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VFC 14: Vandelay vs. Easton PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Essien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Essien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo scores with a hook to the body. Essien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Essien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo throws a low kick but Essien moves out of range easily.
Aldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Essien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Essien scoring with punches to the head and body.
Essien 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.
Aldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Essien trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Essien drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Essien jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Essien passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo is looking to control Essien's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aldo avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Essien is controlling him well.
Essien content to control rather than advance.
Essien is trying to work for a kimura but Aldo is defending well.
Essien seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Aldo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Xavier Essien!
A very excited looking Xavier Essien made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Velensia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Velensia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Apollo Creed's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed!
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, Carlos Velensia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia throws a nice looking combination but Creed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velensia scores with a body shot.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Creed as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Velensia.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Creed was covering up waiting for the punch and Velensia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Velensia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Creed, up you get!
Velensia misses with a combination
and Creed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velensia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velensia looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed digs a good hook to Velensia's body.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Creed lands a right hook to the body.
Velensia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Velensia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Creed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Velensia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Creed digs a good body shot into Velensia's ribs.
A jab from Creed finds it's way through Velensia's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Creed.
Velensia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Creed connects with a jab.
A combination from Velensia does no damage.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Apollo Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Velensia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Creed lands a nice hook to Velensia's body. Velensia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velensia walks into a left hand.
Creed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velensia at a distance.
Creed lands a lovely overhand right.
Creed lands a jab to the head.
Velensia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Creed finds it's way round the side to connect with Velensia's head.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velensia doesn't seem bothered though.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Velensia needs to keep his hands up - Creed had a free shot at his head there.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Velensia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velensia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Velensia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Creed lands a nice looking body shot.
Velensia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Creed lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Carlos Velensia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velensia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velensia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velensia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Creed as he jumps to the side.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Velensia.
Creed scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Creed. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Creed finds it's target.
Creed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creed connects with a looping right hand.
Creed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velensia.
Creed lands a slapping body shot.
Creed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velensia throws a combination that misses
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velensia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Creed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Creed does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Creed jabs at Velensia's body.
Velensia throws a body kick that misses.
Apollo Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Velensia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velensia misses with a combination
and Creed counters with a left to the body.
Creed swings for the body but Velensia moves out of range.
Velensia looks for a takedown but Creed sprawls well.
Velensia closes the distance and clinches up with Creed, looking for a takedown. Velensia pushes Creed against the cage but Creed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Creed scores with a body shot.
Velensia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carlos Velensia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creed works Velensia's body with a nice hook.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velensia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velensia is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Velensia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velensia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Velensia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velensia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Creed connects with a body shot.
Creed jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Velensia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Creed cracks Velensia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Velensia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Creed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velensia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Creed.
Creed lands with a straight right. Velensia didn't see that one coming.
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with a body shot.
Creed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Creed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed lands a right hook to the body.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velensia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Creed lands a nice hook to Velensia's body. Velensia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Velensia ducks right into an uppercut from Creed.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
Creed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velensia's head.
Creed scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice straight punches there by Creed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Creed.
Velensia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. Velensia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
Creed lands a nice hook to Velensia's body. Velensia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Creed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Velensia momentarily.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Velensia tries to move into range but Creed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Velensia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Creed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Creed.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Velensia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Creed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Velensia momentarily.
Velensia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Creed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed lands with a good body shot.
Creed is looking to wear down Velensia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Creed lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Velensia misses the target.
Creed scores with a jab. Velensia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Creed lands a body shot.
Creed stuns Velensia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velensia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Creed.
Velensia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed scores with a body shot.
Velensia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Creed wants it to stay on the feet.
Velensia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed cracks a nice hook into Velensia's ribs.
Creed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Velensia in his tracks.
Velensia takes one on the button.
Creed lands a glancing blow to the side of Velensia's head.
Velensia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velensia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Creed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velensia at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Creed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Velensia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Velensia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Creed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velensia can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velensia walks into a left hand.
Velensia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Creed lands a jab to the nose.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Creed lands a head shot.
Creed catches Velensia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Creed works Velensia's body with a nice hook.
