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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Sexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Sexington!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams pulls guard.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Sexington is proving a slippery customer.
Sexington preventing the sweep.
Adams wants to stand but Sexington is controlling the position.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Sexington from controlling successfully.
Adams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sexington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sexington postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams keeping full guard, as Sexington tries to pass.
Adams wants to stand but Sexington is controlling the position.
Sexington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sexington keeps the fight on the outside.
Adams throws a series of punches but Sexington moves out of range.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Sexington in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sexington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samuel Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Sexington tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sexington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Sexington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams looks to land a combination but Sexington avoids it well.
Adams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sexington.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams is breathing heavily.
No luck for Sexington with that takedown attempt.
Sexington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington throws a head kick that misses.
Sexington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams scores with a punch to the head.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sexington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.
Sexington tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams wants to clinch up but Sexington keeps it at a distance.
Adams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sexington tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Adams is in Sexington's guard.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
Sexington has a closed guard, preventing Adams from standing up.
Adams 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.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuel Adams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Adams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Adams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looks like Chad Sexington has been cut.
Adams closes the distance and clinches.
Adams breaks the clinch.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Sexington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Sexington stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sexington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexington blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
Sexington is trying to pull guard but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Adams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adams manages to end up in side control.
Sexington is breathing heavily.
Adams decides to stand back up.
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexington shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sexington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Adams gets a clinch.
Adams jumps into guard, dragging Sexington to the mat.
Sexington looking to sit in guard and control but Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adams trying to control but Sexington is working from the bottom.
Sexington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams stays in close to Sexington's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Sexington keeps moving.
Adams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sexington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Samuel Adams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sexington avoids the head kick by Adams.
Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sexington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams working the ground and pound from side control.
Samuel Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams working the body and head with strikes.
Adams takes a little break here. Sexington wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexington is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sexington trying to remain calm as Adams controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Adams stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Sexington's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adams gets the takedown into side control.
Adams cracks Sexington with a big elbow.
Adams is staying tight to Sexington's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sexington can do to turn this around?
Sexington is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adams off and has taken his back!
Adams tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Adams tries to lock up and control but Sexington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adams avoids a strike by Sexington and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Sexington's guard! Fantastic escape!
Sexington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sexington looking for subs off his back but Adams has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams stands up out of the half guard.
Adams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sexington sprawls well initially but Adams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adams in particular looking to stall.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adams is looking for a kimura but Sexington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Adams to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams drops an elbow to the side of Sexington's head.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams wants to take a breather but Sexington is having none of it.
Adams slows the pace down in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexington wants to get back to full guard but Adams has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scoring with strikes but Sexington is staying in there.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams cracks Sexington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sexington is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a big shot there that rocks Sexington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Adams landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sexington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams with the ground and pound from mount.
Adams looking to control but Sexington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams landing punches.
Sexington is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams scoring with strikes but Sexington is staying in there.
Chad Sexington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuel Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sexington is still in real trouble! Can Adams finish him?
Adams controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Samuel Adams!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Samuel Adams!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Samuel Adams!
Samuel Adams wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter feints and as Niaz raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carter postures up in Niaz's guard and throws a big left but Niaz blocks it.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Niaz is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter wants to control from the top but Niaz keeps moving.
Carter landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter passes Niaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Niaz defending well though.
Niaz wants to control the action here but instead Carter manages to pass to full mount!
Carter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Niaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Niaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carter is landing with some decent strikes but Niaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
Carter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Niaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Niaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carter looking to control but Niaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Niaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Niaz is rocked!
It looks like Dick Niaz has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Carter! That's really hurt Niaz and he's turned his back - Carter keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Carter jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Carter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church comes to the cage accompanied by Come To Life. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Assange!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assange looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Church!
Assange prevents Church from getting the reversal.
Assange with shots to the head and body - Church looks very uncomfortable down there.
Church 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.
Assange is keen to just control but Church is a slippery customer.
Church wants to control but Assange is keeping busy.
Church wants to improve his position but Assange is controlling well.
Church is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Assange's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Assange's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Church is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Assange has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Assange is trying to stand back up.
Church has got one arm under Assange's chin. This could be trouble... Assange trying to control the other hand but Church gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Assange has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hector Church!
Hector Church 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmi Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmi Snuka struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Gauge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmi Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gauge throws out a leg kick but Snuka moves out of range and Gauge only half commits.
