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Bedlam 42: Presle vs Anderson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Sela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepper Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sela comes to the cage accompanied by Black Attack - Heartless. Pepper Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Sela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pepper Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Sela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Sela.
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Sela counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson throws a head kick but Sela moves out of range.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Sela.
It looks like Pepper Jackson has been cut.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sela blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sela counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Fernando Sela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepper Jackson.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson feints a jab promting Sela to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sela slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson dives in and grabs Sela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sela pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sela's waist but Sela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Sela shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Sela is breathing heavily.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sela wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sela wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson pulls Sela in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Sela.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Fernando Sela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pepper Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sela swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sela.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sela shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sela!
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
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.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sela wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepper Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pepper Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Sela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sela won't be happy with that.
Sela is letting Jackson control him for a moment.
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jackson stands up and beckons Sela to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sela tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Sela's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sela being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sela leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernando Sela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sela counters with a right hand to the body.
Sela keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Sela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sela tries to clinch up.
Sela stuffs the takedown.
Fernando Sela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepper Jackson.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Sela fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sela is having none of it.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Sela moved out of range nicely.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson stalling.
Sela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sela is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Pepper Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson moves into full mount! Sela won't be happy about that!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepper Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Pepper Jackson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Pepper Jackson!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Pepper Jackson!
Pepper Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikai Arcisais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikai Arcisais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Arcisais.
Hamilton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Arcisais keeps moving.
Hamilton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arcisais has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hamilton has managed to get both his arms back between Arcisais's legs - danger averted.
Arcisais had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamilton defends it easily.
Hamilton has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Arcisais to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hamilton is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Arcisais pulls down on the head and he's put Hamilton to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mikai Arcisais!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monroe Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bryant counters by clinching up.
Bryant lands a nice knee to the body.
Bryant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bryant obliges.
Bryant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Bryant lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but Bryant stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bryant with a knee to the head.
Bryant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bryant.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monroe Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Bryant.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bryant lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Monroe Jackson has been cut.
Bryant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryant has Jackson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Jackson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bryant - that's hurt Jackson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Jackson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Jackson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Chris Bryant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zver Bortsuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shakima Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barton's choice of entrance music: Waka Flocka Flame- Hard In Da Paint (Dirty Version). Shakima Barton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zver Bortsuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shakima Barton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bortsuha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bortsuha misses with a takedown attempt
and Barton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bortsuha fails with the takedown
enabling Barton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zver Bortsuha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bortsuha has his takedown stuffed
and Bortsuha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bortsuha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Barton to counter with a crisp jab.
Bortsuha fails with the takedown
and Barton counters with a nice uppercut.
Bortsuha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bortsuha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton tries to roll over but Bortsuha keeps him under control.
Barton striking from the bottom.
Barton wants to get back to full guard.
Bortsuha is keen to just control but Barton is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bortsuha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bortsuha seems to be looking for submissions.
Barton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bortsuha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bortsuha.
Barton lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Barton is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Barton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton landing small, sideways elbows.
Bortsuha content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barton is not content to let Bortsuha control the position.
Barton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bortsuha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bortsuha in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Barton tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bortsuha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zver Bortsuha!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason McGully (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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162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason McGully!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Boom misses.
McGully darts in trying to clinch
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGully looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGully is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McGully has control of Boom's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Boom regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McGully working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Boom turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips McGully off and cradles Boom's limp body as McGully celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jason McGully!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vic Stone has chosen I Got A Feeling as his entrance music. Vic Stone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vic Stone!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vic Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vic Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Ben Stone, looking for a takedown. Vic Stone pushes Ben Stone against the cage but Ben Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vic Stone looks to land a right hand but Ben Stone moved out of range.
Ben Stone gets a clinch.
Ben Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vic Stone's face.
Vic Stone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Vic Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vic Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head.
Vic Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Ben Stone.
Vic Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ben Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vic Stone is looking to control Ben Stone's arms but Ben Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vic Stone has his back to the cage.
Vic Stone working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Ben Stone.
Vic Stone looks gassed!
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vic Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ben Stone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ben Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Ben Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ben Stone obliges.
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ben Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Vic Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vic Stone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Stone.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone tries to circle away but Ben Stone has him pinned against the cage.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vic Stone can't break the clinch.
Ben Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ben Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vic Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ben Stone has Vic Stone pressed against the cage, preventing Vic Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ben Stone as Vic Stone tries to tie him up.
Ben Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vic Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vic Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ben Stone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vic Stone breaks from the clinch.
Ben Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vic Stone counters with a three punch combo that has Ben Stone backing up. Ben Stone nods at Vic Stone to acknowledge the strikes.
Ben Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ben Stone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vic Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone stops a takedown attempt from Vic Stone.
Ben Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ben Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vic Stone's efforts to push away.
