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THE EMPIRE Los Angeles.9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Harty is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Harty!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harty wants to clinch but Gaston slips to the side
and Gaston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gaston stops Harty from standing up.
Gaston thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gaston stands up from Harty's guard - Gaston perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harty.
It looks like Nick Gaston has been cut.
Gaston throws a shot from downtown. Harty moves away and avoids it.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick
and Harty counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaston throws a head kick that Harty semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gaston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harty wants to stand and escape but Gaston is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harty takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Harty has been cut.
Gaston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harty looks gassed!
Harty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gaston counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Gaston looks at the referee who does nothing so Gaston lands a crushing right that sends Harty to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Gaston!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jonghyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Jonghyun!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Penn.
It looks like Kim Jonghyun has been cut.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonghyun is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Jonghyun circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonghyun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Jonghyun counters with a body kick that stops Penn in his tracks momentarily.
Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Jonghyun defending well.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jonghyun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn prevents Jonghyun from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jonghyun pushes Penn off looking to stand but Penn dives back in and keeps control.
Penn moves nicely into side control.
Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jonghyun taking a bit of punishment here - Penn scoring with strikes.
Penn moves into full mount!
Penn punching from mount but Jonghyun doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant 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.
Penn is landing with some decent strikes but Jonghyun is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Penn misses with a head shot.
Penn punching from mount but Jonghyun doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Penn breaks from Jonghyun's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Penn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jonghyun manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Penn controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jonghyun sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Penn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jonghyun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jonghyun is trying to improve his position.
Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jonghyun wants to get back to his feet but Penn drags him back down.
A lull in the action here.
Penn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Penn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jonghyun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Penn connects with a decent elbow.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Penn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jonghyun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penn works to advance to full mount. Jonghyun defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jonghyun holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Penn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Penn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Penn lands a big elbow.
The cut above Kim Jonghyun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Penn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kim Jonghyun's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kim Jonghyun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Penn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Bingeinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bingeinton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bowling For Soup: Hooray For Beer. Rutten has chosen IF I DIE TONIGHT as his entrance music. Scott Bingeinton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taz Rutten's chin.
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182 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Scott Bingeinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bingeinton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Bingeinton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bingeinton is looking to land body kicks.
Bingeinton moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutten.
Bingeinton throws a body kick the misses
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bingeinton keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
Bingeinton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bingeinton moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Bingeinton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingeinton darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutten.
Bingeinton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bingeinton wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bingeinton moves away.
Bingeinton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingeinton tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bingeinton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice body shot.
Scott Bingeinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bingeinton's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bingeinton tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Bingeinton tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Bingeinton throws a lazy head kick
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingeinton throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Rutten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bingeinton.
Bingeinton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Bingeinton misses
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bingeinton thinking.
Bingeinton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bingeinton throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bingeinton is breathing heavily.
Bingeinton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rutten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bingeinton thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten with a hook.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutten throws a shot to the body.
Rutten takes a swing at Bingeinton's ribcage but misses.
Rutten wants to slow Bingeinton down by chopping away at his legs.
Bingeinton jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bingeinton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Bingeinton ducks down to avoid it.
Bingeinton tries to clinch up.
Rutten throws a low kick but Bingeinton avoids it.
Bingeinton looks to clinch
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Bingeinton darts in trying to clinch
and Rutten counters with a low kick, right behind Bingeinton 's knee.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bingeinton tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Bingeinton sees coming a mile off.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Bingeinton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten cracks Bingeinton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rutten has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bingeinton to stand back up!
Bingeinton is rocked!
It looks like Scott Bingeinton has been cut.
Rutten checks the leg kick.
Bingeinton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rutten takes a step back to recover.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bingeinton throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Rutten looks at the referee who does nothing so Rutten lands a crushing right that sends Bingeinton to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Rutten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Bijanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bijanek has chosen Avenir Struga as his entrance music. Rick Lonzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Bijanek's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Lonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Bijanek!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonzo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lonzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lonzo stands up out of the half guard.
Lonzo tries to clinch
and Bijanek counters with a nice body shot.
Lonzo wants to clinch
and Bijanek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lonzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bijanek leaves Lonzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lonzo misses with a combination
and Bijanek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rick Lonzo has been cut.
