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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Shafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Shafer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, William Shafer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddy Stone!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shafer sprawls well. Shafer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Shafer counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shafer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stone is working an open guard so Shafer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shafer. Stone shrugs it off though.
Shafer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Shafer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shafer stands up.
Shafer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stone sprawls well initially but Shafer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shafer passes to side control.
Shafer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shafer landing strikes.
Shafer lands some shots froms side control.
Stone is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shafer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stone to see if he's OK.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Shafer finish him?
A big shot lands for Shafer! That's hurt Stone! Will he recover? Shafer fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Shafer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benson Henderson!
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, Dan Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Monroe darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Monroe.
Monroe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Monroe stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dan Monroe has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Monroe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson working Monroe over with knees to the body.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Monroe, against the cage.
Monroe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Monroe.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monroe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Monroe counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Monroe back into the cage.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monroe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Monroe's head.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Monroe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson clinches.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Monroe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monroe scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Monroe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Monroe back into the cage.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henderson throws a right hand that Monroe ducks under and follows up with a left that Monroe also avoids with ease.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monroe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monroe.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Monroe counters by clinching up.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson connects with a body shot.
Benson Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monroe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Monroe in a clinch.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Monroe.
Monroe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Monroe won't allow it.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monroe's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Monroe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monroe gets a clinch.
Monroe tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Benson Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Monroe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monroe taking a breather.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Monroe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Monroe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Monroe with a knee to the head.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Benson Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monroe misses with an elbow strike.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Monroe blocks it.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monroe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson looks to land a combination. Monroe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Monroe tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Monroe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monroe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Monroe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Monroe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Monroe moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson darts in and clinches Monroe up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monroe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Henderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson lands an overhand right.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and Monroe counters with a nice leg kick.
Henderson misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Monroe back into the cage.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Monroe won't allow it.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Monroe misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Monroe scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Monroe.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Henderson clinches.
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson rushes Monroe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Benson Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Monroe's body.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Monroe in a clinch.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Monroe blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Dan Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Henderson!
Benson Henderson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Daniel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Ballard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel fails with the takedown.
Ballard lunges at Daniel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daniel's hand.
Ballard drops Daniel with a beautiful combination! Daniel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ballard is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jack Daniel has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel tries to clinch up but Ballard circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballard misses with a double jab
and Daniel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballard thinking.
Ballard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ballard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daniel has time to react.
Ballard looks to land a right hand but Daniel moved out of range.
Ballard looks to throw the jab but Daniel is out of range.
Ballard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballard wants it to stay on the feet.
Ballard throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Daniel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel slips under a jab.
Ballard misses with a wild combination.
Daniel swings for the body but Ballard moves out of range.
Daniel lands with a hook. Ballard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ballard throws a right and a left that Daniel avoids nicely.
Ballard throws a lazy right hand but Daniel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nick Ballard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ballard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniel scrambles back to his feet.
Daniel fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniel counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballard misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ballard catches Daniel right on the button with a cross.
Ballard lands with an uppercut that bounces Daniel off the cage and back into range.
Ballard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Ballard.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballard.
Ballard fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballard.
Ballard misses with a wild combination.
Ballard misses with a left hand
and Daniel counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniel is looking to wear down Ballard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nick Ballard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballard tries to bum rush Daniel with a series of wild strikes but Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniel.
Ballard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ballard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ballard looks to land a combination but Daniel avoids it well.
Ballard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballard thinking.
Ballard looks gassed!
Ballard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ballard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daniel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daniel moves out of range as Ballard strikes.
Daniel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Daniel. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ballard misses with a combination
enabling Daniel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel tries for a takedown but Ballard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Ballard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ballard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballard misses with an uppercut. Daniel saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballard scores with a three punch combo!
Ballard misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Ballard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Daniel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Daniel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ballard.
Nice jab there from Ballard.
Ballard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniel circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballard throws out a leg kick but Daniel moves out of range and Ballard only half commits.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Daniel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Daniel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Ballard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Ballard does no damage.
Daniel scores with a jab to the head.
Nick Ballard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ballard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel is looking to clinch.
Ballard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel moves away from the strike by Ballard.
Ballard throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Daniel to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Ballard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballard moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daniel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ballard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daniel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballard.
Daniel staying out of range there.
Nick Ballard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Daniel back to the cage. Ballard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ballard is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Ballard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballard scores with a jab to the head.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ballard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballard fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Ballard.
Ballard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballard throws a shot from downtown. Daniel moves away and avoids it.
Daniel looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballard is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniel.
Ballard lunges at Daniel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daniel's hand.
