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LA-FL 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lasner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Mir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Lasner's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lasner!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mir as he avoids it easily.
Lasner shoots in for a takedown but Mir shows good takedown defense.
Lasner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mir takes the fight into the clinch.
Lasner misses with a punch on the inside.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Lasner avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Lasner is trying to break the clinch but Mir is controlling him.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Lasner looks gassed!
Mir landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Brock Lasner has been cut.
Lasner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Lasner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir has Lasner pushed against the cage.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Brock Lasner's cut even more.
Mir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir swings wildly with an uppercut but Lasner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir working Lasner over with knees to the body.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasner tries to clinch up.
Mir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lasner's defenses.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Brock Lasner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
Mir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir has closed the distance and engaged Lasner in a clinch.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir lands a head kick!
A head kick from Mir lands but Lasner takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Mir lands but Lasner takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lasner is defended easily by Mir.
Jake Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lasner.
Mir clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lasner being controlled against the cage.
Lasner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lasner.
Mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Lasner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lasner tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Lasner drops back down to his feet.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Lasner blocks it.
Lasner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir tries a body shot but Lasner blocks it.
Lasner breaks from the clinch.
Mir avoids the head kick by Lasner.
Mir tries to clinch but Lasner moves out of range.
Lasner has a takedown stuffed.
Mir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lasner, pushing him back against the cage.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lasner's face.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mir gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mir jumps guard but Lasner stands there with Mir around his waist. Mir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lasner.
Lasner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lasner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lasner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mir pinned against the cage. Mir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mir clinches up against the cage.
Mir is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lasner can't fight it off and eventually Mir manages to take the fight to the floor. Lasner looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lasner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mir!
Lasner throws some wild stikes that Mir manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to buck Lasner off but he can't manage it.
Lasner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lasner wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Mir on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mir tries to get out of the position.
Mir throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lasner. What's that going to do exactly?
Mir is trying desperately to improve position.
Mir is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lasner on the ground.
Lasner landing strikes from the mount and Mir is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lasner landing punches.
Lasner working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mir flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lasner's cut.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mir closes the distance and pushes Lasner back into the cage.
Mir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mir lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lasner tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
Mir is nestled in close to Lasner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lasner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir lands a couple of elbows.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Lasner looking to control.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Lasner.
Mir wants to control from the top but Lasner keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lasner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mir.
Lasner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lasner trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Lasner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lasner stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Lasner from controlling successfully.
Mir seems keen to control Lasner's posture.
Mir throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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.
Mir looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mir clinches.
Lasner has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mir lands a good knee to the midsection. Lasner won't want to take too many of those.
Mir avoiding damage.
Mir lands a left hand.
Lasner stops a takedown attempt from Mir.
Jake Mir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mir manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lasner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mir lands with a nice combination. Lasner backs away looking to recover.
Lasner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Horrible takedown by Lasner or perhaps it was just good defense by Mir which made him look bad.
Lasner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasner shoots in looking for a takedown. Mir tries to sprawl out of it but Lasner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jake Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lasner.
Mir closes the distance and pushes Lasner back into the cage.
Lasner tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Lasner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lasner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lasner blocks the elbow strike.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
Mir prevents Lasner from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mir.
Lasner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
Lasner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lasner working away.
Mir wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lasner working the head with strikes.
Mir tries to escape but Lasner is in control.
Lasner working the head with strikes.
Lasner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lasner scores with punches from side control.
Lasner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lasner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lasner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir has hold of one of Lasner's legs. Lasner is fighting the takedown attempt but Mir gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lasner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lasner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brock Lasner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir tries to clinch but Lasner moves out of range.
Mir forces Lasner back against the cage and clinches.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
Lasner with a poor takedown
and Mir moves into the clinch.
Lasner jumps guard but Mir stands there with Lasner around his waist. Lasner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lasner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
Lasner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lasner shoots in and drives through. Mir sprawls well.
Jake Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lasner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lasner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir is looking to clinch but Lasner is avoiding it.
