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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Krenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krenin has chosen This is my head explodeing as his entrance music. Andrew Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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283 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Johnson!
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, Mike Krenin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krenin is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Krenin 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.
Krenin tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krenin at a distance.
Krenin looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krenin walks into a left hand.
It looks like Mike Krenin has been cut.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Krenin out cold! Krenin corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrew Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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159 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
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, Black Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chara circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Chara's head back.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Chara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chara closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Chara pushes Smith against the ropes but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chara preventing the sweep.
Chara stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Black Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Chara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chara landing with the ground and pound.
Chara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith is trying to control the position but Chara postures up.
Smith looks gassed!
Chara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Chara gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Chara.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Chara tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Chara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A low kick from Chara misses
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Chara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Chara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chara throws an elbow but it misses.
Chara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chara breaks the clinch.
Chara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chara showed some decent athleticism there.
Chara throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Chara keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chara thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chara lands a nice short elbow.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Chara in his half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chara.
Chara throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chara working the head and body with strikes.
Chara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chara.
Chara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chara is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chara to get the leverage.
Chara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdeno Chara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chara scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Zdeno Chara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chara postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Chara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Chara throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chara.
Smith throws a head kick but Chara moves out of range.
Chara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith tries for a takedown but Chara circles away easily
and Chara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Chara stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chara with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Chara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Chara postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith is working an open guard so Chara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Black Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chara, right into the meat.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Chara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chara counters with a takedown into side control.
Chara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chara works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Chara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith wants to control but Chara is having none of it.
Chara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chara dominating with strikes here.
Chara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chara lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chara landing strikes from the mount.
Chara is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Chara landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chara cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chara unloading with bombs!
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Chara's attempts to control the action.
Chara content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chara jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Smith manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdeno Chara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Chara shoots in.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Chara scores a takedown into full mount!
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Chara postures up.
Chara dominating with strikes here.
Chara has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chara with the ground and pound from mount.
Chara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Chara landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chara lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chara wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Chara lands a heavy elbow.
Chara looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chara controlling the pace for now.
Chara unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara landing punches.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Chara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smith tries to hold on but Chara postures up.
Chara with a couple of short strikes.
Zdeno Chara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chara controlling his opponent.
Black Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zdeno Chara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chara, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Zdeno Chara!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Zdeno Chara!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Zdeno Chara!
Zdeno Chara wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Egorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Dubbs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubbs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dubbs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dubbs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egorov.
Egorov lands a brutal head kick. Dubbs looks out on his feet and Egorov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Anton Egorov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blackjack Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulligan comes to the ring accompanied by Superstition. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackjack Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulligan misses with a double jab.
Mulligan walks into a jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Salcedo has eaten all the pies!
Mulligan is looking to clinch.
Mulligan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salcedo tries to avoid it but Mulligan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salcedo to the ground. Salcedo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mulligan looks to throw the jab but Salcedo is out of range.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mulligan.
Salcedo has closed the distance and engaged Mulligan in a clinch.
Mulligan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Mulligan's ribcage.
Mulligan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salcedo cracks Mulligan with a nice body shot.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mulligan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mulligan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a shot to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mulligan won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salcedo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Blackjack Mulligan has been cut.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Salcedo is working Mulligan over against the ropes.
Salcedo pushes Mulligan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mulligan's face.
Salcedo lands an elbow that stopped Mulligan in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mulligan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salcedo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Salcedo on the inside.
Salcedo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo cracks Mulligan with a nice body shot.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Mulligan 's eye.
A knee to the head by Salcedo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo cracks Mulligan with a nice body shot.
Salcedo is leaning against Mulligan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Salcedo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo digs a right hand underneath Mulligan's ribcage. Mulligan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is leaning against Mulligan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salcedo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mulligans head.
Mulligan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulligan avoids the damage to the body.
Mulligan is trying to break free.
Mulligan prevents a body shot from Salcedo.
Mulligan manages to break the clinch.
Mulligan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blackjack Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salcedo. That's going to slow Mulligan down.
Mulligan misses with a two punch combination.
Mulligan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Salcedo.
Mulligan misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan looks to clinch
and Salcedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mulligan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salcedo lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Salcedo with a knee to the head.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo is working Mulligan over against the ropes.
Salcedo digs a right hand underneath Mulligan's ribcage. Mulligan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mulligan won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
A hook to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo is working Mulligan over against the ropes.
Mulligan working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Salcedo.
Mulligan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Salcedo.
Good body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulligan avoids the damage to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Mulligan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulligan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mulligan misses with a combination
and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Mulligan's ribcage.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulligan avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulligan is defending well for now.
Salcedo working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blackjack Mulligan'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.
Mulligan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackjack Mulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulligan throws a series of punches but Salcedo moves out of range.
