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LACL: 8 The Attack PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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240 lbs
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264 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Arnold!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold misses with a head kick.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arnold looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arnold is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.
Arnold can't do much from the bottom here.
James decides to stand back up.
James could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Arnold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arnold closes the distance looking to clinch
and James counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arnold's guard now.
Arnold looks gassed!
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!
James drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Arnold manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now James has Arnold in his guard.
James managing to control the position.
Arnold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arnold!
James is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James lands with a nice body punch.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arnold napping and manages to drive through into side control!
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
James tries for a kimura but Arnold is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arnold is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James cracks Arnold with an elbow. That is naaassty.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries for a kimura but Arnold is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Arnold is trying to buck James off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arnold manages to work his way to half guard, despite James's best efforts.
James is trying to control the action in half guard but Arnold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arnold trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arnold keeps working.
Arnold is trying to stand up here but James is controlling him well.
James postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Arnold to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. James catches Arnold right on the button with a cross.
Excellent takedown into side control there by James.
James decides to stand up, so the ref orders Arnold to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Arnold enables James to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arnold manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
James drops back looking for a leg! Arnold is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arnold manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Arnold's guard.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
James has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James stands up and waves to Arnold to follow him.
Arnold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Arnold enables James to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arnold manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arnold has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Arnold's legs - danger averted.
Freddie James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arnold is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James looking to pass the guard.
James stands and throws Arnold's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arnold has escaped the position, nice work there.
James throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
James tries for a kimura but Arnold is defending well.
James wants to take a breather but Arnold manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Arnold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
Arnold is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Arnold looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
James stands up and beckons Arnold to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arnold throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
James shoots in and gets a takedown into Arnold's guard.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Arnold on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
James seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arnold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James stands up and beckons Arnold to join him on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie James dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James throws a nice looking combination but Arnold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arnold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Arnold gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arnold is keeping the position for now.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arnold is trying to keep James in close.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnold can do to turn this around?
James drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arnold dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold preventing the sweep.
Arnold throwing strikes but missing.
Arnold postures up.
Arnold postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
James is trying to control the position but Arnold postures up.
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Freddie James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Arnold tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arnold looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
James passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Arnold!
James moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Arnold has worked his arm free - good work by Arnold!
Arnold throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
James decides to take the fight back to the feet.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controlling from the full mount.
James jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Arnold is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Arnold and James has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arnold knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James throwing shots but missing, from side control.
John Arnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freddie James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Arnold's face as James controls the position.
Arnold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but James wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
James controlling the position from side mount.
James seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Arnold for as long as he can get away with.
Arnold tries to improve position but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arnold taking punishment in the form of punches.
James decides to stand back up. James steps back and let's Arnold get back to his feet.
John Arnold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
Freddie James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Christy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
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209 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Christy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christy throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Christy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Christy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christy misses with a double jab
and Christy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Stanton Christy has been cut.
Lee tries for a takedown but Christy circles away easily
and Christy counters with a straight right hand.
Christy misses with a wild combination.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Christy sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Christy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christy tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christy's head.
Christy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Christy to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Christy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Christy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Christy duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing.
Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Christy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Christy feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Christy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Christy stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christy feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Christy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raymond Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Christy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Christy jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Christy does no damage.
Christy looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Christy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Christy duly obliges.
Christy swinging wildly here.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Christy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christy dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Stanton Christy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Christy.
Christy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christy misses with a two punch combination.
Christy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christy is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Christy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christy misses with the combination.
Christy stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
A left lands for Christy.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Christy.
Christy throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy.
Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy.
Christy misses with the combination.
Christy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Christy.
Christy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Christy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christy lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Christy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Christy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christy throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Christy misses with a double jab.
Christy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
Christy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy.
Christy misses with the combination.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christy counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Christy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Christy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christy scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stanton Christy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christy counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christy misses the shot to the body.
Christy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Christy looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Christy coming out on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christy lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Christy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Christy tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Christy misses.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Christy throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Christy punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Christy throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing.
