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XFC - 24 Cell vs Flodder PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Onbak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teste Torneio (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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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Onbak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teste Torneio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torneio fails with the takedown.
Onbak misses with a combination
and Torneio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Torneio stands up from Onbak's guard - Torneio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torneio shoots for a double leg takedown but Onbak sprawls well. He's pushed Torneio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torneio looks for a takedown but Onbak sprawls well.
Brock Onbak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teste Torneio.
Horrible takedown by Torneio or perhaps it was just good defense by Onbak which made him look bad.
Onbak stuffs the takedown attempt from Torneio. Torneio gets slowly back to his feet.
Torneio fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Torneio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onbak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torneio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torneio shoots in and drives through. Onbak sprawls well.
Teste Torneio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onbak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torneio.
Torneio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onbak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torneio counters by moving into the clinch.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torneio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torneio is trying to push Onbak away but Onbak has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Torneio can't break the clinch.
Onbak landing knees to the body.
Torneio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch but Onbak keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torneio is trying to force a seperation but Onbak has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Onbak missing with knees to the body.
Torneio blocks a body shot from Onbak.
Onbak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Onbak tries to land a knee to the head but Torneio blocks with his arms.
Onbak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onbak stuffs the takedown.
Torneio throws a combination. Onbak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torneio clinches.
Torneio lands with a left to the head.
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!
Torneio tries to break free but Onbak pushes him back against the ropes.
Onbak throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torneio is trying to force a seperation but Onbak has the dominant position.
Torneio wants to break free but Onbak has control.
Onbak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torneio's face.
Onbak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torneio's defenses.
Torneio tries to circle away but Onbak has him pinned against the ropes.
Onbak trying to land knees to the body.
Torneio is trying to break the clinch but Onbak has him pressed against the ropes.
Torneio is trying to push Onbak away but Onbak has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Torneio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torneio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Onbak.
Onbak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torneio tries to circle away but Onbak has him pinned against the ropes.
Onbak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Torneio scores with a shoulder strike.
Torneio managing to block the knees to the body from Onbak.
Good body shot from Torneio.
Torneio tries to break the clinch but Onbak is controlling the position.
Torneio can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onbak has Torneio pressed against the ropes, preventing Torneio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torneio tries to break free but Onbak pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teste Torneio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Torneio moves into the clinch.
Onbak is trying to break the clinch but Torneio is controlling him.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torneio is trying to push Onbak away but Onbak has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torneio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torneio tries to break the clinch but Onbak is controlling the position.
Torneio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch but Onbak keeps him there for the moment.
Torneio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onbak pushes Torneio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torneio wants to get back to striking at distance but Onbak won't allow it.
Torneio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Onbak working aggressively here.
Onbak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torneio dodges an elbow strike from Onbak.
Onbak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torneio is keeping busy.
Onbak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torneio's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torneio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Onbak has him pressed against the ropes.
Torneio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Torneio is trying to break free.
Onbak wants to break free but Torneio has control.
Onbak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torneio is keeping busy.
Onbak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torneio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Onbak misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torneio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torneio wants to break free but Onbak has control.
Torneio can't break the clinch.
Onbak looking to slow down the pace here.
Onbak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torneio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torneio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torneio tries to break the clinch but Onbak is controlling the position.
Torneio wants to get back to striking at distance but Onbak won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onbak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torneio's efforts to push away.
Torneio dodges an elbow strike from Onbak.
Torneio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Teste Torneio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Onbak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torneio blocks it with crossed arms.
Onbak misses with a punch on the inside.
Torneio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torneio is trying to break free.
Torneio blocks an elbow strike from Onbak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teste Torneio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Onbak darts in trying to clinch
and Torneio counters by clinching up.
Torneio can't break the clinch.
Onbak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torneio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torneio is looking to break free of the clinch but Onbak has double underhooks.
Torneio can't break the clinch.
Onbak trying to stall but Torneio improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Torneio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torneio can't break the clinch.
Torneio has Onbak pressed against the ropes, preventing Onbak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onbak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Onbak has Torneio pressed against the ropes, preventing Torneio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torneio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onbak moves to clinch but Torneio breaks away
enabling Torneio to counter with a crisp jab.
Brock Onbak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torneio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Onbak slaps away a takedown attempt from Torneio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Torneio misses with a wild combination.
