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XFC - 3 Pain vs Gaea PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boregone Brath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boregone Brath has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Anderson's chin.
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boregone Brath!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brath shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brath gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brath to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anderson kicks Brath off and gets to his feet.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brath sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brath counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brath connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anderson some visible discomfort.
Brath tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brath misses with the ground and pound.
Brath working the head and body with strikes.
Brath working the ground and pound.
Anderson is rocked!
Brath in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Anderson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Brath turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boregone Brath!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connely has chosen I Gave My Love to Erin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samir Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Connely!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connely.
Connely gets caught flat footed, as Vasquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vasquez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vasquez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vasquez wants to pass the guard but Connely is keeping the position.
Vasquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vasquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vasquez advances to half guard.
Vasquez controlling the pace.
Connely is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vasquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vasquez's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connely is striking well from the back but Vasquez escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez trying to control here.
Connely thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vasquez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Connely.
Connely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connely stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Vasquez has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Connely manages to get his head free but now Vasquez has transitioned to an armbar! Connely grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Vasquez! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samir Vasquez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Immortal Technique - The Point of no Return as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Garcia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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162 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Morrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia won't allow Morrow to sweep him here.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Morrow is keeping the position.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Garcia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Morrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow gets a clinch.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Morrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Johnny Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Morrow fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow misses with the combination.
Morrow throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right hand that Morrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrow also avoids with ease.
Morrow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garcia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morrow wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Garcia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morrow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morrow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Garcia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morrow's guard! Nice work there by Garcia!
Morrow pulls Garcia in close to his closed guard and prevents Garcia from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Morrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jax Morrow has been cut.
Jax Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow shoots and misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow is rocked!
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Oh Morrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnny Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrow throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia lands a big right hook! Morrow looks hurt but is still standing! Garcia lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Morrow falls down and Garcia dives in with a huge hammer fist! Morrow's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Garcia runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Garcia!
Johnny Garcia made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes into the arena with Vale Tudo blaring out of the sound system. Alexandre Almeida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Banks's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandre Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Banks!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banks.
Almeida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Banks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Banks wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida postures up.
Almeida wants to get up but he can't break Banks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks trying to keep a closed guard but Almeida is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Almeida stands up and waves to Banks to follow him.
Alexandre Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banks.
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almeida slips a jab from Banks.
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Banks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Almeida.
Almeida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Almeida lands in his opponent's guard.
Almeida wants to stand but Banks is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida stands up and waves to Banks to follow him.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banks avoids it really well and circles away.
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!
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Banks misses.
Banks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almeida.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banks loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Almeida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Almeida somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Banks duly obliges.
Banks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
Banks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Almeida. Almeida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Almeida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Banks sprawls well initially but Almeida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Almeida is thwarting Banks's attempts to control the position.
Banks tries to get to full guard but Almeida has control of the leg.
Banks is trying to maintain the position but Almeida is very close to passing his half guard.
Almeida decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banks misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almeida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banks lands with an overhand left.
Almeida swinging wildly here.
Almeida misses with a two punch combination.
Banks cracks Almeida with an open hand slap.
Almeida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banks avoids it really well and circles away.
Almeida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Banks cracks Almeida with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Almeida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Banks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Almeida on the side of the head.
Banks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Almeida momentarily.
Banks lands with a straight right. Almeida didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks throws out a loose jab but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banks.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Almeida slips a jab from Banks.
Banks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banks throws out a loose jab but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott Banks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banks but Banks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Banks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Banks jabs at Almeida's body.
Alexandre Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida slips under a jab.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Banks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banks loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Almeida dives in and scores a takedown into Banks's guard.
Banks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alexandre Almeida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banks has a closed guard, preventing Almeida from standing up.
Banks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banks has a closed guard, preventing Almeida from standing up.
Banks is working an open guard so Almeida takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Banks throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Almeida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almeida.
Banks with a jab.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banks.
Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banks with a nice cross.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almeida's head.
Banks connects with a jab.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Almeida is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
Almeida shoots in and bounces Banks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Banks looking to control.
Banks looking for a sweep. Not yet Banks, not yet.
Banks looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Almeida stands up and waves to Banks to follow him.
Banks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Banks throws a jab but it's blocked by Almeida.
Banks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banks sprawls well. Banks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
Banks loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Banks tests Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida slips a jab from Banks.
Scott Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banks wants it to stay on the feet.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Almeida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Almeida staying out of range there.
Banks misses with a looping left.
Almeida closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Banks misses with a looping left.
Almeida looks for a takedown but Banks sprawls well.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Banks throws a good cross that connects.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Banks. No joy for Almeida on that attempt.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Almeida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Almeida slips a jab from Banks.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Almeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banks stuns Almeida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks slaps away a takedown attempt from Almeida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banks lands a lovely overhand right.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Banks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banks wants it to stay on the feet.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Banks sprawls well.
Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks lands a jab to the head.
Almeida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banks circles away.
Banks throws out a loose jab but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown by Almeida or perhaps it was just good defense by Banks which made him look bad.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banks dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Banks lands a jab.
Banks swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almeida in his tracks.