Daniel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ballard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniel.
Daniel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballard swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniel.
Ballard throws an off balance right hand
and Daniel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daniel eats them both and turns towards Ballard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daniel.
Ballard misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballard throws a combination that misses
and Daniel counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ballard.
Daniel tries for a takedown but Ballard circles away easily
and Ballard counters with a crisp one two that drops Daniel! Ballard thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Daniel to his feet! Daniel is in big trouble!
Daniel is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Ballard. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Daniel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ballard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniel circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballard.
Ballard misses with a double jab
and Daniel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Ballard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Daniel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daniel tries to clinch up but Ballard circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but Ballard shows good takedown defense.
Daniel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballard lands a jab-cross combination.
Ballard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniel staying out of range there.
Ballard swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daniel is defended easily by Ballard.
Ballard swinging wildly here.
Ballard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ballard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniel counters with a straight right hand.
Daniel tries for a takedown but Ballard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballard.
Daniel tries to clinch there but Ballard circles away.
Ballard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballard misses with a double jab.
Daniel moves in looking to clinch but Ballard pushes him off.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniel.
Ballard misses with a double jab.
Ballard throws an overhand right that lands on Daniel's shoulder, as Daniel tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by Daniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Ballard which made him look bad.
Daniel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ballard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ballard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballard throws a right and a left that Daniel avoids nicely.
A combination from Ballard does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Ballard. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballard leaves Daniel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Ballard there.
Ballard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ballard looks to land a right hand but Daniel moved out of range.
Ballard throws a combination that misses
and Daniel counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Daniel.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballard cracks Daniel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daniel wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel wants to clinch
and Ballard counters with a straight right hand.
Ballard misses with a wild combination.
Ballard throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Ballard misses.
Ballard tries to bum rush Daniel with a series of wild strikes but Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballard lands with a shot to the body.
Ballard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Daniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Ballard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Ballard does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Ballard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ballard 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Ballard!
Nick Ballard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeb Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martaza Gazafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
163 lbs
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27
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeb Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martaza Gazafi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazafi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gazafi misses with a looping left.
Gazafi cracks Russell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Russell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gazafi counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Russell, as that shot connected.
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Russell obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gazafi is defending well for now.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gazafi's defenses.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Gazafi.
Russell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gazafi's defenses.
It looks like Martaza Gazafi has been cut.
Gazafi tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
Gazafi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gazafi looks gassed!
Gazafi wants to stall.
Russell can't find room to land a body shot as Gazafi controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazafi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gazafi looking to stall.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Gazafi shrugs off.
Russell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gazafi's hands.
Gazafi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Russell. Russell obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Russell.
Gazafi swings for the body but Russell moves out of range.
Gazafi needs to keep his hands up - Russell had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Russell.
Russell connects with an inside leg kick.
Russell scores with a shot to the body.
Russell throws a body punch but Gazafi moves out of range.
Russell digs a good hook to Gazafi's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell tries to bum rush Gazafi with a series of wild strikes but Gazafi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gazafi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Russell scores with a leg kick.
Russell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gazafi thows a body shot but no joy.
Gazafi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gazafi tries to close the distance and clinch but Russell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russell clinches.
Russell taking a breather.
Gazafi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Gazafi trying to land knees to the body.
Russell slows down the pace here.
Gazafi tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Gazafi in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gazafi takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gazafi misses with a few strikes there.
Russell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Russell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gazafi's calf.
Jeb Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell thuds his right hand into Gazafi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gazafi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gazafi avoids the body shot from Russell.
Gazafi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Russell.
Good leg kick by Russell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gazafi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Russell tenderised Gazafi's leg. Gazafi is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell scores with a body shot.
Gazafi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Russell as he jumps to the side.
Russell is looking to slow Gazafi down with leg kicks.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gazafi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Russell finds it's way round the side to connect with Gazafi's head.
That has opened up Martaza Gazafi's cut even more.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gazafi manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell darts in and clinches Gazafi up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Russell lands an elbow just above Gazafi 's eye.
Russell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeb Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martaza Gazafi's cut.
That's time! Russell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Russell pushes Gazafi up against the cage in a clinch.
Gazafi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Gazafi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gazafi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gazafi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Russell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gazafi is looking to control Russell's arms but Russell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gazafi has his back to the cage.
Gazafi takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell breaks the clinch.
Russell darts in and clinches Gazafi up against the cage.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeb Russell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gazafi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Russell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Russell lands a nice knee to the body.
Gazafi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gazafi is breathing heavily.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Gazafi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russell.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gazafi's defenses.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Gazafi shrugs off.
