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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Drexler (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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162 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Drexler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drexler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gotti to the ground. Drexler is now in Gotti's guard.
Drexler content to stall in guard here.
Drexler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drexler trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drexler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drexler with a nice head shot there.
Drexler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotti wants to control but Drexler passes easily into half guard.
Gotti punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Drexler.
Gotti is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drexler pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drexler stops Gotti from getting back to his feet.
Gotti is in trouble now - Drexler has advanced to mount!
Drexler with good strikes from the mount here!
Drexler landing strikes from the mount and Gotti is in trouble!
Gotti tries to reverse the position but Drexler maintains control.
Drexler trying to control but Gotti is having none of it.
Gotti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotti tries to hold on but Drexler postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexler lands a big shot there that rocks Gotti but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drexler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gotti?
Drexler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Drexler with a couple of short strikes.
Gotti taking shots to the head.
Drexler with a couple of short strikes.
Gotti is rocked!
Drexler unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gotti wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Drexler celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Drexler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Everlast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - If You Want Blood You Got It. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Everlast!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Bronson with that takedown attempt.
Bronson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Everlast defends it nicely.
Niko Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Everlast throws an off balance right hand
and Bronson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bronson is just content to waste time from the top position. Everlast takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bronson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Everlast looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Everlast looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Everlast!
Bronson gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Everlast seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bronson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bronson trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everlast stands up from half guard.
Nice sprawl there from Everlast as Bronson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Everlast is fending him off so far but Bronson persists. Nope, Everlast circles away and we're back to standing.
Everlast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Everlast coming out on top.
Everlast tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronson is able to avoid easily.
Everlast tests Bronson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronson tries for a takedown but Everlast sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bronson thuds his shin into the meat of Everlast's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown but Everlast shows good takedown defense.
Bronson shoots in looking for a takedown but Everlast manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
Everlast throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Everlast as he jumps to the side.
Everlast lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
Bronson throws a wild body kick that Everlast sees coming a mile off.
Bronson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Everlast avoids it really well and circles away.
Everlast lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Everlast looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Everlast misses with an uppercut.
Bronson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Everlast.
Bronson fails with a takedown attempt.
Everlast lunges at Bronson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bronson's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Everlast tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronson is able to avoid easily.
Bronson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Everlast defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a takedown attempt - Everlast sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Everlast connects with the punch.
Everlast scores with a nice head shot.
Erik Everlast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bronson.
Everlast is looking to regain half guard here but Bronson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Everlast wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Everlast tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Everlast dominated that round.
That's time! Bronson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Everlast but Everlast pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bronson sends Everlast down but not out. Bronson dives into side control looking to finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Everlast is trying to buck Bronson off.
Everlast regains half guard, as Bronson was trying to land strikes.
Bronson wants to pass to mount but Everlast is defending the position.
Bronson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson wants to work for an arm triangle but Everlast is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Everlast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bronson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bronson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bronson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Everlast defend it? Bronson steps over the head and cranks it - Everlast is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bronson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Niko Bronson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Niko Bronson made sure he mentioned Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ashcroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Ashcroft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Sessions!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashcroft avoids a kick to the body.
Sessions lands with an overhand left.
Ashcroft really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sessions looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sessions lands a slapping body shot.
Sessions scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sessions lands a nice shot to the body.
Sessions connects with a jab.
Sessions misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Sessions.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sessions.
Sessions throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sessions throws a head kick that misses.
Sessions punishes Ashcroft's body with a nice straight punch.
Sessions thows a body shot but no joy.
Sessions looks to land a body kick but Ashcroft moved away.
Sessions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manny Sessions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashcroft stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sessions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashcroft avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ashcroft moves out of range as Sessions strikes.
Sessions throws a shot to the body.
Sessions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ashcroft was well out of range. Poor timing from Sessions.
Sessions scores with a sloppy right hand. Ashcroft should have avoided that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ashcroft crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sessions - the referee stops the clock and Ashcroft gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sessions. Ashcroft manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ashcroft throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sessions's waist but Sessions gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ashcroft off to one side.
Ashcroft shoots for a double leg takedown but Sessions sprawls well. He's pushed Ashcroft's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ashcroft takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sessions. That's going to slow Ashcroft down.
Sessions scores with a jab to the body.
Ashcroft takes one to the chin there.
Sessions lands a nice looking body kick.
Sessions defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ashcroft.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Ashcroft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions lands a nice shot that snaps Ashcroft's head back.
Sessions scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sessions lands a right hook to the body.
