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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Gotti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robson Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendes sprawls well. He's pushed Gotti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gotti has his takedown stuffed
and Mendes counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendes throws out a leg kick but Gotti moves out of range and Mendes only half commits.
Nice uppercut there from Gotti.
Some bone on bone action there as Gotti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendes throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gotti has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gotti breaks the clinch.
Gotti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendes defends it nicely.
Robson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gotti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti throws a combination. Mendes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Mendes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gotti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendes.
Gotti throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotti moves out of range as Mendes throws a body kick.
A head kick by Mendes misses
and Gotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gotti lands with a slapping head kick.
Gotti moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendes avoids the head kick by Gotti.
Mendes throws a lazy head kick
and Gotti counters with a good low kick that Mendes was not able to check.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Gotti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendes, pushing him back against the cage.
Gotti manages to break the clinch.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Jimmy Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses
and Gotti counters with a body kick that stops Mendes in his tracks momentarily.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti looks gassed!
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Gotti.
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Gotti jabs at Mendes's body.
Gotti shoots in but no luck this time.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Robson Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes misses with a low kick.
Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotti moves out of range of the body kick from Mendes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Gotti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mendes was covering up waiting for the punch and Gotti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Gotti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gotti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Gotti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gotti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gotti fails to land the takedown.
Mendes stuffs the takedown attempt from Gotti. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Robson Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gotti.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes looks to throw a body kick
and Gotti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gotti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Gotti.
Mendes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendes wants it to stay on the feet.
Gotti connects with the punch.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robson Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Mendes. Those never looked like landing.
Mendes misses with a few strikes there.
Mendes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gotti avoids the head kick by Mendes.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendes swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Gotti moves in looking to clinch but Mendes pushes him off.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gotti avoids the head kick by Mendes.
Mendes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotti moves out of range of the body kick from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
Gotti closes the distance and clinches up with Mendes, looking for a takedown. Gotti pushes Mendes against the cage but Mendes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendes works over Gotti's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gotti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gotti blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Gotti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gotti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robson Mendes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mendes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gotti lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendes off the cage and back into range.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Gotti.
Mendes looks to land a body kick but Gotti moved away.
Gotti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Gotti.
Mendes throws a predictable looking body shot
so Gotti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendes has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gotti doesn't defend quickly enough and Mendes has managed to lock this one up! Can Gotti escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mendes on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robson Mendes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Russell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russell wants to clinch.
Lee Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christmas connects with a nice looking jab.
Russell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christmas tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Christmas as Russell shoots in.
Christmas sizes up Russell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like James Russell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.
No joy there for Russell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christmas lands with a cross.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christmas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Christmas throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Russell is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lee Christmas !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Del Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Lepeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lepeaux has chosen Epidémie as his entrance music. Keith Del Rosario has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Del Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Lepeaux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Rosario goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Del Rosario throws a hook but Lepeaux blocks it.
Del Rosario misses with a wild combination.
Del Rosario throws a nice looking combination but Lepeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lepeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Del Rosario on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Del Rosario. Those never looked like landing.
Lepeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Rosario throws a lazy right hand but Lepeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Rosario thuds a left hand into Lepeaux's body.
Del Rosario throws a series of punches but Lepeaux moves out of range.
Del Rosario moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Del Rosario 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Del Rosario scores with a punch to the head.
Keith Del Rosario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lepeaux ducks under a wild hook from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario misses with a looping left.
Del Rosario scores with a punch to the head.
Del Rosario ducks under a wild hook from Lepeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario looks to land a left hand but Lepeaux moved out of range nicely.
Keith Del Rosario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lepeaux shoots in for a double leg but Del Rosario sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Del Rosario.
Lepeaux shoots in and drives through. Del Rosario sprawls well.
Del Rosario fails to land with a series of punches.
Del Rosario moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lepeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Rosario throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Rosario connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lepeaux. Lepeaux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lepeaux throws the left hand but Del Rosario avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Del Rosario misses its intended target.
Del Rosario takes one on the button.