Torneio tries for a takedown but Onbak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Onbak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torneio pushes Onbak up against the ropes in a clinch.
Onbak lands an elbow just above Torneio 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onbak is trying to maintain a safe position but Torneio gets an underhook and turns Onbak into the ropes.
Onbak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torneio wants to get back to striking at distance but Onbak won't allow it.
Onbak looking to stall.
Onbak is trying to push Torneio away but Torneio has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Torneio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Torneio working hard to break the clinch.
Onbak looking to slow down the pace here.
Torneio is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Onbak obliges.
Onbak takes a shot to the head.
Torneio working hard to break the clinch.
Torneio is looking to break free of the clinch but Onbak has double underhooks.
Torneio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torneio lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torneio as Onbak tries to tie him up.
Torneio working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onbak lands an elbow inside.
Teste Torneio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Onbak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Torneio's efforts to push away.
Onbak looking to throw knees to the head but Torneio is blocking nicely.
Onbak wants to stall.
Brock Onbak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onbak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torneio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teste Torneio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torneio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teste Torneio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinto Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinto Connor had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinto Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Gotti, looking for a takedown. Connor pushes Gotti against the ropes but Gotti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gotti stuffs the takedown attempt from Connor. Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gotti!
Gotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinto Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gotti circles away.
Connor needs to keep his hands up - Gotti had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Gotti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quinto Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti drops Connor with a beautiful combination! Connor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gotti is looking for the KO!
Connor is rocked!
It looks like Quinto Connor has been cut.
Gotti feints a jab and as Connor dips his head, Gotti unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Connor right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Connor falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Gotti smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Gotti!
After the big win, Jimmy Gotti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 10th Degree Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Del Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Del Rosario has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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221 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, Ichiro Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Del Rosario!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Rosario lands the left hand.
Del Rosario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kosugi.
Del Rosario misses with a double jab.
Kosugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Rosario lands an overhand right.
Del Rosario lands with a good body shot.
Del Rosario blocks a jab.
Kosugi slips a jab from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario moves out of range as Kosugi strikes.
Kosugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Rosario looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Kosugi misses its intended target.
Del Rosario with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kosugi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kosugi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Rosario missing with a left hand there. Kosugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kosugi moves out of range as Del Rosario strikes.
Keith Del Rosario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosugi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kosugi works Del Rosario's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Del Rosario.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rosario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosugi.
Del Rosario misses with a few strikes there.
Del Rosario throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Rosario throws the left hand but Kosugi avoids the punch easily.
Kosugi slips a jab and a cross from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario scores with a nice right hand.
Del Rosario throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Rosario misses with a looping right.
Del Rosario lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Del Rosario misses with a looping left.
Del Rosario thows a body shot but no joy.
Del Rosario scores with a decent looking hook.
Kosugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Rosario scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Del Rosario scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Del Rosario lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario throws a right and a left that Kosugi avoids nicely.
Kosugi moves out of range as Del Rosario strikes.
Del Rosario is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kosugi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Del Rosario throws a looping overhand right but Kosugi ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Rosario takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kosugi staying out of range there.
Del Rosario misses with a two punch combination.
Del Rosario misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Kosugi with that takedown attempt.
Kosugi misses the shot to the body.
Del Rosario with a jab.
A jab from Kosugi misses.
Del Rosario misses with a hook. Kosugi ducked under it nicely.
Del Rosario looks to land a combination but Kosugi avoids it well.
Del Rosario throws a hook but Kosugi avoids it easily.
Kosugi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi swings for the body but Del Rosario moves out of range.
Del Rosario swinging wildly here.
Keith Del Rosario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kosugi slips under a jab.
Del Rosario thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Del Rosario coming out on top.
Del Rosario looks to land a combination but Kosugi avoids it well.
Del Rosario throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kosugi.
Kosugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kosugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Rosario takes a swing at Kosugi's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kosugi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kosugi is looking to wear down Del Rosario with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Del Rosario rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kosugi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Del Rosario lunges at Kosugi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kosugi's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Del Rosario.
Kosugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kosugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Del Rosario looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Del Rosario, as that shot connected.
Kosugi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Rosario gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kosugi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rosario throws a looping overhand right but Kosugi ducks down to avoid it.