Sessions moves out of range of the leg kick from Ashcroft.
Sessions scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sessions connects with a body shot that sends Ashcroft's belly button to the back.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ashcroft. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice takedown defense from Sessions. No joy for Ashcroft on that attempt.
Sessions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manny Sessions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sessions ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sessions scores with a nice strike.
Sessions lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ashcroft's sensitive parts.
Sessions throws a right and a left that Ashcroft avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Sessions as he connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sessions!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashcroft takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sessions keeps Ashcroft at a distance using the push kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sessions there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sessions - that will leave a mark!
Horrible takedown by Ashcroft or perhaps it was just good defense by Sessions which made him look bad.
A shot to the liver by Sessions. Beautiful body shot.
Sessions throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sessions jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sessions lands with a nice body punch.
Sessions dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sessions is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ashcroft rather than just go for the knockout.
Sessions lands a body shot.
Sessions lands a nice looking body shot.
Ashcroft takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sessions - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashcroft on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sessions.
Sessions lands a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sessions.
Ashcroft fails with the takedown.
Ashcroft drops his hands momentarily and Sessions takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sessions sizes up Ashcroft with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sessions scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ashcroft doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Sessions catches Ashcroft right on the button with a cross.
Sessions connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ashcroft takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Sessions dominated that round.
That's time! Ashcroft's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sessions lands a jab to Ashcroft's midsection.
Sessions has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ashcroft stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sessions.
Manny Sessions seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ashcroft takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sessions connects with a leg kick. Ashcroft looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sessions connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ashcroft will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sessions scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ashcroft doesn't seem bothered though.
Alan Ashcroft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sessions thumps Ashcroft with a low kick.
Ashcroft takes one on the button.
Sessions fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Sessions both land. Nice combination.
Sessions misses with a wild combination.
Ashcroft dives in and grabs Sessions's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sessions pushes down on Ashcroft's head and hops out.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ashcroft might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sessions. Ashcroft shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashcroft throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sessions's waist but Sessions gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ashcroft off to one side.
Sessions scores with a spinning back kick!
Sessions dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ashcroft. That did some damage!
Ashcroft misses with a body shot.
Ashcroft is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ashcroft misses with a body kick.
Sessions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sessions works Ashcroft's body with a nice hook.
Sessions throws a head kick that misses.
Sessions moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ashcroft closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ashcroft wants to control but Sessions is keeping him busy.
Ashcroft is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sessions's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions is looking for a sweep.
Ashcroft misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sessions tries to bench press Ashcroft off him but Ashcroft keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sessions holds on to Ashcroft's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Sessions's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashcroft controls the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sessions pushes Ashcroft away with a front kick.
Ashcroft changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sessions tries to avoid it but Ashcroft manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sessions to the ground. Sessions escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Ashcroft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashcroft doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ashcroft on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sessions changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sessions looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashcroft is just out of range.
Sessions moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sessions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions clobbers Ashcroft with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ashcroft tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sessions swivels and escapes.
Sessions lands a lovely overhand right.
Sessions connects with a nice looking jab.
Ashcroft takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sessions lands with a nice body kick.
Sessions changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sessions cracks Ashcroft with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Sessions. Those never looked like landing.
Sessions jabs at Ashcroft's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sessions blocks a head kick by Ashcroft.
Ashcroft fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sessions cracks the inside of Ashcroft's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Sessions showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sessions explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sessions lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sessions thuds a left hand into Ashcroft's body.
Sessions throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crunch! Sessions slams his shin into Ashcroft's torso.
Sessions delivers a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Sessions.
Sessions looks to land a body kick but Ashcroft moved away.
Ashcroft takes one to the chin there.
Sessions throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sessions with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sessions changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sessions lands with an overhand left.
Sessions uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sessions avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Sessions.
Sessions lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sessions keeps Ashcroft at a distance using the push kick.
Sessions lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ashcroft will feel that in the morning.
Sessions digs a good body shot into Ashcroft's ribs.
Sessions lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sessions throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ashcroft looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sessions bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ashcroft's head.
Sessions lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sessions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions slaps away a takedown attempt from Ashcroft, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sessions uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ashcroft.
Sessions paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sessions scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sessions uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ashcroft has time to react.
Sessions lands a nice shot to the body.
Ashcroft takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sessions scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sessions with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sessions pushes Ashcroft away with a front kick.
Sessions throws a head kick that misses.