The cut above Martaza Gazafi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gazafi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gazafi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Russell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeb Russell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gazafi doesn't seem bothered though.
Russell pushes Gazafi up against the cage in a clinch.
Gazafi is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Russell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell lands a leg kick that knocks Gazafi off balance momentarily.
Jeb Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazafi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell throws a leg kick which misses Gazafi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gazafi tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gazafi eats them both and turns towards Russell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Martaza Gazafi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Russell.
Gazafi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gazafi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Russell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russell.
Gazafi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Russell.
Gazafi is rocked!
Russell thuds a left hand into Gazafi's body.
Gazafi is still on wobbly legs! Can Russell finish him?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Russell. Gazafi shrugs it off though.
A right-left combo lands from Russell.
Russell lands with a big left! Gazafi is wobbled badly! Russell comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gazafi to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeb Russell!
An out of breath Jeb Russell 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Rockzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Slater could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doctor Rockzo's chin.
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21
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Rockzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater stuns Rockzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rockzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slater finds it's way round the side to connect with Rockzo's head.
It looks like Doctor Rockzo has been cut.
Slater scores with a nice right hand.
Slater scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater lands a big uppercut and Rockzo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rockzo looks OK. Slater waves Rockzo back to his feet!
Rockzo is rocked!
Slater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rockzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rockzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Slater finish him?
Rockzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rockzo tries to clinch
and Slater counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Rockzo goes down! Will Rockzo beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Slater closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rockzo! Slater dives in looking to finish! Rockzo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Slater!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huan Mexican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasiek Pioncha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pioncha has chosen Redemption Song (Bob Marley) 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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194 lbs
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23
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huan Mexican!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasiek Pioncha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pioncha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mexican throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pioncha scoring well with a low kick there.
Pioncha gets a clinch.
Pioncha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pioncha digs a right hand into Mexican's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mexican's gas tank.
Pioncha effectively controlling the action here.
Pioncha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mexican is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pioncha lands a knee to the body.
Pioncha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pioncha lands a good knee to the midsection. Mexican won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Pioncha.
It looks like Huan Mexican has been cut.
Mexican letting Pioncha take a breather here.
Pioncha scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pioncha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mexican blocks it with crossed arms.
Pioncha with a knee to the head.
Pioncha scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Pioncha.
Pioncha working Mexican over with knees to the body.
Pioncha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mexican blocks it with crossed arms.
Pioncha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Pioncha.
Mexican is rocked!
Huan Mexican's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pioncha unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mexican! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pioncha is unloading with more strikes now! Mexican drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasiek Pioncha!
Our winner, Jasiek Pioncha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Son. Those never looked like landing.
Hardon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardon misses with a body kick.
Hardon closes the distance and pushes Son back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Son.
Hardon lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Son wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardon has him pressed against the cage.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Son is working Hardon over against the cage.
Son wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hardon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Son tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Son back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardon throws an elbow but misses.
Son wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hardon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardon'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.
Son blocks an elbow strike from Hardon.
Son is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Son jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardon walks away with a smile on his face. Son gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Son.
Hardon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hardon wants to clinch.
Son misses with the combination.
Hardon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son misses with a leg kick.
Son misses with a hook.
Son scores with a shot to the body.
Hardon fakes the leg kick and cracks Son in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Son throws a right and a left that Hardon avoids nicely.
Son blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Hardon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardon slips a jab and a cross from Son.
Son moves away from the strike by Hardon.
Hardon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Son looks to land a combination. Hardon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Little Hardon has been cut.
Son throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardon tries to clinch but Son is having none of it.
Hardon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon dodges the punch combination from Son.
Son misses with a double jab
and Hardon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Son wants to land a leg kick but Hardon is out of range.
Hardon punishes Son's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardon throws a sloppy head kick and Son moves out of range easily.
Son misses with a double jab
and Hardon counters with a straight right hand.
Hardon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Son if he has to take too many more of those.
Son throws out a loose jab but Hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardon blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Son.
Son on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardon throws a lazy uppercut
and Son counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Son misses with an uppercut
and Hardon counters with a head kick.
Hardon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardon tries to land a front kick but Son steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardon throws a body punch but Son moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Son. Those never looked like landing.
Son lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardon.
Son takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Son is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Hardon ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Son clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Little Hardon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas has chosen Perfect Gentelman as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Sonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obas closes the distance and clinches.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jim Sonny has been cut.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Obas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obas lands a knee to the body.
Obas crunches a lovely knee into Sonny's ribcage.
Sonny is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sonny.
Sonny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obas with a knee to the head.