Kosugi walks into a jab.
Del Rosario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosugi.
Kosugi staying out of range there.
Del Rosario throws a jab but it's blocked by Kosugi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Rosario scores with a nice right hand.
Del Rosario misses with a jab to the body
letting Kosugi counter with a right hand.
Del Rosario looks to land a combination but Kosugi avoids it well.
Kosugi misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Del Rosario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kosugi misses with a hook. Del Rosario ducked under it nicely.
Kosugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Rosario.
Nice defenses there by Del Rosario.
Kosugi lands a head shot.
Del Rosario connects with a right hand. Kosugi shakes it off.
Keith Del Rosario seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kosugi cracks Del Rosario with a good jab.
Del Rosario lands a nice hook to Kosugi's body. Kosugi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Del Rosario waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kosugi.
Del Rosario throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kosugi on the side of the head.
Kosugi misses with a looping left.
Kosugi throws a looping overhand right but Del Rosario ducks down to avoid it.
Keith Del Rosario is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kosugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosugi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosugi misses the shot to the body.
Kosugi slips a jab and a cross from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario thuds his right hand into Kosugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Del Rosario blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kosugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kosugi misses with a body shot.
Kosugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Rosario paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kosugi throws a body punch but Del Rosario moves out of range.
Kosugi misses with a looping left.
Del Rosario throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kosugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Del Rosario.
Del Rosario moves out of range as Kosugi strikes.
Kosugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Rosario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Rosario uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kosugi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Del Rosario scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Rosario throws a series of punches but Kosugi avoids them all with ease.
Del Rosario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosugi.
Kosugi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kosugi throws the left hand but Del Rosario avoids the punch easily.
Del Rosario lands with a cross.
Kosugi staying out of range there.
Del Rosario looks to land a combination. Kosugi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Del Rosario throws a looping overhand right but Kosugi ducks down to avoid it.
Del Rosario throws out a loose jab but Kosugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Rosario drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kosugi lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Del Rosario misses the target.
Del Rosario jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kosugi works the jab nicely.
Del Rosario is rocked!
Kosugi misses the jab.
Del Rosario is still on wobbly legs! Can Kosugi finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi loads up on a big right hand but Del Rosario slips the punch.
Del Rosario staying out of range there.
Kosugi throws an overhand right that lands on Del Rosario's shoulder, as Del Rosario tries to avoid the shot.
Del Rosario moves away from the strike by Kosugi.
The fighters circling - Kosugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Rosario defending well as Kosugi loads up on a big left hand.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kosugi misses the jab.
Del Rosario staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Del Rosario.
Del Rosario slips under a jab from Kosugi.
Del Rosario blocks a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kosugi throws a lazy right hand but Del Rosario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Rosario slips under a jab from Kosugi.
Kosugi throws a looping overhand right but Del Rosario ducks down to avoid it.
Kosugi throws the left hand but Del Rosario avoids the punch easily.
Kosugi throws an overhand right that lands on Del Rosario's shoulder, as Del Rosario tries to avoid the shot.
Kosugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Rosario.
Del Rosario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kosugi.
Kosugi throws a lazy right hand but Del Rosario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kosugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Rosario moves out of range as Kosugi strikes.
Del Rosario might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Del Rosario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kosugi misses the jab.
Del Rosario seems to have recovered his senses.
Kosugi thuds a left hand into Del Rosario's body.
Nice jab there from Del Rosario.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kosugi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kosugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Rosario connects with a leg kick. Kosugi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Del Rosario misses with a hook.
Kosugi looks to throw the jab but Del Rosario is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kosugi.
A big left from Kosugi misses.
Kosugi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kosugi lands a right hook to the body.
Kosugi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Del Rosario.
Del Rosario throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kosugi counter with a right hand.
Del Rosario steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kosugi.
Kosugi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Del Rosario throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Rosario throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Rosario looks to land a right hand but Kosugi moved out of range.
Del Rosario avoids the body shot from Kosugi.
A jab from Kosugi misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Kosugi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kosugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Del Rosario to score with a decent uppercut.
Kosugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Rosario.
Del Rosario jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kosugi misses with a looping right.
Kosugi misses with a looping right.