Lonzo is breathing heavily.
Bijanek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bijanek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lonzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lonzo misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Lonzo misses.
Bijanek jabs Lonzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Lonzo as Bijanek shoots in.
Lonzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bijanek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bijanek misses with a low kick as Lonzo jumps back.
Bijanek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lonzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lonzo is trying to control. Bijanek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bijanek trying to hold on to Lonzo's head to control him but Lonzo postures up.
Lonzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bijanek on the ground.
Bijanek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bijanek gets back to full guard.
Lonzo wants to pass the guard but Bijanek is keeping the 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.
Bijanek looking for a sweep. Not yet Bijanek, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bijanek is on top in guard.
Bijanek throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bijanek stops Lonzo from standing up.
Lonzo controls Bijanek momentarily but Bijanek frees himself.
Bijanek lands a couple of elbows.
Lonzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bijanek moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lonzo wants to get up but he can't break Bijanek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bijanek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo working some strikes from top position.
Bijanek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lonzo is aware though and is defending well.
Lonzo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bijanek seems keen to control Lonzo's posture.
Lonzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bijanek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lonzo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bijanek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lonzo advances position into side control!
Bijanek tries to bench press Lonzo off him but Lonzo keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bijanek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lonzo tries to stand and escape but Bijanek actually recovers to full guard.
Lonzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lonzo wanted to stand there but Bijanek had control of the position.
Lonzo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lonzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Bijanek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bijanek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lonzo sees it coming and defends easily.
Lonzo wants to control but Bijanek is keeping busy.
Bijanek is keen to just control but Lonzo is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo is looking for a sweep. Bijanek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bijanek perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bijanek is trying to work for a kimura but Lonzo is defending well.
Lonzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lonzo wants to sweep here but Bijanek controlling him for the moment.
Bijanek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lonzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bijanek is one step ahead there.
That's six 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.
Bijanek working some strikes from top position.
Lonzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bijanek wants to control from the top but Lonzo keeps moving.
Lonzo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bijanek is controlling him.
Lonzo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bijanek!
Lonzo trying to control but Bijanek is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bijanek throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bijanek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lonzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bijanek is squirming around, avoiding Lonzo's attempts to control the action.
Bijanek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lonzo wants to control the pace but Bijanek is squirming around nicely.
That's eight 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.
Lonzo controlling the pace for now.
Lonzo tries to control but Bijanek wriggling away.
Lonzo prevents Bijanek from getting the reversal.
Lonzo looking to control but Bijanek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rick Lonzo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bijanek misses with a body punch
and Lonzo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lonzo wants to pass to mount but Bijanek is defending the position.
Bijanek moves into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bijanek keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Bijanek wants to sweep but no luck.
Bijanek has his foot on Lonzo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lonzo works his way back into a safe position though.
Lonzo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lonzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bijanek is retaining full guard.
Bijanek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lonzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bijanek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lonzo has managed to get both his arms back between Bijanek's legs - danger averted.
Lonzo pushes down on Bijanek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lonzo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lonzo trying to control but Bijanek is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Bijanek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Lonzo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lonzo tries to clinch there but Bijanek circles away.
Lonzo thuds a left hand into Bijanek's body.
Bijanek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bijanek is rocked!
Lonzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bijanek is still on wobbly legs! Can Lonzo finish him?
Lonzo jumps guard.
Lonzo kicks Bijanek off and gets to his feet.
Lonzo lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bijanek - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Lonzo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Lonzo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Umipig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umipig has chosen Loser as his entrance music. Brandon Umipig has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Jordan's chin.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Umipig!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umipig misses with a takedown
and Jordan counters with a left to the body.
Jordan scores with a leg kick.
Umipig shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Umipig misses with a takedown
and Jordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Michael Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Umipig.
Umipig gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Umipig takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan cracks Umipig with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brandon Umipig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Jordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Umipig looks gassed!
Umipig walks into a left hand.
Jordan lands with a right hand.
Jordan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Umipig with a poor takedown
and Jordan counters with a two punch combo.
Jordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umipig shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Jordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Umipig's head.
Umipig takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jordan jabs Umipig right on the nose. Umipig blinks but takes it well.
