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WOTLA Contenders 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anameus Crixus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Sangweni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Sangweni is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anameus Crixus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Sangweni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sangweni scores with a jab. Crixus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Anameus Crixus has been cut.
Crixus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crixus avoids the body shot from Sangweni.
Sangweni with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crixus misses with an uppercut.
Steven Sangweni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sangweni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sangweni fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Crixus to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Crixus looks to clinch but Sangweni throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Crixus taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steven Sangweni!
After winning the bout, Steven Sangweni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Dolarhyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolarhyde's entrance music is I Am The Greatest. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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249 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Dolarhyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Grant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolarhyde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
Dolarhyde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dolarhyde working Grant over with knees to the body.
Dolarhyde taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Dolarhyde.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dolarhyde with a knee to the head.
Grant is trying to push Dolarhyde away but Dolarhyde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dolarhyde has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Grant goes down! Dolarhyde dives on top of him - Grant manages to get guard.
Grant is rocked!
It looks like Seth Grant has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant looks gassed!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dolarhyde's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grant is still in real trouble! Can Dolarhyde finish him?
Dolarhyde loads up on a big left hand. Grant felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dolarhyde looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Grant can't hide his disappointment, as Dolarhyde celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Dolarhyde!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Breznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lewis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Reginald Lewis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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294 lbs
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289 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Lewis!
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, Darko Breznik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Breznik to the ground. Lewis is now in Breznik's guard.
Lewis is posturing up here but Breznik has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lewis tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lewis has to tap! Slick submission there by Breznik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darko Breznik!
Our winner, Darko Breznik, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smiths!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben looking to score a takedown here. Smiths is defending well but Ben drives through and ends up in Smiths's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ben trying to control but Smiths is working from the bottom.
Smiths has his foot on Ben's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ben works his way back into a safe position though.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smiths trying to keep a closed guard but Ben is proving a slippery customer.
Ben loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smiths is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ben trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiths is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben throws a big right hand that misses.
Smiths had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ben defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiths looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiths looking to control.
Smiths keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ben sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ben landing some decent shots from guard.
Ben lands a couple of digs.
Ben trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiths is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smiths is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben stands up over Smiths, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ben landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smiths keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Smiths has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ben is looking to defend but Smiths has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ben! Smiths pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ben taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Smiths!
During a confident post fight interview, John Smiths thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Fu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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292 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Bellamy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Fu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellamy misses with the combination.
Bellamy throws a right and a left that Fu avoids nicely.
Bellamy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellamy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bellamy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fu.
Bellamy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samuel Bellamy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellamy delivers a nice body kick.
Bellamy checks a low kick from Fu.
Fu throws a head kick but Bellamy moves out of range.
Fu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bellamy.
Bellamy swings widly with a right hand
and Fu counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellamy swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bellamy.
Fu looks gassed!
Bellamy lands a big uppercut and Fu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fu looks OK. Bellamy waves Fu back to his feet!
It looks like Luke Fu has been cut.
Bellamy closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Fu out cold! Fu corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samuel Bellamy!
After winning the bout, Samuel Bellamy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valravn Solefald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solefald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Valravn - Koder På Snor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valravn Solefald!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solefald shoots in but no luck this time.
Solefald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matthews did well to prevent Solefald getting side control.
Matthews is pressing down on Solefald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Matthews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Solefald from controlling successfully.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Solefald tries to pass.
Matthews wants to sweep here but Solefald controlling him for the moment.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Solefald from controlling successfully.
Solefald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Solefald is one step ahead there.
Solefald stands and throws Matthews's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Solefald has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Matthews!
Matthews is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matthews is squirming around, avoiding Solefald's attempts to control the action.
Matthews slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matthews looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Solefald trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solefald is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matthews sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Well, if Solefald is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solefald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Solefald wants to control the pace but Matthews is squirming around nicely.
Solefald landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Solefald controlling the position easily from mount.
Solefald prevents Matthews from getting the reversal.
Matthews is squirming around, avoiding Solefald's attempts to control the action.
Solefald controlling his opponent.
Solefald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solefald unloading with bombs!
Matthews is rocked!
Solefald landing punches.
Oh Matthews is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for Solefald! Matthews is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Valravn Solefald!
A very excited looking Valravn Solefald rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanay Ulrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanay Ulrik!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sanay Ulrik has been cut.
Tennant scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Ulrik.
Tennant lands a left and a right that send Ulrik crashing to the mat, dazed. Tennant thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ulrik is rocked!
Tennant lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ulrik off his feet! Ulrik tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tennant!
After winning the bout, David Tennant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Mobb Deep - Survival of The Fittest. Johnny Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andersson looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Andersson can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia in side control, throwing shots but Andersson defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson struggling a bit here.
Andersson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson is looking to regain half guard here but Garcia keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garcia decides to stand back up. Garcia steps back and let's Andersson get back to his feet.
