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GCF 8 - No Mercy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leslie Wolf will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leslie Wolf!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Austin but Austin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Austin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Austin won't allow Wolf to sweep him here.
Wolf has Austin pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Wolf is working an open guard so Austin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wolf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin tries to clinch up but Wolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt - Austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt
and Austin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jeff Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Wolf.
Austin drives through and clinches with Wolf against the cage.
Austin'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.
Wolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Austin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Austin pushes Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolf letting Austin take a breather here.
Wolf should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Austin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wolf pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wolf's defenses.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Wolf does no damage.
Austin takes the fight into the clinch.
Austin is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Austin slowing the pace effectively.
Wolf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wolf fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Austin.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin clinches.
Wolf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Austin walks away with a smile on his face. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wolf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin is working Wolf over against the cage.
Wolf looks gassed!
Wolf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Austin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Wolf throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Austin. Wolf shrugs it off though.
Austin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Austin decides to stand back up.
Austin moves into the clinch successfully.
Wolf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Austin wants to clinch.
Austin gets a clinch.
Wolf tries to pull guard but Austin holds him up against the cage and eventually Wolf drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Austin.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin drives through and clinches with Wolf against the cage.
Wolf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Austin is keeping busy.
Wolf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wolf tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
Wolf fails with the takedown
and Austin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wolf won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Austin's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Austin! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Wolf has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeff Austin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Fondue (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bret Smart!
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, Victor Fondue!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart is looking to clinch.
Fondue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smart's waist but Smart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fondue off to one side.
Smart closes the distance and clinches.
Fondue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smart lands in his opponent's guard.
Fondue pushes Smart off and gets back to his feet.
Smart with a poor takedown
and Fondue counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fondue.
Fondue wants to control but Smart is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fondue throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fondue stands up.
Fondue closes the distance and clinches up with Smart, looking for a takedown. Fondue pushes Smart against the cage but Smart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smart has his takedown stuffed
and Fondue counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smart!
Fondue unloading with bombs!
Smart is just holding on here. Fondue manages to take his back.
Smart manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fondue's guard. Nice work there by Smart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fondue's guard.
Fondue wants to sweep but no luck.
Fondue striking from the bottom.
Fondue wants to sweep here but Smart controlling him for the moment.
Fondue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fondue looks gassed!
Fondue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fondue wants to stand up but Smart is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smart closes the distance and clinches.
Smart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fondue will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bret Smart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Fondue.
Smart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fondue has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smart is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart tries to pass to full mount but Fondue defends it.
Smart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fondue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fondue is looking to control Smart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fondue avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Fondue will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fondue throws a hook but Smart blocks it.
Smart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fondue to the mat! Fondue manages to get full guard.
Smart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Fondue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fondue is trying to control the position but Smart postures up.
Fondue throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Fondue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fondue has a closed guard, preventing Smart from standing up.
Fondue is looking for a triangle but Smart pushes his legs off easily.
Victor Fondue has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fondue is defended easily by Smart.
Smart has Fondue up against the cage in a clinch.
Fondue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fondue wants to get back to striking at distance but Smart won't allow it.
Smart gets underhooks to prevent Fondue's takedown attempt.
Bret Smart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Fondue.
Smart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fondue uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fondue should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smart controls Fondue momentarily but Fondue frees himself.
Fondue loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smart managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fondue is one step ahead there.
Fondue content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smart wriggles free and stands up.
Smart tries to land a front kick but Fondue steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fondue changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fondue is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smart is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fondue working the head with strikes.
Smart struggling a bit here.
Smart is not content to let Fondue control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smart struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Smart dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fondue shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fondue showed some decent athleticism there.
Smart trying to control but Fondue postures up.
Fondue is keen to just control but Smart is a slippery customer.
Smart is trying to stand back up but Fondue is controlling him
Fondue trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart is not content to let Fondue control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fondue has eaten all the pies!
Fondue looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fondue is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smart!
