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WOTLA 22 - Legends Collide PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitchell Hobson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobson has a takedown stuffed.
Edgar throws a lazy head kick
and Hobson counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hobson.
Hobson misses with a head kick.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hobson.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchell Hobson.
Hobson shoots for a double leg takedown but Edgar sprawls well. He's pushed Hobson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hobson clinches.
Hobson has Edgar pressed against the cage, preventing Edgar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Hobson has double underhooks.
Edgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frankie Edgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hobson.
Hobson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hobson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hobson prevents Edgar from getting back to his feet.
Hobson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Hobson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Hobson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hobson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar moves forwards but Hobson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hobson stalks Edgar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Edgar's face. Edgar staggers backwards, shaken.
Edgar with a nice cross.
Hobson tries to clinch but Edgar moves away
and Edgar counters with a head kick. That will keep Hobson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edgar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hobson somewhat.
Hobson tries to clinch up but Edgar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hobson wants to clinch.
Hobson tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hobson.
Nice uppercut there from Hobson.
Hobson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobson keeps control of Edgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Hobson dominated that round.
That's time! Edgar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edgar.
Edgar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hobson on the side of the head.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hobson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hobson clinches with his opponent.
Edgar tries to break the clinch but Hobson is controlling the position.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Hobson has double underhooks.
Hobson tries to score a body lock takedown but Edgar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edgar tries to break free but Hobson pushes him back against the cage.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Hobson lands a shoulder strike.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hobson slowing the pace effectively.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Hobson won't allow it.
Edgar breaks the clinch.
Hobson doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hobson.
Hobson cracks Edgar with a good jab.
Hobson clinches.
Edgar tries to break the clinch but Hobson is controlling the position.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hobson misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson manages to break the clinch.
Frankie Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobson instigates a clinch.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar tries to circle away but Hobson has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Edgar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar is trying to push Hobson away but Hobson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Hobson is controlling him.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch but Hobson keeps him there for the moment.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Hobson won't allow it.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Hobson won't allow it.
Edgar tries to circle away but Hobson has him pinned against the cage.
Hobson jumps guard.
Edgar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hobson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Edgar is defending well. Hobson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Edgar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hobson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mitchell Hobson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cock Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Adkins (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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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cock Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Adkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown but Adkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daniels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daniels fails to land the takedown.
Adkins tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Adkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adkins slips under a jab from Daniels.
Adkins tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cock Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adkins throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adkins.
Nice body kick there by Adkins.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Adkins! Daniels is out on his feet! Adkins rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Daniels is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Daniels is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Adkins!
Our winner, Scott Adkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Juana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama Juana has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Juana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Juana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juana wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Juana tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juana is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Juana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juana is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juana avoid being mounted?
Juana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juana thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Juana blocks nicely.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Juana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Juana!
Juana trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee looks gassed!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mama Juana just wasn't active enough.
Juana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juana doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Horrible takedown by Juana or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Juana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mama Juana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lee breaks from Juana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Juana that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Juana wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juana is in a horrible position here. Lee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Juana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Juana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Juana works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juana looking for a sweep. Not yet Juana, not yet.
Juana is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Juana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Juana wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Juana to sweep him here.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Juana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juana wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Juana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Juana is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee is working Juana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Juana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Juana wants it to stay on the feet.
Juana tries to clinch up
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Juana's guard.
Juana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juana pushes Lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee looking to ground and pound but Juana is blocking nicely.
Lee avoids the attempt from Juana to control.
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!
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Juana wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Juana's face.
Juana wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee prevents Juana from getting the reversal.
Lee scoring with strikes but Juana is staying in there.
Juana tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Juana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Juana wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee breaks from Juana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juana is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Juana working to try and regain half guard.
Lee raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juana is trying to stand up.
Lee with a couple of short strikes.
Juana is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Juana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee looking to finish Juana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Juana!
Lee unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Juana trying desperately to get to his feet.
Juana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Juana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Juana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juana?
Juana is looking to get to half guard.