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Ben Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vic Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ben Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vic Stone's ribcage.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ben Stone stalling against the cage.
Vic Stone misses with some punches.
Ben Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vic Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ben Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Vic Stone stalling in the clinch but Ben Stone improves position.
Vic Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ben Stone landing knees to the head.
Vic Stone lands a right hand.
Ben Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vic Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ben Stone stalling.
Ben Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Vic Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Vic Stone tries for a takedown but Ben Stone manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vic Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vic Stone tries to pull guard but Ben Stone won't allow it.
Ben Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vic Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ben Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Ben Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vic Stone's efforts to push away.
Ben Stone is pressed up against the cage. Vic Stone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ben Stone down to the mat. Ben Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone is having none of it.
Ben Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Ben Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vic Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ben Stone.
Vic Stone throws a combination that misses
and Ben Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vic Stone throws a shot from downtown. Ben Stone moves away and avoids it.
Ben Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ben Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ben Stone lands a nice hook to Vic Stone's body. Vic Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vic Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Ben Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vic Stone throws a leg kick
and Ben Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Vic Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone moves away
and Vic Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Vic Stone fails with the takedown.
Vic Stone is breathing heavily.
Vic Stone misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ben Stone scores with a head kick.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone moves out of range.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Stone moves in looking to clinch but Vic Stone pushes him off.
Ben Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ben Stone wants to clinch.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Stone wants to clinch.
Ben Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vic Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vic Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vic Stone with a hook.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vic Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ben Stone.
Ben Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Ben Stone wants to clinch up but Vic Stone keeps it at a distance.
Vic Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ben Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but Vic Stone moves out of range.
Ben Stone has closed the distance and engaged Vic Stone in a clinch.
Ben Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ben Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vic Stone's face.
A knee to the head by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vic Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone stalling against the cage.
Vic Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ben Stone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Stone.
Ben Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vic Stone's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Ben Stone.
Ben Stone working Vic Stone over with knees to the body.
Ben Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Vic Stone is trying to break the clinch but Ben Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ben Stone.
Ben Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vic Stone breaks from the clinch.
Vic Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ben Stone is out of range and Vic Stone settles back down.
Ben Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ben Stone blocks a jab.
Vic Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vic Stone tries to bum rush Ben Stone with a series of wild strikes but Ben Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ben Stone lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vic Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up.
Vic Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ben Stone tries to clinch there but Vic Stone circles away.
Ben Stone wants to clinch but Vic Stone slips to the side
and Vic Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ben Stone closes the distance but Vic Stone moves to the side
and Vic Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vic Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone dominated that second round.
That's time! Ben Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ben Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vic Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Stone leaves Vic Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Ben Stone.
Vic Stone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ben Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vic Stone somewhat.
Vic Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vic Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vic Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vic Stone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Ben Stone.
Vic Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vic Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Ben Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ben Stone has Vic Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Ben Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ben Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone crunches a lovely knee into Vic Stone's ribcage.
Ben Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Vic Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ben Stone with a knee to the head.
Ben Stone stalling.
Ben Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Vic Stone blocks with his arms.
Vic Stone pulls guard successfully.
Ben Stone gets to his feet - Vic Stone follows without any prompting.
Ben Stone wants to clinch up but Vic Stone keeps it at a distance.
Vic Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vic Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Stone closes the distance but Vic Stone moves to the side
and Vic Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vic Stone can do to turn this around?
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vic Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ben Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vic Stone.
Ben Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Stone.
Ben Stone looks to clinch
and Vic Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ben Stone thinking.
Vic Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch there but Vic Stone circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vic Stone.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up but Vic Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Ben Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vic Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vic Stone throws out the jab.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up
and Vic Stone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ben Stone won't be happy with that.
Ben Stone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vic Stone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vic Stone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ben Stone throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Stone scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ben Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ben Stone wants to clinch but Vic Stone slips to the side
and Vic Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up.
Ben Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vic Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Vic Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vic Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Ben Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Vic Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ben Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ben Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ben Stone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Ben Stone wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27
205 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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24
199 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monsoon.
Sawyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monsoons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monsoon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sawyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sawyer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sawyer throws a leg kick which misses Monsoon's front leg but catches the back leg as Monsoon tries to avoid it.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Monsoon circles away easily
and Monsoon counters with a shoot takedown. Sawyer fights it but they end up in guard.
Monsoon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monsoon stopping the sweep attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer has Monsoon pulled in close to control his posture.
Monsoon trying to control but Sawyer is working from the bottom.
Monsoon throwing strikes from guard but Sawyer blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sawyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Monsoon!
Monsoon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sawyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sawyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Monsoon looks a forlorn figure.
Monsoon regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monsoon wants to improve his position but Sawyer is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monsoon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sawyer thows a huge punch but Monsoon dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sawyer lands a nice short elbow.
Sawyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sawyer working the head and body with strikes.
Sawyer throwing shots but Monsoon is blocking nicely.
