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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Maglayon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Maglayon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson closes the distance and clinches.
Maglayon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Maglayon avoids the damage to the body.
Maglayon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Maglayon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hanson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maglayon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanson is one step ahead there.
Hanson trying to control but Maglayon is working from the bottom.
Maglayon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maglayon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanson.
Maglayon keeping full guard, as Hanson tries to pass.
Hansonis looking to pass into half guard but Maglayon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maglayon is in guard.
Maglayon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanson has his feet on Maglayon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hanson throws a lazy head kick
and Maglayon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maglayon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maglayon keeps control of Hanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maglayon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maglayon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maglayon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maglayon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson tries to escape but Maglayon is in control.
You can see the frustration on Hanson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maglayon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maglayon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hanson tries to buck Maglayon off but Maglayon is having none of it.
Hanson is trying to control Maglayon's posture but Maglayon avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is not content to let Maglayon control the position.
Maglayon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanson struggling a bit here.
Hanson tries to improve position but can't.
Maglayon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hanson is trying to escape and Maglayon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hanson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Maglayon! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rico Maglayon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Ferrigno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lou Ferrigno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herschel Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Ferrigno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrigno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker wants to clinch up but Ferrigno keeps it at a distance.
Herschel Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker is looking to clinch but Ferrigno is avoiding it.
Ferrigno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferrigno closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walker did well to prevent Ferrigno getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ferrigno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferrigno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ferrigno looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ferrigno stops Walker from getting back to his feet.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrigno.
Ferrigno looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ferrigno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrigno.
Ferrigno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ferrigno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Walker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferrigno is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ferrigno.
Ferrigno is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ferrigno misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferrigno.
Walker blocking the ground and pound.
Ferrigno throwing strikes here but Walker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ferrigno working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Walker looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ferrigno! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lou Ferrigno!
Lou Ferrigno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Honey Smacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smacks comes into the arena with Till The World Ends blaring out of the sound system. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Honey Smacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Cudi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smacks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smacks misses with a few strikes there.
Smacks connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot lands for Smacks.
Cudi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smacks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smacks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cudi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Smacks misses.
Smacks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cudi scores with a takedown into Smacks's guard.
Cudi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cudi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cudi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cudi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cudi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Smacks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cudi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smacks's guard.
Cudi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smacks's guard.
Cudi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cudi lands strikes from half guard.
Cudi wants to stand up but Smacks has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cudi thows a huge punch but Smacks dodges it nicely.
Smacks is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cudi stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Some bone on bone action there as Smacks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Honey Smacks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cudi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smacks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cudi cracks Smacks with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Cudi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinto Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Savage 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinto Connor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor misses with a double jab.
Connor misses with a takedown
and Savage counters with a two punch combo.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Connor drives through and clinches with Savage against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Savage.
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Savage does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Connor shoots in.
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Connor pushes him off.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Savage decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connor is one step ahead there.
Connor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Connor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Savage looking for subs off his back but Connor has passed one foot through into half guard.
Connor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt - Savage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eli Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinto Connor.
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Savage as he jumps to the side.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is pressing down on Connor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Savage is trying to keep Connor in close.
Savage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Connor is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Connor won't allow Savage to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Savage looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Connor passes into side control.
Savage tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Savage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Savage is looking for a sweep.
Savage manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Savage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Connor wants to improve his position but Savage is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savage looks to land a strike but Connor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Connor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Connor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Savage defends it easily.
Connor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connor is on top in guard.
Savage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Savage tries to get out of the position.
Savage looking to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Connor preventing the sweep.
Connor is standing up over Savage. Savage looks to escape but Connor dives into side control.
Savage tries to bench press Connor off him but Connor keeps the position.
Savage throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Savage's corner calls for a 1-2. Savage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Connor's belly button to the back.
Eli Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Savage wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Savage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Savage shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Connor looks gassed!
Savage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Connor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Savage trying to control from Connor's half guard. Connor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connor looking to control.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Connor has his foot on Savage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Savage works his way back into a safe position though.