Smart working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fondue unloading with bombs!
Fondue goes for an armbar but Smart turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smart.
Fondue is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fondue is keeping the position for now.
Smart wants to control from the top but Fondue keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fondue trying to keep a closed guard but Smart is proving a slippery customer.
Smart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fondue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Fondue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fondue is looking to stand up but Smart isn't so interested in that idea.
Smart stands up and waves to Fondue to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fondue counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smart's guard now.
Smart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fondue!
Fondue wants to control but Smart is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Fondue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fondue 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Fondue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson clinches up with Gibson and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson rushes Gibson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
It looks like Roy Gibson has been cut.
Gibson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyson walks away with a smile on his face. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyson closes the distance and pushes Gibson back into the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson forces Gibson back against the cage and clinches.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gibson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gibson tries to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling the position.
Tyson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson wants to clinch
and Tyson moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gibson is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tyson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Tyson.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gibson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gibson.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Gibson tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gibson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gibson looks gassed!
Gibson shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson gets control of Gibson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tyson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson pushes Gibson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson clinches.
Gibson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tyson manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scoring with punches and elbows.
Tyson decides to stand back up.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson cracks Gibson with a nice body shot.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Gibson wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side
and Tyson counters by clinching up.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Gibson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Gibson scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gibson fails to pull guard.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gibson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gibson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gibson somewhat.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Gibson.
Tyson pushes Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson wants the takedown. Gibson is fighting it off but Tyson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gibson's guard against the cage.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gibson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Gibson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gibson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Tyson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyson is in close to Gibson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gibson is trying to keep Tyson in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson can't keep his opponent in guard - Tyson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gibson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gibson wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Gibson's hands, connecting with Gibson's forehead.
Tyson lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tyson throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
Gibson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Mike Tyson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson jumps into guard, dragging Gibson to the mat.
Tyson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gibson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gibson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gibson pushing down on Tyson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyson is looking to improve his position.
Tyson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tyson is trying to stand back up but Gibson is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyson tries to get out of the position.
Tyson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gibson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gibson's back!
Tyson is not going to allow Gibson to sit and survive in this position.
Tyson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tyson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tyson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tyson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gibson dives in and grabs Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes down on Gibson's head and hops out.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gibson.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Gibson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
Gibson is working for takedown but Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gibson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyson gets an underhook and turns Gibson into the cage.
Gibson fails to pull guard.
Gibson goes for a takedown attempt but Tyson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gibson tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Gibson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gibson tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Gibson shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Gibson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson has managed to clinch.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson moves into range and clinches up with Gibson.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a one two combo.
Gibson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gibson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gibson has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gibson.
Tyson works over Gibson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Gibson around his waist. Gibson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gibson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tyson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gibson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyson somewhat.
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Gibson in a clinch.
Tyson has Gibson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tyson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gibson tumbling to the mat - Tyson dives into Gibson's guard.
Gibson has a closed guard, preventing Tyson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson being controlled here momentarily.
Gibson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gibson has momentary wrist control but Tyson slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibson can do to turn this around?
Tyson wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Gibson looking for a sweep. Not yet Gibson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gibson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Gibson against the cage.
Tyson pulls guard effortlessly.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tyson is adopting a defensive guard.
Tyson working for a triangle but Gibson defends it easily.
Tyson pushes Gibson off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to clinch
and Tyson moves into the clinch.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Gibson closes the distance but Tyson moves to the side
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tyson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson forces Gibson back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Roy Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gibson's half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gord Birds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Call My Name. The key to victory for Bas Rutten has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gord Birds!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rutten!
Rutten regains half guard.
Rutten slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Birds is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rutten is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rutten has escaped and now he's on top!
Birds wants to sweep here but Rutten controlling him for the moment.
Rutten tries to free his leg and advance position but Birds is retaining full guard.
Rutten is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Birds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Birds looking for a sweep. Not yet Birds, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birds pulls Rutten in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rutten.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birds manages to get back to half guard.