Umipig takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Umipig takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Umipig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jordan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Umipig's sensitive parts.
Jordan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Umipig backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Jordan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Umipig has time to react.
Umipig takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jordan cracks Umipig with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Umipig is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jordan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Umipig.
Donk. Jordan catches Umipig right on the button with a cross.
Umipig takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Umipig takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jordan tests Umipig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Umipig takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Umipig is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan jabs Umipig to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Umipig is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan throws out a powerful jab.
Michael Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan lands with a cross.
Jordan is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Umipig like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Umipig from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jordan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaydub Spliffenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spliffenberger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roll 'em Up. Rossi has chosen Talking Heads - Burning Down the House as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaydub Spliffenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffenberger lands a right hook to the body.
Rossi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spliffenberger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi misses with a left hand
and Spliffenberger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spliffenberger obliges.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Rossi looks gassed!
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossi.
Rossi pushes Spliffenberger back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rossi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rossi's face.
A shot in the inside from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spliffenberger working Rossi over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the head.
Spliffenberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spliffenberger.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rossi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffenberger manages to break the clinch.
Spliffenberger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffenberger.
Donk. Rossi catches Spliffenberger right on the button with a cross.
Rossi has managed to clinch.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spliffenberger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spliffenberger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rossi's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rossi clinches up with Spliffenberger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spliffenberger breaks from the clinch.
Spliffenberger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jaydub Spliffenberger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spliffenberger scores with a head kick.
Rossi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rossi misses with a right hand
and Spliffenberger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger moves into the clinch.
Spliffenberger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliffenberger connects with a body shot.
Spliffenberger takes the fight into the clinch.
Spliffenberger scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spliffenberger connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spliffenberger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rossi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spliffenberger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rossi's knee momentarily.
Spliffenberger throws a head kick that half lands.
Spliffenberger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliffenberger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spliffenberger throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Spliffenberger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rossi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spliffenberger has Rossi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Rossi's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spliffenberger lands a nice knee to the body.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliffenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Spliffenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spliffenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spliffenberger. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Good leg kick by Spliffenberger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spliffenberger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spliffenberger has closed the distance and engaged Rossi in a clinch.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch.
Spliffenberger lands a head kick. Rossi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rossi blocks a head kick by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Spliffenberger.
Rossi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Spliffenberger is looking to wear down Rossi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spliffenberger scores with a head kick. Rossi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spliffenberger pushes Rossi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rossi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Spliffenberger blocks with his arms.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffenberger controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Rossi blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spliffenberger obliges.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger has Rossi pushed against the ropes.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliffenberger scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spliffenberger. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Spliffenberger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi avoiding damage as Spliffenberger throws knees to the body.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Rossi's ribcage.
Spliffenberger working Rossi over with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spliffenberger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spliffenberger throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Spliffenberger lands with a slapping head kick.
Rossi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Spliffenberger moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spliffenberger lands with a good body shot.
Spliffenberger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spliffenberger has managed to clinch.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Spliffenberger blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rossi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch.
Spliffenberger lands a front kick.
Nice body kick from Spliffenberger.
Rossi misses with an uppercut
and Spliffenberger counters with an outside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rossi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spliffenberger. Spliffenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Spliffenberger counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger scoring well with a low kick there.
Spliffenberger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffenberger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spliffenberger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spliffenberger punishes Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.
Spliffenberger is looking to slow Rossi down with leg kicks.
Spliffenberger drives through and clinches with Rossi against the ropes.
Spliffenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spliffenberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Rossi won't want to take too many of those.
Spliffenberger scores with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Spliffenberger.
Rossi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Rossi won't want to take too many of those.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Rossi blocks it.
Spliffenberger has Rossi pushed against the ropes.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rossi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossi.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Spliffenberger missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Spliffenberger.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Spliffenberger avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi gets through Spliffenberger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliffenberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliffenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spliffenberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body.
Rossi with a knee to the head.
Rossi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaydub Spliffenberger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spliffenberger lands a leg kick that knocks Rossi off balance momentarily.
Rossi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rossi checks a leg kick.
Spliffenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Spliffenberger misses
and Rossi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossi moves into the clinch.