Ashcroft shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sessions pinned against the cage. Sessions gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alan Ashcroft has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions jabs at Ashcroft's body.
Sessions jabs at Ashcroft's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sessions.
Sessions lands a jab.
Sessions checks a low kick from Ashcroft.
Sessions thuds his shin into the meat of Ashcroft's side.
Sessions ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sessions connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ashcroft. Ashcroft circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sessions cracks a nice hook into Ashcroft's ribs.
Sessions lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ashcroft's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ashcroft takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ashcroft walks into a stiff left hand from Sessions.
Ashcroft takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashcroft pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sessions cracks Ashcroft with an open hand slap.
Manny Sessions is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sessions connects with a body shot.
Sessions is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ashcroft takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sessions throws a sloppy head kick and Ashcroft moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ashcroft.
Ashcroft creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sessions sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Sessions comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sessions 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Sessions!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck comes to the cage accompanied by Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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294 lbs
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274 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman swinging wildly here.
Wangchuck closes the distance but Bateman moves to the side
and Bateman counters with a three punch combo that has Wangchuck backing up. Wangchuck nods at Bateman to acknowledge the strikes.
Wangchuck throws a head kick that misses.
Bateman misses with a two punch combination.
Wangchuck closes the distance and clinches.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bateman takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Patrick Bateman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman is trying to force a seperation but Wangchuck has the dominant position.
Wangchuck is trying to maintain a safe position but Bateman gets an underhook and turns Wangchuck into the cage.
Bateman misses with some punches.
Wangchuck trying to stall but Bateman improves his position.
Bateman takes an elbow to the temple.
Bateman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck working Bateman over with knees to the body.
Bateman looks gassed!
Bateman trying to control the position but instead, Wangchuck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bateman into the cage.
Wangchuck has Bateman pressed against the cage, preventing Bateman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck pushes Bateman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wangchuck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bateman is keeping busy.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Bateman avoids the damage to the body.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Bateman in his tracks for a moment.
Bateman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Wangchuck is controlling him.
A short left from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bateman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Bateman blocks it.
Bateman is trying to push Wangchuck away but Wangchuck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bateman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wangchuck gets through Bateman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck lands a nice knee to the body.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Wangchuck to work.
Wangchuck landing knees to the body.
Wangchuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bateman's face.
Wangchuck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bateman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bateman's defenses.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bateman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Bateman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Wangchuck.
Bateman takes an elbow to the temple.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Bateman blocks it.
Nice elbow from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wangchuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bateman's face.
Wangchuck lands a nice knee to the body.
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bateman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bateman gets tackled into the cage by Wangchuck. Wangchuck maintains the clinch.
Wangchuck landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bateman blocks it with crossed arms.
Bateman pushes off an throws an elbow but Wangchuck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Bateman 's eye.
Wangchuck controlling the action here for a moment.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Bateman 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bateman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bateman takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wangchuck.
Wangchuck working Bateman over with knees to the body.
Wangchuck avoids a wild elbow strike from Bateman.
Wangchuck lands a nice knee to the body.
Wangchuck lands a nice shot to the body.
Wangchuck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bateman's face.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bateman's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bateman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bateman throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshering Wangchuck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Bateman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Wangchuck moves to clinch but Bateman breaks away
and Bateman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wangchuck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bateman can do to turn this around?
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wangchuck throws a head kick that misses.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bateman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bateman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wangchuck looks to clinch
and Bateman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck looks to clinch
and Bateman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bateman darts in and clinches Wangchuck up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bateman fails to land.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
Bateman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
Wangchuck has Bateman pressed against the cage, preventing Bateman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wangchuck landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into Bateman's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bateman.
Bateman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bateman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Wangchuck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck effectively controlling the action here.
Wangchuck lands a damaging elbow.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that Bateman shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands a damaging elbow.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bateman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bateman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tshering Wangchuck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Bateman in his tracks for a moment.
Bateman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bateman wants to get back to striking at distance but Wangchuck won't allow it.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the body.
Wangchuck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck working Bateman over with knees to the body.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Bateman takes an elbow to the temple.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Wangchuck has him pressed against the cage.
Bateman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bateman takes an elbow to the temple.
Wangchuck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bateman's face.
Bateman blocks an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Bateman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Bateman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bateman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bateman is having none of it.
Bateman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Bateman keeps it at a distance.
Wangchuck moves into the clinch.
Wangchuck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck tries to stall but Bateman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bateman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wangchuck taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wangchuck with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshering Wangchuck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Bateman'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. This is the final round!