Del Rosario walks into a left hand.
Del Rosario throws a right hand that Lepeaux ducks under and follows up with a left that Lepeaux also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepeaux thows a body shot but no joy.
Lepeaux moves in looking to clinch but Del Rosario pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lepeaux pushes Del Rosario up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Del Rosario - that landed with a thud.
Lepeaux looks gassed!
Del Rosario stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Rosario lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Del Rosario tries to work over Lepeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lepeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Del Rosario blocking some punches.
Del Rosario lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lepeaux backwards.
Del Rosario misses with a punch to the body.
Del Rosario misses with a hook to the ribs.
Del Rosario goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lepeaux successfully pulls guard.
Del Rosario is looking to stand up but Lepeaux won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario wants to stand and escape but instead Lepeaux has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lepeaux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Del Rosario's guard.
Del Rosario is not content to let Lepeaux control the position.
Del Rosario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lepeaux on the ground.
Del Rosario pushes Lepeaux off looking to stand but Lepeaux dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rosario on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Del Rosario tries to get out of the position.
Del Rosario is refusing to be controlled, as Lepeaux sits in half guard.
Del Rosario wants to stand back up but Lepeaux manages to pass into side control.
Del Rosario is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lepeaux has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Del Rosario taking a bit of punishment here - Lepeaux scoring with strikes.
Del Rosario is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lepeaux asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee asks Lepeaux politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lepeaux prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lepeaux passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Del Rosario!
Del Rosario squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
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 Keith Del Rosario will probably get the nod.
That's time! Del Rosario's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lepeaux connects with a crisp jab.
Del Rosario fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lepeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lepeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Rosario lands a body shot.
Del Rosario scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lepeaux takes a swing at Del Rosario's ribcage but misses.
Lepeaux takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario misses with a right hand
and Lepeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Lepeaux shoots in for a takedown but Del Rosario shows good takedown defense.
Keith Del Rosario is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Rosario scores with a three punch combo!
Keith Del Rosario is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Del Rosario swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lepeaux blocks the leg kick.
Del Rosario lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Del Rosario throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lepeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Del Rosario is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lepeaux.
Oh Del Rosario is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Lepeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lepeaux rushes Del Rosario and presses him up against the cage.
Lepeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Del Rosario blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Rosario blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lepeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lepeaux misses with the head strike.
Lepeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lepeaux working aggressively here.
Lepeaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lepeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Del Rosario.
Lepeaux has clasped his hands together around Del Rosario's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lepeaux lands an elbow.
Lepeaux cracks Del Rosario with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lepeaux immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Del Rosario is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lepeaux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Lepeaux!
A very excited looking Roman Lepeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rig Dig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Sheilds is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rig Dig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Sheilds!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dig scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dig is looking for a kimura here.
Sheilds is trying to stand up here but Dig is controlling him well.
Sheilds won't allow Dig to pass to mount.
Sheilds wants to get back to full guard.
Dig is working for a kimura but Sheilds is defending it quite comfortably.
Sheilds is refusing to be controlled, as Dig sits in half guard.
Sheilds actively working from the bottom here.
Sheilds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dig is trying for a kimura here. Sheilds looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dig wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rig Dig!
Rig Dig decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinto Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mak Mokowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mokowski has chosen The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die as his entrance music. Mak Mokowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quinto Connor's 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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinto Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mak Mokowski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor shoots in for a takedown but Mokowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mokowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mokowski misses with a wild combination.
Connor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mokowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Mokowski misses with a double jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Connor.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mokowski pushes Connor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Connor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Connor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mokowski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Connor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Connor is looking to take a break and control but Mokowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Connor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mokowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Connor's guard! Nice work there by Mokowski!
Mokowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Connor's guard.
Mokowski won't allow Connor to sweep him here.
Connor controls Mokowski momentarily but Mokowski frees himself.
Connor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mokowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Connor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokowski kicks Connor off and gets to his feet.