Lasner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mir but Mir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mir is looking to clinch but Lasner is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir closes the distance and pushes Lasner back into the cage.
Mir gets underhooks to prevent Lasner's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Mir.
Lasner fails to pull guard.
Mir looking for a takedown.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir stalling in the clinch.
Lasner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Mir.
Mir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lasner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir stops a takedown attempt from Lasner.
Lasner stops a takedown attempt from Mir.
Lasner fails to pull guard.
Lasner is trying to break free.
Mir lands with a light punch inside.
Mir manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mir controls Lasner momentarily but Lasner frees himself.
Mir wants to stand up but Lasner is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir striking off his back but it's not causing Lasner any problems.
Lasner trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Lasner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir trying to control the position.
Lasner won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lasner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lasner prevents Mir from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mir's guard.
Mir has hold of Lasner's hands but Lasner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mir punching from the bottom.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lasner stops Mir from getting back to his feet.
Lasner decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lasner fails with the takedown.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lasner circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mir has closed the distance and engaged Lasner in a clinch.
Lasner goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lasner as he avoids it easily.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir stuffs the takedown.
Lasner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lasner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lasner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lasner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Fuller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Hazen!
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, Dante Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fuller defends it nicely.
A slow jab from Fuller misses its intended target.
Hazen misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuller rushes Hazen and presses him up against the cage.
Hazen has picked Fuller up - he's going for a ride! Hazen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fuller is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuller is trying to stand.
Fuller wants to get back to full guard.
Hazen thows a huge punch but Fuller dodges it nicely.
Hazen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hazen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hazen stands up from half guard.
Danny Hazen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazen throws a right hand that Fuller ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuller also avoids with ease.
Hazen shoots in for a takedown but Fuller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuller wants to clinch.
Hazen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fuller as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hazen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazen tries to clinch but Fuller moves out of range.
Hazen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hazen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuller.
Fuller shoots and misses
and Hazen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hazen wants to control from the top but Fuller keeps moving.
Hazen is breathing heavily.
Hazen won't allow Fuller to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller keeping moving, preventing Hazen from controlling successfully.
Fuller looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuller wants to stand up but Hazen is controlling him.
Hazen forces his way into half guard.
Fuller has hold of Hazen's hands but Hazen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hazen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fuller throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Hazen.
It looks like Dante Fuller has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fuller hang on?
Hazen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hazen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fuller is surviving well by controlling Hazen's body position as best he can.
Hazen with good strikes from the mount here!
Fuller is in a horrible position here. Hazen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hazen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fuller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fuller shrugs it off.
Hazen with shots to the head and body - Fuller looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hazen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fuller can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hazen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hazen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hazen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That has opened up Dante Fuller's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hazen lands with some strikes.
Fuller is rocked!
The cut above Dante Fuller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hazen content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hazen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Fuller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hazen gets a takedown into half guard.
Fuller is still in real trouble! Can Hazen finish him?
Hazen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fuller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fuller seems to have recovered his senses.
Hazen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hazen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fuller is looking to improve his position but Hazen isn't that keen on the idea.
Hazen controlling his opponent.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hazen! Fuller is hurt baaadly! Hazen is firing away with more strikes - Fuller is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danny Hazen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Swearingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Swearingen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swearingen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swearingen gets slowly back to his feet.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Charlie Swearingen has been cut.
Young stuffs the takedown.
Alan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Swearingen.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Young.
Young stuffs the takedown.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Swearingen closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Swearingen pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swearingen looks gassed!
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swearingen.
Swearingen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
Swearingen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
Young throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circle, before Young throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Swearingen's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Young lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Alan Young!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hager Meister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meister has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hager Meister!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meister moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
Cross can't get the takedown.
Meister gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meister decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Meister shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meister showed some decent athleticism there.
Cross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cross tries to get out of the position.
Meister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cross keeps working.
Meister is trying to work for a kimura but Cross is defending well.