Lee tries for a takedown but Christy circles away easily
and Christy counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christy.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Christy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
Christy throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Christy looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Christy stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Christy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Christy.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christy!
Christy swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Christy.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Christy counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Christy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Christy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Christy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Christy misses with a wild body shot.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
Christy throws a shot to the body.
Christy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Christy keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Christy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Christy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Christy misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Christy misses.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee.
Lee pushing down on Christy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is pressing down on Christy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christy is holding on for now.
Lee uses his free foot to push down on Christy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Christy.
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 Raymond Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Christy's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Christy.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
Christy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
Christy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christy.
Christy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Christy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Christy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christy cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christy throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Christy lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christy!
Christy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christy swinging wildly here.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Christy thows a body shot but no joy.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Christy counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Christy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christy misses with a double jab.
Christy throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Christy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Christy. Those never looked like landing.
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.
Lee shoots and misses
and Christy counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Christy to acknowledge the strikes.
Christy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Raymond Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Christy counter with a right hand.
Lee shoots and misses
and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Christy has his feet on Lee's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Christy.
A punch combination from Christy misses.
Christy misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christy counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Christy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Christy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Christy.
Lee shoots and misses
and Christy counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Christy to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee shoots and misses
and Christy counters with a one-two to the body.
Christy leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
Christy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Christy is looking to get back to his feet here but Lee is keeping cool and he's managed to take Christy's back.
Christy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raymond Lee!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gill Wallnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wallnuts's choice of entrance music: KO in the Air Tonight. Gill Wallnuts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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278 lbs
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330 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gill Wallnuts!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Wallnuts to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like James Foster has been cut.
Foster thows a leg kick but Wallnuts checks it
and Wallnuts rattles Foster with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Foster tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Wallnuts dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Foster stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gill Wallnuts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brent Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Regan Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Hendricks.
Hendricks gets control of Miller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hendricks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendricks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Hendricks's legs - danger averted.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendricks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Hendricks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hendricks keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Hendricks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hendricks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hendricks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miller defends it well.
Hendricks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hendricks fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Miller is sitting in close to Hendricks's body. Hendricks has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Miller is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Miller is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hendricks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Regan Hendricks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Waggenbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the ring accompanied by Razor's Edge. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franky Fletcher!
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, Dutch Waggenbach!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waggenbach tries for a takedown but Fletcher circles away easily
and Fletcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fletcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Fletcher.
Waggenbach misses with a takedown
and Fletcher counters with a head kick that drops Waggenbach to the mat! Waggenbach scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Waggenbach is rocked!
Waggenbach doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fletcher counters with a huge right that knocks Waggenbach out cold! Fletcher is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Franky Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake VanVactor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanVactor has chosen Like a Pimp by David Banner as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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28
183 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Hutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake VanVactor!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutch stuns VanVactor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
VanVactor swings for the body but Hutch moves out of range.
VanVactor misses with a body shot.
VanVactor tries to keep at a distance but Hutch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hutch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
VanVactor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hutch.
Hutch scores with a shoulder strike.
Hutch lands a body shot in the clinch.
VanVactor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hutch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hutch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
VanVactor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hutch prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Hutch.
Hutch is pressed up against the ropes. VanVactor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hutch down to the mat. Hutch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ben Hutch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake VanVactor.
VanVactor drops his hands momentarily and Hutch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
VanVactor throws a right hand that misses
and Hutch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanVactor blocks a head kick by Hutch.
VanVactor swings widly with a right hand
and Hutch counters by moving into the clinch.
VanVactor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
VanVactor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hutch has closed the distance and engaged VanVactor in a clinch.
Hutch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of VanVactor backwards.
VanVactor tries to break free but Hutch pushes him back against the ropes.
Hutch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hutch lands a right hand.
VanVactor fails to pull guard.
VanVactor breaks the clinch.
