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HFC 78 Bigger Than Life PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel N Willan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel N Willan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Phillips's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abel N Willan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Willan throws a leg kick that misses.
Willan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phillips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Willan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Phillips is trying to keep an underhook but Willan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Willan looks to land a strike but Phillips avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Willan trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Willan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phillips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Willan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willan passes Phillips's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Willan has control of the leg.
Willan throwing shots but Phillips is blocking nicely.
Willan trying to control the pace.
Willan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Willan trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Willan connects with a nice short shot to Phillips's temple.
Willan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Phillips!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Willan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Willan with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Willan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willan lands with some strikes.
Phillips holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Willan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Willan with the ground and pound from mount.
Willan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Phillips is now in Willan's guard. A big mistake from Willan there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Willan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phillips has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Willan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phillips is trying to control the position but Willan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willan passes Phillips's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Willan stands up from half guard.
Phillips tries to clinch but Willan moves out of range.
Abel N Willan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willan looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Willan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phillips checks it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Willan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phillips up against the cage.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Willan throwing shots but Phillips is blocking nicely.
Willan working Phillips over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willan controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willan seems to be looking for submissions.
Phillips is not content to let Willan control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
Willan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Phillips is trying to maintain the position but Willan is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel N Willan 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.
Willan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Willan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abel N Willan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
Willan moves into range and clinches up with Phillips.
Willan wants to stall.
Phillips tries to pull guard but Willan holds him up against the cage and eventually Phillips drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Willan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phillips is trying to pull guard but Willan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Willan wants to stall.
Willan can't get the takedown.
Phillips jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Willan walks away with a smile on his face. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abel N Willan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Phillips blocks the low kick.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Willan is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willan with the ground and pound but Phillips uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Phillips keeping full guard, as Willan tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willan won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
Willan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willan looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Willan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Willan wants to sweep but no luck.
Willan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Phillips is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willan wants to stand up but Phillips is controlling him.
Willan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willan looking for a guillotine here but Phillips defends easily.
Willan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Willan keeping full guard, as Phillips tries to pass.
Willan trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Willan blocks nicely.
Willan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phillips defends it easily.
Phillips trying to control but Willan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willan is keeping the position for now.
Willan controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Willan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abel N Willan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willan has his feet on Phillips's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willan keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips moves out of range of the leg kick from Willan.
Jeremy Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips has closed the distance and engaged Willan in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel N Willan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phillips avoids a wild elbow strike from Willan.
Phillips tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Willan smiles and moves away.
Willan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Willan from controlling successfully.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willan looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Willan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips drops back, looking for a kneebar! Willan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Willan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Willan!
Willan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Phillips sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Willan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Phillips manages to work his way to half guard, despite Willan's best efforts.
Willan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phillips does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Phillips moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willan throwing strikes but missing.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Willan from controlling successfully.
Willan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Willan decides to return to a standing position.
Willan lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willan misses with a left hand
and Phillips counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willan can pounce on him.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Willan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Willan throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
Willan is looking to chop away at Phillips's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willan scores with a nice right hand.
Phillips slips a straight right by Willan.
Willan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Willan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Willan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Willan throws a poor cross that misses
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips checks a low kick from Willan.
An inside leg kick from Willan misses.
Willan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willan tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips tries to clinch up.
Willan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willan scores with a kick to the body.
Jab from Willan.
Willan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Phillips's sensitive parts.
Phillips closes the distance but Willan moves to the side
and Willan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Willan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
Willan throws a leg kick which misses Phillips's front leg but catches the back leg as Phillips tries to avoid it.
Phillips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Willan, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willan working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willan misses with a punch to the body.
Abel N Willan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willan misses with a knee strike.
Jeremy Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips tries to pull guard but Willan won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel N Willan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Willan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel N Willan!
Abel N Willan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Peak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Peak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Peak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valko Strange!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peak moves to clinch but Strange breaks away
so Strange counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Strange postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strange avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peak throws his legs up looking for a submission but Strange uses it to pass to side control.
Strange lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strange lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here as Strange stalls from top position.
Strange working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Strange working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Strange tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange moves into full mount!
Strange raining down shots from the mount!
Peak bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Peak drops back looking for a leg! Strange is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strange manages to kick Peak off! Peak jumps back into Strange's guard.
Peak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Strange dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strange defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strange looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peak keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.
Strange lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peak has his foot on Strange's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strange works his way back into a safe position though.
Peak has momentary wrist control but Strange slips an elbow through the middle.
Peak keeping full guard, as Strange tries to pass.