Juana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Juana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Juana because Lee loaded up on that one.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Juana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Juana is working hard here to advance position.
Lee unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Juana wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee breaks from Juana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee cracks Juana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Juana with a poor takedown
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Juana has wrist control.
Anderson Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juana is on top in guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juana advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juana takes a little break here. Lee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Juana working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juana misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Juana is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Juana is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Juana decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Juana is looking to clinch.
Juana fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Juana persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Juana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Juana is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Mama Juana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Juana wants to clinch.
Mama Juana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juana misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juana lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Juana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mama Juana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Juana misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mama Juana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Lee!
An intense looking Anderson Lee took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd like to thank God, my family, the fans for coming out tonight, my team for helping me prepair for the fight, and my sponsor Untouchable Fight Gear for supporting me and my team. thanks '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Booty Work. John Cena will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena is looking to clinch but Rackham is avoiding it.
Rackham tries to sprawl but Cena drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cena prevents Rackham from standing back up.
Cena tries to stand and escape but Rackham is controlling the position.
Rackham wants to get back to his feet.
Cena is keen to just control but Rackham is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Cena.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Rackham.
Rackham throws a right hand that Cena ducks under and follows up with a left that Cena also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Rackham misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Rackham.
Rackham clinches.
Cena is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Cena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rackham manages to break the clinch.
Rackham clinches with his opponent.
Cena successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rackham wants to stand but Cena has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rackham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rackham stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rackham scores with a shot to the body.
Cena looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena has a takedown stuffed.
Rackham drops Cena with a beautiful combination! Cena stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rackham is looking for the KO!
Cena is rocked!
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Rackham clinches up against the cage.
Cena is still on wobbly legs! Can Rackham finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham has Cena pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cena is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rackham - that's hurt Cena badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cena is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cena doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jack Rackham!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Rackham 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Soljernitskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Urashitani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoltan Soljernitskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, No Urashitani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urashitani shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Soljernitskin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urashitani controlling his opponent.
Urashitani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Urashitani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soljernitskin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Soljernitskin tries to lock up and control but Urashitani gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Urashitani controlling his opponent.
Soljernitskin working to try and regain half guard.
Soljernitskin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soljernitskin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Urashitani fails to advance to Soljernitskin's back.
Soljernitskin tries to lock up and control but Urashitani gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Urashitani content just to control the position here.
Soljernitskin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urashitani wants to take his opponent's back but Soljernitskin doesn't allow it.
Urashitani can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soljernitskin is looking to escape.
Soljernitskin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soljernitskin is working hard here to advance position.
Soljernitskin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soljernitskin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Urashitani pulls his head out easily.
Soljernitskin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soljernitskin.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soljernitskin working a defensive guard here.
Soljernitskin keeping full guard, as Urashitani tries to pass.
Urashitani got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soljernitskin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Urashitani has managed to get both his arms back between Soljernitskin's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soljernitskin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Urashitani defends well.
Soljernitskin keeping moving, preventing Urashitani from controlling successfully.
Soljernitskin looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urashitani is looking to stand up but Soljernitskin won't let him.
Soljernitskin keeping full guard, as Urashitani tries to pass.
Soljernitskin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soljernitskin working for a triangle but Urashitani defends it easily.
Soljernitskin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Urashitani is one step ahead there.
Urashitani passes into half guard.
Soljernitskin wants to get back to full guard.
Urashitani wants to take a breather but Soljernitskin is having none of it.
Soljernitskin wants to improve his position but Urashitani is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urashitani is trying to control the action in half guard but Soljernitskin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Urashitani working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Soljernitskin's thigh. Soljernitskin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Soljernitskin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Urashitani defends well.
Urashitani is sitting in close to Soljernitskin's body. Soljernitskin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Urashitani is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Urashitani is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Soljernitskin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zoltan Soljernitskin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hodgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommie Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't Shoot Shotgun. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Hodgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommie Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gunn.
Hodgins misses with a wild combination.