VanVactor swings widly with a right hand
and Hutch counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hutch scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch tries to clinch up
and VanVactor counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
VanVactor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hutch rolls with the submission and now he's on top in VanVactor's guard! Nice work there by Hutch!
Hutch trying to control but VanVactor is working from the bottom.
Hutch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hutch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch throwing strikes but missing.
VanVactor keeping moving, preventing Hutch from controlling successfully.
Hutch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hutch trying to control the position from guard on top but VanVactor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
VanVactor is trying to control the position but Hutch postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Hutch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
VanVactor fails with the takedown
and Hutch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ben Hutch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hutch moves to clinch but VanVactor breaks away
and VanVactor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as VanVactor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
VanVactor trying to control the position from guard on top but Hutch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hutch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. VanVactor manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hutch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hutch tries to clinch but VanVactor moves away
and VanVactor counters with a takedown into side control.
VanVactor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hutch throws a right and a left that both miss.
VanVactor moves away from the strike by Hutch.
VanVactor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
VanVactor looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutch is just out of range.
VanVactor gets a takedown into half guard.
VanVactor trying to control from half guard but Hutch is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanVactor stops Hutch from getting back to his feet.
VanVactor thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hutch to regain full guard.
VanVactor is stalling in the full guard.
Hutch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from VanVactor.
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.
VanVactor wants to control from the top but Hutch keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hutch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
VanVactor wants to control from the top but Hutch keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jake VanVactor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
VanVactor fails with the takedown
and Hutch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hutch.
Nice body punch from Hutch - that landed with a thud.
Hutch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hutch.
VanVactor is breathing heavily.
Hutch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutch scores with a shot to the side of VanVactor's head.
Hutch lands a left hand.
Hutch scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hutch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hutch lands a hook that snaps the head of VanVactor backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hutch.
Hutch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hutch scores with a shoulder strike.
Hutch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hutch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hutch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ben Hutch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hutch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hutch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Hutch.
VanVactor is rocked!
Hutch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hutch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hutch pushes VanVactor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Hutch.
Hutch lands with a left to the head.
VanVactor is still on wobbly legs! Can Hutch finish him?
Hutch lands a body punch.
VanVactor letting Hutch take a breather here.
VanVactor seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice left hand lands by Hutch.
VanVactor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hutch presses VanVactor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hutch scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hutch.
Hutch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hutch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hutch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Hutch.
Hutch lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hutch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hutch lands a nice hook to VanVactor's body. VanVactor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hutch tries to bum rush VanVactor with a series of wild strikes but VanVactor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
VanVactor digs a good body shot into Hutch's ribs.
Hutch wants to clinch.
VanVactor swings widly with a right hand
and Hutch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hutch wants to clinch but VanVactor slips to the side
and VanVactor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but VanVactor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
VanVactor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch wants to clinch
and VanVactor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hutch won't be happy with that.
VanVactor wants to control but Hutch is keeping him busy.
Hutch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
VanVactor wants to control for a moment but Hutch uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hutch is trying to stand back up but VanVactor is controlling him
Ben Hutch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor working over Hutch with some ground and pound. Hutch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
VanVactor wants to take a breather but Hutch is having none of it.
Hutch is trying to get back to full guard.
Hutch has hold of VanVactor's hands but VanVactor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
VanVactor wants to work for an arm triangle but Hutch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hutch is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hutch's head.
Hutch is refusing to be controlled, as VanVactor sits in half guard.
VanVactor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hutch regains full guard. Nicely done.
VanVactor is looking to work some ground and pound but Hutch has wrist control.
VanVactor trying to control but Hutch is working from the bottom.
VanVactor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hutch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hutch controlling VanVactor's posture.
Jake VanVactor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
VanVactor throwing strikes but missing.
Jake VanVactor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hutch keeping full guard, as VanVactor tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake VanVactor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hutch 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hutch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Britva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Danes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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21
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Britva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Danes or perhaps it was just good defense by Britva which made him look bad.
Britva wants to clinch up but Danes keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Britva.