Banks digs a good hook to Almeida's body.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Almeida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Almeida throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Banks lands a body shot.
Almeida slips a straight right by Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Almeida persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Almeida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida shoots in but Banks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Almeida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Banks misses.
Almeida slips under a jab from Banks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Banks!
Scott Banks made sure to mention his sponsor, L.A. Elite Clothing Co in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Stock (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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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Stock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Stock slips under a jab from Harris.
Stock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Stock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stock.
Stock throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Stock looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stock.
Stock throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stock.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
It looks like Brayden Stock has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Stock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stock misses with a hook.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Stock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brayden Stock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stock fails to land with a series of punches.
Stock lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stock throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stock dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Stock's head and hops out.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris clobbers Stock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stock on the side of the head.
That has opened up Brayden Stock's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stock.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Stock misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stock closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Stock is rocked!
Harris looks to land a left hand but Stock moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
The cut above Brayden Stock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stock is trying to defend but Harris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Stock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris throwing shots but Stock is blocking nicely.
Stock is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stock's head.
Stock is concentrating on defense, preventing Harris from advancing position.
Stock regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stock keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Stock wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brayden Stock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stock wants to clinch.
Stock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stock. Stock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Stock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris cracks Stock with a big right hand and Stock goes down!
Stock is still in real trouble! Can Harris finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stock working a defensive guard but Harris manages to pass into side control anyway.
Check out the look on Harris's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brayden Stock'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 Brayden Stock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alonzo Harris!
After the fight, Alonzo Harris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomek Maksymilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maelo Paulo (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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21
149 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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32
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomek Maksymilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maelo Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maksymilian stuffs the takedown attempt from Paulo. Paulo gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomek Maksymilian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulo shoots in but no luck this time.
Paulo walks into a left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paulo.
Tomek Maksymilian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maelo Paulo.
Maksymilian stalks Paulo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paulo's face. Paulo staggers backwards, shaken.
Maksymilian throws a combination. Paulo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maksymilian throws an overhand right that lands on Paulo's shoulder, as Paulo tries to avoid the shot.
Paulo shoots for a takedown but Maksymilian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maksymilian cracks Paulo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paulo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maksymilian.
Paulo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paulo shoots in and drives through. Maksymilian sprawls well.
Maksymilian scores with a shot to the body.
Paulo walks into a left hand.
Maksymilian sizes up Paulo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo shoots for a takedown but Maksymilian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paulo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paulo is rocked!
Maksymilian connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Paulo to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Maksymilian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tomek Maksymilian!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whipple comes to the cage accompanied by Rack City . Howard has chosen superman theme as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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27
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Whipple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whipple misses with a series of wild punches.
Whipple looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whipple moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Howard moves out of range of the strikes.
Howard scores with a push kick.
Howard defending well as Whipple loads up on a big left hand.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Whipple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keith Whipple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whipple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard looks to land a body kick but Whipple moved away.
Whipple looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Whipple as Howard shoots in.
Howard instigates a clinch.
Whipple tries to circle away but Howard has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whipple's efforts to push away.
Whipple lands a left hand.
Whipple misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard keeps control of Whipple as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Whipple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whipple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howard.
Whipple is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Howard is keen to just control but Whipple is a slippery customer.
Howard is looking for a kimura here.
Howard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whipple is refusing to be controlled, as Howard sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howard is nestled in close to Whipple, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whipple might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Howard trying to pass the guard but Whipple defending well.
Howard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howard passes to full mount!
Howard throws some wild stikes that Whipple manages to avoid easily.
Whipple wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Howard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws some wild stikes that Whipple manages to avoid easily.
Howard breaks from Whipple's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Keith Whipple has been cut.
Howard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Whipple tries to buck Howard off but he can't manage it.
Howard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Keith Whipple's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whipple in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jeez, Keith Whipple's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Whipple's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwight Howard!
A pretty intense looking Dwight Howard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ettore Masiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettore Masiero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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27
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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28
215 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ettore Masiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masiero throws a leg kick
and Joseph counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Masiero trying to control the position.
Joseph won't allow Masiero to sweep him here.
Joseph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masiero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Joseph with a nice head shot there.
Masiero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.
Masiero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joseph trying to control but Masiero is working from the bottom.
Masiero looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ettore Masiero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Masiero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joseph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joseph is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masiero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Masiero.
Joseph's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masiero under the eye.
Masiero misses with a wild body shot.
Masiero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ettore Masiero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Joseph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masiero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masiero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masiero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
Masiero moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves out of range of the leg kick from Masiero.
Masiero throws a chopping leg kick but Joseph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Joseph blocks the low kick.
Masiero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masiero cracks the inside of Joseph's front leg.
Ettore Masiero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masiero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph scores with a jab.
Masiero scores with a leg kick.
Masiero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joseph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Masiero.
Joseph throws a body punch but Masiero moves out of range.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joseph tries to move into range but Masiero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joseph moves out of range of the leg kick from Masiero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masiero.
Joseph wants to slow Masiero down by chopping away at his legs.
Joseph misses with a lunging right hand
and Masiero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joseph's knee momentarily.
Joseph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masiero throws a leg kick but Joseph checks it.
