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CWFL. LA TONNEY VS SACKETT PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bones McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diomedes Trinidad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Bones McKenzie!
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, Diomedes Trinidad!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trinidad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trinidad tries to clinch up.
McKenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Trinidad.
McKenzie pushes Trinidad up against the cage in a clinch.
McKenzie avoids a wild elbow strike from Trinidad.
Trinidad is trying to drag McKenzie to the mat but McKenzie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McKenzie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McKenzie landing knees to the head.
McKenzie controlling the action here for a moment.
Trinidad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trinidad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McKenzie.
McKenzie missing with knees to the body.
McKenzie lands a good knee to the midsection. Trinidad won't want to take too many of those.
McKenzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Trinidad avoids the damage to the body.
Trinidad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKenzie leaves Trinidad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McKenzie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trinidad.
Bones McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diomedes Trinidad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinidad darts in trying to clinch
and McKenzie counters with a takedown into side control.
McKenzie lands a decent elbow from side control.
McKenzie 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.
A control attempt from Trinidad but he's now mounted!
McKenzie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Trinidad looks gassed!
McKenzie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McKenzie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trinidad hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie lands a big shot there that rocks Trinidad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McKenzie trying to control but Trinidad is having none of it.
McKenzie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trinidad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McKenzie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McKenzie dominating with strikes here.
Trinidad is working to get back to half guard.
McKenzie wants to control the pace but Trinidad is squirming around nicely.
Trinidad is working to get back to half guard.
McKenzie tries to control but Trinidad wriggling away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie prevents Trinidad from getting the reversal.
McKenzie with good strikes from the mount here!
McKenzie lands with some strikes.
McKenzie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McKenzie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McKenzie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trinidad can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Trinidad is rocked!
McKenzie lands a big elbow - Trinidad is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Trinidad is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bones McKenzie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Badgely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Timothy Badgely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badgely tries to clinch up.
Badgely fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badgely fails to land the takedown.
Badgely tries to close the distance and clinch but Pan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badgely looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pan is fending him off so far but Badgely persists. Nope, Pan circles away and we're back to standing.
Pan is looking to score with low kicks.
Pan keeps the fight on the outside.
Pan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pan works over Badgely's head and body with a nice combination.
BOOM! Pan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Badgely. Badgely tries to recover but Pan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Badgely lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Pan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Loo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Slice (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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Loo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rampage Slice!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loo slaps away a takedown attempt from Slice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slice has a takedown stuffed.
Loo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jon Loo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampage Slice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loo with a poor takedown
and Slice counters with a shoot takedown. Loo fights it but they end up in guard.
Loo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice thows a big elbow that misses.
Slice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slice stopping the sweep attempt from Loo.
Slice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slice with a nice head shot there.
Slice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slice throwing strikes but missing.
Loo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Slice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slice working some strikes from top position.
Loo working a defensive guard here.
Slice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slice thows a big elbow that misses.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice advances position into side control!
Loo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Slice thows a huge punch but Loo dodges it nicely.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loo taking some punishment here, with Slice in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slice lands a nice short elbow.
Slice throws a strike but Loo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Loo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice postures up in Loo's guard and throws a big left but Loo blocks it.
Slice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Loo defends it nicely.
Slice looks gassed!
Slice fails with the takedown
and Loo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Slice dominated that round.
That's time! Loo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slice thows a big elbow that misses.
Loo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loo working a defensive guard here.
Slice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loo has momentary wrist control but Slice slips an elbow through the middle.
Slice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slice postures up in Loo's guard and throws a big left but Loo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice cracks Loo with a solid left hand.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slice pushes down on Loo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loo has hold of Slice's hands but Slice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slice working Loo over with strikes.
Slice working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Loo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slice working Loo over with strikes.
Loo wants to improve his position but Slice is controlling well.
Slice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loo's head.
Loo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slice.
Loo controlling the position well.
Loo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slice thows a huge punch but Loo dodges it nicely.
Slice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Loo defending well though.
Loo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Slice looks to land a strike but Loo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Loo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slice with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slice is looking to work some ground and pound but Loo has wrist control.
Rampage Slice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slice throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Loo tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Rampage Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Loo shows good takedown defense.
Loo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loo won't be happy with that.
Loo regains half guard, as Slice was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice drops an elbow to the side of Loo's head.
Loo is trying to stand up here but Slice is controlling him well.
Slice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loo's head.
Loo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slice.