Creed scores with a decent looking hook.
Creed lands a body shot.
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Velensia has time to react.
Creed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Velensia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Creed.
Carlos Velensia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velensia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velensia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Creed lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Creed.
Velensia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Creed works Velensia's body with a nice hook.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
Creed works Velensia's body with a nice hook.
Creed lands with a right hand.
Velensia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velensia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Creed jabs at Velensia's body.
Velensia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Creed.
Creed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Velensia's head backwards.
Creed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Velensia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Creed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velensia doesn't seem bothered though.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Creed's corner calls for a 1-2. Creed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Creed stuns Velensia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Creed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velensia at a distance.
Velensia tries to land a front kick but Creed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good shot there by Creed.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed scores with a jab. Velensia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Creed works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velensia takes one on the button.
The crowd cheers as Creed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Velensia doesn't seem phased though.
Velensia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creed is fending him off so far but Velensia persists. Nope, Creed circles away and we're back to standing.
Creed cracks Velensia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed digs a good body shot into Velensia's ribs.
Creed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Creed scores with a jab to the body.
Velensia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Creed digs a good body shot into Velensia's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Velensia misses with a double jab
and Velensia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed lands a jab to Velensia's midsection.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crush 'Em by Megadeth. Garcia has chosen Fuck You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trin Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hernandez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia scrambles back to his feet.
Hernandez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hernandez winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Hernandez in his half guard.
Hernandez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hernandez controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hernandez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hernandez controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hernandez prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Hernandez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Hernandez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcia's face.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Garcia wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hernandez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rain Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tayber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. Stewart has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jebidiah Tayber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stewart.
Stewart throws a head kick but Tayber moves out of range.
Tayber throws a chopping leg kick but Stewart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tayber lands with a nice body punch.
Tayber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stewart under the eye.
Tayber lands a leg kick that knocks Stewart off balance momentarily.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tayber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stewart momentarily.
It looks like Jebediah Stewart has been cut.
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!
Tayber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stewart in his tracks.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tayber.
Stewart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tayber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stewart blocks the body kick.
Tayber cracks Stewart with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart slaps away a takedown attempt from Tayber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Tayber or perhaps it was just good defense by Stewart which made him look bad.
Tayber blocks a head kick by Stewart.
Tayber throws a head kick that misses.
Stewart throws a lazy head kick
and Tayber counters with a low kick, right behind Stewart 's knee.
Tayber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tayber misses with a wild body shot.
Tayber scores with a takedown into Stewart's guard.
Tayber scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber throwing strikes but missing.
Tayber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tayber prevents Stewart from getting back to his feet.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tayber manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tayber is looking for a kimura but Stewart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tayber to get the leverage.
Stewart tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tayber manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stewart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tayber wants to control the pace but Stewart is squirming around nicely.
Tayber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stewart is trying to stand.
Tayber landing punches.
Tayber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tayber controlling from the full mount.
Tayber lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tayber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tayber looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Stewart really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayber tries to control but Stewart wriggling away.
Stewart takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tayber raining down shots from the mount!
Stewart is rocked!
Tayber won't let Stewart get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stewart is still in real trouble! Can Tayber finish him?
Stewart seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart taking shots to the head.
Tayber lands a big elbow - Stewart is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Stewart is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jebidiah Tayber!
A determined Jebidiah Tayber didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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161 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Pain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Pain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pain looking to pass the guard.
Pain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Pain hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson tries to move into range but Pain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pain is in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Pain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Pain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Pain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pain working Johnson over with strikes.
Pain controlling the pace.
Pain working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pain lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Pain seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Pain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pain drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has hold of Pain's hands but Pain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pain is controlling the pace.
Pain works his way into side control.
Pain advances to full mount.
Pain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pain with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Pain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pain! Johnson is hurt baaadly! Pain is firing away with more strikes - Johnson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Pain!
After the big win, Mark Pain made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Warrior Suplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcano comes to the cage accompanied by Three Stars & A Sun. Jose Alcano 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alcano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alcano jabs at Shields's body.
