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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Spackman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spackman moves away.
Spackman rushes Cote and presses him up against the cage.
Cote lands an elbow inside that Spackman shrugs off.
It looks like Roger Spackman has been cut.
Spackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cote jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cote.
Spackman has closed the distance and engaged Cote in a clinch.
Cote lands a good knee to the midsection. Spackman won't want to take too many of those.
Cote has had enough of the clinch but Spackman keeps him there for the moment.
Cote misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cote misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spackman jumps guard and drags Cote to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spackman looking to control.
Cote wants to stand but Spackman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cote gets to his feet - Spackman follows without any prompting.
Spackman has Cote up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spackman is trying to drag Cote to the mat but Cote just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spackman breaks from the clinch.
Spackman forces Cote back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Cote.
Spackman avoiding damage as Cote throws knees to the body.
Cote tries a body shot but Spackman blocks it.
Cote is looking to break free of the clinch but Spackman has double underhooks.
Cote has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cote clinches.
Spackman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cote regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cote wants to stand but Spackman is controlling the position.
Cote working for a triangle but Spackman defends it easily.
Spackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cote manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spackman circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spackman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote misses with a low kick as Spackman jumps back.
Nice takedown defense from Cote. No joy for Spackman on that attempt.
Adam Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Spackman.
Horrible takedown by Spackman or perhaps it was just good defense by Cote which made him look bad.
Spackman keeps the fight on the outside.
Cote slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Spackman does no damage.
Cote wants to clinch.
Cote is looking to chop away at Spackman's legs.
Cote fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cote misses with a body shot.
Cote avoids the head kick by Spackman.
Cote takes a swing at Spackman's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spackman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cote tries to avoid it but Spackman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cote to the ground. Cote escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cote ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spackman moves away.
Spackman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spackman swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Cote with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cote fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spackman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some wild striking there from Cote.
Spackman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cote sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spackman somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote tries to bum rush Spackman with a series of wild strikes but Spackman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Spackman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spackman moves into the clinch.
Spackman misses with a body punch.
Spackman prevents a body shot from Cote.
Cote makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spackman breaks the clinch.
Cote wants to clinch up but Spackman keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spackman rushes Cote and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spackman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cote up against the cage.
Spackman looking to stall.
Cote tries to land knees in the clinch but Spackman avoids the damage to the body.
Spackman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cote pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spackman wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cote prevents it.
Adam Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Spackman.
Cote tries to land knees in the clinch but Spackman avoids the damage to the body.
Cote breaks the clinch.
Spackman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cote looks to land a right hand but Spackman moved out of range.
Cote thows a body shot but no joy.
Cote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spackman shoots in for a double leg but Cote sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spackman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cote can pounce on him.
Cote motions for Spackman to come forward. Cote throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spackman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spackman is breathing heavily.
Spackman avoids a kick to the body.
Spackman throws a sloppy head kick and Cote moves out of range easily.
Cote misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote misses with a wild body shot.
Cote works Spackman's body with a nice hook.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spackman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cote closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cote tries to work over Spackman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cote misses with an elbow strike.
Cote landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cote is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spackman is defending well for now.
Cote can't break the clinch.
Cote wants to stall.
Spackman tries to pull guard but Cote won't allow it.
Spackman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cote. Spackman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spackman lands with a shot to the body.
Adam Cote is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote throws a head kick but Spackman moves out of range.
Spackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cote lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spackman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cote avoids it really well and circles away.
Cote doesn't manage to clinch there - Spackman circles away.
Spackman gets a clinch.
Cote prevents Spackman from breaking the clinch.
Spackman misses with a knee to the head.
Cote trying to stall but Spackman improves his position.
Cote will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spackman up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cote.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote lands a knee to the body.
Spackman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cote escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cote wants to clinch up but Spackman keeps it at a distance.
Spackman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Spackman misses with a takedown attempt - Cote sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cote with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cote swings for the body but Spackman moves out of range.
Cote throws a sloppy body shot
and Spackman counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cote dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Spackman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spackman shoots for a double leg takedown but Cote sprawls well. He's pushed Spackman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cote. Those never looked like landing.
Adam Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spackman.
Cote tries to clinch up.
Spackman keeps the fight on the outside.
Cote ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cote takes a swing at Spackman's ribcage but misses.
Spackman avoids the body shot from Cote.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cote. Spackman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cote digs a good hook to Spackman's body.
Cote doesn't manage to clinch there - Spackman circles away.
Cote doesn't manage to clinch there - Spackman circles away.
Cote is looking to clinch.
Cote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spackman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spackman can't get the takedown.