Cross really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Meister seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross won't allow Meister to pass to mount.
Meister is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meister sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cross won't allow Meister to pass to mount.
Cross is not content to let Meister control the position.
Meister is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Meister is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cross is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hager Meister!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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20
160 lbs
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163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magnum swivels and escapes.
Magnum misses with the combination.
Penn throws a head kick but Magnum moves out of range.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magnum as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnum.
Moses Magnum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn slips under a jab from Magnum.
Magnum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Magnum looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Magnum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Mark Penn has been cut.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magnum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Magnum blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Penn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Magnum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnum is trying to get back to half guard.
Penn working away.
Magnum is looking for a sweep.
Magnum has one of Penn's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the ground and pound but Magnum is defending the strikes.
Magnum takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Penn with the ground and pound but Magnum regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magnum keeps working.
Magnum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Magnum has a good base and remains in mount.
Penn tries to hold on but Magnum pushes him away.
Penn 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.
Magnum with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Magnum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Magnum looking to ground and pound but Penn is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magnum looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magnum pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Magnum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Magnum controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Magnum passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Magnum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Penn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magnum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Magnum scores with a three punch combo!
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magnum is out of range.
Magnum stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnum throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Magnum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Magnum.
Magnum gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn stands and steps away. Magnum gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Magnum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn dives in and grabs Magnum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magnum pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum lands with an overhand left.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magnum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Magnum circles away.
Magnum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magnum.
Magnum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnum.
Magnum swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Magnum throws a series of strikes that have Penn backpedaling.
Magnum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magnum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Magnum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magnum throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magnum is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn is thwarting Magnum's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magnum counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Magnum thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magnum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Magnum misses.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magnum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magnum scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Magnum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Magnum can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn working the ground and pound but Magnum is defending the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnum gets back to half guard.
Penn stops Magnum from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moses Magnum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magnum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magnum lands a jab to the head.
Magnum scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magnum throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Magnum is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Magnum is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magnum is trying to control the position but Penn postures up.
Penn thows a big elbow that misses.
Magnum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Magnum lands with a shot to the body.
Magnum scores with a three punch combo!
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magnum as he avoids it easily.
Magnum scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Magnum coming out on top.
Mark Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Magnum.
Mark Penn's cut is getting worse.
Magnum throws a shot to the body.
Magnum lands a jab to the nose.
Magnum connects with a looping right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magnum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magnum lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Magnum misses its intended target.
Magnum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magnum scores with a three punch combo!
Magnum with a nice cross.
Moses Magnum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magnum misses with a few strikes there.
Penn shoots and misses
and Magnum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magnum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penn backs up against the cage.
Penn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab, jab by Magnum - just one landing.
Magnum misses with a two punch combination.
Magnum misses with a double jab.
Magnum misses the shot to the body.
Magnum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magnum lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magnum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum lands an overhand right.
Magnum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Danga de danga de dang - Magnum scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Magnum sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice jab there from Magnum.
No joy there for Magnum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magnum lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Moses Magnum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magnum cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Mark Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magnum tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magnum to the ground. Magnum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Magnum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Magnum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magnum.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Magnum misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Magnum didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Magnum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magnum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Magnum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard's entrance music is Frank The Tank. A fine choice. B Unit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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23
262 lbs
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230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
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, B Unit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricard stands up and waves to Unit to follow him.
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Ricard misses.
Unit misses with a takedown
and Ricard counters with a single leg into guard. Unit didn't expect that.
Ricard postures up in Unit's guard and throws a big left but Unit blocks it.
Unit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Unit is looking for a triangle but Ricard pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unit wants to stand and escape but Ricard is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Unit throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ricard uses it to pass to side control.
Unit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ricard connects with a decent elbow.
Ricard decides to stand back up.
Ricard tries to clinch but Unit moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Unit sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ricard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Unit.
Ricard prevents Unit from standing back up.
Unit looking for submissions off his back.
Unit wants to get back to his feet.