Spliffenberger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rossi throws a right hand that misses
and Spliffenberger counters with a left to the body.
Rossi tries to keep at a distance but Spliffenberger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Rossi blocks it.
Spliffenberger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spliffenberger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffenberger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rossi lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffenberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Spliffenberger missing with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
Spliffenberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Rossi won't want to take too many of those.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger working Rossi over with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Spliffenberger blocks with his arms.
Spliffenberger scores with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger stalling in the clinch.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffenberger breaks from the clinch.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Spliffenberger moved out of range.
Spliffenberger moves into range and clinches up with Rossi.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Spliffenberger is blocking nicely.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Spliffenberger controls the action.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rossi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaydub Spliffenberger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Spliffenberger avoids the damage to the body.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spliffenberger scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Spliffenberger.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffenberger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spliffenberger with a knee to the head.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spliffenberger avoids it.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Rossi's ribcage.
Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spliffenberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Spliffenberger avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the ropes.
Rossi tries to work over Spliffenberger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffenberger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spliffenberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
Rossi lands with a right to the head.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but Spliffenberger blocks it.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Spliffenberger avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the ropes.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliffenberger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger working Rossi over with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the head.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffenberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Rossi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
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.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Rossi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffenberger working Rossi over with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rossi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliffenberger misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spliffenberger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffenberger moves into the clinch successfully.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spliffenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spliffenberger forces Rossi back against the ropes and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
Spliffenberger taking a breather.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but Spliffenberger blocks it.
Spliffenberger blocking some punches.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spliffenberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spliffenberger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliffenberger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaydub Spliffenberger is winning the standup battle so far.
Spliffenberger rushes Rossi and presses him up against the ropes.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger is looking to slow Rossi down with leg kicks.
Rossi misses with a few strikes there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Spliffenberger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger throws a leg kick which misses Rossi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rossi tries to avoid it.
Rossi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffenberger.
Spliffenberger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rossi. That did some damage!
Rossi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spliffenberger. Spliffenberger obviously looking to wear him down.
Spliffenberger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Spliffenberger has managed to clinch.
Rossi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffenberger wants to stall.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffenberger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliffenberger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rossi's calf.
Spliffenberger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michael Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaydub Spliffenberger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rossi thows a leg kick but Spliffenberger checks it
and Spliffenberger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spliffenberger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spliffenberger avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Spliffenberger stalling.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spliffenberger scores with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger slowing the pace effectively.
Spliffenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger trying to control the position but instead, Rossi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spliffenberger into the ropes.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffenberger blocks it with crossed arms.
That's eight 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.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffenberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Spliffenberger lands a nice knee to the body.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head.
Spliffenberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spliffenberger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Spliffenberger controls the action.
Spliffenberger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spliffenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spliffenberger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spliffenberger avoids it.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffenberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffenberger's elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Spliffenberger prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Spliffenberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Spliffenberger blocks an uppercut.
Spliffenberger crunches a lovely knee into Rossi's ribcage.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Spliffenberger avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the ropes.
Spliffenberger blocks the elbow strike.
Spliffenberger prevents the takedown attempt.
Spliffenberger throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Spliffenberger.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger looking to throw knees to the head but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Spliffenberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rossi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spliffenberger dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Spliffenberger connects with a knee to the head.
Rossi letting Spliffenberger take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Rossi.
Spliffenberger tries a knee to the head but Rossi blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaydub Spliffenberger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spliffenberger 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jaydub Spliffenberger!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jaydub Spliffenberger!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jaydub Spliffenberger!
Jaydub Spliffenberger wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer comes to the ring accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyrus Sawyer!
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, Raven Austin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Austin tries to break free but Sawyer pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sawyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Austin clinches.
Sawyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Austin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Austin clinches.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawyer avoids a kick to the body.
Austin throws a series of punches but Sawyer avoids them all with ease.
Sawyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sawyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
Austin lands a nice looking body kick.
Austin instigates a clinch.
Austin is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Sawyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sawyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer is controlling him.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin moves into range and clinches up with Sawyer.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a hook to the side of Sawyer's head but Sawyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Austin clinches.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Raven Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sawyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Austin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sawyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sawyer keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Sawyer is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Sawyer slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Austin tries to break free but Sawyer pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin tries to circle away but Sawyer has him pinned against the ropes.