Mulligan swinging wilding here.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Mulligan avoids nicely.
Salcedo moves into range and clinches up with Mulligan.
Mulligan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mulligan takes an elbow to the temple.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mulligan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salcedo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Jose Salcedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mulligan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salcedo has him pressed against the ropes.
Salcedo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Mulligan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Salcedo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mulligan wants a takedown but no success here.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mulligan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Mulligan's ribcage.
Mulligan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo is pressed up against the ropes. Mulligan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salcedo down to the mat. Salcedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Salcedo lands a front kick.
Salcedo slips a jab from Mulligan.
Mulligan misses with a hook. Salcedo ducked under it nicely.
Salcedo closes the distance and clinches.
Salcedo pushes Mulligan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulligan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salcedo has him pressed against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Salcedo.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mulligan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a body punch.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Mulligan swings wildly with an uppercut but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo tries to throw a body punch but Mulligan avoids it by throwing Salcedo back against the cage.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Mulligan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blackjack Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mulligan backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Mulligan works on Salcedo's body with a couple of short punches.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mulligan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salcedo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulligan avoids the damage to the body.
Mulligan avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulligan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo can't find room to land a body shot as Mulligan controls the action.
Mulligan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salcedo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Salcedo as the two fighters clinch.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mulligan.
Salcedo working Mulligan over with knees to the body.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulligan avoids it.
Good body shot from Mulligan.
Good body shot from Salcedo.
Mulligan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salcedo prevents it.
Salcedo scores with a shot to the side of Mulligan's head.
Salcedo landing knees to the body.
Mulligan takes an elbow to the temple.
Mulligan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mulligan is trying to break the clinch but Salcedo has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mulligan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salcedo prevents it.
Salcedo landing knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a shot to the body.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Mulligan lands a body punch.
Salcedo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mulligan backwards.
Mulligan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salcedo's elbow.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo keeps control of Mulligan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mulligan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulligan is defending well for now.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mulligan won't want to take too many of those.
Mulligan swings wildly with an uppercut but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mulligan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salcedo tries a body shot but Mulligan blocks it.
Salcedo tries a body shot but Mulligan blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mulligan.
Salcedo with a knee to the head.
Mulligan misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo is pressed up against the ropes. Mulligan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salcedo down to the mat. Salcedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Salcedo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Salcedo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mulligan, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blackjack Mulligan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mulligan throws a series of punches but Salcedo avoids them all with ease.
Mulligan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salcedo closes the distance and pushes Mulligan back into the ropes.
Salcedo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mulligan's efforts to push away.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Mulligan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mulligan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mulligan won't want to take too many of those.
Mulligan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mulligan.
Mulligan tries to circle away but Salcedo has him pinned against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Salcedo.
Mulligan wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mulligan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Mulligan managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Mulligan swings wildly with an uppercut but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo works on Mulligan's body with a couple of short punches.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Mulligan blocks with his arms.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulligan is defending well for now.
Mulligan avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo keeps control of Mulligan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mulligan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salcedo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salcedo clinches with his opponent.
Mulligan avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo is working Mulligan over against the ropes.
Mulligan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salcedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jose Salcedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulligan is defending well for now.
Salcedo digs a right hand underneath Mulligan's ribcage. Mulligan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mulligan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salcedo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blackjack Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulligan working hard to break the clinch.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mulligan won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo lands a nice uppercut.
Mulligan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan tries to break free but Salcedo pushes him back against the ropes.
Mulligan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Salcedo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulligan.
Mulligan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo has Mulligan pressed against the ropes, preventing Mulligan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mulligan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mulligan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salcedo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salcedo with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mulligan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Mulligan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mulligan won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blackjack Mulligan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Mulligan as the two fighters clinch.
Mulligan can't break the clinch.
Mulligan looking for a takedown.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mulligan.
Mulligan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salcedo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mulligan throws a combination that misses
and Salcedo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Salcedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salcedo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jose Salcedo!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jose Salcedo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jose Salcedo!
Jose Salcedo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello has chosen The Nightwatchman - Whatever It Takes as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forest Beckford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Morello!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckford closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morello to the mat! Morello manages to get full guard.
Beckford wants to control from the top but Morello keeps moving.
Beckford preventing the sweep.
Beckford with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beckford lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Beckford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morello working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beckford.
Morello is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Beckford slips nicely into half guard.
Morello actively working from the bottom here.
Morello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beckford works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morello is in a horrible position here. Beckford smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Chris Morello has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Beckford.
Morello is rocked!
Morello wants to hold on but Beckford pushes him away.
Beckford postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Morello badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Beckford around the waist but Beckford pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Beckford is the winner by TKO! Beckford jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forest Beckford!
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