Unit looks gassed!
Ricard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ricard is trying to control the action in half guard but Unit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Unit is looking to escape.
Unit looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ricard misses with a takedown
and Unit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ricard's guard now.
Ricard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ricard is controlling Unit's posture.
Ricard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ricard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Unit's guard.
Unit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ricard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ricard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard stands up and waves to Unit to follow him.
Ricard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricard has a takedown stuffed.
Ricard throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Unit defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Unit or perhaps it was just good defense by Ricard which made him look bad.
Ricard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Unit actively working from the bottom here.
Ricard escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ricard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Unit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Unit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ricard's efforts to push away.
Unit trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ricard defends it well.
Ricard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Unit stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ricard to get to his feet.
Ricard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Unit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Ricard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unit forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unit stands up and beckons Ricard to join him on the feet.
Ricard fails with the takedown
and Unit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 Frank Ricard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Unit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unit shoots in for a takedown but Ricard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Unit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ricard won't be happy with that.
Unit working away.
Unit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Unit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Unit is breathing heavily.
Ricard wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Unit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ricard has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard is looking to reverse the position.
Unit decides to stand back up.
Unit misses with a takedown attempt - Ricard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frank Ricard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of B Unit.
Ricard drops Unit with a left and a right! Oh, Unit is hurt - Ricard dives into side control looking to finish!
Ricard advances to mount.
Ricard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ricard breaks from Unit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unit is bucking up trying to escape but Ricard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ricard unloading with bombs!
Unit slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Unit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Unit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ricard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ricard drops an elbow to the side of Unit's head.
Unit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ricard pulls his head out easily.
Ricard working the head and body with strikes.
Ricard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ricard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Unit on the ground.
Ricard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Unit kicks off Ricard and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ricard.
Ricard keeps the fight on the outside.
Frank Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Unit moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ricard is defending well for now.
Ricard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ricard is pressed up against the cage. Unit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ricard down to the mat. Ricard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Ricard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Unit shoots in for a takedown but Ricard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Unit checks it.
Unit fails with the takedown.
Ricard tries for a takedown but Unit circles away easily
and Unit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Unit.
B Unit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ricard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Unit shoots in for a double leg but Ricard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Unit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ricard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Unit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Unit.
Unit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ricard defends it easily.
Unit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Unit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricard throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unit uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Unit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Unit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Ricard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ricard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Unit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ricard controlling the position for now.
Unit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ricard sees it coming and defends easily.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Unit is working for a submission of some sort.
Ricard tries to kick Unit off but Unit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricard wants to control but Unit is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard kicks Unit off and gets back to his feet.
Ricard darts in and clinches Unit up against the cage.
Unit tries to land knees in the clinch but Ricard avoids the damage to the body.
Ricard prevents the takedown attempt.
Unit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ricard prevents it.
Frank Ricard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of B Unit.
Unit prevents the takedown attempt.
Ricard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Unit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Unit escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ricard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ricard duly obliges.
Unit slips a jab and a cross from Ricard.
Unit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ricard swivels and escapes.
Unit gets caught flat footed, as Ricard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ricard is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lands a couple of elbows.
Ricard throwing strikes from guard but Unit blocks nicely.
Unit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ricard stands up from Unit's guard - Ricard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Frank Ricard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt
and Unit counters by moving into the clinch.
Unit wants a takedown but no success here.
Unit missing with knees to the body.
Ricard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Unit can't fight it off and eventually Ricard manages to take the fight to the floor. Unit looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Unit is looking for a triangle but Ricard pushes his legs off easily.
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Unit is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ricard defends well.
Ricard drops back looking for a leg! Unit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Unit manages to kick Ricard off! Ricard jumps back into Unit's guard.
Unit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ricard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Unit's head.
Ricard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Unit keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Unit has his foot on Ricard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ricard works his way back into a safe position though.
Unit looking for a guillotine here but Ricard defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ricard landing with the ground and pound.