Wangchuck looks to clinch
and Bateman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Bateman is avoiding it.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up
and Bateman counters with a one-two to the body.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Bateman circles away.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wangchuck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bateman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bateman is working Wangchuck over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wangchuck has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bateman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bateman.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Bateman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bateman is trying to push Wangchuck away but Wangchuck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bateman avoids a wild elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Bateman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wangchuck has Bateman pressed against the cage, preventing Bateman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bateman is trying to stall.
Bateman breaks from the clinch.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bateman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bateman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bateman moves away
and Bateman counters with a series of strikes. Wangchuck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Bateman moves away
and Bateman counters with a three punch combo that has Wangchuck backing up. Wangchuck nods at Bateman to acknowledge the strikes.
Patrick Bateman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bateman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wangchuck moves to clinch but Bateman breaks away
and Bateman counters with a left and a right that stings Wangchuck.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Wangchuck wants to clinch
and Bateman counters with a series of strikes. Wangchuck will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wangchuck tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Bateman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bateman counters with a left and a right that stings Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wangchuck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bateman counters with a good, hard body kick but Wangchuck shrugs it off.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch
and Bateman counters with a three punch combo that has Wangchuck backing up. Wangchuck nods at Bateman to acknowledge the strikes.
Wangchuck clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bateman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bateman can't break the clinch.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that Bateman shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck lands a nice knee to the body.
Bateman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wangchuck lands a good knee to the midsection. Bateman won't want to take too many of those.
Wangchuck landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Bateman blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wangchuck throws an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patrick Bateman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bateman breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Bateman.
I think Wangchuck 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tshering Wangchuck!
Tshering Wangchuck gave a mention to PWNAGE™ (WOT) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mak Mokowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camden Brooking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mokowski's entrance music is The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
155 lbs
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162 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mak Mokowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Camden Brooking!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooking shoots for a double leg takedown but Mokowski sprawls well. He's pushed Brooking's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mokowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooking was well out of range. Poor timing from Mokowski.
Mokowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mokowski throws a lazy right hand but Brooking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooking tries for a takedown but Mokowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooking is defended easily by Mokowski.
Mak Mokowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Camden Brooking.
Mokowski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brooking to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brooking is pushing down on Mokowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mokowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Brooking has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mokowski wants to get back to his feet.
Mokowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Brooking.
Mokowski pushes Brooking off looking to stand but Brooking dives back in and keeps control.
Mokowski is not content to let Brooking control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooking in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mokowski tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Brooking!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Camden Brooking!
Camden Brooking 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Only God Can Judge Me. Josh Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Johnson!
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, Stem Cell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cell connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Cell circles away easily
and Cell counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
letting Cell counter with a right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cell, right into the meat.
Cell cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Cell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cell scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cell punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Cell waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Johnson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cell passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cell in particular looking to stall.
Cell winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cell content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cell not doing much here.
Cell prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cell is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cell in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stem Cell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cell moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Cell lands a shoulder strike.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cell presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson letting Cell take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stem Cell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Cell counters by clinching up.
Cell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Cell.
A shot in the inside from Cell.
A shot in the inside from Cell.
Cell stalling against the cage.
Cell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cell pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but Cell stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cell.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Cell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cell lands a body punch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cell to keep the fight standing.
Cell is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cell lands with a right to the head.
Cell scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Cell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cell slowing the pace effectively.
Cell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cell stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cell tries to pass.
Cell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Cell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cell passes into half guard.
Cell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stem Cell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stem Cell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Cell. Cell maintains the clinch.
Cell has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Cell dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cell controls the pace.
Cell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cell from controlling successfully.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Cell pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cell passes into half guard.
Cell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cell with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Cell looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Cell controlling his opponent.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cell controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cell with good strikes from the mount here!
Cell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cell cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell controlling from mount.
Cell scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Cell controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to hold on but Cell postures up.
Josh Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stem Cell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Cell maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stem Cell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cell 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stem Cell!
After winning the bout, Stem Cell 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geiger Salaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peyton Hillis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geiger Salaam!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Salaam.
Hillis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salaam cracks the inside of Hillis's front leg.
Salaam throws a jab when Hillis was well out of range.
Hillis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salaam scores with a head kick. Hillis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Salaam.
Salaam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hillis wants to clinch.
Hillis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillis misses the shot to the body.
Hillis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salaam.
Salaam misses with a hook to the body
and Hillis counters with a three punch combo that has Salaam backing up. Salaam nods at Hillis to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hillis.
