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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asbjorn Rundstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Control. 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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asbjorn Rundstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Villar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rundstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rundstrom. Villar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Villar.
Villar lands a nice looking body shot.
Villar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rundstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Villar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villar shoots in for a takedown but Rundstrom shows good takedown defense.
Villar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rundstrom as he avoids it easily.
Asbjorn Rundstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Villar.
Rundstrom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villar counters with a series of strikes. Rundstrom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Villar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rundstrom.
Rundstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Rundstrom scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villar dodges the punch combination from Rundstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rundstrom swivels and escapes.
Villar lands with a shot to the body.
Villar shoots in for a takedown but Rundstrom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rundstrom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rundstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villar.
Rundstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villar.
Villar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rundstrom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Villar stopping the sweep attempt from Rundstrom.
Rundstrom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Villar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Villar slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rundstrom is defending against the submission attempts here by Villar.
Villar seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rundstrom is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Erick Villar!
Erick Villar gave a mention to Cornell No Gi Fight Gear ($5 shirts) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Austin Stryker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stryker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Stryker drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Stryker scores with a knee to the head.
Stryker lands a knee to the head.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Stryker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson tries to pull guard but Stryker won't allow it.
Stryker lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Nice elbow from Stryker.
Stryker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Stryker looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Stryker works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stryker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker with a knee to the head.
Stryker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stryker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stryker is defending well.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker prevents the takedown attempt.
Stryker lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson jumps guard and drags Stryker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Stryker from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Stryker controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker wanted to stand there but Henderson had control of the position.
Stryker throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Stryker tries to stand but Henderson is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stryker wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Stryker tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson unloads with some shots from mount but Stryker bucks and avoids them well.
Henderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stryker is looking to get to half guard.
Henderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henderson looking to ground and pound but Stryker is blocking nicely.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stryker's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Stryker regains half guard.
Henderson 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.
Stryker is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson working Stryker over with strikes.
Henderson seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Stryker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Stryker lands but Henderson takes it in his stride.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Stryker sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Stryker as Henderson shoots in.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stryker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stryker was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Stryker scores with a jab.
Austin Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryker blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stryker avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stryker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henderson scrambles back to his feet.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stryker sprawls well. Stryker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Jab by Stryker.
Stryker has managed to clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Stryker pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Henderson is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Austin Stryker!
A relieved looking Austin Stryker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Woods (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, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Li misses with a leg kick.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Woods takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Woods shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Li fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Li throws a leg kick
and Woods counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li is stalling here.
Woods has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Woods throws an elbow that misses.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li is pressed up against the cage. Woods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Li down to the mat. Li avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Xiao Long Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Woods.
Li misses with a leg kick
and Woods makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Li throws a low kick, looking for Woods's leg but Woods calmly moves out of range.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Li throws a leg kick
and Woods counters with a body kick.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Woods, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Li lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
Woods checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Woods is trying desperately to land a takedown but Li is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Woods.
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
Xiao Long Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Woods fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Woods shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Li counters with an inside leg kick.
Woods looks gassed!
Woods checks a low kick from Li.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a lazy head kick
and Woods counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woods's sensitive parts.
Woods shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Woods's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li tries to land a leg kick but Woods saw it coming and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Woods 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Woods closes the distance looking to clinch
and Li counters with a body kick.
Xiao Long Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Good work by Woods as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and Woods counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Woods.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Woods tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li tries a body shot but Woods blocks it.
Li misses with a body punch.
Woods wants to take the fight to the mat but Li manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Long Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Li.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woods shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Woods's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li misses with a head kick.
Jack Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Woods tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods avoids the body shot from Li.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Li finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Xiao Long Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Woods.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is looking to score with low kicks.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Li throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Li throws out a loose jab but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Li misses.
Woods tries to clinch but Li moves away
and Li counters with a nice leg kick.
Li throws the kick towards the body but Woods avoids it.
Woods shoots and misses
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li avoids a kick to the body.
Li cracks the inside of Woods's front leg.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Li thuds his right hand into Woods's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Li feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but Woods manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Li lets loose with a powerful body kick. Woods will feel that in the morning.
Li throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
Woods checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Woods fails with the takedown.
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Li misses with a leg kick.
Woods avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Woods shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Woods keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods misses with a takedown
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li throws a leg kick but Woods checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good work by Woods as he checks the leg kick.
Woods checks the leg kick nicely there.
Li lands with a kick to the temple. Woods shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jack Woods has been cut.
Li connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Li is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Li stuffs the takedown attempt from Woods. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods checks a low kick from Li.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Woods, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
That kick from Li tenderised Woods's leg. Woods is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiao Long Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Woods fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Li avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li throws a leg kick but Woods sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Long Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Woods's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Woods shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Woods's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Li swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Li swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Li will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Woods takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li misses with a hook to the body
and Woods counters with a nice double leg into side control. Li won't be happy with that.