Andersson wants to clinch
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia dives in and grabs Andersson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andersson pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
Andersson is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Andersson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson is working an open guard so Garcia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Andersson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Andersson had control of the position.
Andersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Andersson is working an open guard so Garcia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andersson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson tries to clinch up.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersson tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is thwarting Andersson's attempts to control the position.
Andersson wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andersson is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersson wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia looks to land a strike but Andersson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Andersson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andersson wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Garcia is thwarting Andersson's attempts to control the position.
Andersson tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Andersson is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnny Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jonas Andersson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Andersson moved away.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia shoots in and bounces Andersson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andersson working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonas Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garcia with the ground and pound but Andersson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garcia is in close to Andersson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andersson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Garcia has picked Andersson up and slammed him! Andersson can't keep hold of the triangle and Garcia manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Andersson is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Jonas Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Andersson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garcia is in Andersson's guard.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Andersson won't let him.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but instead Andersson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson gets to his feet. Garcia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andersson circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia throws a right hand that Andersson ducks under and follows up with a left that Andersson also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersson is looking to clinch.
Andersson is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Andersson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a single leg into guard. Andersson didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Andersson is controlling his posture from full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Andersson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersson is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
Andersson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
Andersson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
Jonas Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnny Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Andersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andersson tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Andersson moves out of range.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Andersson avoids nicely.
Johnny Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Garcia!
Johnny Garcia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Travis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Myers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Travis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Travis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Myers throws out a leg kick but Travis moves out of range and Myers only half commits.
Travis throws a head kick that half lands.
Myers connects with a jab.
Travis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Travis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myers tries to work over Travis's front leg with a kick but Travis checks it.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Travis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travis throws a head kick that misses.
Travis throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Travis misses
and Myers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Myers tries to land a knee to the head but Travis blocks with his arms.
Myers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Travis is trying to push Myers away but Myers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Travis is looking to break free of the clinch but Myers has double underhooks.
Travis can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis tries to break free but Myers pushes him back against the cage.
Travis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Myers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Travis tries to break the clinch but Myers is controlling the position.
Myers tries a knee to the head but Travis blocks it.
Myers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Travis avoids it.
Travis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Travis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Myers misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Travis. Those never looked like landing.
Myers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Travis tries a head kick but it misses.
Myers blocks a head kick by Travis.
A lazy left from Myers finds it's target.
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!
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers is looking to chop away at Travis's legs.
Myers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myers closes the distance and clinches.
Travis is trying to push Myers away but Myers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Travis can't break the clinch.
Myers keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Travis working hard to break the clinch.
Myers misses with a knee strike.
Myers lands a nice knee to the body.
Travis looks gassed!
Myers looking to throw knees to the head but Travis is blocking nicely.
Travis can't break the clinch.
Myers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Travis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Travis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Travis tries to circle away but Myers has him pinned against the cage.
Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Travis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Mack Travis has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers is looking to score with low kicks.
Myers throws a push kick but Travis slaps the foot to one side.
Myers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Myers throws a leg kick but Travis moved away.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
Travis thumps Myers with a low kick.
Travis throws a head kick that misses.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Travis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Travis moves out of range of the body kick.
Travis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myers tries to land a leg kick but Travis saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to work over Travis's front leg with a kick but Travis checks it.
Myers is looking to chop away at Travis's legs.
Myers wants to land a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
Myers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Travis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Travis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Myers cracks the inside of Travis's front leg.
Travis tries a head kick but it misses.
Travis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Travis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Myers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Myers misses.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Travis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Myers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Myers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mack Travis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Travis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Myers - just one landing.
Travis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mike Myers is winning the standup battle so far.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Travis throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Myers, right into the meat.
Myers lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Myers takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Myers misses with a low kick.
Myers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crack! A monster head kick from Myers and Travis falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Myers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Myers!
Mike Myers spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sau Minneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minneo has chosen PowerTrip by Monster Magnet as his entrance music. Sau Minneo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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26
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Kawasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sau Minneo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minneo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kawasaki to the ground. Minneo is now in Kawasaki's guard.
Minneo throwing strikes but missing.
Kawasaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kawasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawasaki is working hard here to advance position.
Minneo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawasaki is keeping the position for now.
Minneo stopping the sweep attempt from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawasaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kawasaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Minneo is surviving well by controlling Kawasaki's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Minneo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minneo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kawasaki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawasaki with shots to the head and body - Minneo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Minneo is looking to get to half guard.
Kawasaki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kawasaki lands a big shot there that rocks Minneo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minneo is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Minneo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Minneo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kawasaki lands a nice shot to the head.
Kawasaki looking to finish Minneo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Minneo!
Minneo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Minneo tries to lock up and control but Kawasaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kawasaki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Minneo looks a forlorn figure.
Minneo is rocked!
Kawasaki cracks Minneo with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Kawasaki!
A relieved looking Lee Kawasaki 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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