Peak pushes a forearm under Strange's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Strange is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Peak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Redondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Monroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Redondo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redondo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monroe as he avoids it easily.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Redondo can't fight it off and eventually Monroe manages to take the fight to the floor. Redondo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Redondo wants to sweep but no luck.
Redondo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monroe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Redondo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
Monroe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Redondo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Redondo wants to sweep here but Monroe controlling him for the moment.
Redondo keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Redondo has a closed guard, preventing Monroe from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redondo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Redondo seems keen to control Monroe's posture.
Monroe throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Redondo is on top in guard.
Redondo wants to pass the guard but Monroe is keeping the position.
Redondo trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Redondo passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redondo seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redondo 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.
Redondo trying to pass the guard but Monroe defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redondo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Monroe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Redondo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Monroe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Redondo is proving hard to escape from.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monroe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Redondo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Monroe is looking to defend but Redondo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Monroe! Redondo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Monroe taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kelvin Redondo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Moneymaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Moneymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moneymaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moneymaker tries to get out of the position.
Lambertis looking to pass into half guard but Moneymaker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Moneymaker is in guard.
Moneymaker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moneymaker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lambert fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moneymaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Moneymaker feints a jab promting Lambert to slip. Moneymaker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lambert slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Gauthier Lambert has been cut.
Moneymaker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moneymaker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moneymaker lands a heavy elbow.
Moneymaker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moneymaker working the ground and pound effectively.
Moneymaker stands up from mount. Strange move.
Moneymaker tries to clinch but Lambert is having none of it.
Lambert shoots and misses
and Moneymaker counters with a left and a right that stings Lambert.
Moneymaker moves into range and clinches up with Lambert.
Moneymaker lands an elbow inside that Lambert shrugs off.
Lambert has hold of one of Moneymaker's legs. Moneymaker is fighting the takedown attempt but Lambert gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moneymaker wriggles free and stands up.
Moneymaker leaves Lambert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johan Moneymaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Lambert.
Lambert swings widly with a right hand
and Moneymaker counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker wants to clinch.
Moneymaker clinches with his opponent.
Lambert has picked Moneymaker up - he's going for a ride! Lambert dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lambert seems content to control.
Lambert is just content to waste time from the top position. Moneymaker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lambert won't allow Moneymaker to get back to his feet.
Lambert trying to control but Moneymaker is working from the bottom.
Moneymaker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Moneymaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moneymaker.
Jab from Moneymaker.
Lambert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moneymaker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lambert somewhat.
A left lands for Moneymaker.
Moneymaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lambert avoids the head kick by Moneymaker.
Moneymaker dips to his left and cracks Lambert with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Moneymaker both land. Nice combination.
Nice jab there from Moneymaker.
Lambert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moneymaker pinned against the cage. Moneymaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moneymaker closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moneymaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Moneymaker.
Moneymaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lambert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moneymaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moneymaker throws a series of strikes that have Lambert backpedaling.
Moneymaker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lambert looks gassed!
Lambert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lambert shoots in but no luck this time.
Moneymaker tries to clinch but Lambert moves out of range.
Lambert fails with the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moneymaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Moneymaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Lambert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moneymaker is looking to clinch.
Lambert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lambert tries for a takedown but Moneymaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moneymaker fakes the leg kick and cracks Lambert in the body.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moneymaker but Moneymaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johan Moneymaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Lambert.
Moneymaker moves in looking to clinch but Lambert pushes him off.
Moneymaker moves in looking to clinch but Lambert pushes him off.
Moneymaker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moneymaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lambert is rocked!
Moneymaker goes for a small jab and connects. Now Moneymaker goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Lambert stumbles back but Moneymaker runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Lambert to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Lambert will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johan Moneymaker!
An intense looking Johan Moneymaker took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank LA Elite Clothing for getting my something for me towear and thank my fans and my coach at my corner and I want that 155 title so Wacth out.And Rich i have no respect for you and i ask for this fight to prove that i dont like you or respect you but i respect your fighting you little'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duane McBride!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gremlin cracks a nice hook into McBride's ribs.
Gremlin moves in looking to clinch but McBride pushes him off.
McBride swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gremlin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gremlin wants it to stay on the feet.
Gremlin tries to close the distance and clinch but McBride swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBride swats away the attempt to clinch by Gremlin.
McBride avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBride shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gremlin as he avoids it easily.
A cross from Gremlin lands.
McBride shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McBride showed some decent athleticism there.
McBride slips a nice elbow through Gremlin's hands, connecting with Gremlin's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBride missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McBride thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gremlin's head.