Woods creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Li sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Woods off and has taken his back!
Woods looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Li keeps control of the position as Woods tries to break free.
Li controlling from the back.
Woods rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Woods wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
Li controlling the action here.
Xiao Long Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to improve his position.
Woods is pressing down on Li's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Woods being controlled here, momentarily.
Xiao Long Li has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Li throws a sloppy head kick
and Woods makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Li really felt that one!
Woods will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Li misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Woods tries for a takedown but Li sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Xiao Long Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Woods.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woods's head.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Li is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woods is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Woods down.
Woods fails with the takedown
and Li counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Woods is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Woods.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Woods down.
Li throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods checks a leg kick.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Li throws a front kick aimed at Woods's knee but Woods avoids it well.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li misses with a leg kick.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Li is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Li circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Li misses with a body kick.
Jack Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woods moves out of range as Li strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xiao Long Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, 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 for Xiao Long Li!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Xiao Long Li wins by unanimous decision!
Xiao Long Li 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Maury (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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264 lbs
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234 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Maury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maury avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maury misses with a lunging right hand
and Rad counters with a leg kick.
Rad clinches.
A knee to the head by Rad.
It looks like Tom Maury has been cut.
Rad lands an uppercut that drops Maury! Rad follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
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!
Rad tries for a kimura but Maury is defending well.
Maury is looking for a sweep.
Rad is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Maury is trying to get back to half guard.
Maury is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maury is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maury is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maury makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maury.
Rad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maury is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rad is aware though and is defending well.
Rad stays in close to Maury's body and controls the position.
Rad stands and throws Maury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rad has hold of Maury's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Maury tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rad cranks the arm and Maury screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Maury, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad retains his heavyweight title!
Kickin Rad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ari WW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azka Fermansyah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ari WW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azka Fermansyah!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fermansyah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but WW moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Fermansyah. No joy for WW on that attempt.
Fermansyah misses the jab.
Fermansyah throws the left hand but WW avoids the punch easily.
Fermansyah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. WW sees it coming and avoids it easily.
WW with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fermansyah to score with a decent uppercut.
Fermansyah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
WW takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
WW keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fermansyah.
Fermansyah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces WW back to the cage. Fermansyah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fermansyah looks to score with a jab to the body but WW is just out of range.
Fermansyah misses with a few strikes there.
Fermansyah throws the left hand but WW avoids the punch easily.
Fermansyah misses with an uppercut.
Fermansyah misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WW defending well as Fermansyah loads up on a big left hand.
Fermansyah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azka Fermansyah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fermansyah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but WW was well out of range. Poor timing from Fermansyah.
Fermansyah misses with a straight left.
Fermansyah misses with a wild body shot.
Fermansyah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
WW pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fermansyah throws a jab when WW was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fermansyah. WW does a little dance to reset his feet.
WW bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
WW advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WW looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WW lands a big shot there that rocks Fermansyah but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WW landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Azka Fermansyah has been cut.
WW lands with some strikes.
WW looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fermansyah is rocked!
WW controlling the position easily from mount.
Fermansyah is still in real trouble! Can WW finish him?
WW lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Azka Fermansyah's cut even more.
Fermansyah tries to buck WW off but he can't manage it.
Fermansyah seems to have recovered his senses.
WW loads up with a big shot that hurts Fermansyah! He's pulled WW in close but WW has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Fermansyah survive? More strikes from WW and Fermansyah is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ari WW!
Ari WW was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart Ward is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prince Valor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ward!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Valor.
Ward checks a leg kick.
Valor lands with a right hand.
Ward moves away from the strike by Valor.
Valor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ward throws a hook but Valor blocks it.
Valor keeps Ward at a distance using the push kick.
Valor lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Valor misses its intended target.
Valor misses with an uppercut.
Ward does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No luck for Ward with that takedown attempt.
Valor scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward misses with a straight left.
Valor thuds a left hand into Ward's body.
Valor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ward instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Valor in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valor as Ward tries to tie him up.
Ward lands an elbow inside.
Valor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Valor.
Ward looks gassed!
Valor presses Ward against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ward prevents a body shot from Valor.
Valor lands with a left to the head.
Valor lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valor lands a left hand.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valor missing with knees to the body.
Ward has Valor pushed against the cage.
Valor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valor presses Ward against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valor lands a shoulder strike.
Valor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Valor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valor is working Ward over against the cage.
Valor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Valor - that landed with a thud.
Valor gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Valor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valor.
A short uppercut from Valor.
Still in the clinch, Valor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Valor lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Valor.
A right hook to the body lands for Valor.
A body shot lands from Valor.
Valor is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valor gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valor lands a shoulder strike.
Valor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Valor.
Valor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valor is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with an elbow strike.