Kosugi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
and Kosugi counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Del Rosario! He's just covering up as Kosugi starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ichiro Kosugi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Sessions!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sessions takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Sessions.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sessions scores with a spinning back kick!
Sessions connects with a right hand. Carter shakes it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sessions - the referee stops the clock and Carter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sessions. Carter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sessions moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sessions takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sessions swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sessions scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sessions digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Sessions misses with a body kick.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sessions slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sessions.
A big left from Carter misses.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sessions swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sessions swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Sessions had a free shot at his head there.
Carter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sessions.
Carter tries to clinch there but Sessions circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sessions stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sessions scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Sessions with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Sessions throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sessions keeps the fight on the outside.
Sessions tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sessions lands with a light punch inside.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter has Sessions pressed against the ropes.
Sessions throws an elbow but it misses.
Sessions lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sessions lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Sessions.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Brent Carter has been cut.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Sessions.
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Sessions, against the ropes.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sessions struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sessions.
Sessions working Carter over with knees to the body.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sessions obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Sessions using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sessions lands a nice elbow.
Sessions stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Sessions lands a nice elbow.
Sessions is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Sessions tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sessions lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Sessions looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sessions.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Sessions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Sessions.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sessions stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sessions lands a body punch.
Sessions gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brent Carter's cut is getting worse.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Nice elbow from Sessions.
A short left from Carter.
Sessions is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sessions lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sessions lands an elbow inside.
Sessions looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sessions throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Sessions dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sessions scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter tries to clinch there but Sessions circles away.
Sessions circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sessions scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sessions throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
Manny Sessions seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Sessions circles away.
Sessions scores with a nice body kick.
Sessions thows a body kick. Carter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carter is looking to clinch but Sessions is avoiding it.
Sessions connects with a leg kick. Carter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sessions scores with a push kick.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sessions scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Sessions throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Sessions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sessions works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Sessions ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brent Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sessions wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sessions swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions with a hook.
Sessions keeps the fight on the outside.
Sessions lands a head kick!
Sessions plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sessions throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sessions paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Sessions.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sessions jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sessions counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sessions is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Sessions connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sessions can pounce on him.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sessions paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sessions.
Sessions scores with a jab.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Sessions pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sessions as he jumps to the side.
Sessions scores with a spinning back kick!
Sessions lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter is looking to clinch but Sessions is avoiding it.
Sessions connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Sessions scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sessions.
Sessions misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sessions. That one must have hurt.
Sessions works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sessions swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Sessions bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sessions throws a head kick that half lands.
Sessions lands a nice shot to the body.
Sessions ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sessions throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Manny Sessions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Sessions slams his shin into Carter's torso.
Sessions misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sessions. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sessions scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Sessions has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sessions throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sessions. Carter shrugs it off though.
Sessions lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carter will feel that in the morning.
Sessions throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
Sessions scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Sessions, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Sessions against the ropes but Sessions circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Sessions finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Carter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sessions manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sessions paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sessions thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter tries to clinch there but Sessions circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Sessions lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sessions throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sessions gets caught napping as Carter dives in and scores a takedown. Sessions manages to retain guard.
Sessions is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sessions is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sessions seems to be looking for submissions.
Sessions is breathing heavily.
Carter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sessions's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sessions's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter working for a choke but Sessions is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Sessions showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brent Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter is looking to clinch but Sessions is avoiding it.
Carter tries to clinch up but Sessions circles away and keeps his distance.
Sessions moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sessions fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
A head kick misses from Sessions.
Carter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sessions.
Sessions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Sessions scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sessions just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sessions.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sessions unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions lands an elbow inside.
Sessions lands an elbow inside.
Sessions blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sessions trying to land knees to the body.
Sessions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sessions as Carter tries to tie him up.
Sessions lands a damaging elbow.
Sessions comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sessions throws an elbow but it misses.
Sessions tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sessions comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brent Carter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carter tries to pull guard but Sessions won't allow it.
Sessions lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knees to the body from Sessions.
Carter is trying to stall.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Sessions throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Sessions, against the ropes.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Sessions comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter blocks an elbow strike.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Sessions lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Brent Carter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Carter blocking some punches.
Sessions lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter gets through Sessions's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Sessions.