Danes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Britva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Britva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Britva is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, Britva circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Britva as Danes shoots in.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Britva slaps away a takedown attempt from Danes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Britva counters by clinching up.
Danes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Britva looking to throw knees to the head but Danes is blocking nicely.
Danes lands an elbow just above Britva 's eye.
It looks like Boris Britva has been cut.
Danes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danes lands an elbow that stopped Britva in his tracks for a moment.
Britva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Britva avoids the elbow strike from Danes, against the ropes.
Britva is trying to break the clinch but Danes is controlling him.
Britva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danes is defending well for now.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Danes lands an elbow inside.
Britva is pushing Danes up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva being controlled against the ropes.
Britva landing knees to the body.
Britva misses with a knee to the head.
Danes looking to throw knees to the head but Britva is blocking nicely.
Danes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Britva is breathing heavily.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Britva avoiding damage as Danes throws knees to the body.
Britva blocks an elbow strike from Danes.
Danes blocks an elbow strike.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Danes pushes off an throws an elbow but Britva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Danes is stalling here.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danes breaks the clinch.
Britva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Danes throws an elbow that misses.
Danes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Britva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britva taking a breather.
Britva wants to get back to striking at distance but Danes won't allow it.
Danes lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Britva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danes avoids it.
Britva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Britva taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes tries to land knees in the clinch but Britva avoids the damage to the body.
Danes lands an elbow inside.
Britva avoiding damage as Danes throws knees to the body.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Britva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danes is defended easily by Britva.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Britva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Britva as Danes shoots in.
Danes looks to clinch
and Britva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Britva takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Britva looking to throw knees to the head but Danes is blocking nicely.
Danes lands an elbow that stopped Britva in his tracks for a moment.
Britva is trying to break the clinch but Danes is controlling him.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Britva trying to land knees to the body.
Danes throws an elbow but it misses.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Britva blocks the elbow strike.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Britva blocks an elbow strike from Danes.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Danes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Britva is defending well for now.
Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britva stuffs the takedown.
Danes shoots for a double leg takedown but Britva sprawls well. He's pushed Danes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Britva is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, Britva circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danes is defended easily by Britva.
A combination from Britva does no damage.
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.
Danes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Britva wants to clinch up but Danes keeps it at a distance.
Danes fails with the takedown
and Britva moves into the clinch.
Britva is trying to maintain a safe position but Danes gets an underhook and turns Britva into the ropes.
Britva misses with a knee to the head.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danes.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danes clinches up with Britva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Britva is trying to force a seperation but Danes has the dominant position.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boris Britva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Britva is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, Britva circles away and we're back to standing.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but Britva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Britva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Britva wants to clinch but Danes slips to the side
and Danes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Danes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Britva!
Danes content just to control the position here.
Danes gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
Danes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Britva avoids it really well and circles away.
Danes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes shoots for a takedown but Britva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Britva looks to clinch
and Danes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Britva tries a knee to the head but Danes blocks it.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
Britva misses with an elbow strike.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Britva takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Danes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Britva taking a breather.
Danes lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Britva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Danes tries to land knees in the clinch but Britva avoids the damage to the body.
Britva throws an elbow but it misses.
Britva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britva taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Britva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danes's brow.
Danes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
Britva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Britva tries a knee to the head but Danes blocks it.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Britva stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
Danes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Britva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Britva swivels and escapes.
Britva misses with a head kick.
Danes shoots in and drives through. Britva sprawls well.
Britva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Britva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Britva. No joy for Danes on that attempt.
Britva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danes.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britva circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes blocks a head kick by Britva.
Danes has a takedown stuffed.
Danes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Britva tries to avoid it but Danes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Britva to the ground. Britva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danes shoots in but Britva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Britva tries to close the distance and clinch but Danes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britva circles away.
Danes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britva rushes Danes and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Britva pushes off an throws an elbow but Danes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Danes.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Britva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danes's brow.
Danes throws an elbow that misses.
Danes lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danes.
Britva trying to land knees to the body.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Britva has had enough of the clinch but Danes keeps him there for the moment.
