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CCF 51: Rad vs. Baba PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Cunnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojo Cunnings is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jojo Cunnings!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cunnings counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Cunnings circles away easily
and Cunnings counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cunnings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Cunnings takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Cunnings throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Cunnings counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cunnings throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Cunnings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cunnings.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Cunnings makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cunnings throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Cunnings tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunnings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Cunnings counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cunnings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with an outside leg kick.
Cunnings gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cunnings is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cunnings dives on top into guard.
Cunnings must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cunnings gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunnings throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Cunnings counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to clinch but Cunnings slips to the side
and Cunnings counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cunnings counters with a head kick.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jojo Cunnings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Cunnings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cunnings.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cunnings counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cunnings.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Cunnings circles away easily
and Cunnings counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Brett Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cunnings counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Cunnings throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Cunnings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Cunnings counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunnings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cunnings counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No joy there for Cunnings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jojo Cunnings dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cunnings.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cunnings.
Cunnings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Cunnings.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunnings.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Cunnings circles away easily
and Cunnings counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Cunnings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunnings throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnings thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cunnings throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Cunnings.
Brett Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cunnings throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings throws a head kick that misses.
Cunnings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with a solid body kick.
Cunnings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cunnings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Cunnings counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cunnings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cunnings throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Cunnings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Cunnings circles away easily
and Cunnings counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cunnings looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cunnings tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunnings turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cunnings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Cunnings misses with the combination.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunnings throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cunnings tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunnings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Cunnings.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cunnings.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Cunnings counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jojo Cunnings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cunnings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Cunnings throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cunnings.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Cunnings.
Cunnings feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Cunnings tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunnings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunnings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnings throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cunnings counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cunnings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cunnings counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Cunnings counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunnings lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Cunnings counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Cunnings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cunnings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Cunnings counters with a nice body kick.
Cunnings misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Cunnings.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Cunnings sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunnings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunnings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cunnings counters with a head kick.
Jojo Cunnings seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cunnings moves away
and Cunnings counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cunnings counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cunnings counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Cunnings.
Cunnings misses with a head kick.
Cunnings throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Cunnings.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Cunnings counters with a head kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cunnings.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Cunnings circles away easily
and Cunnings counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Brett Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunnings displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Cunnings lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Jojo Cunnings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunnings throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jojo Cunnings comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cunnings has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jojo Cunnings!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jojo Cunnings!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jojo Cunnings!
Jojo Cunnings wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church comes to the cage accompanied by Come To Life. The crowd seem to be enjoying Niaz's choice of entrance music: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Niaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hector Church has been cut.
Church slips a jab and a cross from Niaz.
Church shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Church backs up against the cage.
Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Church paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Church looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Church, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Church throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Niaz's waist but Niaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Church off to one side.
Niaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Church.
Church shoots in looking for a takedown but Niaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Church's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Church takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niaz, as that shot connected.
Niaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Church, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Church is breathing heavily.
Niaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Church at a distance.
Church keeps the fight on the outside.
Niaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dick Niaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Church has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hector Church's cut is getting worse.
A cross from Niaz lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niaz moves into the clinch.
Niaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Church. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A jab from Niaz does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Niaz.
Niaz scores with a jab. Church acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Church is rocked!
Church is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Niaz doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Church crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Church's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Niaz!
After the fight, Dick Niaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Boose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George has chosen Return of the Mack as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Boose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew George!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George closes the distance and pushes Boose back into the cage.
Boose is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boose or not.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boose's efforts to push away.
George scores with a shot to the side of Boose's head.
A bit of stalling here from George.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George drops Boose onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Boose is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boose is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
George cracks Boose on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Matthew George!
Matthew George took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Well I'm here, Cornelle has done good for me. Thank you for giving me the shot I knew I deserved. Now for all of you out there, I'm here to entertain you and bring a W to Let'er Buck. Hay you guys want to see me again let the brass know and I'll be here.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emiley Heskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Ward (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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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emiley Heskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ward!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws a right and a left that Heskey avoids nicely.
Stuart Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Heskey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ward is defending well for now.
Heskey misses with an elbow over the top.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Heskey in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ward tries a knee to the head but Heskey blocks it.
Heskey working Ward over with knees to the body.
Heskey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heskey can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.
Heskey lands an elbow just above Ward 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ward just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heskey's brow.
Heskey is looking to control Ward's arms but Ward gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heskey has his back to the cage.
Heskey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ward avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heskey's defenses.
Heskey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heskey avoids the elbow strike from Ward, against the cage.
Ward tries to land a knee to the head but Heskey blocks with his arms.
Ward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heskey misses with a punch to the body.
Heskey tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Heskey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heskey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heskey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Heskey in his tracks for a moment.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heskey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward dodges an elbow strike from Heskey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with an elbow over the top.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Heskey in his tracks for a moment.
Heskey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Ward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heskey misses with some punches.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Heskey in his tracks for a moment.