Slice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Loo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slice throws a strike but Loo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Loo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loo working a defensive guard here.
Slice loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice is looking to work some ground and pound but Loo has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Loo's head.
Slice is looking to work some ground and pound but Loo has wrist control.
Slice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loo's head.
Slice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slice throws and elbow that misses. Loo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slice's guard. Nice move by Loo!
Slice throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Slice strikes from his own guard.
Slice trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Slice tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Loo misses with a takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Loo!
Poor strikes thrown by Slice there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Loo wants to control but Slice is having none of it.
Slice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jon Loo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampage Slice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slice with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Rampage Slice!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rampage Slice!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Rampage Slice!
Rampage Slice wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herman Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate McDonald has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herman Lang's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate McDonald!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Lang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McDonald throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lang is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Lang is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
Lang throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McDonald was covering up waiting for the punch and Lang finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the position here.
Lang has gone for a leg lock! McDonald slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lang's guard.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
McDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDonald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDonald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lang keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate McDonald 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.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang misses with a hook to the body
and McDonald counters with a left and a right... And another left! Lang is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate McDonald!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Lopez (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JP Lopez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Black works the jab nicely.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black misses with a combination
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.
Black is breathing heavily.
Lopez throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Lopez wants to clinch
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Lopez didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lopez looking to control but Black passes into half guard.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Black slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Lopez tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lopez is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black tightens his grip and picks Lopez up, before dumping him to the ground. Lopez manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Lopez looking to control.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Black slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Black creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lopez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lopez's legs.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Black's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Black winds up and cracks Lopez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Well, if Black is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lopez is trying to stand.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Black not doing much here.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Lopez manages to get to full guard.
Lopez is trying to keep Black in close.
Black sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lopez's guard.
Lopez is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Black.
Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black misses with a combination
and Lopez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
JP Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez clinches but Black breaks the clinch
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
JP Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black instigates a clinch.
Lopez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Black.
Black throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Black.
JP Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Black.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
JP Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black feints and as Lopez raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Black drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Black jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Black trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
Lopez is trying to stand.
Lopez trying to control but Black postures up.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Lopez is trying to escape back to his feet but Black uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Black is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lopez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Black connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lopez some visible discomfort.
Black working the ground and pound.
Black 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.
Black landing a few strikes.
Davis Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black advances to mount.
Lopez tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black 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!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Black moves into the clinch.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Black just leaning against Lopez, taking a breather.
Lopez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Black avoiding damage.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
A body shot lands from Black.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lopez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Black lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Black.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black landing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands punches and elbows.
Black is looking for the choke from the back position but Lopez is controlling his hands well.
Black keeps control of the position easily here as Lopez tries to buck him off.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Black is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lopez is defending well though. Black let's go of the attempt for now.
Lopez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Black is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lopez wants to control but Black is having none of it.
JP Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
Black scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
Lopez looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Black tries to control but Lopez wriggling away.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Lopez is trying desperately to improve position.
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Black content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Black looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
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.
Lopez is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lopez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Black unloads with some shots from mount but Lopez bucks and avoids them well.
Black with a couple of short strikes.
Black looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
Black tries to control but Lopez wriggling away.
Lopez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lopez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Davis Black!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Davis Black!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Davis Black!
Davis Black wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aamu Hannu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aamu Hannu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shannon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamu Hannu!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannu feints and as Taylor raises his hands in defense, Hannu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Hannu defends easily.
Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hannu 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.
Hannu 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.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Hannu 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.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Hannu defends easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hannu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hannu stands up out of the half guard.
Hannu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Hannu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taylor sees it coming and defends easily.
Taylor wants to control but Hannu is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hannu is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hannu is looking for a kimura but Taylor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hannu to get the leverage.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hannu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hannu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hannu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taylor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Taylor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hannu escapes and throws Taylor's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannu cracks Taylor with a big elbow.
Hannu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hannu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Taylor down.
Hannu trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Hannu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hannu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor tries to buck Hannu off but Hannu is having none of it.
Hannu is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Hannu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Taylor!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Hannu maintains control.
Hannu with good strikes from the mount here!
Hannu has control of Taylor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Taylor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hannu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hannu prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hannu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hannu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aamu Hannu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hannu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hannu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hannu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hannu working away.
Hannu tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Hannu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannu winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Hannu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Hannu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Hannu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor trying to get back to full guard but Hannu takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hannu manages to capitalize on a mistake by Taylor to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannu scores with punches and elbows.