Alcano shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shields napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shields wants to control but Alcano postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcano is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Shields looks calm but he's in trouble here. Alcano gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Shields is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Alcano lets go of the hold and Shields can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Alcano!
Jose Alcano decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kal Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Costa comes to the cage accompanied by Da Boondocks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio da Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kal Too!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Too misses with a takedown attempt
and da Costa counters by clinching up.
Too working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Too as the two fighters clinch.
Too gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, da Costa regains guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Too trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Too is one step ahead there.
Too wants to pass the guard but da Costa is keeping the position.
Too sitting in guard here, content to control.
da Costa keeping moving, preventing Too from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kal Too.
Too darts in and clinches da Costa up against the cage.
da Costa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
da Costa wants to get back to striking at distance but Too won't allow it.
da Costa goes for a takedown attempt but Too pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kal Too seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Too closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Too is looking to take a break and control but da Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Too moves into full mount!
Too trying to control but da Costa is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Too looking to control and managing it successfully.
Too wants to control the pace but da Costa is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kal Too wasn't active enough on the ground.
Too shoots in and drives through. da Costa sprawls well.
Too fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Antonio da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
Too gets a takedown into half guard.
Too is keen to just control but da Costa is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too wants to free his trapped foot but da Costa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
da Costa is defending against the submission attempts here by Too.
Too wants to lay and pray for a moment but da Costa keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Costa is trying to stand back up but Too is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Too dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Too scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Too trying to control the action but da Costa is working from the bottom.
Too stands up and beckons da Costa to his feet.
Too clinches up against the cage.
Too swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Too scores with a shot to the side of da Costa's head.
Too misses with some punches.
da Costa jumps guard.
Too gets to his feet - da Costa follows without any prompting.
Too doesn't manage to clinch there - da Costa circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Too there.
Antonio da Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Too shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says da Costa as he avoids it easily.
Too throws a left and a right that both miss
and da Costa counters with a nice body kick.
Too misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
da Costa tries to clinch there but Too circles away.
Too fails to land with a series of punches.
Too tries to clinch up.
Too fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Too swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Too.
Antonio da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Too paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Too tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. da Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio da Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Too gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and da Costa counters with a nice body kick.
Too is looking to clinch but da Costa is avoiding it.
da Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
da Costa tries to clinch up but Too circles away and keeps his distance.
Too misses with a takedown attempt
and da Costa moves into the clinch.
da Costa jumps guard but Too stands there with da Costa around his waist. da Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Costa is looking to control Too's arms but Too gets an underhook and turns him. Now da Costa has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Too.
Too manages to break the clinch.
da Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
da Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Too.
Too tries to clinch but da Costa is having none of it.
Too shoots in looking for a takedown but da Costa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Too's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Too gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and da Costa moves into the clinch.
da Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Too walks away with a smile on his face. da Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
da Costa avoids the head kick by Too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too shoots in for a takedown but da Costa shows good takedown defense.
Too stalks da Costa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into da Costa's face. da Costa staggers backwards, shaken.
Too is breathing heavily.
Too throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Too tries for a takedown but da Costa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
da Costa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and da Costa wants it to stay on the feet.
Too misses with a low kick as da Costa jumps back.
Too closes the distance and lands a one-two.
da Costa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from da Costa as Too shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Costa throws a right and a left that Too avoids nicely.
Too showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from da Costa.
da Costa throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Too showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Too gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Too pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Costa takes one to the chin there.
da Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Too moves out of range easily.
Too is looking to clinch.
Too scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Too closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming da Costa to the mat! da Costa manages to get full guard.
Too stays in close to da Costa's body and controls the position.
Too pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. da Costa is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Too gets to his feet - da Costa follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Too shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with da Costa but da Costa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Too shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as da Costa sprawls well. da Costa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Too gets slowly back to his feet.
Too closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kal Too has got the better of the ground game so far.
Too is looking to take a break and control but da Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too decides to stand back up. Too steps back and let's da Costa get back to his feet.
Too will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Too tries to clinch but da Costa moves out of range.