Savage postures up in Connor's guard and throws a big left but Connor blocks it.
Connor 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.
Savage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connor is keeping the position for now.
Savage postures up and lands a big shot to Connor's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savage scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savage chips away with some ground and pound.
Savage keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Connor's head.
Savage stands and steps away. Connor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Connor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.
Connor shoots for a takedown but Savage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Savage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Connor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Savage dominated that round.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savage cracks a nice hook into Connor's ribs.
Connor shoots in and drives through. Savage sprawls well.
Eli Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Savage tries to clinch
and Connor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
Connor walks into a stiff left hand from Savage.
Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connor circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Connor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Savage.
Connor is rocked!
Savage throws a leg kick that is checked
so Connor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Connor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savage is on top in guard.
Savage scoring with some ground and pound.
Connor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Savage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Savage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Savage passes into half guard.
Savage decides to stand up.
Connor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Connor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage lands a nice forearm strike.
Savage is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savage tries to advance to mount but can't.
Savage looks up at the clock and then as Connor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Savage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Savage is working Connor over with some ground and pound from side control.
Savage landing strikes.
Connor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Eli Savage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands an elbow.
Connor is trying to buck Savage off.
Savage lands a decent elbow from side control.
Savage is chipping away with strikes.
Savage decides to stand back up.
Savage tried to score with a low kick but Connor checks it.
Savage rushes Connor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Connor taking a breather.
Savage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Savage scores with a shoulder strike.
Savage lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Savage scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Jab from Savage.
Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Savage finish him?
Eli Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Savage.
Connor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savage closes the distance and clinches.
Savage decides to pull guard.
Savage looking for a guillotine here but Connor defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savage is on top in guard.
Savage decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Connor seems to have recovered his senses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Connor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eli Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinto Connor.
Savage works over Connor's head and body with a nice combination.
Savage wants to land a leg kick but Connor is out of range.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connor counters with a single leg into guard. Savage didn't expect that.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Connor can do to turn this around?
Savage is looking for a triangle but Connor pushes his legs off easily.
Savage wants to stand but Connor is controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Connor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage throws Connor to one side and escapes!
Savage works the jab nicely.
Savage connects with a single shot there.
Savage moves into the clinch.
Savage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Connor.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Savage.
Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Connor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Savage counters with a one-two to the body.
Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Savage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Savage throws a right hand that Connor ducks under and follows up with a left that Connor also avoids with ease.
Connor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Savage counters by clinching up.
Savage is pushing Connor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands with a left to the head.
Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savage throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Savage coming out on top.
Connor shoots in and drives through. Savage sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savage is working the combinations to good effect here.
Savage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Savage scores with a body shot.
Savage lands with a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savage lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savage, as that shot connected.
Savage lands with a straight right. Connor didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Savage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Savage tries to bum rush Connor with a series of wild strikes but Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Savage misses.
Savage scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor fails to land the takedown.
Savage scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Savage dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connor.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Connor is just out of range.
Connor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Savage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Savage.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Connor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Savage as the two fighters clinch.
Connor tries to pull guard but Savage won't allow it.
Connor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savage can't break the clinch.
Savage presses Connor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savage lands an uppercut.
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Connor has double underhooks.
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Connor breaks from the clinch.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Savage counter with a right hand.
Savage lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savage as he avoids it easily.
Savage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savage lands a left hand.
Savage jumps guard.
Connor trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connor is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor prevents Savage from getting back to his feet.
Savage is striking but Connor is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Connor thows a huge punch but Savage dodges it nicely.
Savage is trying to stand up here but Connor is controlling him well.
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Connor manages to move to mount!
Connor controlling the position easily from mount.
Connor unloads with some shots from mount but Savage bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is squirming around, avoiding Connor's attempts to control the action.
Savage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Savage wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Savage tries to escape the position.
Savage holding both Connor 's hands and preventing any damage.