Connor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mokowski counters with a head kick that drops Connor to the mat! Connor scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Connor is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinto Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mokowski throws a right and a left that Connor avoids nicely.
Oh Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh!!! Mokowski has knocked Connor down with a huge combo! Mokowski steps away and waves a wobbly Connor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Connor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Connor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Connor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Connor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mokowski pushes Connor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Connor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
Horrible takedown by Connor or perhaps it was just good defense by Mokowski which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mokowski misses with a few strikes there.
Connor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mokowski's waist but Mokowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Connor off to one side.
Mokowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mokowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connor.
Mokowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connor looks for a takedown but Mokowski sprawls well.
Mokowski throws a one two combo.
Mokowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connor.
Mokowski lands the left hand.
Connor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mokowski pinned against the cage. Mokowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokowski misses with a double jab.
Mokowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mokowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Mokowski swinging wildly here.
A combination from Mokowski does no damage.
Connor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mokowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mokowski as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mokowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mokowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Mokowski as Connor shoots in.
Mokowski scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak Mokowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Connor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mokowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinto Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mokowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mokowski.
Connor has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Mokowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mokowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinto Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mokowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mokowski wants to get back to his feet but Connor drags him back down.
Connor tries for a kimura but Mokowski is defending well.
Mokowski wants to get back to his feet but Connor drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mokowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Connor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mokowski is not content to let Connor control the position.
Mokowski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Connor is controlling him well.
Quinto Connor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Connor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Connor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mokowski is trying to buck Connor off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking to take a break and control but Mokowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mokowski wants to get back to his feet.
Connor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mokowski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mokowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Connor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mokowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Connor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Connor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mokowski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokowski throws Connor to one side and escapes!
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mokowski as he avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Mokowski.
Mokowski connects with a right hand. Connor shakes it off.
Mokowski looks for the body kick but Connor saw that one coming.
No luck for Connor with that takedown attempt.
Mokowski throws a nice looking combination but Connor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Connor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor is working for a kimura but Mokowski is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor prevents Mokowski from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quinto Connor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mokowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Connor.
Some wild striking there from Mokowski.
Mokowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Connor will feel that in the morning.
Mokowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mokowski misses with a head kick.
Mokowski throws a head kick that misses.
Connor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mokowski scores with a head kick. Connor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mokowski throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Mokowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mokowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Connor tries to free his leg and advance position but Mokowski is retaining full guard.
Connor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mokowski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mokowski has escaped and now he's on top!
Connor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mokowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mokowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mokowski as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinto Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Mokowski lands.
Mokowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Connor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mokowski did well to prevent Connor getting side control.
Connor seems to be working for a kimura but Mokowski defends the submission attempt.
Mokowski tries to kick Connor off but Connor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokowski is refusing to be controlled, as Connor sits in half guard.
Connor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Connor wants to take a breather but Mokowski is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor is looking for a kimura here.
Mokowski pushes Connor off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Mokowski does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mokowski tries to avoid it but Connor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mokowski to the ground. Mokowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mokowski throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Mokowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Connor fails with a takedown attempt.
Mokowski lands a high kick!
Connor shoots for a takedown but Mokowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mokowski throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.
Connor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mokowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mokowski connects with a looping right hand.
Connor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mokowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connor somewhat.
Mokowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mokowski stalks Connor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Connor's face. Connor staggers backwards, shaken.
Connor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Connor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mokowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor wants to take his opponent's back but Mokowski doesn't allow it.
Mokowski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Connor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mokowski wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mak Mokowski.
I think Mokowski 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mak Mokowski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Picker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp has chosen Feel like a Ninja as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Picker!
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, Ken Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Picker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharp is fending him off so far but Picker persists. Nope, Sharp circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Picker as he jumps to the side.
Picker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Picker is in Sharp's guard.
Sharp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Picker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Picker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Picker throws a strike but Sharp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Picker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Picker keeping moving, preventing Sharp from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Picker holds on and takes a little breather.
Sharp advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sharp is looking for a kimura but Picker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sharp to get the leverage.
Sharp prevents Picker from improving his position.