Rutten is keen to just control but Birds is a slippery customer.
Rutten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Birds defending well though.
Rutten is working for a submission of some sort.
Rutten wants to get back to his feet.
Rutten lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to control. Birds wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Birds trying to control from the bottom.
Rutten is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Birds is just riding it out for now. Rutten eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rutten lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten stalling away here and it's allowed Birds to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rutten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Birds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Birds throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Birds keeps moving.
Rutten is working Birds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Birds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Birds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutten counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rutten.
Birds wants to stand up but Rutten is controlling him.
Rutten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Birds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birds is keeping the position for now.
Rutten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to stand but Birds is controlling from the bottom.
Birds trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Birds circles away and keeps his distance.
Birds tries for a takedown but Rutten circles away easily
and Rutten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Birds is breathing heavily.
Rutten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rutten is looking to stall here but Birds recovers full guard.
Rutten controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Birds keeps moving.
Birds is trying to keep Rutten in close.
Birds working a defensive guard but Rutten passes into half guard.
Rutten seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Birds does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rutten trying to pass the guard but Birds defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten moves into full mount! Birds won't be happy about that!
Rutten controlling from mount.
Birds tries to improve his position but instead Rutten has taken his back!
Rutten misses with punches from the back.
Rutten controlling well, preventing Birds from escaping the position.
Birds trying to control but not successfully.
Bas Rutten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rutten wants to control but Birds is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rutten is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Birds looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rutten is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rutten has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Birds.
Birds preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Birds counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rutten's guard now.
Birds looking to sit in guard and control but Rutten gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rutten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Birds's guard.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Birds keeps moving.
Birds looking for a guillotine here but Rutten defends easily.
Birds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Birds keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
Rutten wants to pass the guard but Birds is keeping the position.
Rutten landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Rutten decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rutten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rutten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rutten showed some decent athleticism there.
Rutten tries to pass to full mount but Birds defends it.
Rutten is looking to take a break and control but Birds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rutten is working for a kimura but Birds is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birds is trying to stand up here but Rutten is controlling him well.
Rutten throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rutten tries to stand and escape but Birds is controlling the position.
Rutten is taking a breather. Birds says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Birds is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Birds keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rutten is working for a submission of some sort.
Birds is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rutten jumps into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutten, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Thomson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomson throws out a powerful jab.
Thomson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cabrera to the ground! Thomson dives into full mount looking to finish!
Cabrera is rocked!
It looks like David Cabrera has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Thomson tries to stand up but Cabrera had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Thomson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabrera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabrera stalling.
Cabrera stands up out of the half guard.
Cabrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomson blocks a jab.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomson throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Thomson.
Thomson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Thomson.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomson as he jumps to the side.
Cabrera misses with a takedown attempt - Thomson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson misses with the combination.
Thomson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Thomson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabrera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson misses with a head kick.
Cabrera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Thomson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Thomson.
Thomson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Thomson.
A head kick misses from Thomson.
Thomson throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrera tries to clinch there but Thomson circles away.
Thomson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomson throws a leg kick but Cabrera moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomson.
Nice combo by Thomson! Oh, that's hurt him - Cabrera falls to the canvas and Thomson follows him into side control.
Oh Cabrera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Thomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomson lands a two punch combo.
Thomson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Thomson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cabrera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabrera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Thomson.
Cabrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gabriel Thomson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
David Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomson throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson lands with a nice body punch.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Thomson.
Thomson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cabrera's waist but Cabrera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomson off to one side.
Thomson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomson tries to work over Cabrera's front leg with a kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thomson.
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabrera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Thomson.
Thomson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cabrera is defended easily by Thomson.
Thomson lands with a kick to the temple. Cabrera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomson lands a jab.
Thomson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Thomson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Cabrera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thomson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomson misses with a head kick.