A telegraphed right hand from Hillis misses the target.
Hillis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hillis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salaam throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salaam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hillis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peyton Hillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salaam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salaam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hillis connects with a body shot that sends Salaam's belly button to the back.
Hillis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Geiger Salaam has been cut.
Salaam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Salaam throws a wild body kick that Hillis sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salaam throws a nice looking combination but Hillis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salaam Rushes Hillis and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Hillis is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Salaam Piles on the pressure and Hillis crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geiger Salaam!
A victorious Geiger Salaam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson's entrance music is Roll Right. A fine choice. Dylan Mcgrath has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson lands a left and a right that send Mcgrath crashing to the mat, dazed. Watson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dylan Mcgrath 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 momentary lapse in concentration from Mcgrath enables Watson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcgrath manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mcgrath keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Mcgrath pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watson trying to control but Mcgrath is working from the bottom.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Mcgrath blocks nicely.
Mcgrath utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson pushing down on Mcgrath's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mcgrath is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgrath defending well though.
Watson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Mcgrath is working away.
Mcgrath wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watson throws a strike but Mcgrath avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Mcgrath uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Mcgrath!
Watson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mcgrath fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson misses with a body shot.
Mcgrath with a nice cross.
Watson misses with a low kick as Mcgrath jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Mcgrath shoots in and gets a takedown into Watson's guard.
Watson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Mcgrath lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brian Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgrath displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Mcgrath scores with a body shot.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcgrath circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgrath stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Mcgrath sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcgrath but Mcgrath pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcgrath throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Mcgrath sprawls well.
Mcgrath throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Mcgrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgrath moves out of range easily.
Mcgrath drops Watson with a beautiful combination! Watson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mcgrath is looking for the KO!
Watson is rocked!
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcgrath.
Oh Watson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
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 Brian Watson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Mcgrath stuffs the takedown.
Watson seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Watson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mcgrath will feel that in the morning.
Mcgrath displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcgrath stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcgrath wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcgrath decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Watson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgrath lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgrath was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgrath was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcgrath crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Watson - the referee stops the clock and Mcgrath gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Watson. Mcgrath manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson 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 Mcgrath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath blocks a jab.
Mcgrath keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson misses with the body kick
letting Mcgrath counter with a right hand.
Mcgrath takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mcgrath fails with the takedown
and Mcgrath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcgrath throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mcgrath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mcgrath walks into a jab.
Mcgrath is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mcgrath is still on wobbly legs! Can Watson finish him?
Watson tries to bum rush Mcgrath with a series of wild strikes but Mcgrath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson misses with the combination.
Watson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watson throws a right hand that Mcgrath ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgrath also avoids with ease.
Mcgrath seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcgrath stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mcgrath. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Mcgrath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcgrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Mcgrath slams his shin into Watson's torso.
Dylan Mcgrath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watson circles away.
A cross from Mcgrath lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Mcgrath.
No joy there for Mcgrath, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson misses with a left hand
and Mcgrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcgrath defends it nicely.
A combination from Mcgrath does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dylan Mcgrath will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mcgrath lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcgrath needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Watson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No luck for Mcgrath with that takedown attempt.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Watson cracks Mcgrath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgrath cracks Watson with an open hand slap.
Good work by Mcgrath as he checks the leg kick.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcgrath is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Mcgrath circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgrath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson wants to control from the top but Mcgrath keeps moving.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson works over Mcgrath with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mcgrath's head.
Mcgrath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brian Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mcgrath's guard.
Watson throwing shots but Mcgrath is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgrath wants to get back to his feet.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcgrath's head.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcgrath tries to get to full guard but Watson has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath is looking to escape.
Watson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgrath defending well though.
Watson 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.
Watson controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcgrath is trying to stand up here but Watson is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
Watson prevents Mcgrath from standing back up.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brian Watson!
An out of breath Brian Watson 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Xenakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showhey Baba has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Showhey Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Xenakis!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenakis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
Baba throws a body kick that misses.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba wants to slow Xenakis down by chopping away at his legs.
Showhey Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba misses with a left hand
and Xenakis counters with a single leg into guard. Baba didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Xenakis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baba trying to control the position here.
Xenakis won't allow Baba to sweep him here.
Xenakis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xenakis with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xenakis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xenakis throws a big elbow that misses.
Baba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xenakis.
Baba is pulling down on Xenakis's head. It's preventing any offense from Xenakis, at least for the moment.
Xenakis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba is trying to control the position but Xenakis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xenakis distracts Baba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xenakis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xenakis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baba wants to sweep but no luck.