Joseph jabs Masiero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
Masiero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masiero throws a sloppy body shot
and Joseph counters with a straight right hand.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masiero.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masiero.
Nice cross by Masiero.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masiero tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masiero's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masiero cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
Masiero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masiero avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Masiero throws a series of strikes that have Joseph backpedaling.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Masiero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masiero is looking to wear down Joseph with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Masiero looks to land a combination. Joseph sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Masiero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masiero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masiero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masiero blocks a jab.
Joseph tries a low kick but Masiero avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ettore Masiero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masiero wants to clinch up but Joseph keeps it at a distance.
Masiero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masiero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Masiero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph throws the left hand but Masiero avoids the punch easily.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Masiero counters with a leg kick.
Masiero fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Masiero.
Masiero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masiero.
Joseph blocks a low kick nicely.
Joseph throws a chopping leg kick but Masiero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masiero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
Masiero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Masiero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masiero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joseph lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Masiero at a distance.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Masiero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joseph throws a hook but Masiero avoids it easily.
Masiero misses with a body kick.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Masiero throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masiero.
Joseph blocks a leg kick.
Masiero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joseph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Masiero. That did some damage!
Joseph shoots in for a double leg but Masiero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Masiero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masiero connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masiero.
Masiero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joseph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masiero moves into the clinch.
Masiero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masiero throws an elbow but misses.
Masiero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Joseph.
Masiero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph dodges an elbow strike from Masiero.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Masiero.
Joseph misses with an elbow over the top.
Joseph misses with an elbow strike.
Masiero lands an elbow inside.
Masiero takes an elbow to the temple.
Masiero is rocked!
It looks like Ettore Masiero has been cut.
Joseph scores a nice knee to the body.
Oh Masiero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masiero takes a shot to the head.
Masiero pushes off an throws an elbow but Joseph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joseph has Masiero pressed against the cage. He pushes Masiero back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Joseph throws a beautiful elbow that sends Masiero crashing to the floor! Joseph piles on the pressure with more strikes! Masiero is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Joseph!
An out of breath Anthony Joseph thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Morgan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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224 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walt Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heisenberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Heisenberg shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg is stalling in the full guard.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisenberg throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heisenberg's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg trying to control the position here.
Heisenberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Heisenberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Heisenberg trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Heisenberg advances to half guard.
Heisenberg wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Heisenberg wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Heisenberg moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heisenberg trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg advances to full mount.
Morgan is squirming around, avoiding Heisenberg's attempts to control the action.
Heisenberg controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morgan because Heisenberg loaded up on that one.
Heisenberg cracks Morgan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
You get the feeling that Morgan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Heisenberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heisenberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Heisenberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heisenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg jabs Morgan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan throws a hook but Heisenberg avoids it easily.
Heisenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Heisenberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisenberg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heisenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Heisenberg shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Heisenberg gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Heisenberg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg takes a little break here. Morgan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Heisenberg moves into full mount!
Heisenberg controlling the position easily from mount.
Heisenberg cracks Morgan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg looking to control but Morgan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heisenberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heisenberg with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Heisenberg lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Heisenberg landing punches.
Morgan is rocked!
Heisenberg postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Morgan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Heisenberg and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walt Heisenberg!
A victorious Walt Heisenberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If you want Blood (You've got it). Gaea is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When I'm Gone (Remix). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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212 lbs
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30
214 lbs
30 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dee Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Gaea!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pain lands with a straight right. Gaea didn't see that one coming.
Gaea with a poor takedown
and Pain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaea lands in his opponent's guard.
Pain has control of Gaea's left arm, preventing Gaea from doing any damage.
Gaea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaea stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pain lands a body shot.
Gaea closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Pain.
Pain jabs Gaea right on the nose. Gaea blinks but takes it well.
Pain instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Pain.
Gaea looks gassed!
Gaea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaea prevents a body shot from Pain.
Gaea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain gets through Gaea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pain has clasped his hands together around Gaea's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pain is chipping away with strikes.
Gaea can't do much from the bottom here.
Pain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain lands some shots froms side control.
Pain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pain lands a few punches from side control.
Pain wants to control but Gaea is keeping him busy.
Gaea taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaea is looking to reverse the position.
Pain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gaea is holding Pain down, trying to stall.
Pain working the head with strikes.
Pain wants to control but Gaea is keeping him busy.
Gaea takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Gaea avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pain.
Pain trying to control the action but Gaea is working from the bottom.
Pain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gaea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gaea on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gaea is trying to get back to his feet.
Pain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gaea down.
Gaea defending against the ground and pound.
Pain landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea can't do much from the bottom here.
Pain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pain is trying to get an arm triangle but Gaea is defending well.
Gaea dodges the ground and pound from Pain.
Gaea takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pain trying to control the position but Gaea is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain working away.
Pain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gaea down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Pain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gaea has his takedown stuffed
and Pain counters with a left to the body.
Demian Gaea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pain counters with a straight right hand.
Gaea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gaea thinking.
Dee Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Gaea.
Gaea doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gaea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain drops Gaea with a naaaaasty hook - Gaea is in real trouble here! Pain dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Pain!
A victorious Dee Pain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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