Sawyer is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Austin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Austin is trying to force a seperation but Sawyer has the dominant position.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer is controlling him.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Sawyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sawyer blocks a head kick by Austin.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin slips a jab from Sawyer.
Austin rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the ropes.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raven Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
Austin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin has managed to clinch.
Sawyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer moves in looking to clinch but Austin pushes him off.
Austin drives through and clinches with Sawyer against the ropes.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sawyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin gets a clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Sawyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Austin clinches up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin lands an overhand right.
Sawyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Austin being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sawyer prevents Austin from getting back to his feet.
Sawyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Austin has wrist control.
Austin wants to stand up but Sawyer is controlling him.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing Sawyer from standing up.
Austin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sawyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin wants to stand and escape but Sawyer is having none of it.
Austin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sawyer.
Sawyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sawyer won't allow Austin to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sawyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sawyer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sawyer won't allow Austin to get back to his feet.
Sawyer wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Austin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Austin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawyer won't allow Austin to get back to his feet.
Sawyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sawyer chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sawyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sawyer pushing down on Austin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Austin pushes Sawyer off looking to stand but Sawyer dives back in and keeps control.
Sawyer working Austin over with strikes.
Austin is trying to stand.
Sawyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sawyer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sawyer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sawyer there.
Sawyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sawyer is keen to just control but Austin is a slippery customer.
Sawyer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sawyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Austin is staying active underneath Sawyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Sawyer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sawyer is looking for a kimura but Austin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sawyer to get the leverage.
Austin is trying to stand up here but Sawyer is controlling him well.
Sawyer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's eight 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.
Sawyer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sawyer is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sawyer tries to pass to full mount but Austin defends it.
Austin pushes Sawyer off looking to stand but Sawyer dives back in and keeps control.
Sawyer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cyrus Sawyer just wasn't active enough.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Sawyer prevents Austin from breaking the clinch.
Austin tries to break free but Sawyer pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Austin tries to circle away but Sawyer has him pinned against the ropes.
Austin is trying to force a seperation but Sawyer has the dominant position.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Austin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Austin moves into range and clinches up with Sawyer.
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin instigates a clinch.
Austin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin is pressed up against the ropes. Sawyer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Austin down to the mat. Austin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer forces Austin back against the ropes and clinches.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin forces Sawyer back against the ropes and clinches.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Austin.
Sawyer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Austin 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. This is the final round!
Sawyer blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin throws a right and a left that Sawyer avoids nicely.
Cyrus Sawyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawyer is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sawyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin drives through and clinches with Sawyer against the ropes.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Sawyer is controlling the position.
Sawyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Austin. Those never looked like landing.
Austin 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.
Sawyer tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin throws a body punch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Austin throws a series of punches but Sawyer avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Austin. Those never looked like landing.
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Austin instigates a clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawyer fails with the takedown.
Sawyer cracks a nice hook into Austin's ribs.
Sawyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Austin sprawls well. He's pushed Sawyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin has managed to clinch.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sawyer tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sawyer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sawyer keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Austin. Those never looked like landing.
Austin has closed the distance and engaged Sawyer in a clinch.
Sawyer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Austin is keeping busy.
Sawyer prevents Austin from breaking the clinch.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sawyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawyer misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Sawyer moves out of range as Austin throws a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer.
Austin drives through and clinches with Sawyer against the ropes.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin drives through and clinches with Sawyer against the ropes.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Sawyer has double underhooks.
Austin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin pushes Sawyer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sawyer ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sawyer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sawyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Austin defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer has a closed guard, preventing Austin from standing up.
Sawyer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Austin defends it easily.
Sawyer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Austin stands up from Sawyer's guard - Austin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Austin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sawyer's sensitive parts.
Austin lands a head kick!
Austin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
Austin tries to keep at a distance but Sawyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Sawyer has double underhooks.
Austin tries to circle away but Sawyer has him pinned against the ropes.
Sawyer working hard to break the clinch.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Austin wants to break free but Sawyer has control.