Baba working a defensive guard here.
Xenakis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baba is proving hard to escape from.
Xenakis postures up in Baba's guard and throws a big left but Baba blocks it.
Xenakis stopping the sweep attempt from Baba.
Xenakis prevents Baba from getting back to his feet.
Baba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baba is on top in guard.
Baba wants to pass the guard but Xenakis is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showhey Baba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Xenakis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba wants to sweep but no luck.
Xenakis throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xenakis preventing the sweep.
Baba looking to control.
Baba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Baba looking for a sweep. Not yet Baba, not yet.
Xenakis wants to pass the guard but Baba is keeping the position.
Xenakis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xenakis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baba is keeping the position for now.
Baba is pulling down on Xenakis's head. It's preventing any offense from Xenakis, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Showhey Baba.
Xenakis shoots in and bounces Baba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Xenakis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baba controls Xenakis momentarily but Xenakis frees himself.
Xenakis won't allow Baba to sweep him here.
Baba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xenakis.
Baba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xenakis postures up and lands a big shot to Baba's brow.
Xenakis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba looking to control.
Baba pulls Xenakis in close to prevent any damage.
Xenakis looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba working a defensive guard here.
Baba wants to sweep here but Xenakis controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Showhey Baba.
Baba feints and then cracks Xenakis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xenakis down.
Baba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Xenakis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Xenakis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xenakis lands a couple of digs.
Xenakis preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xenakis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baba trying to control the position here.
Xenakis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Xenakis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xenakis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baba.
Baba scores with a head kick.
Xenakis shoots in but no luck this time.
Xenakis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baba.
Baba throws a front kick that sends Xenakis stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Baba.
A jab from Baba does it's job there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baba.
Nice body kick from Baba.
Baba jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baba pushes Xenakis away with a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baba. Xenakis shrugs it off though.
Baba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baba.
Baba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baba lands a big head kick that sends Xenakis tumbling to the mat! Baba takes a step backwards and waves Xenakis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Xenakis is rocked!
Xenakis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenakis is aggressively charging in as Baba backs up avoiding any damage. Baba tosses out a jab and Xenakis runs right into it face first! Xenakis is out cold! Baba dropped down on all fours and is barking in Xenakis's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Showhey Baba!
Showhey Baba took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, - Elite Fighter© + Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fraser comes into the arena with Sirius blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fraser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fraser tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Fraser thows a body shot but no joy.
Fraser staying out of range there.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fraser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fraser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fraser blocks the body kick.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fraser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fraser closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Fraser throws a head punch that misses.
Fraser takes a shot to the head.
Fraser can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Fraser scores with a shoulder strike.
Fraser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie presses Fraser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fraser landing knees to the head.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Fraser's ribcage. Fraser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fraser.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Fraser.
A nice left hand lands by Fraser.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fraser's elbow.
Fraser throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Fraser.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fraser gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Fraser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Fraser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Fraser.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fraser backwards.
Gracie is looking to control Fraser's arms but Fraser gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Fraser controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Fraser.
Fraser lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Carlos Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Fraser blocks it.
Fraser tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Fraser back against the cage.
Fraser lands an uppercut.
Fraser scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Fraser controls the action.
Fraser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fraser cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Fraser controls his hands.
Fraser missing with knees to the body.
Fraser blocks a body shot from Gracie.
A hook to the body from Fraser.
Fraser misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fraser fails to land.
Fraser misses with a knee to the head.
Fraser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fraser.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie is working Fraser over against the cage.
Fraser scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fraser stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Donald Fraser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fraser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Fraser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fraser throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Fraser blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Fraser tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Fraser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fraser scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Fraser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fraser has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Fraser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fraser - that landed with a thud.
Fraser has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Fraser lands a shoulder strike.
Fraser struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Fraser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
That has opened up Carlos Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fraser has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
A nice left hand lands by Fraser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Fraser lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Fraser.
Fraser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Fraser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Fraser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie'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.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Fraser's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fraser has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie won't allow Fraser to get back to his feet.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie passes Fraser's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fraser is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
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!
Gracie can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fraser.
Gracie trying to control the hands but Fraser breaks the grip.
Gracie is really stuck here.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fraser's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Fraser keeps moving.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Fraser is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Fraser has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fraser misses with a head shot.
Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fraser.
Fraser scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Fraser has a good base and remains in mount.
Fraser can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Fraser cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carlos Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donald Fraser!
A victorious Donald Fraser thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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