Carter tries to clinch up but Sessions circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sessions tries to avoid it but Carter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sessions to the ground. Sessions escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sessions lands a nice looking body kick.
Carter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Sessions both land. Nice combination.
Sessions lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sessions swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
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!
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Sessions counters with a nice leg kick.
Manny Sessions is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sessions dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sessions scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sessions lands a front kick.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sessions clobbers Carter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sessions. That one must have hurt.
Sessions catches Carter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sessions pushes Carter away with a front kick.
Sessions is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Sessions comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sessions winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Sessions!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rig Dig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
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185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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 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 Los Angeles, Adam White!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dig fails to land the takedown.
White looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dig to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dig won't allow White to get back to his feet.
Dig drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Dig off! Dig jumps back into White's guard.
Dig stops White from standing up.
Dig slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dig is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dig is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dig wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stops Dig from passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dig tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
Dig is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dig is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. White is trying to escape and Dig transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and White is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dig! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rig Dig!
Rig Dig thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rich Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Durham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jessie Elliot!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham shoots for a takedown but Elliot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elliot misses with a double jab.
Elliot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Elliot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Durham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Elliot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elliot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elliot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durham shoots for a double leg takedown but Elliot sprawls well. He's pushed Durham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Durham tries to keep at a distance but Elliot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durham is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Elliot is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Durham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elliot is looking to break free of the clinch but Durham has double underhooks.
Elliot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Durham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Elliot prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durham looking for a takedown.
Elliot breaks the clinch.
Elliot drives through and clinches with Durham against the ropes.
Elliot breaks the clinch.
Elliot thuds his right hand into Durham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elliot tries to bum rush Durham with a series of wild strikes but Durham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jessie Elliot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Elliot.
Durham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elliot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elliot is trying to break the clinch but Durham is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durham goes for a takedown attempt but Elliot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Elliot throws a one two combo.
Durham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elliot is fending him off so far but Durham persists. Nope, Elliot circles away and we're back to standing.
Durham tries to clinch up but Elliot circles away and keeps his distance.
Durham slips a jab and a cross from Elliot.
Elliot misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elliot misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Elliot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Durham doesn't seem phased though.
Elliot lunges at Durham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Durham's hand.
Durham is looking to clinch.
Durham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elliot lands a left and a right that send Durham crashing to the mat, dazed. Elliot thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Durham is rocked!
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!
Durham slips a jab and a cross from Elliot.
Oh Durham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elliot cracks a nice hook into Durham's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Durham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Elliot feints with a jab and clips Durham right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Durham is sent crashing into the canvas and Elliot leaps in for the kill! Durham tries to get to his feet but Elliot is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Durham is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jessie Elliot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (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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24
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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21
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foster connects with a leg kick. Tanaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foster.
Foster tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick
and Foster counters with a leg kick.
Foster misses with a head kick.
Foster throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Foster scores with a one two! Tanaka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tanaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanaka cracks the inside of Foster's front leg.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Foster looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Foster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foster tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Tanaka as he checks the leg kick.
Tanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Foster.
Tanaka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foster lands a jab-cross combination.
Foster throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foster. That did some damage!
Tanaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Tanaka tries a low kick but Foster avoids it.
Tanaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Foster is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Tanaka.
Foster misses with a body kick.
Cole Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Foster tries to work over Tanaka's front leg with a kick but Tanaka checks it.
Tanaka tried to score with a low kick but Foster checks it.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Foster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foster moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Foster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Foster. Those never looked like landing.
Foster tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a series of wild punches.
Foster throws a one two combo.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster scores with a three punch combo!
Foster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tanaka can pounce on him.
Tanaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Foster throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka feints and then cracks Foster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foster down.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka throws a body kick that misses.
Tanaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanaka scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tanaka is out of range.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Foster checks a low kick from Tanaka.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.
Jab, jab by Foster - just one landing.
Tanaka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Foster on his heels. He'll look to pass Foster's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Tanaka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Foster's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
Tanaka is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Foster misses.
Cole Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Foster tries to score with a low kick but Tanaka moves his leg out of the way.
Tanaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foster is able to avoid easily.
Cole Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster throws the left hand but Tanaka avoids the punch easily.
Foster wants to slow Tanaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Foster.
Tanaka lands with a nice body kick.