McBride lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McBride landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McBride seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McBride throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McBride throwing shots but Gremlin is blocking nicely.
McBride thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McBride wants to free his trapped foot but Gremlin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McBride throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gremlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McBride.
Gremlin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride tries to pass to full mount but Gremlin defends it.
McBride slips a nice elbow through Gremlin's hands, connecting with Gremlin's forehead.
McBride throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McBride uses his free foot to push down on Gremlin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gremlin.
McBride lands with some strikes.
It looks like Bobcat Gremlin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBride fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McBride raining down hammerfists from mount.
McBride has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gremlin's face.
McBride landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gremlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McBride on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride landing punches.
McBride lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gremlin hang on?
McBride lands a big elbow.
McBride has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McBride looking to finish Gremlin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gremlin!
McBride with shots to the head and body - Gremlin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gremlin is rocked!
Bobcat Gremlin's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBride cracks Gremlin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Gremlin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Bobcat Gremlin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobcat Gremlin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Duane McBride!
Our winner, Duane McBride, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Roper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roper fails to land with a series of punches.
Roper throws a right hand that Riordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Riordan also avoids with ease.
Riordan wants to clinch.
Roper leaves Riordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riordan misses with a kick to the body.
Riordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roper cracks a nice hook into Riordan's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Roper. No joy for Riordan on that attempt.
Roper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Roper tries to sprawl out of it but Riordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott Roper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Roper slaps away a takedown attempt from Riordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper throws a leg kick but Riordan moved away.
Roper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roper throws a series of punches but Riordan moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riordan is defended easily by Roper.
A jab from Roper does it's job there.
Roper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riordan.
Riordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roper circles away quickly and effectively.
Roper throws a series of punches but Riordan moves out of range.
Roper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riordan.
Scott Roper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riordan stalks Roper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roper's face. Roper staggers backwards, shaken.
Riordan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riordan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roper throws a nice looking combination but Riordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riordan throws a right and a left that Roper avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Roper misses.
Roper throws a one two combo.
Riordan shoots in but no luck this time.
Riordan looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Roper.
Riordan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roper on his heels. He'll look to pass Roper's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Riordan wants to pass the guard but Roper is keeping the position.
Roper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riordan is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Riordan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Riordan with that takedown attempt.
Roper misses with a few strikes there.
Riordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riordan misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Riordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roper sprawls well. Roper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Riordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roper.
Roper throws a right and a left that Riordan avoids nicely.
Roper misses with a body shot.
Roper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roper throws a right and a left that Riordan avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan dives in and grabs Roper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roper pushes down on Riordan's head and hops out.
Roper throws a series of punches but Riordan avoids them all with ease.
Roper throws a nice looking combination but Riordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Roper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roper stuffs the takedown attempt from Riordan. Riordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Roper looks to land a body kick but Riordan moved away.
Some wild striking there from Roper.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roper as he avoids it easily.
Roper throws a right hand that Riordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Riordan also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Riordan or perhaps it was just good defense by Roper which made him look bad.
Scott Roper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Riordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Roper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roper just misses with a punch to the body.
Roper throws a sloppy head kick and Riordan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riordan manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Riordan or perhaps it was just good defense by Roper which made him look bad.
Roper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Roper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riordan blocks a head kick by Roper.
A nice combination there by Roper.
Sloppy strikes from Roper. Those never looked like landing.
Riordan fails with a takedown attempt.
Roper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riordan is breathing heavily.
Roper throws a right and a left that Riordan avoids nicely.
Scott Roper is winning the standup battle so far.
Riordan misses with a takedown attempt - Roper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roper misses with a combination
and Riordan counters with a two punch combo.
Roper thuds a left hand into Riordan's body.
Riordan takes one to the chin there.
Roper with a hook.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Roper tries to sprawl out of it but Riordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roper misses with a double jab.
Riordan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roper's waist but Roper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riordan off to one side.
Roper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riordan dives in and grabs Roper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roper pushes down on Riordan's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riordan back to the cage. Roper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riordan under the eye.
Riordan shoots for a double leg takedown but Roper sprawls well. He's pushed Riordan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Roper is just out of range.
Roper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roper tries to bum rush Riordan with a series of wild strikes but Riordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roper throws a head kick that misses.
Roper throws a body punch but Riordan moves out of range.
Riordan tries to clinch but Roper moves out of range.
Roper misses with a body shot.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown but Roper shows good takedown defense.
Roper dips to his left and cracks Riordan with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roper circles away quickly and effectively.
Roper is looking to wear down Riordan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roper.