Thomson thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
A low kick from Thomson is predictable there
and Cabrera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomson's guard now.
Cabrera won't allow Thomson to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera advances to half guard.
Thomson is trying to stand.
Thomson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrera.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabrera fails with the takedown
and Thomson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cabrera looks to clinch
and Thomson counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Thomson.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Thomson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomson throws a body kick that misses.
Thomson avoids a kick to the body.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cabrera clinches but Thomson breaks the clinch
letting Thomson counter with a right hand.
Thomson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson punishes Cabrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomson throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabrera darts in trying to clinch
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Thomson.
Cabrera checks the leg kick.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cabrera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomson.
Thomson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabrera. Cabrera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomson lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson misses with a head kick.
Cabrera swinging wilding here.
Thomson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Thomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Thomson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Hiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiner comes into the arena with you always believed blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Liddell's choice of entrance music: It's Dark and Hell is hot. Chuck Liddell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Hiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell has Hiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hiner has a takedown stuffed.
Hiner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hiner wants to clinch but Liddell slips to the side
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick by Hiner misses
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Hiner misses with a takedown
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Hiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiner avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hiner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liddell's guard.
Liddell has a closed guard, preventing Hiner from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liddell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hiner prevents Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Hiner stays in close to Liddell's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiner looking to pass the guard.
Hiner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Liddell, up you get!
Hiner clinches but Liddell breaks the clinch
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Hiner counters with a shoot takedown. Liddell fights it but they end up in guard.
Hiner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hiner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hiner wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Hiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hiner stands up from Liddell's guard - Hiner perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell clinches with his opponent.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hiner tries to clinch up.
Hiner forces Liddell back against the cage and clinches.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Hiner wants to clinch but Liddell slips to the side
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Hiner shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Hiner fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hiner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Liddell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hiner stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Liddell digs a good body shot into Hiner's ribs.
Nice jab there from Liddell.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell lands a lovely overhand right.
Liddell tests Hiner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiner closes the distance but Liddell moves to the side
and Liddell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hiner misses with a takedown attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell scores with a jab to the head.
Hiner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiner shoots and misses
and Liddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Hiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell prevents Hiner from breaking the clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Hiner throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hiner's knee momentarily.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Hiner.
Hiner with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Hiner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a single leg into guard. Hiner didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiner wants to stand and escape but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell preventing the sweep.
Liddell trying to control but Hiner is working from the bottom.
Liddell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Liddell wants to pass the guard but Hiner is keeping the position.
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.
Hiner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hiner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hiner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiner misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hiner's knee momentarily.
Doug Hiner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Hiner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hiner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiner shoots for a takedown but Liddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Hiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiner with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hiner slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Liddell stalks Hiner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hiner's face. Hiner staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiner circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Hiner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiner fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hiner is looking for a sweep. Liddell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Liddell working Hiner over with strikes.
Liddell wants to take a breather but Hiner is having none of it.
Hiner moves into full guard.
Liddell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hiner working a defensive guard here.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but instead Hiner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hiner throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hiner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Hiner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiner stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Hiner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liddell sees it coming and defends easily.
Hiner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiner is pressing down on Liddell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
Doug Hiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell pushes Hiner off looking to stand but Hiner dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liddell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norm Duplee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Brutus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Brutus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norm Duplee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Brutus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus tries to bum rush Duplee with a series of wild strikes but Duplee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Duplee or perhaps it was just good defense by Brutus which made him look bad.
Brutus misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Duplee with that takedown attempt.
Brutus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duplee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norm Duplee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brutus closes the distance and clinches.
Duplee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brutus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brutus manages to end up in side control.
Brutus wants to stand but Duplee has his arm trapped.
Duplee really is a fat lump.
Duplee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brutus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Duplee is trying to stand.
Brutus stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Duplee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Duplee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Norm Duplee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duplee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brutus's waist but Brutus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duplee off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duplee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duplee tries for a takedown but Brutus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duplee is breathing heavily.