Gauge avoids the head kick by Snuka.
Gauge lands with a nice combination. Snuka backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jimmi Snuka has been cut.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Gauge circles away and keeps his distance.
Snuka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gauge pinned against the cage. Gauge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snuka tries to clinch up.
Jimmi Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka moves forwards but Gauge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gauge throws a body punch but Snuka moves out of range.
Gauge misses with a two punch combination.
Snuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gauge's waist but Gauge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snuka off to one side.
Snuka is looking to clinch but Gauge is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Snuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snuka tries for a takedown but Gauge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gregory Gauge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmi Snuka.
Snuka misses with a head kick.
Snuka looks gassed!
Gauge misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Snuka or perhaps it was just good defense by Gauge which made him look bad.
Snuka moves forwards but Gauge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gauge misses with a body shot.
Gauge misses with the combination.
Gauge jabs Snuka right on the nose. Snuka blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snuka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gauge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gauge misses with a wild body shot.
Gauge lands a head shot.
Gauge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snuka at a distance.
Gauge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gauge lands a body shot.
Snuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge cracks Snuka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snuka stuffs the takedown attempt from Gauge. Gauge gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Gauge scores with a four punch combination!
Gauge tests Snuka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Gauge.
Gauge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snuka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gauge lands a nice shot that snaps Snuka's head back.
Gauge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gauge finds it's way round the side to connect with Snuka's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gauge digs a good body shot into Snuka's ribs.
Gauge is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gauge misses with a double jab.
Gauge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gauge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gauge dips to his left and cracks Snuka with an uppercut!
Gauge thuds his right hand into Snuka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gauge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snuka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Gauge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmi Snuka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gauge lands a head shot.
Snuka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gauge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Snuka throws a low kick, looking for Gauge's leg but Gauge calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Snuka blocks the low kick.
Gauge throws a big shot that misses.
Gauge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Snuka backs up against the cage.
Gauge lands with a nice combination. Snuka backs away looking to recover.
Gauge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Snuka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snuka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Snuka is breathing heavily.
Gauge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snuka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Gauge dips to his left and cracks Snuka with an uppercut!
Gauge cracks Snuka with a good jab.
Gauge just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Snuka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gauge has got the better of the exchanges.
Gauge cracks Snuka with an open hand slap.
Snuka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gauge misses with a wild body shot.
Snuka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snuka moves forwards but Gauge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gauge lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gauge throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Snuka stumbling backwards into the cage! Snuka bounces back off the cage towards Gauge, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Gauge lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Gauge celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gregory Gauge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monteiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DreamWorld by Ralek Gracie. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanked shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monteiro as he avoids it easily.
Spanked tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monteiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spanked closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Monteiro quickly recovers to half guard.
Spanked is thwarting Monteiro's attempts to control the position.
Monteiro tries to get to full guard but Spanked has control of the leg.
Monteiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spanked's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spanked's back!
Monteiro is not going to allow Spanked to sit and survive in this position.
Monteiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spanked showing good submission defense here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Monteiro is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Spanked with him. Spanked is trying to defend but Monteiro has an arm under the chin now! Spanked grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcello Monteiro!
A victorious Marcello Monteiro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Check Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Check Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Pena!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena darts in trying to clinch
letting Box counter with a right hand.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Box moves out of range easily.
Box works over Pena's head and body with a nice combination.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pena moves to clinch but Box breaks away
and Box counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Box circles away from the clinch attempt
and Box cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Box digs a good hook to Pena's body.
Pena tries to clinch
and Box counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Box connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Pena closes the distance but Box moves to the side
letting Box counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena darts in trying to clinch
and Box counters with a left and a right that stings Pena.
Pena closes the distance but Box moves to the side
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Box counter with a right hand.
Box is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Box gets a takedown into half guard.
Box is pressing down on Pena's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pena is holding on for now.
Box will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box stands up from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Box lands a head shot.
Pena closes the distance but Box moves to the side
and Box counters with a one-two to the body.
Box slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pena wants to clinch
and Box counters by clinching up.
Box blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena scores a nice knee to the body.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pena looks gassed!
Box lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Box is defending well for now.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Box tries to circle away but Pena has him pinned against the cage.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Box is blocking nicely.
Box wants to get back to striking at distance but Pena won't allow it.
Box working hard to break the clinch.