Foster misses with a double jab.
Tanaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Foster throws a leg kick but Tanaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Foster's front leg but catches the back leg as Foster tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Foster throws a head kick that misses.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanaka wants to slow Foster down by chopping away at his legs.
Tanaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tanaka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Foster's guard.
Foster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Foster's head.
Tanaka scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka distracts Foster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tanaka slips nicely into half guard.
Foster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tanaka working over Foster with some ground and pound. Foster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Foster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Foster wants to improve his position but Tanaka is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka stalling.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tanaka on the ground.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Foster is having none of it.
Tanaka lands with a punch from half guard.
Foster tries to kick Tanaka off but Tanaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tanaka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanaka stops Foster from getting back to his feet.
Tanaka working over Foster with some ground and pound. Foster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tanaka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Foster is rocked!
Tanaka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Foster tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tanaka has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tanaka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Foster is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Foster covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shingo Tanaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weed comes to the ring accompanied by Call Me Maybe. Jonathan Weed had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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29
180 lbs
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28
183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi misses with a wild combination.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Weed moves out of range easily.
Weed avoids the body shot from Garibaldi.
A big right from Garibaldi misses.
Weed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi cracks Weed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garibaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weed.
Weed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Weed.
Weed is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Weed scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi throws a hook but Weed avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi missing with a left hand there. Weed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weed throws a front kick aimed at Garibaldi's knee but Garibaldi avoids it well.
Garibaldi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Weed. That one must have hurt.
Garibaldi closes the distance and pushes Weed back into the ropes.
Garibaldi blocks a body shot from Weed.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garibaldi is trying to maintain a safe position but Weed gets an underhook and turns Garibaldi into the ropes.
Weed blocking some punches.
Garibaldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Weed.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the head.
Weed blocks an uppercut.
Weed is trying to maintain a safe position but Garibaldi gets an underhook and turns Weed into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weed prevents Garibaldi from breaking the clinch.
Weed tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weed as Garibaldi tries to tie him up.
Garibaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garibaldi tries to circle away but Weed has him pinned against the ropes.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weed looking to throw knees to the head but Garibaldi is blocking nicely.
Weed manages to break the clinch.
Garibaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garibaldi throws a hook but Weed avoids it easily.
Weed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garibaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Weed.
Weed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Weed throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws out a leg kick but Weed moves out of range and Garibaldi only half commits.
Weed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Weed moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Garibaldi misses.
Weed throws a sloppy head kick
and Garibaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Garibaldi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garibaldi looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weed scores with a head kick. Garibaldi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Michael Garibaldi has been cut.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed scores with a hook to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weed lands with a nice body punch.
Weed throws a head kick that misses.
Weed misses with a body kick.
Weed lands a head kick. Garibaldi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weed. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weed misses with a straight left.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weed.
Good leg kick by Weed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garibaldi with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garibaldi lands with a right hand.
Weed misses with a low kick.
Weed blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Weed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi's cut.
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.
Weed misses with a head kick.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Weed moves out of range.
Weed is looking to wear down Garibaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weed misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garibaldi, right into the meat.
Weed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weed looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Garibaldi cracks Weed with an open hand slap.
Garibaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonathan Weed is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Weed as he connects with a hook.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Weed.
Weed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garibaldi slips a jab and a cross from Weed.
Garibaldi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Garibaldi misses with a straight left.
Garibaldi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibaldi.
Weed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Weed.
Weed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back to recover.
Weed moves out of range as Garibaldi strikes.
Garibaldi throws a shot from downtown. Weed moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Weed throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Weed throws a body kick that misses.
Weed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garibaldi dips to his left and cracks Weed with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weed tries to work over Garibaldi's front leg with a kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Weed throws a push kick but Garibaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Weed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garibaldi takes a step back to recover.
Weed misses with a straight right.
Weed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weed misses with a body shot.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Weed strikes.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weed catches Garibaldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice jab there from Weed.
That has opened up Michael Garibaldi's cut even more.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Weed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Weed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garibaldi throws a series of punches but Weed moves out of range.
Garibaldi is breathing heavily.
Weed misses with a wild body shot.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot.
Weed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weed looks to land a body kick but Garibaldi moved away.
Weed throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garibaldi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Weed.