Picker gets full guard.
Sharp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Picker trying to control the position here.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Picker keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to pass the guard but Picker is keeping the position.
Sharp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Picker is proving hard to escape from.
Sharp stopping the sweep attempt from Picker.
Picker managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Picker circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Picker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sharp keeping full guard, as Picker tries to pass.
Picker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sharp trying to control the position here.
Picker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Picker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Picker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Picker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Picker cracks Sharp with a solid left hand.
Picker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picker postures up and lands a big shot to Sharp's brow.
Picker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker chips away with some ground and pound.
Picker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Picker is defending well. Sharp quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Picker has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sharp celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Sharp!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ken Sharp waved his t-shirt featuring Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Straight Outta Compton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, Niko Rosenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Rosenberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Rosenberg.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Rosenberg looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Rosenberg scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rosenberg is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson stops Rosenberg from getting back to his feet.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Rosenberg defends it.
Rosenberg is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Rosenberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Rosenberg wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg is concentrating on defense, preventing Johnson from advancing position.
Rosenberg wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rosenberg desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rosenberg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson stops Rosenberg from getting back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Rosenberg is defending well.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosenberg defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosenberg defends it well.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rosenberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is looking to advance position but Rosenberg won't allow it.
Rosenberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rosenberg wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosenberg defends it well.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Rosenberg is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rosenberg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Rosenberg tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Rosenberg is looking for a sweep.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rosenberg holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away.
Rosenberg is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Rosenberg gets back to half guard.
Johnson prevents Rosenberg from standing back up.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Rosenberg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rosenberg is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rosenberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson working over Rosenberg with some ground and pound. Rosenberg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenberg is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Rosenberg's hands, connecting with Rosenberg's forehead.
Rosenberg gets back to full guard.
Rosenberg keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rosenberg is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Rosenberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosenberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rosenberg which made him look bad.
Rosenberg throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rosenberg which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosenberg lands an overhand right.
Rosenberg throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Rosenberg.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Josh Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Rosenberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rosenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rosenberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Rosenberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Rosenberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Rosenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosenberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rosenberg.
Rosenberg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rosenberg. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Rosenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Niko Rosenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rosenberg lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosenberg throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Rosenberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rosenberg dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rosenberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rosenberg tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rosenberg to the ground. Rosenberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rosenberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Rosenberg.
Rosenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rosenberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Rosenberg tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg throws a nice head kick!
Rosenberg misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rosenberg defends it nicely.
Rosenberg throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosenberg's waist but Rosenberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Rosenberg lands a head kick!
Rosenberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Niko Rosenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rosenberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rosenberg counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rosenberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Rosenberg swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Niko Rosenberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson checks a low kick from Rosenberg.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson shoots in but Rosenberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Rosenberg throws a body kick that misses.
Rosenberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rosenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Rosenberg frees his head quite easily.
Johnson prevents Rosenberg from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rosenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Rosenberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rosenberg sprawls well. Rosenberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rosenberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Rosenberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosenberg 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.
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Rosenberg's guard.
Rosenberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson passes Rosenberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rosenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Josh Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosenberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosenberg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rosenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Rosenberg wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Johnson manages to pass to side control.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Rosenberg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rosenberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rosenberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosenberg is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Rosenberg is looking to escape.
Rosenberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Rosenberg gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosenberg trying to control the position.
Rosenberg is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rosenberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rosenberg tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Nice jab there from Rosenberg.
Rosenberg misses with a low kick.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Rosenberg is out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Rosenberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rosenberg avoids it really well and circles away.
Rosenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Josh Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Sessions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sessions throws a right hand that misses
and Wray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sessions.
Wray moves out of range as Sessions throws a body kick.
Wray lands a nice looking body kick.
Wray throws a leg kick but Sessions moved away.
Sessions throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sessions.
Wray jabs Sessions right on the nose. Sessions blinks but takes it well.
Wray moves out of range as Sessions throws a body kick.
Sessions throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sessions scores with a shot to the body.