Gunn forces Hodgins back against the cage and clinches.
Hodgins avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Hodgins 's eye.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn stalling.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Hodgins controls the action.
Hodgins avoids the elbow strike from Gunn, against the cage.
Gunn lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gunn.
Gunn lands with a left to the head.
Hodgins looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hodgins tries to circle away but Gunn has him pinned against the cage.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hodgins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunn controlling the action here for a moment.
Hodgins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hodgins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hodgins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodgins darts in trying to clinch
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Hodgins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hodgins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hodgins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Hodgins.
Hodgins wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Hodgins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Gunn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hodgins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gunn.
Hodgins shoots for a takedown but Gunn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hodgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodgins tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hodgins scores with a takedown into Gunn's guard.
Gunn has his foot on Hodgins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hodgins works his way back into a safe position though.
Gunn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hodgins!
Gunn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hodgins is looking to escape.
Gunn content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodgins is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gunn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hodgins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hodgins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunn pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodgins is trying to control but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Gunn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hodgins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hodgins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gunn's waist but Gunn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hodgins off to one side.
Gunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gunn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hodgins misses with a takedown
and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunn.
Gunn is working Hodgins over against the cage.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn lands with a left to the head.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Hodgins controls the action.
Hodgins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hodgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Hodgins trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hodgins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hodgins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a hook that snaps the head of Hodgins backwards.
Gunn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hodgins.
Gunn lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hodgins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hodgins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hodgins's elbow.
Tommie Gunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hodgins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Gunn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hodgins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gunn can't fight it off and eventually Hodgins manages to take the fight to the floor. Gunn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Gunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is looking to sweep but instead, Hodgins has passed into half guard.
Gunn wants to improve his position but Hodgins is controlling well.
Gunn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gunn trying to hold on to Hodgins's head to control him but Hodgins postures up.
Tommie Gunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gunn manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Hodgins from controlling successfully.
Gunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hodgins taking shots to the head.
Gunn content just to control the position here.
Hodgins is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hodgins tries to reverse the position but Gunn maintains control.
Gunn content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn tries to control but Hodgins wriggling away.
Gunn is landing with some decent strikes but Hodgins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Gunn 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hodgins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Gunn - just one landing.
Gunn wants to land a leg kick but Hodgins is out of range.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hodgins misses with the combination.
No luck for Hodgins with that takedown attempt.
Gunn lands with a good body shot.
Gunn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Hodgins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn sizes up Hodgins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunn is looking to chop away at Hodgins's legs.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hodgins has time to react.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hodgins. That did some damage!
Gunn lands with a straight right. Hodgins didn't see that one coming.
Hodgins is rocked!
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Hodgins off balance momentarily.
Oh Hodgins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hodgins gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gunn gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommie Gunn!
A victorious Tommie Gunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernard Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Renato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shamrock somewhat.
Renato scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Renato lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Renato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Renato controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Renato is adopting a defensive guard.
Shamrock won't allow Renato to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Renato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Renato pulls Shamrock in close to prevent any damage.
Renato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shamrock manages to get himself to full guard.
Shamrock working a defensive guard here.
Shamrock throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Renato won't allow Shamrock to sweep him here.
Renato trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
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.
Shamrock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Renato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shamrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renato is one step ahead there.
Shamrock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Renato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Shamrock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Renato bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shamrock is pulling down on Renato's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Renato wants to pass the guard but Shamrock is keeping the position.
Renato throws an elbow that misses. Shamrock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Renato's guard. Nice move by Shamrock!
Shamrock cracks Renato with a solid left hand.
Shamrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shamrock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shamrock trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.
Shamrock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Renato wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Renato is keeping the position.
Shamrock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Renato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Renato wants to stand up but Shamrock is controlling him.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renato looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Renato digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
Renato lands a high kick!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Renato dominated that round.
That's time! Renato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Renato staying out of range there.
Renato scores with a punch to the head.
Renato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock is rocked!