Riordan rushes Roper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riordan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riordan wants a takedown but no success here.
Riordan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riordan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Roper dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roper lands with a nice combination. Riordan backs away looking to recover.
Riordan misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Roper misses.
Riordan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roper.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riordan slips a jab and a cross from Roper.
Roper throws a low kick, looking for Riordan's leg but Riordan calmly moves out of range.
Roper misses with a head kick.
A combination from Roper does no damage.
Scott Roper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riordan looks for a takedown but Roper sprawls well.
Scott Roper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
Roper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riordan.
Riordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Roper.
Riordan moves in looking to clinch but Roper pushes him off.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown but Roper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riordan.
Roper looks to land a combination but Riordan avoids it well.
Riordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roper is looking to land body kicks.
Riordan avoids the head kick by Roper.
Riordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roper blocks the body kick.
Riordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riordan somewhat.
Riordan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roper defends it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Roper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roper.
Riordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roper lands a jab-cross combination.
Riordan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riordan closes the distance and clinches up with Roper, looking for a takedown. Riordan pushes Roper against the cage but Roper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roper lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Roper misses with a two punch combination.
Roper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Roper does no damage.
Roper moves out of range of the body kick.
Tommy Riordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roper tries to avoid it but Riordan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roper to the ground. Roper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roper slips a jab and a cross from Riordan.
Riordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roper.
Roper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Riordan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roper scores with a one two! Riordan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riordan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roper swivels and escapes.
Riordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roper lands a nice shot that snaps Riordan's head back.
A slow jab from Roper misses its intended target.
Roper slips a jab and a cross from Riordan.
Roper throws a series of punches but Riordan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan wants to clinch but Roper slips to the side
and Roper counters with a series of strikes. Riordan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roper looks to land a combination. Riordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Riordan drives through and clinches with Roper against the cage.
Riordan is trying to pull guard but Roper has him pressed against the cage.
Riordan goes for a takedown attempt but Roper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A combination from Roper does no damage.
Roper scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roper throws a combination that misses
and Riordan moves into the clinch.
Riordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott Roper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riordan misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Roper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Roper!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monroe Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson wants to clinch but Jensen slips to the side
and Jensen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jensen lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jensen connects with a crisp jab.
Jensen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jensen digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
A lazy left from Jensen finds it's target.
Jensen lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jensen cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensen scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jensen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jensen is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Jensen circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monroe Jackson.
Jensen sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Jensen.
Jackson is rocked!
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Jensen counters with a big right hand! Oh Jackson is in trouble here! Jensen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Jensen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski comes to the cage accompanied by Aenima. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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202 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Cranzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Peters!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters throws a combination that misses
and Cranzinski counters with a nice body kick.
Peters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cranzinski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cranzinski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peters pinned against the cage. Peters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cranzinski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Peters misses the target.
Cranzinski looks to land a combination but Peters avoids it well.
Peters throws a right and a left that Cranzinski avoids nicely.
Cranzinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranzinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Peters throws a right hand that Cranzinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Cranzinski also avoids with ease.
Cranzinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters looks to land a combination but Cranzinski avoids it well.
No joy there for Peters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peters throws a combination that misses
and Cranzinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cranzinski throws a head kick but Peters moves out of range.
Peters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cranzinski counters with a two punch combo.
Cranzinski lands a jab to Peters's midsection.
Peters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cranzinski checks it well.
Cranzinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peters moves away.
Cranzinski checks the leg kick.
Cranzinski throws a head kick that misses.
Peters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cranzinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cranzinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cranzinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cranzinski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cranzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cranzinski walks into a straight right hand from Peters.
Cranzinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cranzinski.
A combination from Cranzinski does no damage.
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters misses with the combination.
Peters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cranzinski counters with a good low kick that Peters was not able to check.
Peters looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cranzinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters throws a series of punches but Cranzinski avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Peters.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
Peters misses with a double jab
and Cranzinski counters with a head kick.
Cranzinski clinches up with Peters and pushes him back against the cage.
Cranzinski controlling the action here for a moment.
Peters can't get the takedown.
Cranzinski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peters.
Peters wants a takedown.
Steve Cranzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Peters.
Cranzinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cranzinski prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Cranzinski.
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!
Cranzinski breaks the clinch.
Peters has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cranzinski.
Cranzinski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Peters is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cranzinski stands and throws Peters's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Peters is still in real trouble! Can Cranzinski finish him?
Cranzinski lands a strong strike to the head of Peters. That's dazed him! Cranzinski looking to finish here. Peters is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Cranzinski lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cranzinski!
Steve Cranzinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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