Sessions scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Wray tenderised Sessions's leg. Sessions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wray connects with a high kick.
A slow jab from Wray misses its intended target.
Wray catches Sessions with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sessions lands a really nice looking cross but Wray seems unphased.
Wray throws a lazy right hand but Sessions sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sessions will feel that in the morning.
Wray scores with a leg kick.
Wray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sessions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wray tries a head kick but it misses.
Sessions scores with a push kick.
Wray throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sessions blocks the leg kick.
Sessions throws a one two combo.
Sessions moves forwards but Wray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wray thumps Sessions with a low kick.
Wray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sessions misses with a low kick.
Sessions tries to land a body kick
and Wray counters with a low kick, right behind Sessions 's knee.
Wray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sessions blocks a jab.
Sessions lands a jab to Wray's midsection.
Wray slips under a jab.
Wray walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray slips a jab from Sessions.
Wray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sessions looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wray throws a body kick that misses.
Sessions swings for the body but Wray moves out of range.
Wray checks the leg kick.
Sessions avoids the body shot from Wray.
Nice defenses there by Wray.
Sessions throws a low kick but Wray avoids it.
A slow jab from Sessions misses its intended target.
Sessions throws a low kick, looking for Wray's leg but Wray calmly moves out of range.
Wray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sessions throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Wray.
Sessions throws a wild body kick that Wray sees coming a mile off.
Wray missing with a left hand there. Sessions was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray slips a jab from Sessions.
Wray throws a looping overhand right but Sessions ducks down to avoid it.
Sessions takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions throws the left hand but Wray avoids the punch easily.
Wray misses with a wild body shot.
Wray connects with a crisp jab.
Sessions throws a head kick that misses.
Sessions looks to throw the jab but Wray is out of range.
Sessions misses with a looping right.
Sessions throws a body punch but Wray moves out of range.
Sessions looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
Wray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sessions's sensitive parts.
Manny Sessions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wray moves out of range of the body kick.
Sessions drops his hands momentarily and Wray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sessions tries to bum rush Wray with a series of wild strikes but Wray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wray connects with a single shot there.
Wray takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Sessions takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sessions takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
Wray moves out of range as Sessions strikes.
Sessions dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wray. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands a nice shot to the body.
Sessions is breathing heavily.
Wray tries a head kick but it misses.
Sessions moves out of range of the body kick.
Wray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sessions.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sessions has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sessions and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body kick there by Wray.
Wray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sessions lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wray looks for the body kick but Sessions saw that one coming.
Sessions moves out of range of the body kick.
Wray throws a body kick that misses.
Wray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Wray misses its intended target.
Wray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sessions looks to land a right hand but Wray moved out of range.
Sessions connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sessions slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sessions moves out of range of the body kick from Wray.
Nice uppercut there from Sessions.
Sessions blocks a low kick nicely.
Sessions misses with a body kick.
Sessions misses with a lunging right hand
and Wray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sessions's knee momentarily.
Sessions ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sessions connects with an inside leg kick.
Wray moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sessions.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wray.
Nice defenses there by Sessions.
Sessions is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sessions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wray manages to avoid it.
That kick from Wray tenderised Sessions's leg. Sessions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sessions just misses with a punch to the body.
Wray connects with a leg kick. Sessions looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wray swings for the body but Sessions moves out of range.
Sessions thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sessions. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sessions defending well as Wray loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sessions swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sessions has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wray.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wray.
Wray misses with a wild body shot.
Sessions throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sessions blocks a head kick by Wray.
Sessions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Wray lands with a straight right. Sessions didn't see that one coming.
Wray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sessions if he has to take too many more of those.
Wray misses with a straight right.
Jab by Wray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wray walks into a stiff left hand from Sessions.
Wray lands a nice looking body shot.
Sessions looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
Wray throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wray.
Wray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sessions.
Sessions throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wray.
Sessions walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sessions.
Sessions on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Sessions.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wray.
Sessions throws a big shot that misses.
