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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luc Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luc Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris which made him look bad.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Andre Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
Luc Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Barbosa.
Morris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.
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!
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Morris throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa is rocked!
Morris is stalking Barbosa. Barbosa circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Morris, and it's lights out! Barbosa really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Morris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maynard Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinn Sixx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard Keenan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maynard Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sinn Sixx!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixx dodges the punch combination from Keenan.
Sixx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Sixx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sixx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Keenan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keenan.
Sixx misses with a wild combination.
Sixx takes one to the side of the head.
Keenan has Sixx up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Keenan.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sixx looks gassed!
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Keenan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Keenan.
Keenan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sixx.
Keenan lands a left hand.
It looks like Sinn Sixx has been cut.
Keenan digs a right hand into Sixx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sixx's gas tank.
Keenan is leaning against Sixx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
Keenan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Keenan.
A hook to the body from Keenan.
Keenan is working Sixx over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keenan works on Sixx's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
Keenan digs a right hand underneath Sixx's ribcage. Sixx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Keenan cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Keenan.
A short body shot lands from Keenan as the two fighters clinch.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
Keenan lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Keenan.
Keenan lands a shot to the body.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keenan is working Sixx over against the cage.
Keenan works on Sixx's body with a couple of short punches.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
Keenan is leaning against Sixx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sixx's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Keenan.
Sixx wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
Keenan cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Keenan.
A bit of stalling here from Keenan.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Keenan is working Sixx over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Keenan on the inside.
Good body shot from Keenan.
A nice left hand lands by Keenan.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Sixx avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
Keenan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Keenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Keenan as the two fighters clinch.
Keenan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Sixx takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Keenan.
Keenan is leaning against Sixx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
Keenan lands with a short shot to the head.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as Sixx controls the action.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan lands a body punch.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan digs a right hand underneath Sixx's ribcage. Sixx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keenan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sixx or not.
Keenan gets through Sixx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan is leaning against Sixx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Keenan.
Keenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
Keenan lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
Sixx wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
Keenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Keenan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sixx has had enough of the clinch but Keenan keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Keenan.
Keenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keenan digs a right hand into Sixx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sixx's gas tank.
Keenan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sixx.
Keenan lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keenan tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Keenan.
A short body shot lands from Keenan as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Keenan - that landed with a thud.
Keenan cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sinn Sixx's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keenan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sixx can do to turn this around?
Sixx takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keenan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sixx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sixx wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
Keenan digs a right hand into Sixx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sixx's gas tank.
Keenan lands a shot to the body.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
Keenan presses Sixx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sixx backwards.
A body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keenan presses Sixx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keenan slowing the pace effectively.
Keenan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sixx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Sixx is breathing heavily.
Keenan lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Keenan as the two fighters clinch.
Sixx prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sixxs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan lands a shot to the body.
Keenan tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as Sixx controls the action.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sixx backwards.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sixx backwards.
Sixx is rocked!
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sixx is still on wobbly legs! Can Keenan finish him?
Keenan is working Sixx over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
Keenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sixx takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Keenan as the two fighters clinch.
Keenan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keenan.
A right hand to the body from Keenan.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body.
Sixx tries to break the clinch but Keenan is controlling the position.
Keenan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keenan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sixx or not.
Keenan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan is leaning against Sixx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sixx seems to have recovered his senses.
Keenan tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sixx or not.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sixx backwards.
Keenan is leaning against Sixx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Keenan.
Keenan tries a body shot but Sixx blocks it.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan lands a body punch.
Keenan works on Sixx's body with a couple of short punches.
Sixx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Keenan.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sixx blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Maynard Keenan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keenan keeps control of Sixx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixx wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Keenan.
Keenan lands a shot to the body.
Sixx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Keenan works on Sixx's body with a couple of short punches.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan lands a shot to the body.
Keenan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sixx wants to get back to striking at distance but Keenan won't allow it.
Keenan tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan works on Sixx's body with a couple of short punches.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Sixx avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
Keenan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Keenan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Sixx avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
Sixx blocks a body shot from Keenan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Sixx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sixx tries to break free but Keenan pushes him back against the cage.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
Sixx prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Sixx breaks the clinch.
Sixx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Sixx throws a poor cross that misses
and Keenan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sixx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sixx moves away from the strike by Keenan.
Sixx misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sixx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Keenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynard Keenan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sinn Sixx's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Sixx moved out of range.
Sixx throws a right hand that Keenan ducks under and follows up with a left that Keenan also avoids with ease.
Keenan lands a really nice looking cross but Sixx seems unphased.
Keenan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice shot by Keenan.
Sixx works the jab nicely.