The crowd cheers as Garibaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Weed doesn't seem phased though.
Weed 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.
Weed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Weed throws a head kick that misses.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the side of Weed's head but Weed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weed misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed lands a jab.
Garibaldi lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Weed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Weed throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garibaldi misses the target.
Garibaldi missing with a left hand there. Weed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Garibaldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Weed circles away.
A big left from Garibaldi misses.
Weed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibaldi.
Weed misses with a low kick.
Weed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Weed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weed throws a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Good leg kick by Weed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Weed throws a leg kick which misses Garibaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Garibaldi tries to avoid it.
Weed lands a head kick. Garibaldi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garibaldi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weed under the eye.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch but Weed is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi. Weed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weed misses with a leg kick.
Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weed.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weed slips under a jab.
Donk. Garibaldi catches Weed right on the button with a cross.
Garibaldi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Weed.
Weed digs a good body shot into Garibaldi's ribs.
Garibaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garibaldi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garibaldi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weed.
Garibaldi misses the jab.
Weed lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Garibaldi with a jab.
Garibaldi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weed lands with a straight right. Garibaldi didn't see that one coming.
Weed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weed misses with a double jab
and Garibaldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Garibaldi misses with a looping right.
Weed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garibaldi.
Weed moves out of range as Garibaldi strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garibaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garibaldi's sensitive parts.
Garibaldi throws a series of punches but Weed moves out of range.
Garibaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weed scores with a one two! Garibaldi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Garibaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weed moves out of range as Garibaldi strikes.
Weed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The cut above Michael Garibaldi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Garibaldi moves in looking to clinch but Weed pushes him off.
Weed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garibaldi is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garibaldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Weed finish him?
Weed lands with a nice body kick.
Garibaldi seems to have recovered his senses.
Weed lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Weed.
Weed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garibaldi checks it well.
Weed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weed scores with a body shot.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Weed.
Weed throws a wild body kick that Garibaldi sees coming a mile off.
Weed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garibaldi circles away quickly and effectively.
Weed throws a head kick that misses.
Jonathan Weed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Weed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Weed!
Our winner, Jonathan Weed, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Saint Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Straight Outta Compton. Brandon Saint Randy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Saint Randy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a swing at Saint Randy's ribcage but misses.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saint Randy sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saint Randy is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson passes Saint Randy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saint Randy is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Saint Randy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saint Randy trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Saint Randy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Randy is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson trying to control but Saint Randy is working from the bottom.
Saint Randy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saint Randy looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Saint Randy trying to control from the bottom.
Saint Randy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Saint Randy gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Saint Randy manages to retain guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Randy is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Saint Randy is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Saint Randy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saint Randy scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Saint Randy trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Saint Randy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Saint Randy!
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saint Randy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saint Randy has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saint Randy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Randy wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saint Randy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saint Randy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saint Randy tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Saint Randy from controlling successfully.
Saint Randy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Saint Randy has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
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!
Johnson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Saint Randy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for the choke from the back.
Saint Randy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Johnson looking for the choke from the back.
Saint Randy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Johnson is persistently looking for the submission but Saint Randy is defending it well.
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Saint Randy manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Saint Randy defends easily.
Saint Randy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Josh Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson working for a triangle but Saint Randy defends it easily.
Saint Randy advances position into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Saint Randy off and has taken his back!
Johnson 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, Saint Randy has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson looking for the RNC.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Randy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Randy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
Johnson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Saint Randy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Saint Randy for a finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is trying to stick to Saint Randy's back but Saint Randy is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Saint Randy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Johnson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saint Randy quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Saint Randy defends the submission attempt.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saint Randy is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Saint Randy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saint Randy is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint Randy trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Randy actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Saint Randy defends the submission attempt.
Saint Randy looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Saint Randy is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Randy wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson is looking to pass Saint Randy's guard but actually Saint Randy recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Saint Randy wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saint Randy is keeping the position for now.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saint Randy's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Randy throws a couple of heel strikes.
Brandon Saint Randy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Saint Randy, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saint Randy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Saint Randy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Saint Randy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Johnson!
After the fight, Josh Johnson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kees Flodder (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 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
8 - 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kees Flodder!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flodder connects with a looping right hand.
Kees Flodder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Flodder. Those never looked like landing.