Sessions throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wray cracks Sessions with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sessions misses the shot to the body.
Sessions takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sessions bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sessions takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Wray.
Wray throws a body punch but Sessions moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray misses with a hook.
A jab from Wray misses.
Sessions scores with a body shot.
Wray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sessions.
Sessions throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sessions walks into a straight right hand from Wray.
A head kick misses from Wray.
Sessions misses with a leg kick.
Sessions lands a jab to the nose.
Wray misses with a leg kick.
Sessions throws a good cross that connects.
Sessions swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sessions in his tracks.
Wray throws a head kick but Sessions moves out of range.
Wray clobbers Sessions with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sessions throws a leg kick but Wray checks it.
Sessions throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sessions. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sessions has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sessions and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sessions. That did some damage!
Sessions scores with a jab to the body.
Wray plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stuart Wray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wray blocks the body kick.
Wray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wray looks to land a right hand but Sessions moved out of range.
Wray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wray swings for the body but Sessions moves out of range.
Sessions thuds a left hand into Wray's body.
Wray misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Wray tenderised Sessions's leg. Sessions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sessions looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sessions shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wray tries a head kick but it misses.
Sessions walks into a straight right hand from Wray.
Sessions misses with a looping right.
Sessions ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wray moves away.
Sessions throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sessions misses with a double jab.
Sessions pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sessions takes a kick to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sessions checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wray misses with a hook.
Sessions looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wray misses with a body kick.
Wray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sessions checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wray blocks the body kick.
Wray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sessions misses with a straight right.
Sessions will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wray throws a leg kick but Sessions checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray throws the kick towards the body but Sessions avoids it.
Wray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sessions's calf.
Wray lands with an overhand left.
Sessions throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sessions cracks Wray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wray loads up on a big right hand but Sessions slips the punch.
Wray jabs Sessions right on the nose. Sessions blinks but takes it well.
Sessions on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wray. Wray obviously looking to wear him down.
Sessions swings for the body but Wray moves out of range.
Sessions avoids a kick to the body.
Sessions misses with a leg kick.
Sessions throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wray's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sessions was well out of range. Poor timing from Wray.
Sessions looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wray just misses with a punch to the body.
Sessions thuds his shin into the meat of Wray's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sessions misses the target.
Sessions throws a solid leg kick but Wray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sessions.
Sessions takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wray scores with a decent looking hook.
Wray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sessions cracks Wray with an open hand slap.
Sessions lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Sessions misses
and Wray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wray stuns Sessions with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sessions moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sessions misses with a low kick.
Wray scores with a sloppy right hand. Sessions should have avoided that one.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sessions looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sessions.
Wray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sessions.
Wray throws a head kick that Sessions semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sessions blocks a jab.
Sessions plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sessions takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wray throws a leg kick which misses Sessions's front leg but catches the back leg as Sessions tries to avoid it.
Sessions scores with a spinning back kick!
Sessions looks to land a right hand but Wray moved out of range.
Sessions looks for the body kick but Wray saw that one coming.
Sessions jabs Wray right on the nose. Wray blinks but takes it well.
Wray lands a jab.
Sessions swings for the body but Wray moves out of range.
Sessions throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sessions misses with a hook. Wray ducked under it nicely.
Sessions throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Sessions misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions checks a leg kick nicely.
Sessions throws a wild body kick that Wray sees coming a mile off.
Wray moves out of range of the leg kick from Sessions.
Sessions fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wray is out of range.
Sessions swings for the body but Wray moves out of range.
Manny Sessions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wray throws a hook but Sessions avoids it easily.
Sessions tries to bum rush Wray with a series of wild strikes but Wray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sessions looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
Wray scores with the left hand. Sessions knows he should have avoided that one.
Wray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wray throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray cracks the inside of Sessions's front leg.
Wray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wray thumps Sessions with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wray lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Wray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wray 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!