Box looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Box can't break the clinch.
Pena missing with knees to the body.
Box on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box is trying to force a seperation but Pena has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Box's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Box looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pena misses with a knee strike.
Box working hard to break the clinch.
Box wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Box wants to break free but Pena has control.
Box scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Pena is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Box wants to get back to striking at distance but Pena won't allow it.
Box wants to break free but Pena has control.
Pena prevents Box from breaking the clinch.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Pena is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Check Box dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Box does it's job there.
Box misses with a two punch combination.
Box blocks a head kick by Pena.
Sloppy strikes from Box. Those never looked like landing.
Check Box is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Box.
Box clinches up against the cage.
Box avoiding damage as Pena throws knees to the body.
Box on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Box wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
Box tries to break free but Pena pushes him back against the cage.
Box lands a shoulder strike.
Box wants to break free but Pena has control.
Pena is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Box's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box is trying to break free.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena misses with a knee strike.
Pena has Box pressed against the cage, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Box digs a right hand into Pena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pena's gas tank.
Box is trying to push Pena away but Pena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Box lands a right hand.
Box wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Pena keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Box's efforts to push away.
Box's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Box.
Pena trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Box blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena prevents Box from breaking the clinch.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Box is blocking nicely.
Box tries to break free but Pena pushes him back against the cage.
Box avoiding damage as Pena throws knees to the body.
Pena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Box has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pena being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Box.
Box is looking to break free of the clinch but Pena has double underhooks.
Box's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pena throws a head kick but Box moves out of range.
Pena moves to clinch but Box breaks away
and Box counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Check Box is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Box!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a leg kick but Box sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Box throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pena's waist but Pena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Box off to one side.
Pena slaps away a takedown attempt from Box, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Box scores with a nice head shot.
Pena closes the distance but Box moves to the side
and Box counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Box misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Check Box. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena darts in trying to clinch
and Box counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pena thinking.
Box lands a right hook to the body.
Box swinging wildly here.
Jose Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pena wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to clinch but Box is having none of it.
Box blocks a head kick by Pena.
Box blocks a head kick by Pena.
Box scores with a jab to the body.
Pena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Box counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pena thinking.
Pena takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pena tries to clinch but Box moves away
and Box counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Box.
Box moves into range and clinches up with Pena.
Check Box has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Check Box dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Box scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
Pena wants to clinch
and Box counters with a straight right hand.
Box feints a jab promting Pena to slip. Box then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pena slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pena looks to clinch
and Box connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Box displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pena wants to clinch.
Box blocks the body kick.
Box getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pena moves to clinch but Box breaks away
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena pivots, looking for a leg kick but Box is out of range and Pena settles back down.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pena wants to clinch but Box slips to the side
letting Box counter with a right hand.
Box looks for a takedown but Pena sprawls well.
Box looks for a takedown but Pena sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena gets a clinch.
Pena prevents Box from breaking the clinch.
Box managing to block the knees to the body from Pena.
Box wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Box working hard to break the clinch.
Box lands a shoulder strike.
Box wants to get back to striking at distance but Pena won't allow it.
Pena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Box.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Box is defending well for now.
Box lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Box is blocking nicely.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
Box lands a body shot in the clinch.
Box makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Pena is controlling him.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
Pena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Box is defending well for now.
Box can't break the clinch.
Box lands a body shot.
Pena has Box pressed against the cage, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Box.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Box blocks with his arms.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Pena has Box pressed against the cage, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box can't break the clinch.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Box blocks it.
Box is trying to push Pena away but Pena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Box pushes Pena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pena prevents Box from breaking the clinch.
Pena has Box pressed against the cage, preventing Box from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Box wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Box scores with a shoulder strike.
Box is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pena prevents Box from breaking the clinch.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box is trying to push Pena away but Pena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Box is looking to break free of the clinch but Pena has double underhooks.
Pena keeps control of Box as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Box blocks it.
Box wants to break free but Pena has control.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Box blocks it.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Pena is controlling him.
Box is trying to push Pena away but Pena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pena prevents Box from breaking the clinch.
Pena keeps control of Box as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Box lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pena or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Box has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Box is trying to break the clinch but Pena is controlling him.
Jose Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Check Box showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Box 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Check Box!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Check Box!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Check Box!
Check Box wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Rose is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Nasri!
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, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nasri scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Nasri.