Brutus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duplee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brutus drops Duplee with a beautiful combination! Duplee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brutus is looking for the KO!
It looks like Norm Duplee has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duplee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brutus. Brutus obviously looking to wear him down.
Brutus misses with a series of wild punches.
Brutus shoots in and bounces Duplee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duplee has his foot on Brutus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brutus works his way back into a safe position though.
Duplee has his foot on Brutus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brutus works his way back into a safe position though.
Brutus tries to stand but Duplee is controlling from the bottom.
Brutus wants to control from the top but Duplee keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duplee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brutus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duplee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duplee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duplee is looking for a triangle but Brutus pushes his legs off easily.
Brutus tries to free his leg and advance position but Duplee is retaining full guard.
Duplee looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Brutus is defending well. Duplee quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Brutus has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Duplee celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Norm Duplee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hevi Hends (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hevi Hends!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy is looking to clinch but Hends is avoiding it.
Bundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Hends pushes him off.
Bundy tries to clinch but Hends is having none of it.
Bundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bundy misses with a kick to the body.
Bundy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hends moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hends displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bundy.
Nice sprawl there from Bundy as Hends shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy lands with a nice body kick.
Hends is breathing heavily.
Bundy misses with a low kick.
Bundy tries to clinch there but Hends circles away.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Bundy. No joy for Hends on that attempt.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hends avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hends closes the distance but Bundy moves to the side
and Bundy counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries to clinch up
and Hends counters with a single leg into guard. Bundy didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy scores with a nice shot.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet but Hends is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bundy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hends doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hends manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet but Hends is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bundy controls Hends momentarily but Hends frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bundy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hends avoids the head kick by Bundy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bundy.
Bundy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy wants to get up but he can't break Hends's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hends wants to sweep but no luck.
Hends lands an upkick as Bundy stands over him.
Bundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Hends has wrist control.
Hends looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hends controlling Bundy's posture.
Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Hends has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Bundy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bundy is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bundy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bundy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hends wants a takedown.
Bundy'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.
Bundy has had enough of the clinch but Hends keeps him there for the moment.
Hends missing with knees to the body.
Bundy misses with the head strike.
Hends prevents Bundy from breaking the clinch.
Hends goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bundy prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy can't break the clinch.
Bundy is working for takedown but Hends is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bundy trying to land knees to the body.
Bundy tries to circle away but Hends has him pinned against the cage.
Hends drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bundy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hevi Hends. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy tries to break free but Hends pushes him back against the cage.
Hends has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bundy regains guard immediately.
Bundy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hends is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hends preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy wants to stand and escape but Hends is having none of it.
Bundy working a defensive guard here.
Hends gets to his feet - Bundy follows without any prompting.
Hends swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundy.
Hends on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bundy. Bundy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bundy throws a sloppy head kick and Hends moves out of range easily.
Bundy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hends swivels and escapes.
Hends shoots in and drives through. Bundy sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hends looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bundy!
Bundy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hends trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bundy wants to hold on but Hends pushes him away.
Bundy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hends.
Bundy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bundy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bundy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hends stops Bundy from standing up.
Hends controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hends gets to his feet - Bundy follows without any prompting.
Hends tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bundy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hends somewhat.
Bundy is looking to chop away at Hends's legs.
Hends avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hevi Hends dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Hends pushes him off.
Hevi Hends is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bundy has had enough of the clinch but Hends keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy tries to break the clinch but Hends is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bundy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hends smiles and moves away.
Bundy tries to clinch
and Hends counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hends.
Hends stays in close to Bundy's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hends is controlling him.
Bundy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hends is one step ahead there.
Hends won't allow Bundy to get back to his feet.
Hends is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hends trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Bundy wants to stand and escape but Hends is having none of it.
Hends showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hends trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bundy clinches but Hends breaks the clinch
and Hends counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hends content to control rather than advance.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet.