Valor gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valor pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Valor.
Valor struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Valor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Valor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valor gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valor avoids the elbow strike from Ward, against the cage.
Valor can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valor.
Valor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Valor pushes off an throws an elbow but Ward leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ward prevents a body shot from Valor.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valor misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Valor 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.
A shot to the liver by Valor. Beautiful body shot.
Valor delivers a nice body kick.
Valor scores with a punch to the head.
Valor connects with a jab.
Valor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valor scores with a one two! Ward had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valor.
Valor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valor moves into the clinch successfully.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
Valor lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Valor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wards head.
A short right from Valor.
Ward is rocked!
Valor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Valor finish him?
Valor scores with a shoulder strike.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ward is breathing heavily.
Valor dips a shoulder and cracks Ward with a mighty uppercut! Ward falls back against the cage and Valor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ward is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Valor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Valor!
Prince Valor retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Prince Valor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Mason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer scores with a nice right hand.
Mason has a takedown stuffed.
Boxer lunges at Mason with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mason's hand.
It looks like Alex Mason has been cut.
A jab from Boxer does it's job there.
Boxer lands with a hook. Mason tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Boxer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mason moves into range and clinches up with Boxer.
Mason tries to pull guard but Boxer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer manages to break the clinch.
Boxer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
Boxer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mason eats them both and turns towards Boxer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mason is rocked!
Boxer throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxer drops Mason with a big left hand! Mason is injured, injured bad! Boxer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Boxer!
Ronnie Boxer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Svensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Velasquez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UFC - Face the Pain. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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244 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Svensen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensen drives through and clinches with Velasquez against the cage.
Svensen avoiding damage.
Velasquez has picked Svensen up - he's going for a ride! Velasquez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Velasquez prevents Svensen from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez passes to full mount!
Svensen is in a horrible position here. Velasquez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Svensen is desperately trying to improve his position but Velasquez has a good base and remains in mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Velasquez lands a heavy elbow.
Velasquez breaks from Svensen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Svensen is rocked!
Velasquez prevents Svensen from getting the reversal.
Velasquez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez raining down shots from the mount!
Svensen is still in real trouble! Can Velasquez finish him?
Velasquez postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Svensen out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Velasquez goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busy Signal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Colin Millen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Busy Signal!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Signal shoots in looking for a takedown. Millen tries to sprawl out of it but Signal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Millen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Millen connects with a body shot that sends Signal's belly button to the back.
Millen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Signal's head.
Millen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Signal missing with a left hand there. Millen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Signal throws a shot from downtown. Millen moves away and avoids it.
Millen scores with a leg kick.
Millen is looking to score with low kicks.
Millen tries to land a leg kick but Signal saw it coming and moves away.
Colin Millen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Signal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Signal wants to pass to mount but Millen is defending the position.
Signal trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Signal might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Signal trying to control from half guard but Millen is working away.
Signal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Millen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Busy Signal has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Millen instigates a clinch.
Signal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Signal managing to block the knees to the body from Millen.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Millen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Signal avoids it.
Signal blocking some punches.
Millen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Millen lands a good knee to the midsection. Signal won't want to take too many of those.
Signal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Millen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Millen.
Millen lands an elbow inside that Signal shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Signal's face.
Signal is looking for a takedown.
Colin Millen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Busy Signal.
Millen tries to throw a body punch but Signal avoids it by throwing Millen back against the cage.
Millen lands with a right to the head.
Millen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Signal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Millen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Signal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen is pressed up against the cage. Signal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Millen down to the mat. Millen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Millen cracks the inside of Signal's front leg.
Signal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Millen feints and then cracks Signal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Signal down.
Millen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Signal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Millen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Signal.
Millen moves in looking to clinch but Signal pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Millen.
Signal looks gassed!
Millen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millen scores with a head kick. Signal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Millen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Millen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Millen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Millen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Millen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Millen throws a head kick that Signal semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Millen.
Millen thumps Signal with a low kick.
Millen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colin Millen is winning the standup battle so far.
Millen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Millen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Signal looks to throw the jab but Millen is out of range.
Millen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Signal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Signal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Signal trying to control but Millen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Signalis looking to pass into half guard but Millen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Millen is in guard.
Signal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Millen tries to hold on but Signal pushes him away.
Signal is landing with some decent strikes but Millen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Signal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Signal looking to control but Millen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Signal unloads with some shots from mount but Millen bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Signal scoring with strikes but Millen is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Signal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millen tries to hold on but Signal pushes him away.
Signal wants to control the pace but Millen is squirming around nicely.
Busy Signal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Millen is desperately trying to improve his position but Signal has a good base and remains in mount.
Signal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Signal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Millen is looking to escape.
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.
Millen tries to lock up and control but Signal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Signal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Signal controlling his opponent.
Signal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Signal wants to control the pace but Millen is squirming around nicely.