Heskey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heskey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ward gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heskey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heskey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ward wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ward takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heskey stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heskey misses with an elbow strike.
Heskey is trying to maintain a safe position but Ward gets an underhook and turns Heskey into the cage.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heskey throws a head punch that misses.
Heskey is looking to control Ward's arms but Ward gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heskey has his back to the cage.
Ward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heskey is defending well for now.
Ward avoiding damage as Heskey throws knees to the body.
Ward is trying to maintain a safe position but Heskey gets an underhook and turns Ward into the cage.
Heskey tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Ward with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heskey scores with a hook to the body.
Ward avoiding damage as Heskey throws knees to the body.
Ward lands an elbow just above Heskey 's eye.
It looks like Emiley Heskey has been cut.
Heskey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ward.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heskey missing with knees to the body.
Heskey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heskey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heskey missing with knees to the body.
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Heskey wants to stall.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Heskey shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward misses with an elbow over the top.
Ward avoids the elbow strike from Heskey, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heskey blocks an elbow strike from Ward.
Heskey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ward's face.
Heskey misses with a punch to the body.
Heskey lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
Ward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Emiley Heskey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emiley Heskey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heskey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heskey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward scores with the left hand. Heskey knows he should have avoided that one.
Heskey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heskey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ward.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Heskey tries to control but Ward manages to take his back.
Ward trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ward softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ward is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tightening his grip on Heskey, looking for the choke.
Ward working for the choke.
Heskey is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to control.
Heskey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Heskey working to try and regain half guard.
Ward avoids the attempt from Heskey to control.
Heskey is squirming around, avoiding Ward's attempts to control the action.
Ward looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heskey tries to hold on but Ward postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heskey tries to reverse the position but Ward maintains control.
Ward takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Heskey wants to control but Ward is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heskey is looking to get to half guard.
Ward trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ward working for a guillotine from mount but Heskey is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Ward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emiley Heskey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Ward misses with a takedown
and Heskey counters with a big head kick but Ward shrugs it off.
Ward closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Heskey pushes Ward off looking to stand but Ward dives back in and keeps control.
Ward prevents Heskey from improving his position.
Heskey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ward on the ground.
Heskey is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to free his trapped foot but Heskey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ward trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ward seems to be working for a kimura but Heskey defends the submission attempt.
Ward is trying to control. Heskey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heskey wants to get back to his feet.
Ward passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heskey!
Ward stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heskey as he jumps to the side.
Emiley Heskey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stuart Ward.
Heskey clinches up with Ward and pushes him back against the cage.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heskey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heskey trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ward as Heskey tries to tie him up.
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
Ward slowing the pace effectively.
Ward throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heskey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heskey avoids it.
Ward avoids a wild elbow strike from Heskey.
Heskey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ward avoids it.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Heskey.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
Heskey pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heskey lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heskey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward letting Heskey take a breather here.
Emiley Heskey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heskey stalling in the clinch but Ward improves position.
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ward as Heskey tries to tie him up.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ward is struggling to control the position.
Heskey lands an elbow that stopped Ward in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heskey is keeping busy.
Heskey misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emiley Heskey.
I think Heskey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stuart Ward!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Stuart Ward!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Stuart Ward!
Stuart Ward wins by unanimous decision!
Stuart Ward decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sladen Shockner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shockner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This is the new shit. Chris Wells has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
275 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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33
289 lbs
19 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sladen Shockner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Wells!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Shockner misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Shockner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shockner tries to close the distance and clinch but Wells swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wells rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shockner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shockner wants to clinch.
Chris Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shockner shoots for a double leg takedown but Wells sprawls well. He's pushed Shockner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shockner doesn't manage to clinch there - Wells circles away.
Shockner loads up on a big right hand but Wells slips the punch.
Wells thows a body kick. Shockner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shockner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wells connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shockner closes the distance but Wells moves to the side
and Wells counters with a series of strikes. Shockner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shockner tries to clinch but Wells moves away
letting Wells counter with a right hand.
Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shockner throws a lazy head kick
and Wells counters with a stiff right hand.
Wells lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shockner at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wells. That's going to slow Shockner down.
Shockner darts in trying to clinch
and Wells counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wells connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wells digs a good body shot into Shockner's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws a right hand that Shockner ducks under and follows up with a left that Shockner also avoids with ease.
Shockner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shockner.
Wells keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Wells.
Wells connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shockner's hands.
Wells misses with the combination.
Shockner throws an off balance right hand
and Wells counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wells works Shockner's body with a nice hook.
Wells lands with an overhand left.
Shockner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shockner tries to clinch up
and Wells counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shockner looks to clinch
and Wells counters with a stiff right hand.
Wells fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shockner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wells tries a low kick but Shockner avoids it.
Wells is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shockner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wells lands a head kick!
Shockner takes one on the button.
Wells lands a nice looking body shot.
Wells scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wells lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Wells.
Wells lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shockner at a distance.
A cross from Wells lands.