Monsoon has hold of Sawyer's hands but Sawyer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sawyer is looking to pass Monsoon's guard but actually Monsoon recovers to full guard.
Monsoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer wants to control from the top but Monsoon keeps moving.
Sawyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monsoon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sawyer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sawyer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sawyer working the body and head with strikes.
Sawyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Monsoon sneaks back into half guard.
Monsoon has hold of Sawyer's hands but Sawyer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer working the head and body with strikes.
Monsoon wants to get back to full guard.
Monsoon kicks off Sawyer and gets to his feet.
Sawyer tries to clinch but Monsoon is having none of it.
Sawyer is looking to clinch but Monsoon is avoiding it.
Sawyer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sawyer drops Monsoon with a nice combination! Sawyer dives into Monsoon's guard, looking to finish!
Monsoon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer wants to control from the top but Monsoon keeps moving.
Oh Monsoon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Monsoon wants to get back to his feet but Sawyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Monsoon seems to have got his legs back now.
Sawyer slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sawyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monsoon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sawyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer moves in looking to clinch but Monsoon pushes him off.
Sawyer falls off balance throwing a combination
so Monsoon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sawyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monsoon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monsoon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monsoon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sawyer is trying to keep Monsoon in close.
Sawyer is working an open guard so Monsoon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ray Monsoon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawyer is looking to clinch.
Monsoon dodges the punch combination from Sawyer.
Tom Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer lands a head kick!
Sawyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Monsoon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sawyer.
Monsoon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monsoon leaves Sawyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Monsoon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Tom Sawyer has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer misses with a body shot.
Sawyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monsoon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monsoon wants to control from the top but Sawyer keeps moving.
Monsoon won't allow Sawyer to sweep him here.
Sawyer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Monsoon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monsoon trying to control but Sawyer is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Monsoon throwing strikes from guard but Sawyer blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Monsoon is desperately trying to improve his position but Sawyer has a good base and remains in mount.
Sawyer looking to control but Monsoon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sawyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monsoon tries to lock up and control but Sawyer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monsoon is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Monsoon regains half guard.
Ray Monsoon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sawyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monsoon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Sawyer there.
Sawyer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sawyer uses his free foot to push down on Monsoon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Monsoon.
Sawyer controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monsoon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sawyer controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Monsoon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Sawyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Sawyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sawyer dodges the punch combination from Monsoon.
Sawyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Monsoon is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sawyer is defended easily by Monsoon.
Sawyer throws a head kick that Monsoon semi-blocks.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Monsoon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sawyer moves in looking to clinch but Monsoon pushes him off.
Sawyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monsoon counters with a takedown into side control.
Monsoon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sawyer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Monsoon thows a huge punch but Sawyer dodges it nicely.
Monsoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sawyer keeps working.
Monsoon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sawyer is just riding it out for now. Monsoon eventually gives up the hold.
Monsoon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Monsoon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sawyer wants to control but Monsoon is having none of it.
Sawyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Monsoon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sawyer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Monsoon.
Monsoon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Monsoon 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.
Monsoon misses with a head shot.
Monsoon throwing strikes here but Sawyer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Monsoon raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Monsoon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Monsoon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sawyer taking shots to the head.
Monsoon throws a wild left hand from mount and Sawyer manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Monsoon trying to advance position but Sawyer counters by regaining guard.
Monsoon postures up in Sawyer's guard and throws a big left but Sawyer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon thows a big elbow that misses.
Sawyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monsoon is controlling him.
Monsoon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Monsoon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sawyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monsoon is looking to work some ground and pound but Sawyer has wrist control.
Monsoon lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Monsoon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Monsoon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tom Sawyer!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tom Sawyer!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tom Sawyer!
Tom Sawyer wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala's entrance music is AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
157 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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25
146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Schultz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schultz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pohjanala connects with a right hand. Schultz shakes it off.
Good exchange - Pohjanala coming out on top.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but Schultz moves away
and Pohjanala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pohjanala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
Pohjanala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Pohjanala just misses with a punch to the body.
Pohjanala wants to clinch but Schultz slips to the side
and Schultz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mikey Schultz has been cut.
Pohjanala lands a big head kick that sends Schultz tumbling to the mat! Pohjanala takes a step backwards and waves Schultz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Schultz is rocked!
Pohjanala misses with a left hand
letting Schultz counter with a right hand.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Pohjanala finish him?
Schultz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pohjanala is fending him off so far but Schultz persists. Nope, Pohjanala circles away and we're back to standing.
Pohjanala looks to land a right hand but Schultz moved out of range.
Pohjanala closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Schultz out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kustaa Pohjanala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Blacklands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blacklands has chosen The Wicker Man, by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Ritchie Blacklands has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
210 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Blacklands!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacklands throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Blacklands ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Blacklands on that attempt.