Ricard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ricard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ricard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Unit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ricard is aware though and is defending well.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Unit keeps moving.
Unit looking for a sweep. Not yet Unit, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ricard has managed to get both his arms back between Unit's legs - danger averted.
B Unit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Ricard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricard gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
B Unit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ricard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank Ricard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Wicheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wicheals has chosen I Think I'm Cute as his entrance music. Az Anubis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Wicheals's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
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, Shawn Wicheals!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wicheals throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anubis's waist but Anubis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wicheals off to one side.
Wicheals shoots in but no luck this time.
Anubis cracks a nice hook into Wicheals's ribs.
Wicheals looks gassed!
Wicheals blocks a head kick by Anubis.
Wicheals misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Az Anubis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Wicheals.
Anubis lands with a hook. Wicheals tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Crunch! Anubis slams his shin into Wicheals's torso.
Wicheals looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anubis throws a push kick but Wicheals slaps the foot to one side.
Anubis scoring well with a low kick there.
Wicheals takes one to the chin there.
Anubis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wicheals sprawling to the canvas! Wicheals rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Anubis finish him?!
Wicheals is rocked!
Anubis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wicheals is still on wobbly legs! Can Anubis finish him?
Crack! Anubis connects with the perfect overhand right and Wicheals falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Anubis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Az Anubis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ImA Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kino no Tabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kino no Tabi enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ImA Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kino no Tabi!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no Tabi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
no Tabi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man wants to control but no Tabi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
no Tabi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man wants to improve his position but no Tabi is controlling well.
Man keeping control of the position.
no Tabi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
no Tabi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
no Tabi is trying to control. Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
no Tabi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
no Tabi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but no Tabi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Man is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - no Tabi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
no Tabi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
no Tabi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
no Tabi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
no Tabi trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man pushes no Tabi off looking to stand but no Tabi dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from no Tabi there.
no Tabi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
no Tabi trying to control from half guard but Man is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
no Tabi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from no Tabi is defended easily by Man.
no Tabi looks gassed!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but no Tabi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man throws a series of punches but no Tabi moves out of range.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by no Tabi.
no Tabi shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kino no Tabi.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of no Tabi's head.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and no Tabi moves out of range easily.
no Tabi fails with a takedown attempt.
Man throws a head kick that no Tabi semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but no Tabi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kino no Tabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man tries to clinch up but no Tabi circles away and keeps his distance.
Man scores with a leg kick.
no Tabi shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but no Tabi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
no Tabi keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from no Tabi.
Man wants to break free but no Tabi has control.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but no Tabi is keeping busy.
Maybe Man would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
no Tabi jumps guard and drags Man to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
no Tabi landing punches.
no Tabi misses with a head shot.
no Tabi is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by no Tabi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
no Tabi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
no Tabi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
no Tabi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Man hang on?
no Tabi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Man is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kino no Tabi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but no Tabi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
no Tabi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but no Tabi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into no Tabi's torso.
Man leaves no Tabi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
no Tabi circles away from the clinch attempt.
no Tabi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kino no Tabi.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from no Tabi. no Tabi gets slowly back to his feet.
no Tabi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
no Tabi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man moves in looking to clinch but no Tabi pushes him off.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
no Tabi is breathing heavily.
Man's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Man duly obliges.
no Tabi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
no Tabi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt.
ImA Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on no Tabi if he has to take too many more of those.
Man moves in looking to clinch but no Tabi pushes him off.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
no Tabi throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep no Tabi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. no Tabi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but no Tabi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ImA Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Man clinches with his opponent.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from no Tabi.
Man is trying to break the clinch but no Tabi is controlling him.
Man gets underhooks to prevent no Tabi's takedown attempt.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from no Tabi.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but no Tabi blocks it with crossed arms.
no Tabi keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to break the clinch but no Tabi is controlling him.
no Tabi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man moves in looking to clinch but no Tabi pushes him off.
Man lands a head kick!