Danes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Britva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danes trying to control the position but instead, Britva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danes into the ropes.
Britva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danes avoids it.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
Britva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danes is defending well for now.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Britva.
Britva misses with an elbow over the top.
Danes stalling in the clinch but Britva improves position.
Britva misses with a knee to the head.
Danes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt
and Britva counters by moving into the clinch.
Danes misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Danes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Britva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Britva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Britva misses with a head kick.
Danes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Danes lands in his opponent's guard.
Britva wants to get back to his feet but Danes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Britva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Danes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Britva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes wants to get up but he can't break Britva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danes trying to control the position from guard on top but Britva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Danes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danes.
Danes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Danes throws an elbow but misses.
Danes misses with a knee strike.
Britva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danes throws an elbow but it misses.
Britva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danes blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Britva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Britva up against the ropes.
Britva is trying to stall.
Danes pushes off an throws an elbow but Britva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
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.
Danes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Danes stalling.
Danes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danes managing to block the knees to the body from Britva.
Britva tries to stall but Danes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Danes looking to stall.
Britva is trying to stall.
Danes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Danes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Britva as he jumps to the side.
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Britva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Britva moves in looking to clinch but Danes pushes him off.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
Boris Britva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Britva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Britva moves in looking to clinch but Danes pushes him off.
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
Britva tries to clinch but Danes moves out of range.
Danes keeps the fight on the outside.
Britva stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
Britva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Danes is out of range and Britva settles back down.
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.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but Britva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Danes or perhaps it was just good defense by Britva which made him look bad.
Danes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Britva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Britva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Danes dives into side control.
Danes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Britva to his feet.
Danes moves in looking to clinch but Britva pushes him off.
Danes has a takedown stuffed.
Danes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Britva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Danes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva's cut.
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.
Britva throws a nice looking combination but Danes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Britva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danes.
Britva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Danes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Britva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Britva missing with knees to the body.
Britva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Danes throws an elbow but misses.
Danes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Britva's face.
Britva avoids the elbow strike from Danes, against the ropes.
Britva looking to stall.
Danes keeps control of Britva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Danes.
Danes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Danes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Britva throws a head kick that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Britva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danes moves out of range of the body kick from Britva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Britva wants to clinch.
Britva stuffs the takedown.
Britva moves into the clinch successfully.
Danes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danes dives in and grabs Britva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Britva pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
Danes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britva drives through and clinches with Danes against the ropes.
Danes trying to stall but Britva improves his position.
Britva lands an elbow just above Danes 's eye.
Britva misses with an elbow strike.
Danes is trying to break the clinch but Britva is controlling him.
Danes pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes working a defensive guard here.
Britva preventing the sweep.
Danes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Britva is controlling him.
Britva postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Danes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Britva pushes Danes up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britva dodges an elbow strike from Danes.
Britva lands an elbow just above Danes 's eye.
Danes blocks an elbow strike from Britva.
Britva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danes lands an elbow inside.
Danes has Britva pushed against the ropes.
Britva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danes.
Britva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danes.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Danes lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Britva throws an elbow but misses.
Danes misses with an elbow strike.
Britva breaks the clinch.
Danes rushes Britva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Britva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Danes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Britva's brow.
Britva tries to stall but Danes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Danes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Britva but Britva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Britva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Danes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes wants to pass to mount but Britva is defending the position.
Britva tries to kick Danes off but Danes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Danes moves nicely into side control.
Danes decides to stand back up.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but Britva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Britva moves in looking to clinch but Danes pushes him off.
Danes tries for a takedown but Britva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danes gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Britva trying to remain calm as Danes controls from the top position.
Britva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Danes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Danes trying to control the position but Britva is working away.
Danes stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Danes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Danes shoots in for a takedown but Britva shows good takedown defense.
Britva slaps away a takedown attempt from Danes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Britva throws a sloppy head kick and Danes moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Britva lands but Danes takes it in his stride.
Danes is looking to clinch but Britva is avoiding it.