Shockner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shockner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shockner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wells lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shockner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Wells dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wells is pawing at Shockner, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Shockner's nose. Shockner is badly hurt! Wells pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Shockner tries desperately to hold on but Wells is relentless in his assault! As Shockner receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Wells away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Wells! Chris Wells retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asbjorn Rundstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Control. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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182 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asbjorn Rundstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rundstrom slips a jab from Boxer.
Rundstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Rundstrom does no damage.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Rundstrom moves out of range.
Rundstrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rundstrom.
Rundstrom moves into the clinch.
Boxer breaks the clinch.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ronnie Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rundstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rundstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Rundstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rundstrom slips under a jab.
Boxer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Rundstrom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ronnie Boxer has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Rundstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rundstrom sizes up Boxer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Rundstrom ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Rundstrom moves into range and clinches up with Boxer.
Rundstrom breaks the clinch.
Boxer misses with a body punch
and Rundstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxer scores with a jab to the head.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Asbjorn Rundstrom has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rundstrom misses with a low kick.
Boxer misses with a body punch
and Rundstrom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boxer throws a body punch but Rundstrom moves out of range.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Rundstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rundstrom scores with the left hand. Boxer knows he should have avoided that one.
Boxer lands a jab.
Rundstrom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rundstrom lands a slapping body shot.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer takes a swing at Rundstrom's ribcage but misses.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Rundstrom's ribs.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rundstrom tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rundstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rundstrom dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Boxer scores with a jab to the head.
Rundstrom lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundstrom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Donk. Rundstrom catches Boxer right on the button with a cross.
Rundstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer throws a jab when Rundstrom was well out of range.
Boxer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rundstrom.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Rundstrom misses with a body shot.
Rundstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Rundstrom slips a jab from Boxer.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rundstrom.
Boxer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boxer misses with a hook
and Rundstrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer throws a good cross that connects.
Boxer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Boxer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rundstrom throws a head kick that Boxer semi-blocks.
Boxer is rocked!
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Rundstrom finish him?
Boxer gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Asbjorn Rundstrom!
A relieved looking Asbjorn Rundstrom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azka Fermansyah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sleezy D - I've Lost Control. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Azka Fermansyah was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azka Fermansyah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fermansyah works House's body with a nice hook.
House gets in close and instigates a clinch.
House is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fermansyah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
House decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fermansyah is looking to stand up but House won't let him.
House pushes a forearm under Fermansyah's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fermansyah is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick House!
Our winner, Nick House, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolf Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Maury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
255 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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28
234 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randolf Vicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Maury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vicious 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.
Vicious throwing shots but Maury is blocking nicely.
Vicious scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vicious working Maury over with strikes.
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!
Vicious is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maury looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maury actively working from the bottom here.
Maury has hold of Vicious's hands but Vicious slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vicious trying to pass the guard but Maury defending well.
Vicious looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maury is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vicious pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vicious unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maury really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vicious unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vicious lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maury hang on?
Maury is rocked!
Vicious loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Maury scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vicious land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vicious stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randolf Vicious!
During a confident post fight interview, Randolf Vicious thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kickin Rad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Showhey Baba's chin.
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22
264 lbs
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27
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Showhey Baba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad misses with a body shot.
Rad throws a leg kick but Baba checks it.
Rad blocks a low kick nicely.
Baba connects with a solid leg kick.
Rad blocks a head kick by Baba.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rad throws a shot to the body.
Rad throws a body kick that misses.
Rad lands a really nice looking cross but Baba seems unphased.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rad moves out of range of the body kick.
Rad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baba's head.
A leg kick checked by Baba.
Rad misses with an uppercut
and Baba counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rad tries to work over Baba's front leg with a kick but Baba checks it.
A head kick misses from Baba.
Rad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baba, pushing him back against the cage.
Rad misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baba.
Rad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baba is trying to pull guard but Rad has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baba stalling the fight.
Rad missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rad.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baba up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rad lands a nice elbow.
Rad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rad misses with a body punch.
Rad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Rad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Rad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rad walks away with a smile on his face. Baba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baba checks a leg kick nicely.
Rad just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rad looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Rad misses with a head kick.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Baba circles away.
Rad checks the leg kick.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rad.
Rad scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Baba is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Rad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baba wants to get back to full guard.
Baba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rad trying to control but Baba is working from the bottom.
Baba has his foot on Rad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rad works his way back into a safe position though.
Rad trying to control but Baba is working from the bottom.
Rad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad wants to stand but Baba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rad wants to control from the top but Baba keeps moving.
Rad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kickin Rad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Baba walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad scores with the left hand. Baba knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a leg kick that misses.
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Rad moves out of range of the leg kick from Baba.
Rad misses with a low kick.
Rad misses with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rad as he connects with a hook.
Baba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baba scores with a leg kick.
Baba scores with a leg kick.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baba is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad throws a push kick but Baba slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rad as he connects with a hook.
Rad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Baba down.
Baba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rad Throws a clean left jab. Rad Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Baba's chin! Baba crumbles to the ground and Rad follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Rad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kickin Rad made sure he mentioned - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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