Connor looking to break Savage's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Savage remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Connor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Savage's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Savage is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Connor off. It looks like it's working - Connor slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Savage displaying calm under pressure there.
Connor fails to land the takedown.
Eli Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinto Connor.
Connor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab by Savage.
Connor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savage misses with an elbow over the top.
Connor trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
Savage jumps guard and drags Connor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connor is one step ahead there.
Connor wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
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!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Connor preventing the sweep.
Connor is stalling in the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Quinto Connor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Savage lands with an uppercut that bounces Connor off the cage and back into range.
Connor looks for a takedown but Savage sprawls well.
Savage throws a shot to the body.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connor misses with a takedown
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Connor in his tracks.
Savage lands a jab-cross combination.
Savage throws a one two combo.
Savage gets a clinch.
Savage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savage pushes off an throws an elbow but Connor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor tries for a takedown but Savage manages to get underhooks.
Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage gets through Connor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Savage stops a takedown attempt from Connor.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands with a light punch inside.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Savage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage manages to pull guard.
Savage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Connor manages to get himself to full guard.
Connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
Quinto Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eli Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savage is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Savage chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Savage 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Savage!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wallace might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Throw it Back. On his way into the cage it seems that Shawn Wallace has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shawn Wallace seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith forces Wallace back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith stops Wallace from standing up.
Wallace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smith stands and throws Wallace's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wallace will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wallace is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Smith stands up and beckons Wallace to his feet.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets control of Wallace's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith controlling from mount.
Wallace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wallace has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wallace!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is standing up over Smith. Smith looks to escape but Wallace dives into side control.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Wallace has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Wallace cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wallace controlling his opponent.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Wallace has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wallace lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wallace jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Smith is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Smith and Wallace has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wallace working away.
Smith is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wallace is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith tries to hold on but Wallace postures up.
Wallace looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith 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.
Wallace wants to stand up but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smith is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wallace jumps into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallace avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Wallace is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Wallace's guard.
Wallace is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wallace.
Smith jumps guard and drags Wallace to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Smith scores a takedown into full mount!
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Wallace is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith looking to control but Wallace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Shawn Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Smith.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Smith shoots in.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace is looking to clinch.
Wallace swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shawn Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Shawn Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallace works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Wallace dominated that second round.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Wallace struggling a bit here.
Wallace is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith just content to control the position.
Smith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wallace has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smith but great work by Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith bucks up and tries to throw Wallace off but instead Wallace has got his back!
Wallace tries to keep control of the position but Smith is staying busy.
Smith holding both Wallace 's hands and preventing any damage.
Smith trying to control the hands but Wallace breaks the grip.
Wallace doesn't have the hooks in and Smith manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallace somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shawn Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Smith.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Wallace defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jason Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Smith shoots in but Wallace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Wallace lands a head kick!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallace sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace wants to clinch
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Smith.
Wallace tries to clinch up
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith pulls 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!
Smith pulls Wallace in close to prevent any damage.
Smith is trying to control the position but Wallace postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wallace!
Wallace is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Smith!
Jason Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sasquatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Daniel Sasquatch enters the cage!
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277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Raheem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sasquatch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raheem throws a head kick that Sasquatch semi-blocks.
It looks like Daniel Sasquatch has been cut.
Sasquatch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sasquatch 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.
Sasquatch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Raheem.
Raheem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raheem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raheem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasquatch looks gassed!
Raheem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sasquatch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raheem. Raheem obviously looking to wear him down.
Raheem lands a big head kick that sends Sasquatch tumbling to the mat! Raheem takes a step backwards and waves Sasquatch back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sasquatch is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Raheem! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abdul Raheem!
After the fight, Abdul Raheem was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carrington Byndom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carrington Byndom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Rich!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich throws a low kick but Byndom moves out of range easily.
Byndom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byndom digs a good body shot into Rich's ribs.
Rich shoots for a takedown but Byndom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Byndom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byndom misses with a wild combination.