Too misses with a takedown attempt - da Costa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Antonio da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
Too shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. da Costa defends it nicely.
Too misses with a hook. da Costa ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. da Costa is trying to defend but Too finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
da Costa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Too.
da Costa pushes Too off looking to stand but Too dives back in and keeps control.
da Costa is staying active underneath Too, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Too is looking for a kimura but da Costa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Too to get the leverage.
da Costa is looking to control Too's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can da Costa avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too tries to pass to full mount but da Costa defends it.
da Costa wants to get back to full guard.
Too wants to lay and pray for a moment but da Costa keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Too is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
da Costa is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Too really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
da Costa is looking to clinch.
Too throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around da Costa's waist but da Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Too off to one side.
da Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Too shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
da Costa closes the distance and clinches.
da Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Too is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Too gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Too controlling from the top position.
da Costa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Too tries to lock up and control but da Costa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Too is looking to escape.
Too sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
da Costa wants to control but Too is keeping him busy.
da Costa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Too defends it well.
Too kicks off da Costa and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Too shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Too shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antonio da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
da Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Too shoots for a takedown but da Costa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
da Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Too paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
da Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Too manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Too is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Too tries for a takedown but da Costa circles away easily
and da Costa counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa wants to clinch.
Too misses with a two punch combination.
Too misses with a hook
and da Costa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Too keeps the fight on the outside.
Too scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Too.
Too keeps the fight on the outside.
da Costa tries to clinch up but Too circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. da Costa is trying to defend but Too finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
da Costa kicks Too off and gets back to his feet.
Too misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Too throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from da Costa. No joy for Too on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Too misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from da Costa as Too shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kal Too dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
da Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Too fails with a takedown attempt.
Too has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Too shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and da Costa counters by moving into the clinch.
da Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Too gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Too decides to pull guard.
Too looking for a sweep. Not yet Too, not yet.
da Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Too swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Too trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Too is retaining full guard.
Too pulls da Costa in close to his closed guard and prevents da Costa from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kal Too was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Too tries to score a power double leg takedown but da Costa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Too somewhat.
Antonio da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Too.
da Costa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Too.
Antonio da Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa is trying to drag Too to the mat but Too just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Costa looking for a takedown.
da Costa is trying to drag Too to the mat but Too just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Too has dropped down and is working for a takedown. da Costa is trying to keep an underhook but Too manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Too throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Too escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Too connects with a nice looking jab.
da Costa slaps away a takedown attempt from Too, before circling back to the center of the mat.
da Costa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from da Costa there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Too moves into the clinch successfully.
Too has da Costa pressed against the cage.
da Costa tries to score a body lock takedown but Too shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Too gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
da Costa wants to get back to his feet but Too is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Too stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Some wild striking there from Too.
Kal Too is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Too drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Too advances to 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!
Too works his way into side control.
Too controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Too tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Too controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kal Too comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Too has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kal Too!
Kal Too is the new lightweight champion!
Kal Too spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Art Vandelay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Art Vandelay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Easton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Vandelay lands.
Easton looks to throw a body kick
and Vandelay counters with a left to the body.
Easton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vandelay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vandelay throws a good cross that connects.
Easton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Easton throws a head kick that misses.
Easton misses with the body kick
and Vandelay counters by moving into the clinch.
Easton misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Vandelay.
It looks like Brad Easton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Vandelay.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton avoiding damage as Vandelay throws knees to the body.
Vandelay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Easton backwards.
Vandelay with a knee to the head.
Easton blocks a body shot from Vandelay.
Vandelay lands a shoulder strike.
Easton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Vandelay coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Easton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton throws a lazy head kick
and Vandelay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Easton misses
and Easton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Easton is rocked!
Vandelay connects with a body shot that sends Easton's belly button to the back.
Easton is still on wobbly legs! Can Vandelay finish him?
Easton looks gassed!
Easton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Easton seems to have recovered his senses.
Easton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vandelay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whack! Vandelay lands a heavy head kick that drops Easton. The ref tackles Vandelay to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Easton was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Art Vandelay!
Art Vandelay retains his middleweight title!
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