Nasri throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose tries to clinch but Nasri moves out of range.
Lance Nasri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Nasri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Nasri.
Nasri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose is looking to clinch but Nasri is avoiding it.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nasri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Nasri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rose stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nasri wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Nasri won't want to take too many of those.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nasri is trying to break free.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose stalls.
Rose has Nasri pressed against the cage, preventing Nasri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Nasri is breathing heavily.
Rose prevents Nasri from breaking the clinch.
Nasri takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lance Nasri has been cut.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nasri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nasri tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the cage.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Nasri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose lands a right hand.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nasri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nasri can't break the clinch.
Nasri is trying to break free.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Rose keeps control of Nasri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
Nasri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose working Nasri over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Nasri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nasri looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
The fighters circling - Nasri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nasri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nasri swinging wildly here.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Nasri circles away.
Rose wants to clinch.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nasri's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Nasri won't want to take too many of those.
Nasri is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose working Nasri over with knees to the body.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nasri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose controlling the action here for a moment.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nasri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nasri is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nasri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Nasri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nasri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Nasri avoids the damage to the body.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Nasri avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nasri avoids it.
Nasri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose has Nasri pressed against the cage, preventing Nasri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nasri is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nasri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nasri tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Nasri avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nasri can't break the clinch.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Nasri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nasri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Nasri is blocking nicely.
Nasri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lance Nasri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Nasri misses.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lance Nasri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nasri fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Nasri misses its intended target.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Nasri misses with a wild body shot.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nasri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nasri.
A leg kick checked by Nasri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Nasri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Nasri misses.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Nasri circles away.
Nasri misses with a double jab.
Rose tries to clinch but Nasri is having none of it.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Rose has managed to clinch.
Rose misses with an elbow over the top.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Nasri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nasri's efforts to push away.
Rose working Nasri over with knees to the body.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Rose taking a breather.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Nasri blocks with his arms.
Nasri is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose looking to slow down the pace here.
Nasri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Derrick Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Rose looking to stall.
Nasri wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nasri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Nasri is trying to break free.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nasri's defenses.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Nasri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nasri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nasri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nasri wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nasri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nasri tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the cage.
Nasri wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws an elbow that misses.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Nasri working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Nasri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nasri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nasri throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Nasri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose tries to clinch but Nasri is having none of it.
Rose scores with a jab.
No joy there for Nasri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nasri swinging wildly here.
Nasri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nasri misses with a few strikes there.
Rose tries to clinch but Nasri moves out of range.
Nasri swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nasri is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nasri gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose looking to stall.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nasri's efforts to push away.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Nasri's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nasri's efforts to push away.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Nasri won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nasri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Nasri blocks it.
Rose prevents Nasri from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nasri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri working hard to break the clinch.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Nasri blocks with his arms.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Nasri working hard to break the clinch.
Nasri working hard to break the clinch.
Nasri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nasri as Rose tries to tie him up.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Rose.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose stalling against the cage.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nasri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nasri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nasri blocks it with crossed arms.
Nasri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose has Nasri pressed against the cage, preventing Nasri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lance Nasri's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nasri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose tries to clinch there but Nasri circles away.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nasri.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nasri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Nasri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nasri misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Rose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rose.
A combination from Nasri does no damage.
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.
A big right from Rose misses.
Nasri swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasri throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Nasri.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rose gets a clinch.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nasri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
Nasri is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
Nasri is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Nasri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Nasri working hard to break the clinch.
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Nasri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nasri is trying to break free.
Nasri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nasri is trying to push Rose away but Rose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Nasri wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Nasri avoids the damage to the body.
Nasri wants to get back to striking at distance but Rose won't allow it.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here.
Nasri tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Lance Nasri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nasri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Derrick Rose!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Derrick Rose!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Derrick Rose!
Derrick Rose wins by unanimous decision!
Derrick Rose 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen lunatic fringe as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barakus throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barakus's best efforts.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control here.
Barakus working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Barakus is controlling him well.
Barakus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barakus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barakus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Johnson is concentrating on defense, preventing Barakus from advancing position.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Barakus has control of the leg.
Johnson moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barakus with a nice head shot there.
Barakus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barakus throws a big right hand that misses.
Barakus tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barakus passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barakus is breathing heavily.
Barakus lands a couple of elbows.