Byndom lands a jab to the head.
Byndom stalks Rich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rich's face. Rich staggers backwards, shaken.
Byndom stuffs the takedown.
Byndom scores with a head kick. Rich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byndom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt - Byndom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carrington Byndom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich avoids them all with ease.
Byndom misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Byndom.
Byndom misses with a two punch combination.
Byndom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byndom is fending him off so far but Rich persists. Nope, Byndom circles away and we're back to standing.
Rich slips a jab and a cross from Byndom.
Rich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Byndom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rich somewhat.
Byndom throws a right hand that Rich ducks under and follows up with a left that Rich also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a right hand that Rich ducks under and follows up with a left that Rich also avoids with ease.
Byndom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rich.
Rick Rich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byndom thuds his right hand into Rich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich avoids them all with ease.
Rich shoots in and bounces Byndom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Byndom pushes Rich off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich walks into a left hand.
Rich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byndom.
That kick from Byndom tenderised Rich's leg. Rich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Byndom scores with a one two! Rich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byndom.
Rich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byndom swivels and escapes.
Rich looks gassed!
Rich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Byndom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Byndom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byndom.
Byndom is working the combinations to good effect here.
Byndom fails to land with a series of punches.
Byndom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rich blocks the body kick.
Rich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rich. Byndom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byndom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Byndom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byndom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Byndom's guard now.
Rich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Byndom, up you get!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Byndom!
Byndom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rich dodges the punch combination from Byndom.
Rich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Byndom punishes Rich's body with a nice straight punch.
Rich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Byndom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Byndom to counter with a crisp jab.
Byndom stuffs the takedown attempt from Rich. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt
and Byndom counters with a series of strikes. Rich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Byndom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rich walks into a stiff left hand from Byndom.
Byndom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rich back to the cage. Byndom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Byndom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rich is rocked!
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Byndom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Byndom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byndom scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Byndom - that will leave a mark!
Byndom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Byndom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rich throws a leg kick
and Byndom counters with an inside leg kick.
Byndom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rich tries to clinch but Byndom is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Byndom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rich.
Rich shoots in for a takedown but Byndom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Byndom misses with the combination.
Byndom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Byndom.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Byndom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Byndom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rich tries for a takedown but Byndom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Byndom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Byndom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rich's sensitive parts.
Byndom lands a leg kick that knocks Rich off balance momentarily.
Rich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rich misses with a body kick.
Byndom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byndom.
Rich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rich with a poor takedown
and Byndom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byndom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rich tries to clinch but Byndom is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carrington Byndom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Rich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Byndom here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice sprawl there from Byndom as Rich shoots in.
Byndom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Byndom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Byndom does no damage.
Rich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rich is still on wobbly legs! Can Byndom finish him?
Byndom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rich can do to turn this around?
Rich throws a head kick that misses.
Rich seems to have recovered his senses.
Byndom connects with a nice looking jab.
Byndom cracks Rich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Byndom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rich is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rich throws an off balance right hand
and Byndom counters with a body kick that stops Rich in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Byndom throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Byndom.
Byndom misses with a series of wild punches.
Rich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byndom.
Byndom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Byndom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Byndom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Byndom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carrington Byndom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byndom jabs at Rich's body.
Byndom works over Rich's head and body with a nice combination.
Rich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byndom.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt
and Byndom counters with a stiff right hand.
Carrington Byndom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Byndom shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rich eats them both and turns towards Byndom to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byndom lands with a nice body punch.
Byndom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Byndom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rich shoots in looking for a takedown but Byndom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Byndom misses with a few strikes there.
Carrington Byndom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byndom delivers a nice body kick.
Byndom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rich back to the cage. Byndom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Byndom lands a body shot.
Rich instigates a clinch.
Rich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Byndom's efforts to push away.
Byndom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rich.
Byndom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byndom walks away with a smile on his face. Rich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Byndom lands with a kick to the temple. Rich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Byndom.