Good shot there by Man.
no Tabi tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man is looking to clinch but no Tabi is avoiding it.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from no Tabi.
no Tabi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Man napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
no Tabi working away.
Man tries to escape but no Tabi is in control.
no Tabi working the ground and pound but Man is defending the strikes.
Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by no Tabi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi misses with the ground and pound.
Man is looking for a sweep.
no Tabi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but no Tabi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
no Tabi fails with the takedown
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
no Tabi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. no Tabi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
no Tabi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
no Tabi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by no Tabi.
Man regains half guard there - taking advantage of no Tabi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
no Tabi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
Man is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body kick from Man.
no Tabi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. no Tabi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for no Tabi on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man gets underhooks to prevent no Tabi's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ImA Man dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from no Tabi misses the target.
Man scores with a head kick.
no Tabi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
ImA Man is winning the standup battle so far.
no Tabi shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
no Tabi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Man has closed the distance and engaged no Tabi in a clinch.
no Tabi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kino no Tabi.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
no Tabi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
no Tabi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but no Tabi has him pressed against the cage.
Man tries to break the clinch but no Tabi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Man pushes no Tabi away with a front kick.
Man tries to clinch but no Tabi is having none of it.
Man lands a head kick!
no Tabi tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a head kick.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks no Tabi in the body.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
no Tabi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep no Tabi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as no Tabi backs up against the cage.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
no Tabi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
no Tabi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but no Tabi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
no Tabi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man is looking to slow no Tabi down with leg kicks.
Man scores with a head kick.
Man tries to clinch there but no Tabi circles away.
no Tabi has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Man wants to clinch up but no Tabi keeps it at a distance.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man scores with a body shot.
Man misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Man as no Tabi shoots in.
no Tabi circles away from the clinch attempt.
no Tabi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
no Tabi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
no Tabi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
no Tabi shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but no Tabi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man thuds his right hand into no Tabi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horrible takedown by no Tabi or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Man clinches up with no Tabi and pushes him back against the cage.
Man is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but no Tabi is keeping busy.
no Tabi has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man gets underhooks to prevent no Tabi's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
ImA Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ImA Man!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Parham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Jr's entrance music is Cant be touched. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Parham's choice of entrance music: None. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Jones Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Parham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parham lands a head shot.
Parham throws a nice looking combination but Jones Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Jones Jr misses
letting Parham counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr misses the body punch
and Parham counters with a stiff right hand.
Parham misses with the combination.
Parham misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Jones Jr misses.
Jones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones Jr lands a with a good body shot.
Jones Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Parham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot.
Jones Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Parham's shoulder, as Parham tries to avoid the shot.
Parham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones Jr pinned against the cage. Jones Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parham.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Parham avoids nicely.
Jones Jr lands with a straight right. Parham didn't see that one coming.
Parham misses with a combination
and Jones Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parham thinking.
Parham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Parham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Parham does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from Parham.
A jab from Parham misses.
Parham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ray Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parham lands a jab.
Parham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr cracks Parham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones Jr is looking to wear down Parham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Parham was well out of range.
Jones Jr lands with a right hand.
Jones Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones Jr thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Parham blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Parham moves away and avoids it.
Jones Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parham misses with a few strikes there.
Parham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Parham is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
Jones Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Parham counters with a two punch combo.
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parham looks to throw the jab but Jones Jr is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ray Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Parham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parham shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Parham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones Jr throws a combination that misses
and Parham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Jones Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parham doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
Jones Jr slips under a jab.
Parham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones Jr misses the body punch
and Parham counters with a series of strikes. Jones Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jones Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones Jr misses the body punch
and Parham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones Jr thinking.
Parham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones Jr stuns Parham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones Jr sizes up Parham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones Jr misses with a body shot
and Parham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones Jr misses with a double jab
and Parham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones Jr looks to land a right hand but Parham moved out of range.
Parham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Parham's shoulder, as Parham tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Parham misses.
Parham misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Jones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parham.
A big right from Jones Jr misses.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parham scores with a hook.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parham throws out a powerful jab.