Britva moves into the clinch.
Britva can't break the clinch.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Danes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danes.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Britva moves into the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Britva as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Britva.
Danes wants to clinch up but Britva keeps it at a distance.
Britva tries to clinch up but Danes circles away and keeps his distance.
Danes drives through and clinches with Britva against the ropes.
Danes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Britva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes trying to land knees to the body.
Danes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danes blocks it with crossed arms.
Danes working Britva over with knees to the body.
Britva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Danes looking to stall.
Britva is looking to control Danes's arms but Danes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Britva has his back to the ropes.
Danes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danes swats away the attempt to clinch by Britva.
Danes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Britva.
That's two 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.
Nice sprawl there from Britva as Danes shoots in.
Britva is looking to clinch but Danes is avoiding it.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britva circles away.
Britva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Britva. No joy for Danes on that attempt.
Britva darts in and clinches Danes up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes crunches a lovely knee into Britva's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Britva is trying to break the clinch but Danes has him pressed against the ropes.
Britva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Britva tries a head kick but it misses.
Britva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danes.
Britva tries to clinch up but Danes circles away and keeps his distance.
Danes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Britva but Britva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Britva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes shoots for a double leg takedown but Britva sprawls well. He's pushed Danes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danes shoots and misses
and Britva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Britva.
Britva is trying to force a seperation but Danes has the dominant position.
Danes taking a breather.
Britva blocks an elbow strike.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Britva lands a knee to the body.
Britva blocks an elbow strike.
Britva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danes is defending well for now.
Danes trying to land knees to the body.
Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britva forces Danes back against the ropes and clinches.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Britva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Britva looking to throw knees to the head but Danes is blocking nicely.
Danes misses with an elbow strike.
Danes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Britva blocks an elbow strike.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Danes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danes is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Danes successfully pulls guard.
Boris Britva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Danes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Britva wants to stand but Danes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes looking for a sweep. Not yet Danes, not yet.
Britva wants to get up but he can't break Danes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luke Danes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danes pushes Britva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Danes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boris Britva.
I think Danes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Danes!
Luke Danes is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Beast. Randy Bunker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Bunker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Keller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker tests Keller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bunker works Keller's body with a nice hook.
Keller swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunker.
Bunker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keller looks to throw the jab but Bunker is out of range.
Bunker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keller looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker digs a good hook to Keller's body.
Bunker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jimmy Keller has been cut.
Bunker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bunker cracks a nice hook into Keller's ribs.
Bunker is looking to wear down Keller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bunker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bunker throws a one two combo.
Bunker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bunker works Keller's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker closes the distance and clinches.
Bunker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellers head.
Bunker lands with a right to the head.
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bunker holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bunker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunker stalling the fight.
Bunker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunker jabs Keller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keller's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Bunker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keller doesn't seem phased though.
Bunker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
Bunker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bunker showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bunker works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker controlling the pace for now.
Bunker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Keller?
A nice elbow there by Bunker.
Keller stops Bunker from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bunker lands a nice shot to the head.
Bunker content just to control the position here.
Bunker moves to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Keller has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Keller showing good submission defense here.
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!
Bunker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Keller is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bunker gets his way!
Will Bunker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bunker is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Keller knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Keller for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Keller.
Keller is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bunker off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bunker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bunker looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Keller is keeping busy.
Keller trying to control the position but Bunker manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keller is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bunker is working for a rear naked choke. Keller is not defending it well and Bunker has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Keller refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Keller's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Bunker!
Randy Bunker is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macapinlac Co (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto De la Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macapinlac Co!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto De la Vega!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Co throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De la Vega on the side of the head.
Co scores with a head kick.
De la Vega gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Co makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De la Vega doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Co counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De la Vega moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Co. Those never looked like landing.
Co thuds his right hand into De la Vega's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De la Vega is rocked!
Co lunges in with a left hook that violently twists De la Vega head around and knocks him out cold! Co hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Macapinlac Co!
Macapinlac Co retains his middleweight title!
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