Signal misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Signal with shots to the head and body - Millen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by Signal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Millen wants to control but Signal is having none of it.
Signal is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Millen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Millen!
Signal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Signal working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busy Signal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Millen.
Millen rushes Signal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Millen.
Millen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Signal.
Signal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Millen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Millen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Signal has clasped his hands together around Millen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Signal throws an elbow but Millen slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Signal is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Millen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Signal is looking to take a break and control but Millen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Signal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Millen is looking for a sweep.
Signal trying to control the action but Millen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Millen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Millen being controlled for a moment.
Signal tries to move to mount but Millen blocks the move with his legs.
Signal trying to control the action but Millen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Signal tries to move to mount but Millen blocks the move with his legs.
Signal is looking to take a break and control but Millen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Signal tries to advance to mount but Millen denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Signal trying to control the position but Millen is working away.
Signal slows the pace down.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Busy Signal was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Millen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Signal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Signal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Millen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Millen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Millen. Signal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Signal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Signal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Millen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Signal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Busy Signal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Signal 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Colin Millen wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Colin Millen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Cliche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Miseria Cantare - The Beginning. Jake Taylor 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
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, Charlie Cliche!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliche shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taylor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cliche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cliche with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cliche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cliche trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Cliche throwing strikes but missing.
Cliche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cliche controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cliche thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cliche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cliche throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Cliche slips an elbow through the middle.
Cliche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cliche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cliche scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cliche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cliche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cliche throwing strikes but missing.
Cliche throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche has gone for a leg lock! Taylor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cliche's guard.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cliche on the ground.
Cliche avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cliche uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor lands a jab to Cliche's midsection.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Cliche avoids nicely.
Cliche closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cliche is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cliche.
Ground and pound from Cliche.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cliche connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
Cliche trying to mount his opponent but Taylor defends it.
Cliche throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cliche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cliche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Cliche has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cliche is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Cliche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliche throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Cliche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Cliche working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cliche is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cliche working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cliche thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Cliche is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Cliche eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Cliche dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cliche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cliche manages to avoid it.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a right hand that Cliche ducks under and follows up with a left that Cliche also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor throws a hook but Cliche blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliche is just out of range.
Cliche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Cliche does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Cliche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cliche counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cliche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Charlie Cliche has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cliche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cliche is pressing down on Taylor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taylor is holding on for now.
Cliche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to roll over but Cliche keeps him under control.
Cliche missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cliche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
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!
Cliche throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cliche missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliche working the head and body with strikes.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
Cliche 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.
Cliche lands strikes from half guard.
Cliche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cliche scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor has hold of Cliche's hands but Cliche slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cliche wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Cliche missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cliche winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cliche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cliche.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cliche winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cliche working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cliche scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cliche throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Cliche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cliche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Jake Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Cliche will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cliche shoots in and gets a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Taylor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cliche works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cliche is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cliche stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliche throwing strikes but missing.
Cliche working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Cliche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cliche postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Cliche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cliche scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cliche is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cliche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cliche is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliche drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Cliche off! Cliche jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Cliche throws a big right hand that misses.
Cliche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Cliche tries to pass.
Cliche postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
Cliche forces his way into half guard.
Cliche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cliche lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cliche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cliche gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Cliche counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cliche is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jake Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Cliche.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliche manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cliche looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cliche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Cliche fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor takes a swing at Cliche's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Cliche really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor throws a good cross that connects.
Cliche takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliche is just out of range.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Cliche closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Taylor misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliche on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jake Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor misses with a hook. Cliche ducked under it nicely.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Taylor catches Cliche with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliche is just out of range.
Taylor misses with a right hand
and Cliche counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Cliche controlling him for the moment.
Cliche throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliche is fighting to break Taylor's control of his arms but Taylor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cliche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cliche postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Cliche working some strikes from top position.
Cliche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cliche working some strikes from top position.
Cliche scoring with some ground and pound.
Cliche is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cliche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliche trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cliche drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Cliche off! Cliche jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Cliche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cliche lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cliche throwing strikes but missing.
Cliche trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cliche trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cliche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cliche works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cliche working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cliche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Cliche dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cliche gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jake Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cliche darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor tries to roll over but Cliche keeps him under control.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Cliche is controlling him
Cliche seems to be looking for submissions.
Taylor has hold of Cliche's hands but Cliche slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cliche working Taylor over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Cliche in his half guard.
Cliche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
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.
Cliche wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Cliche drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Cliche slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
Cliche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Cliche lands with a punch from half guard.
Cliche scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two 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!
Cliche lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor is rocked!
Cliche drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Oh Taylor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cliche lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Taylor! More strikes land and this one is all over! Cliche jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Cliche! Charlie Cliche retains his light heavyweight title!
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