Ray Jones Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Parham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Jones Jr misses.
A combination from Parham does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parham connects with a body shot.
Parham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Parham tries to move into range but Jones Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parham throws a body punch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Jones Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones Jr looks to land a left hand but Parham moved out of range nicely.
Jones Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Parham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Parham wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Parham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parham trying to control the position but Jones Jr is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Parham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Parham content just to control the position here.
Parham working for a submission but Jones Jr is keeping him at bay.
Parham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Jones Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Parham quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Parham but it's paid off an Jones Jr is forced to tap! Nice work by Parham.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Doug Parham! Doug Parham retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What's the difference. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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257 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cherry throws a hook but James blocks it.
Cherry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cherry.
Cherry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cherry moves away from the strike by James.
James feints and as Cherry raises his hands in defense, James changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Cherry is retaining full guard.
Cherry looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James postures up.
James won't allow Cherry to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cherry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cherry wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Cherry has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James misses with an uppercut.
Jab from James.
It looks like Pete Cherry has been cut.
James swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
James drops Cherry with a big left hand and mounts him. Cherry is in big trouble!
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!
Cherry taking shots to the head.
James misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is working to get back to half guard.
James misses with a head shot.
James jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cherry is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cherry and James has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
James sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cherry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
James throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
James is trying to ground and pound but Cherry uses the momentary lack of control by James to regain half guard.
Cherry blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
Cherry is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James 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.
Cherry blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cherry's head.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James is pressing down on Cherry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cherry is holding on for now.
James with the ground and pound but Cherry uses the opportunity to regain guard.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James is in close to Cherry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cherry can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cherry tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
Cherry trying to control but James postures up.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cherry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Cherry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from James.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James lands a head shot.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cherry avoids it really well and circles away.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Cherry's shoulder, as Cherry tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cherry.
Cherry wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cherry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
James is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cherry.
Cherry is looking for a kimura here.
James is looking to improve his position.
Cherry seems to be looking for submissions.
Cherry tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
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.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Cherry sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cherry slips a jab and a cross from James.
A big left from James misses.
James tries for a takedown but Cherry circles away easily
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Cherry coming out on top.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherry.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from James.
Cherry throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Cherry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Rip James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with an uppercut. Cherry saw that one coming.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cherry to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James misses with a low kick.
James missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cherry slips under a jab from James.
Nice jab there from Cherry.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James fails with the takedown
and Cherry counters with a straight right hand.
Cherry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cherry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James missing with a left hand there. Cherry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a looping overhand right but Cherry ducks down to avoid it.
Cherry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cherry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard.
James is looking to get back to full guard here but Cherry has managed to pass to side control instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cherry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. James looks a forlorn figure.
James wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
James can't escape the position.
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.
Cherry is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. James knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften James for a finish.
Cherry working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Cherry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Cherry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Cherry moves out of range of the strikes.
James misses with a straight right.
A jab from James misses.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James fails with the takedown
and Cherry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cherry to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James throws a hook to the side of Cherry's head but Cherry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cherry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cherry taking a breather here.
Cherry tries for a kimura but James is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James is looking to regain half guard here but Cherry keeps moving and retains side control.
Cherry wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
James is looking to regain half guard here but Cherry keeps moving and retains side control.
Cherry wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Pete Cherry has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Cherry crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A shot to de liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
James shoots and misses
enabling Cherry to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cherry.
A big right from James misses.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Cherry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry lands a slapping body shot.
James shoots and misses
letting Cherry counter with a right hand.
James misses with a low kick.
Cherry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Cherry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry blocks a jab.
Cherry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Cherry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cherry cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cherry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for James!
Cherry landing strikes, looking to finish!
James is working to get back to half guard.
Cherry looking to control and managing it successfully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cherry. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cherry looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cherry has control of James's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and James regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cherry with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cherry landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
Cherry looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James working to try and regain half guard.
Cherry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. James can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cherry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Cherry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cherry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Cherry!
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