Keenan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sixx counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Sixx tries to bum rush Keenan with a series of wild strikes but Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sixx will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Sixx is predictable there
and Keenan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sixx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Keenan misses.
Keenan clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keenan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as Sixx controls the action.
Sixx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keenan has him pressed against the cage.
Keenan digs a right hand into Sixx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sixx's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keenan works on Sixx's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Keenan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keenan.
A body shot lands from Keenan.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Keenan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keenan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sixx backwards.
Keenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keenan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sixx's efforts to push away.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan scores with a shot to the side of Sixx's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
Sixx tries to circle away but Keenan has him pinned against the cage.
Keenan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sixx.
Keenan lands with a short shot to the head.
Keenan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
Keenan has Sixx pressed against the cage, preventing Sixx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sixx's elbow.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
Keenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sixx tries to circle away but Keenan has him pinned against the cage.
Sixx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keenan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sixx prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
Keenan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sixx's efforts to push away.
Keenan tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keenan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Keenan has Sixx pressed against the cage, preventing Sixx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sixx prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan is leaning against Sixx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keenan works on Sixx's body with a couple of short punches.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but Sixx avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the cage.
Keenan digs a right hand underneath Sixx's ribcage. Sixx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keenan pushes Sixx back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keenan lands a body punch.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Keenan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sixx or not.
Sixx prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Keenan.
Sixx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sixx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keenan cracks Sixx with a nice body shot.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sixx's elbow.
Good body shot from Keenan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
A short right from Keenan.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixx prevents a body shot from Keenan.
Keenan lands with a right to the head.
Sixx blocks a body shot from Keenan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Sixx blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Sixx wants to break free but Keenan has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sixx's elbow.
Sixx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maynard Keenan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sixx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sixx has had enough of the clinch but Keenan keeps him there for the moment.
Keenan digs a right hand underneath Sixx's ribcage. Sixx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as Sixx controls the action.
Sixx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keenan tries to work over Sixx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sixx backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sixx controls his hands.
Sixx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keenan has him pressed against the cage.
Keenan prevents Sixx from breaking the clinch.
Sinn Sixx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sixx misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sixx fails to land.
Sixx blocks a body shot from Keenan.
Sixx creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maynard Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keenan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Maynard Keenan!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Maynard Keenan!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Maynard Keenan!
Maynard Keenan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pubert Grimesly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pubert Grimesly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimesly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooh!!! Lee has knocked Grimesly down with a huge combo! Lee steps away and waves a wobbly Grimesly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grimesly is rocked!
Grimesly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Grimesly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Grimesly.
Grimesly seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimesly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Grimesly down.
Grimesly moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimesly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Grimesly in the body.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee wants to stand up but Grimesly is controlling him.
Lee is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimesly wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimesly tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimesly tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Grimesly backing up. Grimesly nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Grimesly tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimesly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee thumps Grimesly with a low kick.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimesly is breathing heavily.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Owen Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh!!! Lee has knocked Grimesly down with a huge combo! Lee steps away and waves a wobbly Grimesly back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimesly. That did some damage!
Lee is looking to slow Grimesly down with leg kicks.
Grimesly 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee jabs at Grimesly's body.
Grimesly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grimesly takes a step back to recover.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Grimesly tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Grimesly back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lee cracks Grimesly with a left hook right on the temple and Grimesly goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lee lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Grimesly is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Owen Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis has chosen Hometown Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Patrick Willis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown. Gable tries to sprawl out of it but Willis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gable manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gable shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gable closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Willis to the mat! Willis manages to get full guard.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gable's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Willis kicks Gable off and gets to his feet.
Willis dips to his left and cracks Gable with an uppercut!
It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable tries for a takedown but Willis circles away easily
and Willis counters with a one-two to the body.
Gable shoots for a double leg takedown but Willis sprawls well. He's pushed Gable'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 Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gable is fending him off so far but Willis persists. Nope, Gable circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Willis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gable is looking to improve his position but Willis isn't that keen on the idea.
Gable holds on to Willis as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Willis landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gable blocking the ground and pound.
Willis with good strikes from the mount here!
Willis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Willis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Willis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Willis lands a big shot to the head and Gable winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Patrick Willis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhaegar Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Sean Kingston- Fire Burning. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rhaegar Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston shoots in and drives through. Targaryen sprawls well.
Kingston dives in and grabs Targaryen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Targaryen pushes down on Kingston's head and hops out.
Kingston tries for a takedown but Targaryen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Targaryen lands with a nice body kick.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Targaryen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Targaryen has knocked Kingston down with a huge combo! Targaryen steps away and waves a wobbly Kingston back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Sean Kingston has been cut.