Austin tries to break free but Sawyer pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin prevents the takedown attempt.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin pushes Sawyer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sawyer has him pressed against the ropes.
Austin has Sawyer pressed against the ropes, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Austin.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Sawyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sawyer somewhat.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Austin.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sawyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austin circles away.
Austin moves into the clinch successfully.
Sawyer is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin has managed to clinch.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin instigates a clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Austin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raven Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Austin throws a head kick that misses.
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer shoots in and drives through. Austin sprawls well.
Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin has Sawyer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sawyer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Austin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Austin drives through and clinches with Sawyer against the ropes.
Sawyer is trying to drag Austin to the mat but Austin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raven Austin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but Austin won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sawyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Austin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Austin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cyrus Sawyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sawyer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Sawyer moves away and avoids it.
Austin moves into range and clinches up with Sawyer.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sawyer is defended easily by Austin.
Raven Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sawyer gets tackled into the ropes by Austin. Austin maintains the clinch.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sawyer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Austin 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Raven Austin!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Raven Austin!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Raven Austin!
Raven Austin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Rappaport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George AKA ProActive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Johnny Lee Rappaport has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Lee Rappaport seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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164 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Lee Rappaport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George AKA ProActive!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rappaport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AKA ProActive.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from AKA ProActive.
Rappaport drives through with a takedown into guard.
AKA ProActive looking to control.
AKA ProActive is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rappaport has his hands clasped together but AKA ProActive extends an breaks Rappaport's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by AKA ProActive.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George AKA ProActive!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Krzepicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Krzepicki is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Krzepicki !
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, Mickey McFinnegan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krzepicki throws a head kick that misses.
Mark Krzepicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by McFinnegan.
McFinnegan throws a series of punches but Krzepicki moves out of range.
McFinnegan feints and as Krzepicki raises his hands in defense, McFinnegan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McFinnegan trying to control but Krzepicki is working from the bottom.
McFinnegan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McFinnegan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McFinnegan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McFinnegan pushing down on Krzepicki 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Krzepicki wants to improve his position but McFinnegan is controlling well.
McFinnegan 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 one minute gone in the round.
Krzepicki is defending against the submission attempts here by McFinnegan.
Krzepicki is trying to maintain the position but McFinnegan is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
McFinnegan is working for a submission of some sort.
Krzepicki is looking to escape.
McFinnegan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krzepicki defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Krzepicki is trying to stand up here but McFinnegan is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnegan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krzepicki sees it coming and defends easily.
McFinnegan wants to work for an arm triangle but Krzepicki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McFinnegan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krzepicki has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFinnegan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krzepicki is just riding it out for now. McFinnegan eventually gives up the hold.
McFinnegan wants to pass the guard but Krzepicki is defending well.
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.
Krzepicki is trying to get back to full guard.
McFinnegan trying to control the action but Krzepicki is working from the bottom.
McFinnegan is working for a kimura but Krzepicki is defending it quite comfortably.
Krzepicki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McFinnegan on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Krzepicki is trying to get back to full guard.
McFinnegan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McFinnegan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krzepicki has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFinnegan is working for a submission of some sort.
That's six 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.
McFinnegan wants to control but Krzepicki is keeping him busy.
McFinnegan seems to be working for a kimura but Krzepicki defends the submission attempt.
McFinnegan 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
McFinnegan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krzepicki has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFinnegan uses his free foot to push down on Krzepicki 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Krzepicki .
That's eight 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.
McFinnegan moves to the back.
McFinnegan looking for the RNC.
McFinnegan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Krzepicki defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Krzepicki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McFinnegan's arms.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFinnegan looking for the choke from the back.
Krzepicki 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 McFinnegan gets his way!
McFinnegan is looking to control Krzepicki but Krzepicki is wriggling around and keeping busy.
McFinnegan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnegan 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. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from McFinnegan.
McFinnegan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krzepicki .
Krzepicki takes a swing at McFinnegan's ribcage but misses.
McFinnegan shoots in for a takedown but Krzepicki shows good takedown defense.
Krzepicki misses with a body punch
and McFinnegan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Krzepicki !
McFinnegan has isolated one of Krzepicki 's arms. Krzepicki looking to fight him off but McFinnegan twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mickey McFinnegan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylva has chosen Bulletproof as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Scott Sylva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Sylva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate throws a right hand that misses
and Sylva counters with a straight right hand.