Barakus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barakus is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barakus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barakus 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barakus passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barakus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barakus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barakus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Barakus is controlling well.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barakus pulls his head out easily.
Barakus working Johnson over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barakus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barakus is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson tries to roll over but Barakus keeps him under control.
Barakus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barakus.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barakus drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Barakus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barakus is working away from the top position though.
Barakus drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Barakus in his half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Barakus is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barakus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Barakus there.
Barakus decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kj Barakus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barakus's waist but Barakus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Barakus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Barakus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barakus chips away with some ground and pound.
Barakus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barakus scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barakus is aware though and is defending well.
Barakus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson tries to bench press Barakus off him but Barakus keeps the position.
Barakus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Barakus landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barakus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Barakus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Barakus landing a few strikes.
Barakus landing a few strikes.
Barakus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Barakus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Barakus has a good base and remains in mount.
Barakus with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Barakus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Barakus with a couple of short strikes.
Barakus is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson wants to control but Barakus is having none of it.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Barakus maintains control.
Barakus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Kj Barakus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barakus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus lands with some strikes.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barakus working Johnson over with strikes here.
Barakus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Barakus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barakus looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Johnson is rocked!
Barakus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Barakus finish him?
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Barakus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Barakus with good strikes from the mount here!
Barakus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Barakus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barakus content just to control the position here.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Barakus blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barakus scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kj Barakus dominated that second round.
That's time! Barakus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barakus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Barakus shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Barakus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Barakus tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barakus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barakus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Barakus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barakus chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barakus landing with the ground and pound.
Barakus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barakus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Barakus defends easily.
Barakus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barakus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barakus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barakus is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a triangle but Barakus defends it easily.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barakus escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barakus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barakus landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Barakus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson tries to bench press Barakus off him but Barakus keeps the position.
Barakus is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barakus is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Barakus is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Barakus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus landing with the ground and pound.
Barakus is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barakus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Barakus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kj Barakus clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Barakus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson prevents Barakus from improving his position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Barakus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barakus working a defensive guard but Johnson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Barakus is defending the strikes.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Barakus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson wants to control but Barakus is keeping him busy.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barakus can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barakus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Barakus is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Barakus is not content to let Johnson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barakus is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakus is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson tries to advance position but instead Barakus slips a leg back in to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Johnson dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Barakus is avoiding it.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Barakus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Barakus is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Barakus to control.
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.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Barakus is staying in there.
Barakus tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barakus is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Barakus is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Barakus is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Barakus looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson tries to control but Barakus wriggling away.
Barakus tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson breaks from Barakus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson has control of Barakus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barakus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Barakus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barakus is looking to escape.
Barakus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Barakus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Michael Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakus tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barakus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kj Barakus!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kj Barakus!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kj Barakus!
Kj Barakus wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kj Barakus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexian Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ygor Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexian Bone!
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, Ygor Savage!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage throws a solid leg kick but Bone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Savage.
Savage connects with a looping right hand.
Savage feints and then cracks Bone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bone down.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Bone misses with a kick to the body
and Savage counters with a nice leg kick.
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 tries to clinch up.
Savage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage feints and then cracks Bone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bone down.
Savage takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Savage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Savage throws the kick towards the body but Bone avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savage, right into the meat.
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savage.
Savage throws the left hand but Bone avoids the punch easily.
Savage lands a leg kick that knocks Bone off balance momentarily.
Bone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Bone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone blocks a low kick nicely.
Bone looks for the body kick but Savage saw that one coming.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
Bone swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage digs a good body shot into Bone's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Ygor Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Savage closes the distance and clinches.
Bone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bone blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bone has had enough of the clinch but Savage keeps him there for the moment.
Savage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Bone blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Savage throws an elbow but misses.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bone.
Bone blocks an elbow strike from Savage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ygor Savage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Savage clinches up with Bone and pushes him back against the cage.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Bone blocks it.
Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bone managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Bone managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Savage lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Bone blocks with his arms.
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Savage is controlling him.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Bone is blocking nicely.
Savage crunches a lovely knee into Bone's ribcage.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Bone is blocking nicely.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bone's face.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Bone blocks with his arms.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bone blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexian Bone has been cut.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Bone takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Savage.
Bone is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bone up against the cage.
Oh Bone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage lands a big knee to the head and Bone goes down! Savage pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ygor Savage!
An out of breath Ygor Savage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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