Hannu gets his hands free as Taylor looks to control.
Hannu working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Taylor is doing well to defend. Hannu seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Taylor is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aamu Hannu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vance Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Ovronnaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovronnaz has chosen Sick Of It All - Step Down as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vance Kincaid!
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, Yuri Ovronnaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovronnaz lands a with a good body shot.
Ovronnaz looks to land a combination but Kincaid avoids it well.
Ovronnaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ovronnaz throws a hook but Kincaid blocks it.
Ovronnaz misses with a straight right.
Ovronnaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kincaid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Ovronnaz moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kincaid checks a leg kick.
Kincaid doesn't manage to clinch there - Ovronnaz circles away.
Ovronnaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kincaid lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovronnaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kincaid wants to clinch.
Ovronnaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ovronnaz misses with a double jab.
Ovronnaz misses with a wild combination.
Kincaid misses with a series of wild punches.
Ovronnaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kincaid's hands.
Kincaid moves away from the strike by Ovronnaz.
Ovronnaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Ovronnaz connects with the punch.
Ovronnaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincaid moves away.
No joy there for Ovronnaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kincaid throws a head kick that misses.
Ovronnaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kincaid momentarily.
Kincaid doesn't manage to clinch there - Ovronnaz circles away.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ovronnaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ovronnaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ovronnaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kincaid to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kincaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kincaid takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kincaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to clinch there but Ovronnaz circles away.
Ovronnaz throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Ovronnaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yuri Ovronnaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ovronnaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kincaid gets a clinch.
Ovronnaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Ovronnaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kincaid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincaid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ovronnaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kincaid tries to clinch there but Ovronnaz circles away.
Kincaid slips a straight right by Ovronnaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ovronnaz both land. Nice combination.
Kincaid throws a nice head kick!
Yuri Ovronnaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovronnaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kincaid counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ovronnaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovronnaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kincaid wants to clinch up but Ovronnaz keeps it at a distance.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Ovronnaz is having none of it.
Ovronnaz misses with a jab to the body
and Kincaid counters with an inside leg kick.
Ovronnaz misses with a jab to the body
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kincaid.
Kincaid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ovronnaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vance Kincaid will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kincaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kincaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Ovronnaz.
Kincaid throws a head kick that misses.
Kincaid tries to clinch up but Ovronnaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ovronnaz misses with a looping right.
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovronnaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kincaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ovronnaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Kincaid.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovronnaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kincaid counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ovronnaz's guard now.
Ovronnaz wants to stand but Kincaid is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ovronnaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kincaid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ovronnaz's guard.
Kincaid stops Ovronnaz from standing up.
Ovronnaz keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Ovronnaz is pulling down on Kincaid's head. It's preventing any offense from Kincaid, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz wriggles free and stands up.
Kincaid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ovronnaz thows a leg kick but Kincaid checks it
and Kincaid counters with a body kick.
Ovronnaz is breathing heavily.
Kincaid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kincaid moves in looking to clinch but Ovronnaz pushes him off.
Ovronnaz misses with the combination.
Yuri Ovronnaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kincaid tries to clinch up but Ovronnaz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kincaid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ovronnaz.
Ovronnaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kincaid.
Ovronnaz blocks a head kick by Kincaid.
Kincaid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ovronnaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vance Kincaid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kincaid misses with a takedown attempt - Ovronnaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ovronnaz!
Ovronnaz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ovronnaz misses the target.
Ovronnaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ovronnaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Ovronnaz. No joy for Kincaid on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ovronnaz throws a combination that misses
and Kincaid counters by moving into the clinch.
Ovronnaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kincaid has double underhooks.
Ovronnaz working hard to break the clinch.
Ovronnaz is trying to force a seperation but Kincaid has the dominant position.
Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kincaid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ovronnaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kincaid counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ovronnaz!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ovronnaz wants to get back to his feet.
Ovronnaz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Kincaid dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Ovronnaz.
Kincaid moves in looking to clinch but Ovronnaz pushes him off.
Kincaid walks into a straight right hand from Ovronnaz.
Ovronnaz misses with a double jab.
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Ovronnaz.
Kincaid slips a straight right by Ovronnaz.
Ovronnaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kincaid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big left from Ovronnaz misses.
Kincaid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Ovronnaz is having none of it.
Kincaid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ovronnaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ovronnaz scores with a punch to the head.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ovronnaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ovronnaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Ovronnaz misses the jab.
Ovronnaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kincaid throws a right and a left that Ovronnaz avoids nicely.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Ovronnaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ovronnaz misses with a straight left.
Kincaid moves in looking to clinch but Ovronnaz pushes him off.
Ovronnaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kincaid doesn't seem bothered though.
Ovronnaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kincaid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ovronnaz misses with the combination.
A big left from Ovronnaz misses.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovronnaz.
Ovronnaz throws a leg kick
and Kincaid counters with a solid body kick.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown but Ovronnaz shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz throws a hook to the side of Kincaid's head but Kincaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ovronnaz cracks Kincaid with a good jab.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ovronnaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kincaid tries to clinch there but Ovronnaz circles away.
Ovronnaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kincaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovronnaz.
Ovronnaz with a hook.
Ovronnaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kincaid is looking to clinch.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Ovronnaz is having none of it.
Ovronnaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kincaid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovronnaz keeping hold of Kincaid's head, controlling as best he can.
Let's hope that Ovronnaz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ovronnaz is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Kincaid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ovronnaz trying to get back to full guard but Kincaid takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Kincaid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kincaid, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vance Kincaid!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Vance Kincaid!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Vance Kincaid!
Vance Kincaid wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasse Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Ice-T - Colors. Hansson has chosen Saliva - Click Click Boom as his entrance music. Ronny Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronny Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hasse Hansson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson throws a nice looking combination but Coleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coleman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hansson tries to avoid it but Coleman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hansson to the ground. Hansson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hansson's half guard.
Hansson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hansson pushes Coleman off and gets back to his feet.
Hansson lands with a straight right. Coleman didn't see that one coming.
Hansson doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Hansson keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Hansson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman postures up in Hansson's guard and throws a big left but Hansson blocks it.
Hansson keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hansson wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Hansson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hansson misses with a double jab.
Hansson looks to land a combination. Coleman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Coleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hansson sprawls well initially but Coleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Coleman stops Hansson from getting back to his feet.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hansson is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Hansson is having none of it.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Hansson dodges it nicely.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hansson tries to kick Coleman off but Coleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hansson wants to land a leg kick but Coleman is out of range.
That's four 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.
Hansson looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Hansson looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Hansson tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hansson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronny Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coleman circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Coleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coleman 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.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hansson takes the fight into the clinch.
Coleman has picked Hansson up - he's going for a ride! Coleman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ronny Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman tries to pass to full mount but Hansson defends it.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hansson defending well though.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hansson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hansson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hansson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Hansson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Hasse Hansson has been cut.
Coleman breaks from Hansson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hansson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooh a big shot lands for Coleman! Hansson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ronny Coleman!
Ronny Coleman is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mirko filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Stars and a Sun by Francis M. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, mirko filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hernandez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Hernandez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
filipovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range and filipovic settles back down.
filipovic works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
filipovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hernandez.
filipovic misses with the combination.
filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernandez digs a good hook to filipovic's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body punch but filipovic moves out of range.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by filipovic.
No joy there for filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez shoots in but filipovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by filipovic misses
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from filipovic is predictable there
and Hernandez counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with filipovic, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes filipovic against the cage but filipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rain Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
mirko filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and filipovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
filipovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. filipovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
filipovic throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
filipovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a head kick. That will keep filipovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and filipovic counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at filipovic to acknowledge the strikes.
filipovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has filipovic backing up. filipovic nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.
filipovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
filipovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez has control of filipovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and filipovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
filipovic wants to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez is going olschool here, as he tries to force filipovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so filipovic shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez prevents filipovic from getting the reversal.
Hernandez with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working for a submission but filipovic is keeping him at bay.
Hernandez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for filipovic because Hernandez loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if filipovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
filipovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hernandez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hernandez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
filipovic can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
filipovic is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
filipovic misses with a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rain Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Hernandez counters with an outside leg kick.
Hernandez lands with a slapping head kick.
filipovic throws a head kick that misses
and Hernandez counters with a head kick that drops filipovic to the mat! filipovic scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
filipovic is rocked!
A head kick from Hernandez lands but filipovic takes it in his stride.
filipovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
filipovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. filipovic really felt that one!
filipovic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
filipovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Rain Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernandez lands an elbow that stopped filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a good low kick that filipovic was not able to check.
filipovic tries to land a body kick
and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. filipovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Hernandez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hernandez lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez cracks filipovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
A low kick from filipovic misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from filipovic both land. Nice combination.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but filipovic avoids them all with ease.
filipovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a single leg into guard. filipovic didn't expect that.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
filipovic keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Rain Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez decides to stand up, so the ref orders filipovic to his feet.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but filipovic circles away.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
filipovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that filipovic can do to turn this around?