Stuart Wray made sure to mention his sponsor, Rōnin in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Tablita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Toole has chosen Say my name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Tablita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tablita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tablita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Toole is looking to chop away at Tablita's legs.
No joy there for Tablita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Toole throws a wild body kick that Tablita sees coming a mile off.
O Toole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Toole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Toole keeps Tablita at a distance using the push kick.
Tablita swings for the body but O Toole moves out of range.
Tablita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tablita blocks a body shot from O Toole.
O Toole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tablita's elbow.
Tablita blocking some punches.
Tablita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tablita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tablita misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Tablita moves away from the strike by O Toole.
O Toole slips under a jab.
Tablita throws an overhand right that lands on O Toole's shoulder, as O Toole tries to avoid the shot.
Tablita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Toole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tablita momentarily.
O Toole throws a leg kick which misses Tablita's front leg but catches the back leg as Tablita tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tablita moves out of range as O Toole throws a body kick.
Tablita moves out of range as O Toole throws a body kick.
O Toole misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
Tablita jabs O Toole right on the nose. O Toole blinks but takes it well.
O Toole staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Toole, right into the meat.
O Toole lands a jab to Tablita's midsection.
O Toole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tablita throws out the jab.
O Toole scores with a hook to the body. Tablita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Toole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
Tablita tries to bum rush O Toole with a series of wild strikes but O Toole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Toole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Toole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tablita looks to land a combination but O Toole avoids it well.
O Toole connects with a single shot there.
O Toole thows a body kick. Tablita tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Toole ducks under a wild hook from Tablita.
Tablita thows a body shot but no joy.
Tablita is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tablita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tablita thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Toole misses with a body kick.
O Toole lands a head kick. Tablita smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Toole connects with a body shot that sends Tablita's belly button to the back.
Tablita misses with a wild combination.
Tablita looks to land a combination but O Toole avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Tablita.
Tablita is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tablita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tablita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
Tablita misses with the combination.
O Toole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
O Toole jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tablita misses with a looping left.
Tablita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tablita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Toole scores with a leg kick.
Tablita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Toole.
O Toole scores with a hook to the body. Tablita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Toole thows a body kick. Tablita tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by O Toole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Toole.
Tablita throws a series of punches but O Toole avoids them all with ease.
O Toole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Toole looks for the body kick but Tablita saw that one coming.
Tablita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
Tablita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Toole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tablita scrambles back to his feet.
Tablita misses with a double jab.
Tablita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Toole circles away quickly and effectively.
O Toole lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tablita takes a step back to recover.
O Toole misses with a head kick.
Tablita throws a hook but O Toole blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick.
O Toole scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tablita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Toole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tablita walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Toole.
O Toole lands with a nice body kick.
O Toole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tablita thows a body shot but no joy.
O Toole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Toole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Toole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tablita has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tablita misses with a lunging right hand
and O Toole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tablita's guard.
Tablita keeping moving, preventing O Toole from controlling successfully.
O Toole is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tablita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy O Toole dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Toole lands a nice looking body kick.
Timmy O Toole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Toole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tablita uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Toole has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Toole.
Tablita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Toole moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
O Toole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tablita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick.
Tablita moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Toole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tablita.
O Toole throws a sloppy head kick and Tablita moves out of range easily.
O Toole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tablita lands with a straight right. O Toole didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tablita throws a right hand that O Toole ducks under and follows up with a left that O Toole also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick there by O Toole.
Gabriel Tablita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as O Toole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tablita doesn't seem phased though.
O Toole throws a leg kick which misses Tablita's front leg but catches the back leg as Tablita tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tablita misses with a hook.
O Toole misses the shot to the body.
Tablita checks a leg kick nicely.
Tablita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Toole defending well as Tablita loads up on a big left hand.
Tablita is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tablita wants to clinch up but O Toole keeps it at a distance.
Tablita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tablita misses with a hook.
Tablita takes a swing at O Toole's ribcage but misses.
Tablita tries to bum rush O Toole with a series of wild strikes but O Toole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tablita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Toole.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
Tablita will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick from O Toole.