Jim Sonny's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sonny takes an elbow to the temple.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sonny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Obas to work.
Sonny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sonny takes an elbow to the temple.
Jim Sonny's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Obas lands an elbow just above Sonny 's eye.
Jeez, Jim Sonny's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jim Sonny's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Itsik Obas!
During a confident post fight interview, Itsik Obas 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cash Patrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brozc Panicaci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrone comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. Panicaci comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GAP! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brozc Panicaci told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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23
225 lbs
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257 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cash Patrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brozc Panicaci!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panicaci fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Patrone fails to land with a series of punches.
Panicaci throws a leg kick but Patrone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Panicaci tries to sprawl but Patrone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Panicaci wants to improve his position but Patrone is controlling well.
Panicaci is looking to get back to full guard here but Patrone has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrone working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panicaci is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Panicaci's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Panicaci is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panicaci is not content to let Patrone control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panicaci is looking to reverse the position.
Patrone controlling the position from side mount.
Panicaci struggling a bit here.
Panicaci tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrone stands up.
Patrone misses the jab.
Patrone tries to clinch up but Panicaci circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Panicaci misses the target.
Patrone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panicaci misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Panicaci swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panicaci avoids the body shot from Patrone.
Patrone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patrone lands in his opponent's guard.
Panicaci is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Panicaci had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patrone defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panicaci throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cash Patrone will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Patrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Patrone misses.
Patrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panicaci.
Panicaci blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrone looks to land a left hand but Panicaci moved out of range nicely.
Patrone catches Panicaci with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panicaci changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panicaci cracks a nice hook into Patrone's ribs.
Panicaci misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Panicaci.
Patrone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Panicaci.
Panicaci throws a lazy right hand but Patrone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panicaci ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panicaci scores with a decent looking hook.
Panicaci fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Panicaci missing with a left hand there. Patrone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patrone tries to clinch but Panicaci moves away
and Panicaci counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panicaci.
Panicaci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patrone throws out the jab.
Patrone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Panicaci does no damage.
Panicaci pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patrone is out of range and Panicaci settles back down.
Panicaci misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Panicaci.
Panicaci takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Panicaci.
Patrone lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panicaci moves away from the strike by Patrone.
Patrone lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the body from Patrone misses
and Panicaci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panicaci misses the shot to the body.
Patrone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panicaci moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Panicaci scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Patrone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panicaci is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patrone pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panicaci is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Panicaci trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panicaci gets full guard.
Panicaci looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Patrone passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brozc Panicaci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Patrone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Panicaci is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Patrone.
Panicaci is still on wobbly legs! Can Patrone finish him?
Brozc Panicaci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panicaci slips a straight right by Patrone.
Nice defenses there by Panicaci.
Patrone throws a big shot that misses.
Patrone throws a hook but Panicaci blocks it.
Panicaci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patrone.
Panicaci slips under a jab.
Patrone missing with a left hand there. Panicaci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brozc Panicaci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrone gets a clinch.
Patrone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panicaci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panicaci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Patrone misses with some punches.
Patrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Panicaci.
Patrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Patrone fails to land.
Panicaci blocks an uppercut.
Patrone misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Patrone fails to land.
Patrone misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrone working aggressively here.
Patrone has a couple of punches blocked by Panicaci.
Patrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrone.
Patrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panicaci.
Patrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrone misses with the head strike.
Patrone throws a head punch that misses.
Patrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Panicaci.
Panicaci blocking some punches.
Patrone misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrone swings wildly with an uppercut but Panicaci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panicaci blocks an uppercut.
Patrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Panicaci is trying to keep an underhook but Patrone manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Patrone seems content to control.
Patrone moves nicely into side control.
Patrone advances nicely into full mount.
Panicaci is looking to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Panicaci can do anything to dispel that myth.
Panicaci is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Patrone controlling the position easily from mount.
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!
Patrone stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Panicaci moves away from the strike by Patrone.
Panicaci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patrone batters Panicaci with a massive right followed by a huge left! Panicaci is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Patrone lands a final crushing right hand to drop Panicaci to the mat with a gruesome thud! Patrone is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cash Patrone!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cash Patrone waved his t-shirt featuring Burning Fist Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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22
260 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Engle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engle connects with a high kick.
It looks like Seaville Bri has been cut.
Joey Engle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Bri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Engle throws a lazy uppercut
and Bri counters with a left and a right that stings Engle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Engle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Engle misses with a body shot.
Bri checks a leg kick nicely.
Engle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Engle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Engle throws a head kick but Bri moves out of range.
Engle misses the shot to the body.
Engle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bri is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Engle.