Sylva throws a lazy uppercut
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bate misses with a jab to the body
letting Sylva counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sylva looks to land a combination but Bate avoids it well.
Good work by Sylva as he checks the leg kick.
Sylva missing with a left hand there. Bate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott Sylva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylva swinging wildly here.
Bate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sylva throws out the jab.
Bate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bate throws a leg kick
and Sylva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Bate swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sylva lands with a right hand.
Bate scores with a jab to the body.
Sylva misses with an uppercut.
Sylva ducks right into an uppercut from Bate.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bate eats them both and turns towards Sylva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bate throws a right hand that misses
and Sylva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bate shoots in looking for a takedown but Sylva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Sylva misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylva throws out a loose jab but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sylva throws a jab when Bate was well out of range.
Sylva throws a right hand that misses
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bate misses with a leg kick
and Sylva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sylva throws a right hand that misses
and Bate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sylva punishes Bate's body with a nice straight punch.
Sylva lands with a kick to the temple. Bate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sylva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sylva misses with a low kick as Bate jumps back.
Bate thows a leg kick but Sylva checks it
and Sylva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bate misses with a hook to the body
and Sylva counters with a right hand to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sylva counters with a straight right hand.
Sylva looks to land a body kick but Bate moved away.
Sylva misses with a head kick.
Sylva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sylva throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a shot to the body
and Sylva counters with a solid body kick.
Sylva misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Bate misses
and Sylva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sylva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sylva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sylva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Sylva.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a right hand
and Sylva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sylva digs a good hook to Bate's body.
The crowd cheers as Sylva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bate doesn't seem phased though.
Sylva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bate had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bate misses with a hook
and Sylva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sylva cracks Bate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Sylva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bate misses the body punch
and Sylva counters with a left and a right that stings Bate.
Sylva misses with a leg kick.
Sylva misses with an uppercut
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sylva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bate fails with a takedown attempt.
Sylva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylva throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bate, right into the meat.
Bate connects with a body shot.
Sylva misses with a left hand
and Bate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sylva's guard now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sylva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Sylva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sylva can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bate 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.
Bate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bate trying to control but Sylva is working from the bottom.
Sylva keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass.
Sylva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Sylva wants to sweep here but Bate controlling him for the moment.
Bate postures up and lands a big shot to Sylva's brow.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Sylva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sylva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sylva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sylva!
Bate is looking to regain half guard here but Sylva keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bate looking for submissions off his back.
Bate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bate has his foot on Sylva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sylva works his way back into a safe position though.
Bate is trying to control the position but Sylva postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sylva manages to get himself to full guard.
Sylva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sylva has momentary wrist control but Bate slips an elbow through the middle.
Bate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bate slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sylva is keeping the position for now.
Bate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate advances to half guard.
Bate is looking for a kimura here.
Sylva is concentrating on defense, preventing Bate from advancing position.
Bate slips a nice elbow through Sylva's hands, connecting with Sylva's forehead.
Bate is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sylva is trying to get back to full guard.
Bate works his way into full mount!
Bate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bate throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sylva is looking to escape.
Bate controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sylva blocking the ground and pound.
Bate looking to control but Sylva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sylva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sylva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bate landing strikes from the mount and Sylva is in trouble!
Bate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate 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!
Bate staying out of range there.
Sylva scores with a hook.
Bate misses with a body punch
and Sylva counters with a big head kick but Bate shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Bate.
Bate is looking to wear down Sylva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sylva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Sylva.
A jab from Bate does it's job there.
Sylva is looking to slow Bate down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylva looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
Bate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sylva misses with a hook
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bate misses with a shot to the body
and Sylva counters with a left and a right that stings Bate.
Bate misses with a jab to the body
and Sylva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sylva!
Sylva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bate throws a poor cross that misses
and Sylva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Sylva slips the punch.
Bate misses with a hook to the body
and Sylva counters with a head kick.
Bate is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Bate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sylva drops Bate with a naaaaasty hook - Bate is in real trouble here! Sylva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Sylva!
Scott Sylva is the new bantamweight champion!
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