Hernandez has filipovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
filipovic misses with a double jab.
filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Hernandez.
filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but filipovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
filipovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab by Hernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
filipovic looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
Hernandez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
filipovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but filipovic avoids it well.
filipovic misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from filipovic is predictable there
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
filipovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernandez counters with a big head kick but filipovic shrugs it off.
mirko filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a head kick.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters by clinching up.
filipovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. filipovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A low kick from filipovic misses
and Hernandez counters with a thumping low kick.
filipovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
filipovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
filipovic is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hernandez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
filipovic is trying to stand back up but Hernandez is controlling him
filipovic trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks filipovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
filipovic wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hernandez working over filipovic with some ground and pound. filipovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hernandez 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.
filipovic trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
filipovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez is keen to just control but filipovic is a slippery customer.
Hernandez moves into full mount! filipovic won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
filipovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Hernandez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
filipovic wants to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
filipovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hernandez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
filipovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
filipovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount.
Hernandez cracks filipovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hernandez wants to finish this one by submission but filipovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hernandez.
Hernandez unloads with some shots from mount but filipovic bucks and avoids them well.
filipovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns filipovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hernandez dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez with shots to the head and body - filipovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
filipovic tries to lock up and control but Hernandez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hernandez landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from filipovic misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but filipovic is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez drops back looking for a leg! filipovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and filipovic manages to kick Hernandez off! Hernandez jumps back into filipovic's guard.
filipovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
filipovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
filipovic keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
filipovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
filipovic trying to keep a closed guard but Hernandez is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
filipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a nice leg kick.
filipovic misses with a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a thumping low kick.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick by filipovic misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters by clinching up.
Hernandez leaning against his opponent.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has filipovic backing up. filipovic nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but filipovic shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from filipovic.
filipovic throws a good cross that connects.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
filipovic misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has filipovic backing up. filipovic nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has filipovic backing up. filipovic nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.
Hernandez moves out of range of the leg kick from filipovic.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
filipovic throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
filipovic misses with a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. filipovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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.
Hernandez moves out of range as filipovic throws a body kick.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from filipovic misses.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from filipovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez had his way with mirko filipovic in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
filipovic stuffs the takedown.
filipovic throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
filipovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hernandez is able to avoid easily.
filipovic throws a body kick that misses.
filipovic throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
filipovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hernandez momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from filipovic.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings filipovic.
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.
filipovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
filipovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with filipovic but filipovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
filipovic throws a lazy body kick
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
filipovic throws a body kick the misses
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings filipovic.
filipovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and filipovic wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rain Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
filipovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Hernandez should have avoided that one.
filipovic connects with a jab.
filipovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
filipovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hernandez counters with an outside leg kick.
Hernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
filipovic throws a lazy body kick
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a leg kick.
filipovic throws a leg kick but Hernandez moved away.
filipovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings filipovic.
filipovic throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from filipovic is predictable there
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. filipovic tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. filipovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
filipovic wants to land a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range.
mirko filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
filipovic throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - filipovic circles away.
filipovic tries to land a leg kick but Hernandez saw it coming and moves away.
Hernandez shoots and misses
and filipovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
filipovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Hernandez.
filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
filipovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez.
Rain Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
filipovic throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
filipovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
filipovic throws and low kick but Hernandez moves out of range easily.
filipovic throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hernandez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with filipovic but filipovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rain Hernandez.
Well Hernandez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Rain Hernandez!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rain Hernandez!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rain Hernandez!
Rain Hernandez wins by unanimous decision!
Rain Hernandez retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Mercy is for the Weak. Sackett has chosen Mary Jane as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Toney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Toney misses with a hook.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Toney slips under a jab from Sackett.
Toney stuffs the takedown.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Toney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Toney drops Sackett with a beautiful combination! Sackett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Toney is looking for the KO!
It looks like Orlando Sackett has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like James Toney has been cut.
Toney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Toney is rocked!
Sackett misses with a hook. Toney ducked under it nicely.
Oh Toney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett connects with a stiff jab that staggers Toney - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Orlando Sackett!
Orlando Sackett is the new light heavyweight champion!
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