. Endo nods at Henke to acknowledge the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Endo with a poor takedown
and Henke counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heiji Endo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henke 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Henke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa has chosen HELLUVA LIFE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy slips a jab from Sosa.
Sosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sosa is keeping the position for now.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sosa has his feet on Hardy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Harrison Hardy has been cut.
Hardy moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Sosa with a jab.
Sosa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Sosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardy is rocked!
Sosa connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sosa as he jumps to the side.
Sosa throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Sosa throws a combination. Hardy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sosa circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Sosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with the combination.
Sosa checks a low kick from Hardy.
Sosa stuffs the takedown.
Hardy misses with a combination
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sosa misses with the combination.
Sosa throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Sosa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Sosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Sosa as Hardy shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Sosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Sosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sosa.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Sosa circles away easily
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Sosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Sosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sosa lands the left hand.
Hardy slips a straight right by Sosa.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Sosa sprawls well.
Sosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hardy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
Hardy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sosa tries to avoid it but Hardy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sosa to the ground. Sosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcello Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Sosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sosa counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa scores with a jab.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Hardy's cut.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to de liver by Sosa. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosa.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa lands with a hook. Hardy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hardy lands in his opponent's guard.
Sosa has control of Hardy's left arm, preventing Hardy from doing any damage.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Sosa.
Marcello Sosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Sosa circles away easily
and Sosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Sosa both land. Nice combination.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sosa is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, Sosa circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harrison Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Sosa coming out on top.
Sosa jabs at Hardy's body.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Hardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Sosa which made him look bad.
Sosa lands a jab to the head.
Harrison Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy shoots and misses
and Sosa counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Sosa.
Hardy slips a jab from Sosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sosa swivels and escapes.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sosa throws a good cross that connects.
Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardy's head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sosa! Hardy is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Sosa!
Marcello Sosa is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Um Out. Oakley Bark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Bottoms!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottoms keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bark throws a nice looking combination but Bottoms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bark wants to clinch up but Bottoms keeps it at a distance.
Bark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bottoms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bark throws a body punch but Bottoms moves out of range.
Bark misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bottoms misses the target.
Bottoms circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bottoms's guard.
Bottoms trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bottoms is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bottoms tries to pass to full mount but Bark defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bark is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bottoms pulls his head out easily.
Bark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bottoms trying to mount his opponent but Bark defends it.
Bottoms drops an elbow to the side of Bark's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark looking for submissions off his back.
Bark looking for submissions off his back.
Bottoms looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bottoms lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bottoms is nestled in close to Bark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bottoms throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bark is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bottoms pulls his head out easily.
Bark is breathing heavily.
Bottoms throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bottoms is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bark has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottoms thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bottoms not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bottoms takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bottoms drops an elbow to the side of Bark's head.
Bark trying to hold on to Bottoms's head to control him but Bottoms postures up.
Bottoms drops an elbow to the side of Bark's head.
Bark is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bottoms pulls his head out easily.
Bottoms 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.
Bottoms is nestled in close to Bark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bottoms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottoms thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bottoms has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bottoms connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bottoms lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bottoms raining down shots from the mount!
Bark is rocked!
A big strike lands for Bottoms! That's really hurt Bark and he's turned his back - Bottoms keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bottoms Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusty Bottoms!
Dusty Bottoms is the new welterweight champion!
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