Bundy scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hends manages to mount him!
Bundy is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hends controlling from mount.
Hends working Bundy over with strikes here.
Hends controlling from mount.
Hends will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bundy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hends looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hends seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bundy for as long as he can get away with.
Hends really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bundy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hends blocks Bundy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hends controlling the pace for now.
Hends with good strikes from the mount here!
Bundy working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hevi Hends showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hends has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hevi Hends!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Brady has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Brady!
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, Chuck Banks!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Nice body punch from Banks.
Banks misses with a body kick.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brady is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brady takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Peter Brady has been cut.
Brady drops his hands momentarily and Banks needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Brady just on the top of the head. Brady drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Brady - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Banks!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Quinn!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
A swing and a miss from Quinn.
Quinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Aaron Lee has been cut.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee tries to move into range but Quinn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quinn throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Quinn looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Quinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Quinn.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee slips under a jab from Quinn.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn drops Lee with a left right combo! Quinn follows him down to the ground into side control.
Lee is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee wants to control but Quinn postures up.
Quinn working the strikes but Lee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Quinn is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quinn.
Lee throws a series of punches but Quinn avoids them all with ease.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Quinn misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lee prevents Quinn from improving his position.
Quinn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
Quinn is riding his opponent, not letting Lee buck him off.
Quinn is persistently looking for the submission but Lee is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lee hold on?!
Quinn looking for the choke from the back.
Quinn punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lee covers up after that shot from Quinn.
Quinn is looking for the choke from the back position but Lee is controlling his hands well.
Quinn is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quinn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lee is defending well though. Quinn let's go of the attempt for now.
Quinn scores with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lee's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Quinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn lands a left and a right that sends Lee crashing to the canvas! Quinn dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quinn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Quinn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quinn controlling from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Quinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Quinn looking to finish Lee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lee!
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Quinn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Quinn loaded up on that one.
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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quinn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quinn working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Quinn dominating with strikes here.
Quinn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quinn lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn controlling the position easily from mount.
Quinn working the ground and pound effectively.
Quinn controlling from the full mount.
Quinn throwing strikes here but Lee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quinn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Quinn loaded up on that one.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
Quinn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Quinn looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quinn misses with a looping left.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Quinn both land. Nice combination.
Quinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Quinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quinn swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quinn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Quinn both land. Nice combination.
Aaron Lee's cut is getting worse.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Quinn pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
Quinn trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike Quinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee prevents Quinn from improving his position.
Quinn trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lee is staying active.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quinn lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Quinn misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quinn won't be happy with that.
Quinn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee working away.
Quinn sneaks back into half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control from the bottom.
Lee wants to take a breather but Quinn is having none of it.
Lee blocks the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn gets back to full guard.
Quinn tries to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Quinn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aaron Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn lands an overhand right.
Quinn throws a big shot that misses.
Quinn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee prevents Quinn from improving his position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee is thwarting Quinn's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Quinn is working away.
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
Quinn missing with punches from the bottom.
Quinn keeping hold of Lee's head, controlling as best he can.
Quinn is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Quinn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense.
Quinn throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Quinn fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Quinn striking off his back but it's not causing Lee any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Quinn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quinn gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.
Quinn throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quinn.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quinn throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Quinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mike Quinn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quinn scores with a body shot.
Quinn scores with a jab.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quinn!
Lee blocks Quinn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quinn wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Quinn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lee avoids the attempt from Quinn to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quinn hang on?
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Quinn tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Quinn regains half guard.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Quinn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quinn punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Quinn throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Quinn shrugs it off.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn connects with a jab.
Quinn cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Mike Quinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quinn tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Quinn scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Quinn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quinn lands with a nice body punch.
Quinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Quinn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quinn tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quinn to the ground. Quinn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aaron Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Quinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quinn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Quinn!
Mike Quinn is the new light heavyweight champion!
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