Renato flashes Shamrock a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Shamrock's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Shamrock crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Renato punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiago Renato!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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217 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Twist is defended easily by White.
Twist on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White misses with a body kick.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Twist feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Twist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to keep Twist in close.
Twist wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Twist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Twist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oliver Twist just wasn't active enough.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Twist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist blocks a head kick by White.
Twist throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White lands a front kick.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twist moves away.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Twist moves out of range of the body kick.
Twist moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Twist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Twist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick but Twist checks it.
White looks to land a combination but Twist avoids it well.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White tries to sprawl but Twist drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Twist looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White looking for submissions off his back.
Twist seems to be looking for submissions.
Twist seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. White is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Oliver Twist!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jukebox Timebmb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (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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191 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jukebox Timebmb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timebmb closes the distance and clinches up with Baxter, looking for a takedown. Timebmb pushes Baxter against the cage but Baxter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baxter throws a hook but Timebmb avoids it easily.
Timebmb lands with a cross.
Timebmb scores with a nice strike.
Timebmb defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand.
Timebmb gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Baxter.
It looks like Jukebox Timebmb has been cut.
Timebmb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Timebmb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter lands an uppercut.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Timebmb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Timebmb working aggressively here.
Baxter is working Timebmb over against the cage.
Baxter lands with a right to the head.
Timebmb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Timebmb blocking some punches.
Baxter takes a shot to the head.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Timebmb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timebmb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timebmb has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baxter clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baxter covering up well under a series of strikes from Timebmb.
Timebmb working for a choke but Baxter is defending well.
Timebmb doesn't have the hooks in and Baxter manages to turn into his guard.
Timebmb pulls Baxter in close to his closed guard and prevents Baxter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Baxter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter stands and throws Timebmb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baxter landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timebmb trying to remain calm as Baxter controls from the top position.
Baxter trying to control the action but Timebmb is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Baxter gets to mount! Timebmb was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Timebmb is squirming around, avoiding Baxter's attempts to control the action.
Timebmb manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baxter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baxter's back!
Baxter fending off the submission attempt from Timebmb.
Baxter just trying to survive but Timebmb is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Baxter is covering up but some of the strikes from Timebmb are getting through and doing damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timebmb is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Baxter knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Baxter for a finish.
Timebmb scores with punches to the body.
Timebmb is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukebox Timebmb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukebox Timebmb's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Timebmb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baxter, pushing him back against the cage.
Timebmb throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Timebmb as Baxter tries to tie him up.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter missing with knees to the body.
Timebmb has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baxter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Timebmb fails to pull guard.
Timebmb misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timebmb.
Timebmb tries to pull guard but Baxter holds him up against the cage and eventually Timebmb drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukebox Timebmb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baxter landing knees to the body.
Timebmb tries to pull guard but Baxter won't allow it.
Timebmb managing to block the knees to the body from Baxter.
Timebmb jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timebmb wants to improve his position but instead Baxter has moved into half guard.
Timebmb trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Baxter manages to pass to mount!
Baxter tries to control but Timebmb wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb tries to hold on but Baxter postures up.
Timebmb really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Timebmb is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Timebmb is squirming around, avoiding Baxter's attempts to control the action.
Timebmb tries to reverse the position but Baxter maintains control.
Baxter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Timebmb is looking to escape.
Timebmb is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Timebmb tries to hold on but Baxter postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jukebox Timebmb's cut.
That's time! Timebmb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baxter leaves Timebmb with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Timebmb misses with a two punch combination.
Timebmb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timebmb shoots for a takedown but Baxter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab, jab by Baxter - just one landing.
Baxter misses with a looping left.
Timebmb shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baxter sprawls well. Baxter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Timebmb gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukebox Timebmb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Timebmb works the jab nicely.
Timebmb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter lands a big right hand that sends Timebmb crashing to the mat! Baxter stays standing though and waves Timebmb back to his feet!
Timebmb is rocked!
Jukebox Timebmb's cut is getting worse.
Timebmb dives in and scores a takedown into Baxter's guard.