Byndom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byndom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Byndom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byndom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rich walks into a stiff left hand from Byndom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byndom, right into the meat.
Rich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byndom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rich.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Byndom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byndom jabs at Rich's body.
Byndom lands a jab-cross combination.
Byndom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Byndom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byndom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byndom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byndom catches Rich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rich tries to move into range but Byndom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Byndom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Byndom misses with the combination.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byndom as he avoids it easily.
Byndom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Byndom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carrington Byndom is winning the standup battle so far.
Byndom leaves Rich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byndom stuffs the takedown.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Byndom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Byndom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rich backs up against the cage.
Byndom scores with a nice strike.
Byndom thuds his right hand into Rich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Byndom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rich's sensitive parts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byndom.
Byndom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byndom lands a two punch combo.
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Byndom scoring well with a low kick there.
Rich fails with the takedown
and Byndom counters with a straight right hand.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a nice leg kick.
Byndom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rich doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Rich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Byndom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rich shoots in and drives through. Byndom sprawls well.
Byndom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rich.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a one two combo.
Rich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Byndom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rich tries to clinch there but Byndom circles away.
Rich shoots in for a takedown but Byndom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byndom throws a right and a left that Rich avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carrington Byndom dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rich shoots in but no luck this time.
Byndom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rich.
Byndom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rich shoots in but Byndom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carrington Byndom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rich.
Nice takedown defense from Byndom. No joy for Rich on that attempt.
Byndom lands with a slapping head kick.
Byndom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Byndom stuffs the takedown.
Byndom scores with a head kick.
Byndom swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byndom as he avoids it easily.
Byndom lands a jab-cross combination.
Byndom lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Byndom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rich shoots for a takedown but Byndom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Byndom.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byndom, right into the meat.
Byndom digs a good hook to Rich's body.
Rich avoids the head kick by Byndom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byndom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rich.
Byndom misses with a two punch combination.
Byndom connects with a high kick.
Rich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byndom pinned against the cage. Byndom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Byndom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Byndom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byndom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Byndom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Byndom counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Byndom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rich if he has to take too many more of those.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byndom.
Nice body kick from Byndom.
Byndom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Byndom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Byndom.
Byndom tests Rich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byndom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rich backs up against the cage.
Nice shot by Byndom.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byndom.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rich misses with a takedown
and Byndom counters with a three punch combo that has Rich backing up. Rich nods at Byndom to acknowledge the strikes.
Byndom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rich takes a step back to recover.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byndom is looking to slow Rich down with leg kicks.
Byndom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Byndom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rich.
Byndom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rich in his tracks.
Byndom misses with a series of wild punches.
Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byndom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Byndom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rich has a takedown stuffed.
Byndom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byndom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Byndom.
Rich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byndom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Byndom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byndom lands a high kick!
Byndom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byndom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt - Byndom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Byndom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byndom.
A combination from Byndom does no damage.
A left and a right from Byndom both land. Nice combination.
Rich clinches up against the cage.
Byndom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rich dodges the punch combination from Byndom.
Rich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Byndom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Carrington Byndom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Byndom keeping full guard, as Rich tries to pass.
Rich wants to control from the top but Byndom keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rich stands and steps away. Byndom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick by Byndom misses
and Rich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Byndom!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Byndom is trying to escape the mount.
Byndom is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byndom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carrington Byndom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byndom, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carrington Byndom!
Carrington Byndom is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Ferrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rija Zafy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zafy has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Ferrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rija Zafy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zafy misses with a body shot.
Ferrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zafy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferrell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferrell is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zafy scores with a shot to the body.
Zafy lands a nice shot to the body.
Zafy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferrell's head.
It looks like Will Ferrell has been cut.
Zafy lands a big uppercut and Ferrell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ferrell looks OK. Zafy waves Ferrell back to his feet!
Ferrell is rocked!
Zafy flashes Ferrell a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ferrell's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ferrell crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Zafy punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rija Zafy!
Rija Zafy is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rija Zafy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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