Flodder lands a jab.
Cell is rocked!
Flodder misses with a two punch combination.
Flodder connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Cell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flodder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Flodder misses.
Cell seems to have got his legs back now.
Flodder misses with a combination
and Cell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flodder throws out a loose jab but Cell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Flodder sends Cell down but not out. Flodder dives into side control looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flodder working away.
Cell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cell wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Flodder in particular looking to stall.
Cell is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell tries to get to full guard but Flodder has control of the leg.
Cell is working hard here to advance position.
Flodder stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kees Flodder.
Cell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flodder avoids a kick to the body.
Cell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flodder under the eye.
Flodder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Flodder does no damage.
Flodder tries to bum rush Cell with a series of wild strikes but Cell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Flodder.
Flodder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cell counters with a nice body shot.
Cell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flodder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flodder throws a right hand that Cell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cell also avoids with ease.
Flodder gets tackled into the ropes by Cell. Cell maintains the clinch.
Cell misses with a punch to the body.
Cell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flodder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flodder blocks an uppercut.
Cell stops a takedown attempt from Flodder.
Cell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cell.
Cell misses with some punches.
Cell wants to stall.
Flodder wants to take the fight to the mat but Cell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stem Cell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kees Flodder.
Flodder prevents a body shot from Cell.
Flodder takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flodder.
Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cell lands an uppercut.
Cell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flodder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cell struggles to land a body shot inside as Flodder controls his hands.
Cell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flodder tries to break free but Cell pushes him back against the ropes.
Cell can't find room to land a body shot as Flodder controls the action.
Flodder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flodder.
Cell struggles to land a body shot inside as Flodder controls his hands.
Cell tries to throw a body punch but Flodder avoids it by throwing Cell back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flodder has had enough of the clinch but Cell keeps him there for the moment.
Cell taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kees Flodder will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flodder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flodder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cell digs a right hand underneath Flodder's ribcage. Flodder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cell can't find room to land a body shot as Flodder controls the action.
Cell misses with some punches.
Flodder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flodder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cell.
Cell cracks the inside of Flodder's front leg.
Flodder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flodder misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Cell misses.
Kees Flodder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cell tries to close the distance and clinch but Flodder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flodder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flodder looks to land a left hand but Cell moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flodder misses with a combination
and Cell counters with an outside leg kick.
Flodder fails to land with a series of punches.
Flodder misses with a straight right.
Flodder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cell.
A telegraphed right hand from Cell misses the target.
Flodder swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Flodder. Those never looked like landing.
Cell jabs Flodder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flodder throws a lazy right hand but Cell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flodder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cell moves into the clinch.
Cell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cell is pushing Flodder up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell working aggressively here.
Flodder blocks a body shot from Cell.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Flodder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stem Cell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kees Flodder.
Sloppy strikes from Flodder. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Flodder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flodder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cell.
An inside leg kick lands from Cell.
Cell throws a hook but Flodder blocks it.
Flodder feints a jab promting Cell to slip. Flodder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Flodder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flodder throws a right and a left that Cell avoids nicely.
Cell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flodder's sensitive parts.
Kees Flodder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cell working aggressively here.
Flodder trying to control the position but instead, Cell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flodder into the ropes.
Cell misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cell throws a head punch that misses.
Cell lands with a left to the head.
Cell struggles to land a body shot inside as Flodder controls his hands.
Flodder controlling the action here for a moment.
Cell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cell is trying to stall.
Cell throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cell lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flodder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stem Cell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flodder misses with a combination
and Cell counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Flodder as Cell shoots in.
Cell fails to land the takedown.
Cell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cell prevents Flodder from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Flodder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cell tries for a kimura but Flodder is defending well.
Flodder tries to improve position but can't.
Flodder gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cell looking to control but Flodder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cell working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flodder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flodder is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Flodder is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Flodder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cell tries to control but Flodder wriggling away.
Flodder tries to lock up and control but Cell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cell lands with some strikes.
Flodder is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Cell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cell landing punches.
Cell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stem Cell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flodder is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Flodder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flodder tries to reverse the position but Cell maintains control.
Cell breaks from Flodder's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flodder is rocked!
Cell loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Flodder scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cell land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cell stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stem Cell!
Stem Cell retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Stem Cell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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