Oh Timebmb is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baxter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timebmb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Timebmb seems to have got his legs back now.
Timebmb wants to pass the guard but Baxter is keeping the position.
Baxter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Timebmb is looking to work some ground and pound but Baxter has wrist control.
Baxter is trying to keep Timebmb in close.
Timebmb trying to control but Baxter is working from the bottom.
Baxter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Timebmb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baxter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Timebmb shoots in looking for a takedown. Baxter tries to sprawl out of it but Timebmb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baxter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Timebmb.
Timebmb blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timebmb slips under a jab.
Timebmb shoots in but Baxter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baxter defending well as Timebmb loads up on a big left hand.
Baxter throws a hook but Timebmb avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Baxter. No joy for Timebmb on that attempt.
Timebmb gets a double leg takedown into Baxter's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Timebmb is controlling him.
Baxter is pulling down on Timebmb's head. It's preventing any offense from Timebmb, at least for the moment.
Baxter wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Baxter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Baxter.
Baxter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baxter throws a looping overhand right but Timebmb ducks down to avoid it.
Timebmb ducks under a wild hook from Baxter.
Timebmb fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jukebox Timebmb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Timebmb.
Timebmb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Timebmb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timebmb wants a takedown.
Baxter wants to stall.
Timebmb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxter pushes off an throws an elbow but Timebmb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baxter prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Timebmb as Baxter tries to tie him up.
Timebmb fails to pull guard.
Timebmb swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baxter is pushing Timebmb up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Timebmb has Baxter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Timebmb pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Baxter tumbling to the mat - Timebmb dives into Baxter's guard.
Timebmb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baxter is trying to keep Timebmb in close.
Jukebox Timebmb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timebmb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baxter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Timebmb is looking to work some ground and pound but Baxter has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Baxter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baxter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Baxter!
Ryan Baxter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Bukharin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukharin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bukharin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spanked was covering up waiting for the punch and Bukharin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bukharin looking to pass the guard.
Spanked keeping moving, preventing Bukharin from controlling successfully.
Bukharin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bukharin postures up in Spanked's guard and throws a big left but Spanked blocks it.
Bukharin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spanked tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spanked regains half guard, as Bukharin was trying to land strikes.
Spanked makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spanked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spanked works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spanked looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bukharin is one step ahead there.
Spanked controlling Bukharin's posture.
Spanked wants to sweep here but Bukharin controlling him for the moment.
Spanked can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bukharin controls the pace.
Bukharin trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bukharin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spanked swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bukharin lands a nice looking body shot.
Spanked ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bukharin lands with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bukharin.
Bukharin has his takedown stuffed
and Spanked counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukharin swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Spanked to counter with a crisp jab.
Bukharin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spanked moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spanked shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spanked was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked with the ground and pound from mount.
Bukharin is desperately trying to improve his position but Spanked has a good base and remains in mount.
Spanked controlling from mount.
Spanked in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spanked landing strikes from the mount and Bukharin is in trouble!
Bukharin tries to reverse the position but Spanked maintains control.
Bukharin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanked wants to control but Bukharin is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanked not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonna Spanked has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bukharin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spanked manages to avoid it.
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 Vladimir Bukharin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spanked dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukharin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spanked circles away quickly and effectively.
Bukharin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spanked looks to land a left hand but Bukharin moved out of range nicely.
Spanked scores with a leg kick.
Spanked stuffs the takedown attempt from Bukharin. Bukharin gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonna Spanked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanked fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Spanked as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukharin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spanked lands a leg kick that knocks Bukharin off balance momentarily.
Gonna Spanked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bukharin takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spanked scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Spanked lands but Bukharin takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukharin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bukharin takes one on the button.
Spanked fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bukharin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bukharin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spanked.
Bukharin wants to stay close but Spanked steps back to make room for something. Bukharin seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Spanked and Bukharin drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gonna Spanked!
Gonna Spanked is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Gonna Spanked, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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