Targaryen throws a powerful right kick. Kingston tried to block low but the kick was high! Kingston was taken right off of his feet! Targaryen jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rhaegar Targaryen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashford Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thompson's choice of entrance music: Clubbed to Death. James Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashford Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Lincoln fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lincoln fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lincoln momentarily.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Lincoln takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lincoln takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lincoln is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson drops Lincoln with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Lincoln! Thompson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Thompson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrel Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Boy. Suggs has chosen No Love - Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrel Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suggs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
Michaels looking to control but Suggs passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels trying to hold on to Suggs's head to control him but Suggs postures up.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Suggs seems to be working for a kimura but Michaels defends the submission attempt.
Suggs is looking for a kimura but Michaels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suggs to get the leverage.
Suggs is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michaels has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suggs wants to free his trapped foot but Michaels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suggs pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs seems to be working for a kimura but Michaels defends the submission attempt.
Michaels wants to control but Suggs is keeping busy.
Suggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Michaels defends it well.
Michaels is trying to stand up here but Suggs is controlling him well.
Michaels has one foot on Suggs's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suggs is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, Suggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suggs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs has gone for a leg lock! Michaels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Suggs's guard.
Suggs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Michaels defends well.
Suggs looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suggs is looking for a triangle but Michaels pushes his legs off easily.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Suggs is retaining full guard.
Michaels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michaels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suggs on the ground.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Suggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Suggs keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Suggs has his foot on Michaels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Michaels works his way back into a safe position though.
Michaels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shawn Michaels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Suggs shoots in looking for a takedown but Michaels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suggs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Michaels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Suggs has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Michaels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels tries to control but Suggs wriggling away.
Michaels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Suggs hang on?
Suggs is squirming around, avoiding Michaels's attempts to control the action.
Suggs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Suggs is squirming around, avoiding Michaels's attempts to control the action.
Michaels working for a submission but Suggs is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Suggs has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suggs.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Suggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michaels can pounce on him.
Suggs takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Terrel Suggs has been cut.
Suggs leaves Michaels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Michaels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Suggs is breathing heavily.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suggs defends it well.
Michaels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suggs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Michaels is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Suggs is refusing to be controlled, as Michaels sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Suggs.
Suggs is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Suggs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Michaels pulls his head out easily.
Suggs actively working from the bottom here.
Michaels looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suggs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michaels scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels seems to be working for a kimura but Suggs defends the submission attempt.
Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs gets full guard.
Suggs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Michaels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shawn Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels chips away with some ground and pound.
Suggs is working an open guard so Michaels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Michaels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suggs tries to avoid it but Michaels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suggs to the ground. Suggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Suggs as Michaels shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suggs swivels and escapes.
Suggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suggs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michaels won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suggs is trying to get an arm triangle but Michaels is defending well.
Michaels is holding Suggs down, trying to stall.
Suggs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Suggs off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrel Suggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Suggs slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Michaels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Michaels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Terrel Suggs's cut even more.
Shawn Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Suggs is avoiding it.
Suggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Suggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suggs.
Michaels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels looking to throw knees to the head but Suggs is blocking nicely.
Suggs tries to pull guard but Michaels holds him up against the cage and eventually Suggs drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suggs has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Suggs is avoiding it.
Suggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Michaels.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suggs is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, Suggs circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Michaels.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Michaels slams his shin into Suggs's torso.
Suggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a sloppy right hand. Suggs should have avoided that one.
Suggs has a takedown stuffed.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown but Suggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michaels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Suggs to the ground. Michaels is now in Suggs's guard.
Michaels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Suggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michaels landing strikes.
Suggs is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Suggs.
Michaels lands with some strikes.
Michaels looking to finish Suggs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Suggs!
Suggs tries to hold on but Michaels postures up.
Suggs is looking to improve his position but Michaels isn't that keen on the idea.
Suggs wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels is landing with some decent strikes but Suggs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Terrel Suggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michaels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Shawn Michaels!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Shawn Michaels!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dopamine, Serotonin, Adrenalin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sosa's choice of entrance music: HELLUVA LIFE. Humberto Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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162 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Sosa.
Sosa throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Sosa.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Sosa checks it.
Cruz checks a low kick from Sosa.
Sosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sosa.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Sosa walks into a jab.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sosa swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Sosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Sosa settles back down.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Sosa misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sosa throws an elbow but misses.
Sosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Sosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling the position.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sosa as Cruz tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sosa takes a step back to recover.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Sosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Sosa swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Sosa off balance momentarily.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A good leg kick by Sosa.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Sosa checks it.
Sosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Sosa's body.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Sosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Sosa's shoulder, as Sosa tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sosa. Sosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruz checks a low kick from Sosa.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sosa checks a leg kick.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sosa scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz misses the jab.
Sosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Sosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Sosa settles back down.
Sosa checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sosa checks it well.
Sosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sosa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Marcello Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz lunges at Sosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sosa's hand.
Sosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Cruz moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Sosa slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Sosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Sosa is rocked!
Sosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Sosa in the body.
Cruz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sosa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sosa looks to clinch but Cruz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sosa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Humberto Cruz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xanthopoulous Xvii comes to the cage accompanied by Grimlock - Bring The Pain. Jarvinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
261 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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24
253 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanthopoulous Xvii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jarvinen scores with a one two! Xanthopoulous Xvii had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii has been cut.
Jarvinen misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Jarvinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xanthopoulous Xvii closes the distance and clinches.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen tries for a takedown but Xanthopoulous Xvii manages to get underhooks.
Jarvinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jarvinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xanthopoulous Xvii has him pressed against the cage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jarvinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xanthopoulous Xvii breaks the clinch.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xanthopoulous Xvii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Xanthopoulous Xvii as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Xanthopoulous Xvii. Those never looked like landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Xanthopoulous Xvii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lands with an uppercut that bounces Jarvinen off the cage and back into rage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii dodges the punch combination from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen looks gassed!
Jarvinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Jarvinen is predictable there
and Xanthopoulous Xvii counters with a body kick that stops Jarvinen in his tracks momentarily.
Xanthopoulous Xvii thuds his shin into the meat of Jarvinen's side.
Jarvinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a combination. Jarvinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Yrjo Jarvinen has been cut.
Xanthopoulous Xvii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jarvinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lands a body shot.
Jarvinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lands with a straight right. Jarvinen didn't see that one coming.
Jarvinen is rocked!
Xanthopoulous Xvii dances in with a quick combination. Jarvinen is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Xanthopoulous Xvii snaps Jarvinen's head back. Jarvinen stumbles backwards against the cage. Xanthopoulous Xvii steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Jarvinen's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Jarvinen just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Kosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noriega comes into the arena with GO TO SLEEP blaring out of the sound system. Kosh has chosen Song 2 as his entrance music. Clayton Kosh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
279 lbs
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266 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Noriega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clayton Kosh!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega keeps the fight on the outside.
Noriega is looking to chop away at Kosh's legs.
Noriega scores with a jab.
Kosh checks a leg kick nicely.
Noriega misses with a straight left.
Kosh moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noriega.
It looks like Clayton Kosh has been cut.
Noriega turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Noriega manages to end up in side control.
Kosh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noriega tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Noriega has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kosh!
Kosh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Noriega tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kosh is trying to escape the mount.
Noriega throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kosh because Noriega loaded up on that one.
Noriega prevents Kosh from getting the reversal.
Noriega throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kosh because Noriega loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega controlling from mount.
Kosh tries to hold on but Noriega pushes him away.
Noriega sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kosh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noriega wants to control but instead Kosh manages to regain half guard.
Noriega seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kosh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Noriega in particular looking to stall.
Kosh keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Orlando Noriega has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Noriega lands with an uppercut that bounces Kosh off the cage and back into rage.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega throws a front kick aimed at Kosh's knee but Kosh avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a body punch but Kosh moves out of range.
Noriega cracks the inside of Kosh's front leg.
Kosh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Noriega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kosh under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noriega connects with an inside leg kick.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. Kosh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Noriega throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orlando Noriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosh looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noriega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noriega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kosh. That did some damage!
Oooooh!!! Noriega has knocked Kosh down with a huge combo! Noriega steps away and waves a wobbly Kosh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Noriega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Kosh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noriega feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kosh sprawling to the canvas! Kosh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Noriega finish him?!
That has opened up Clayton Kosh's cut even more.
Kosh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlando Noriega is winning the standup battle so far.
Noriega catches Kosh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noriega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kosh can do to turn this around?
Noriega throws a shot from downtown. Kosh moves away and avoids it.
Noriega misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Kosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Noriega counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
A shot to the body from Noriega misses
and Kosh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Noriega cracks Kosh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Noriega has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kosh to stand back up!
The cut above Clayton Kosh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kosh is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noriega pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Noriega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. Kosh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Noriega drops Kosh with a beautiful combination! Kosh stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Noriega is looking for the KO!
Kosh is rocked!
Clayton Kosh'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 Clayton Kosh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Orlando Noriega!
Orlando Noriega is the new heavyweight champion!
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