Blacklands is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Blacklands counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Morgan's guard now.
Blacklands drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Blacklands's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blacklands looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blacklands fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blacklands.
Morgan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blacklands sprawling to the canvas! Blacklands rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Morgan finish him?!
It looks like Ritchie Blacklands has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blacklands throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morgan's waist but Morgan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blacklands off to one side.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Blacklands sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blacklands doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Blacklands looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacklands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blacklands shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters with a crisp one two that drops Blacklands! Morgan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Blacklands to his feet! Blacklands is in big trouble!
Blacklands is rocked!
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blacklands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Blacklands.
Blacklands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blacklands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blacklands shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Blacklands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blacklands shoots in looking for a takedown but Morgan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blacklands's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blacklands shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blacklands with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan throws a hook but Blacklands blocks it.
No luck for Blacklands with that takedown attempt.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blacklands misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blacklands'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.
Blacklands misses with a two punch combination.
Blacklands dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on Blacklands's head and hops out.
Blacklands misses with the combination.
Blacklands fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacklands fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Blacklands 's knee.
Blacklands is breathing heavily.
Blacklands avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blacklands.
Blacklands misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blacklands tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan staying out of range there.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Blacklands with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Blacklands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan cracks Blacklands with an open hand slap.
Blacklands gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a nice right hand that sends Blacklands toppling to the canvas! Blacklands scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Morgan finish him?!
Blacklands is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Blacklands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Blacklands seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blacklands was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Blacklands counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Blacklands postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morgan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blacklands, into his guard.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Blacklands's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morgan gets to his feet - Blacklands follows without any prompting.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Blacklands's head but Blacklands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blacklands can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blacklands changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Blacklands manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Blacklands blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan leaves Blacklands with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Blacklands with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blacklands's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blacklands.
Nice defenses there by Blacklands.
Blacklands looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritchie Blacklands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Blacklands's head but Blacklands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacklands has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Blacklands does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacklands fails with a takedown attempt.
Blacklands shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blacklands.
Blacklands takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blacklands fails to land the takedown.
Blacklands fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ritchie Blacklands is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blacklands shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan lands a big uppercut and Blacklands crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blacklands looks OK. Morgan waves Blacklands back to his feet!
Blacklands is rocked!
Blacklands fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Blacklands with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan throws the left hand but Blacklands avoids the punch easily.
Blacklands shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blacklands fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan cracks Blacklands with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Morgan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blacklands to stand back up!
Blacklands is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Blacklands's head but Blacklands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blacklands seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan lands a big uppercut and Blacklands crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blacklands looks OK. Morgan waves Blacklands back to his feet!
Blacklands closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blacklands is looking for a kimura here.
Blacklands is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morgan is just riding it out for now. Blacklands eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blacklands's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blacklands.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blacklands slips a jab from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Blacklands.
Blacklands drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blacklands thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morgan pushes Blacklands away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blacklands gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Blacklands goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morgan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blacklands's guard! Nice work there by Morgan!
Blacklands looking for a sweep. Not yet Blacklands, not yet.
Blacklands is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacklands controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Blacklands.
Morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morgan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blacklands throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blacklands is on top in guard.
Blacklands drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morgan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morgan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morgan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Blacklands counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Blacklands tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan sneaks out the side door and pushes Blacklands away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blacklands decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morgan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Blacklands dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ritchie Blacklands's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blacklands throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Blacklands shoots in.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Blacklands tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blacklands somewhat.
Blacklands changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Blacklands manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scott Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blacklands.
Blacklands is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacklands dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacklands shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Blacklands finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blacklands prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Blacklands is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blacklands looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacklands is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Blacklands seems to be working for a kimura but Morgan defends the submission attempt.
Blacklands is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morgan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Blacklands is trying to work for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blacklands is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Ritchie Blacklands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blacklands wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blacklands is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morgan is just riding it out for now. Blacklands eventually gives up the hold.
Blacklands stops Morgan from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Blacklands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Scott Morgan!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Scott Morgan!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Scott Morgan!
Scott Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
Scott Morgan retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludovic Presle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Fight for your Right to Party as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Ludovic Presle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Presle counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson closes the distance but Presle moves to the side
and Presle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Presle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Presle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tries to clinch but Presle is having none of it.
Anderson tries to clinch but Presle moves out of range.
Frank Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Presle circles away easily
and Presle counters with a nice right hand that sends Anderson toppling to the canvas! Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Presle finish him?!
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Presle counters with a crisp right that sends Anderson to the canvas! Presle follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludovic Presle!
Ludovic Presle retains his heavyweight title!
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