O Toole ducks under a wild hook from Tablita.
Tablita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Toole shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Toole was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tablita bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Toole has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tablita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tablita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Toole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tablita trying to control but O Toole is working from the bottom.
O Toole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Toole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tablita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Toole scores with a short punch from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tablita is pushing down on O Toole's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Toole is fighting to maintain full guard but Tablita has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tablita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Toole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Toole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tablita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tablita's back!
O Toole struggling to land strikes to the head as Tablita covers up.
O Toole missing with strikes.
O Toole throwing sloppy strikes.
O Toole has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tablita has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
O Toole working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tablita has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from O Toole.
Tablita is taking damage to the body and head.
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!
O Toole controlling well, preventing Tablita from escaping the position.
Tablita has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from O Toole.
Tablita covering up well under a series of strikes from O Toole.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
O Toole throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy O Toole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tablita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Toole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tablita was well out of range. Poor timing from O Toole.
Good leg kick by O Toole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Toole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tablita moves away.
Tablita swings for the body but O Toole moves out of range.
A jab from Tablita misses.
O Toole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tablita but Tablita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Toole checks a low kick from Tablita.
Tablita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Toole throws a wild body kick that Tablita sees coming a mile off.
Tablita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Toole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Toole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tablita misses with a head kick.
O Toole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Toole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tablita rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Toole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tablita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Toole.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Toole.
Tablita swings for the body but O Toole moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tablita pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Toole back to the cage. Tablita follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Timmy O Toole has been cut.
Tablita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
O Toole throws a push kick but Tablita slaps the foot to one side.
Tablita staying out of range there.
Tablita misses with a hook.
Tablita looks to throw the jab but O Toole is out of range.
Tablita misses with a wild body shot.
O Toole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tablita doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
O Toole tries a head kick but it misses.
Tablita misses with a wild body shot.
O Toole thumps Tablita with a low kick.
Tablita throws a nice looking combination but O Toole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tablita blocks a jab.
O Toole lands the left hand.
O Toole scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tablita with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tablita throws a big shot that misses.
O Toole lands a head kick. Tablita smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Toole lands with a cross.
O Toole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tablita doesn't seem bothered though.
O Toole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Toole pushes Tablita away with a front kick.
O Toole throws a push kick but Tablita slaps the foot to one side.
O Toole takes one to the chin there.
Tablita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tablita throws a low kick but O Toole avoids it.
Tablita throws a right hand that O Toole ducks under and follows up with a left that O Toole also avoids with ease.
O Toole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Toole slips a jab and a cross from Tablita.
O Toole lands the left hand.
O Toole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tablita.
O Toole scores with a kick to the body.
O Toole cracks the inside of Tablita's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tablita's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Toole under the eye.
Tablita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Toole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Toole lands with a good body shot.
Tablita takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Toole is looking to score with low kicks.
Tablita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Toole.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
Gabriel Tablita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tablita avoids a kick to the body.
O Toole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tablita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Toole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
Tablita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tablita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Toole.
O Toole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tablita will feel that in the morning.
O Toole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick from O Toole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Toole lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
Tablita swinging wildly here.
Tablita looks to land a left hand but O Toole moved out of range nicely.
O Toole throws out a powerful jab.
O Toole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tablita digs a good body shot into O Toole's ribs.
O Toole defending well as Tablita loads up on a big left hand.
Tablita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Toole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Tablita scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Toole looks for the body kick but Tablita saw that one coming.
O Toole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Toole throws a push kick but Tablita slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy O Toole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Toole 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy O Toole!
During a confident post fight interview, Timmy O Toole thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Fray!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cell lands a high kick!
Nice sprawl there from Cell as Fray shoots in.
Fray misses with a takedown
and Cell counters with a good, hard body kick but Fray shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cell.
Cell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fray is rocked!
Fray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Cell has cracked Fray with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Cell lands another huge swinging hook and Fray tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Fray, before Cell can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stem Cell!
Stem Cell retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Stem Cell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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