Bri connects with a body shot that sends Engle's belly button to the back.
Engle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bri stalks Engle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Engle's face. Engle staggers backwards, shaken.
Bri jabs at Engle's body.
Engle misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bri.
Engle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Engle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bri.
Engle misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bri. Engle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Engle misses with a head kick.
Bri just misses with a punch to the body.
Bri checks a low kick from Engle.
Bri pushes Engle up against the cage in a clinch.
Engle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Engle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Engle blocks a body shot from Bri.
Bri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engle's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engle can't break the clinch.
Engle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Engle tries to break the clinch but Bri is controlling the position.
Bri misses with a body punch.
Bri misses with a body punch.
Engle is trying to pull guard but Bri has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Engle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Engle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bri throws a head punch that misses.
Bri misses with a punch to the body.
Bri tries a body shot but Engle blocks it.
Bri tries a body shot but Engle blocks it.
Bri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Engle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Engle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Engle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Engle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Engle lands a leg kick that knocks Bri off balance momentarily.
Engle is looking to wear down Bri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bri is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engle ducks right into an uppercut from Bri.
Bri moves out of range of the body kick.
Engle connects with a body shot.
Bri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bri.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Engle.
Bri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bri misses with a punch to the body.
Engle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bri misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bri has Engle pressed against the cage, preventing Engle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Engle tries to circle away but Bri has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Engle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Engle lands a high kick!
Engle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bri.
Bri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bri moves into range and clinches up with Engle.
Bri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Engle or not.
Engle tries to circle away but Bri has him pinned against the cage.
Bri scores with a hook to the body.
Bri lands a hook that snaps the head of Engle backwards.
Engle tries to circle away but Bri has him pinned against the cage.
Engle is trying to push Bri away but Bri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Engle tries to circle away but Bri has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri scores with a hook to the body.
Bri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Engle's efforts to push away.
Engle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joey Engle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bri just misses with a punch to the body.
Engle lands a head kick!
Engle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Engle throws a solid leg kick but Bri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Engle.
Bri avoids the body shot from Engle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Engle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Engle thumps Bri with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Engle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bri is looking to clinch but Engle is avoiding it.
Bri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Engle tries to keep at a distance but Bri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Engle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bri looks to clinch
and Engle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bri thinking.
Engle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Engle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Engle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Engle misses with a leg kick.
Bri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Engle.
Engle swings for the body but Bri moves out of range.
Engle cracks the inside of Bri's front leg.
Engle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bri moves away.
Engle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Engle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bri.
Engle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Engle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Engle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Engle!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Engle throws a quick inside 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!
Bri lands with a cross.
Engle scores with a head kick.
Engle misses with a low kick.
Engle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Engle misses with a body kick.
Bri misses the shot to the body.
Bri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Engle.
Bri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Engle's head backwards.
Engle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bri is just out of range.
Bri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Engle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Engle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri'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!
Bri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Engle thumps Bri with a low kick.
Engle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Engle misses with a wild body shot.
Engle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bri checks it well.
Bri scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bri.
Bri avoids the body shot from Engle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Engle. Bri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Engle moves away.
Engle punishes Bri's body with a nice straight punch.
Engle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bri misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Bri.
Engle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engle moves out of range of the strikes.
Engle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Engle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Engle.
Engle throws a chopping leg kick but Bri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bri scores with a nice head shot.
Engle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bri takes a swing at Engle's ribcage but misses.
Bri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Engle.
Engle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bri lands with a nice body punch.
Engle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Engle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bri.
Seaville Bri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri looks to land a combination but Engle avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Bri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Engle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Engle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Engle lands a nice shot to the body.
Bri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bri lands a right hook to the body.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Engle.
Bri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Engle just misses with a punch to the body.
Engle throws a body punch but Bri moves out of range.
Engle throws a nice head kick!
Bri misses with a body shot.
Engle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bri moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri slips under a jab.
Bri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bri wants to clinch up but Engle keeps it at a distance.
Bri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Engle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bri.
Engle lands a nice looking body kick.
Engle keeps Bri at a distance using the push kick.
Bri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Engle delivers a nice body kick.
Bri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Engle.
Engle scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Engle takes a swing at Bri's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle lands a head kick!
Engle throws a head kick but Bri moves out of range.
Engle lands a slapping body shot.
Engle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bri. That did some damage!
Engle connects with an inside leg kick.
Engle moves away from the strike by Bri.
Bri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Engle at a distance.
Joey Engle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Engle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Engle.
Engle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bri is looking to clinch.
Engle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bri.
Engle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bri moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Engle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Engle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Engle!
After winning the bout, Joey Engle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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