Adam Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Spackman.
Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cote slaps away a takedown attempt from Spackman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spackman misses with a takedown attempt - Cote sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cote lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cote tries a head kick but it misses.
Cote swings for the body but Spackman moves out of range.
Cote thows a body shot but no joy.
Spackman takes the fight into the clinch.
Spackman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spackman is defending well for now.
Spackman stalls.
Spackman is working for takedown but Cote is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spackman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cote tries to land knees in the clinch but Spackman avoids the damage to the body.
Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Cote misses.
Spackman tries for a takedown but Cote sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Cote wants to clinch.
Cote connects with a leg kick. Spackman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Spackman as he checks the leg kick.
Spackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam Cote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cote throws a low kick, looking for Spackman's leg but Spackman calmly moves out of range.
Cote wants to clinch.
Cote is looking to wear down Spackman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spackman avoids the body shot from Cote.
Spackman fails to land the takedown.
Cote misses the jab.
Cote tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spackman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cote.
A head kick misses from Cote.
Spackman throws a combination. Cote tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote misses with a leg kick
and Spackman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cote crunches a lovely knee into Spackman's ribcage.
Cote is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spackman is defending well for now.
Adam Cote has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spackman keeps control of Cote as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cote tries to land knees in the clinch but Spackman avoids the damage to the body.
Cote holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cote throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cote wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cote struggles to land a body shot inside as Spackman controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spackman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Cote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cote 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Cote!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Rootmans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rootmans has chosen Rage Against The Machine – The Ghost Of Tom Joad as his entrance music. Erick Rootmans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Rootmans!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Rootmans moves out of range easily.
Joseph tries to work over Rootmans's front leg with a kick but Rootmans checks it.
Joseph throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rootmans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Joseph is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Joseph takes the fight into the clinch.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rootmans.
Rootmans breaks the clinch.
Rootmans moves out of range of the body kick.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rootmans throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph scores with a body shot.
Joseph has managed to clinch.
Rootmans avoids the elbow strike from Joseph, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rootmans is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rootmans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rootmans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Joseph looks to land a body kick but Rootmans moved away.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryan Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph throws a right and a left that Rootmans avoids nicely.
Rootmans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joseph misses with a kick to the body.
Joseph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph lands a jab to the nose.
Joseph throws a head kick that half lands.
Rootmans tries to land a front kick but Joseph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Joseph avoids a kick to the body.
Joseph throws out a leg kick but Rootmans moves out of range and Joseph only half commits.
Joseph lands with an uppercut that bounces Rootmans off the cage and back into range.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses
and Rootmans counters with a two punch combo.
Joseph is rocked!
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Rootmans Rushes Joseph and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Joseph is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Rootmans Piles on the pressure and Joseph crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Rootmans!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Erick Rootmans made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Conners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lewis's choice of entrance music: Shut'Em Down. Brian Conners has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Conners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conners goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conners avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis is looking to land body kicks.
Conners shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Conners avoids nicely.
Lewis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Conners shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conners showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lewis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Conners looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Conners 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conners looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Conners with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lewis pushes Conners off and gets back to his feet.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Conners throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conners takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conners closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lewis quickly recovers to half guard.
Conners slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis won't allow Conners to pass to mount.
Conners stops Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Conners sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conners tries to pass to full mount but Lewis defends it.
Lewis is not content to let Conners control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conners moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Conners moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conners.
Conners showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conners blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis lands a jab to Conners's midsection.
Conners shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conners showed some decent athleticism there.
Conners tries to pass to full mount but Lewis defends it.
Conners passes the guard and advances to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conners has control of Lewis's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lewis regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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 Brian Conners will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conners circles away quickly and effectively.
Conners tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis gets caught napping as Conners dives in and scores a takedown. Lewis manages to retain guard.
Conners trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conners looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners prevents Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Conners works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Conners drops an elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
Conners is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Conners takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lewis prevents Conners from taking his back.
Lewis is trying to stand.
Lewis is squirming around, avoiding Conners's attempts to control the action.
Conners is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lewis is surviving well by controlling Conners's body position as best he can.
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.
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Conners fails to move to back control.
Lewis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conners looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Conners content just to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Conners.
Conners closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Conners sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No luck for Conners with that takedown attempt.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Conners, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Conners. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conners avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Conners moves out of range.
Conners keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conners looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lewis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Conners dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Conners tries to clinch up.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Conners showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Conners doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lewis 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 Conners has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conners and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conners misses with a wild combination.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Lewis throws a head kick but Conners moves out of range.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Conners tries for a takedown but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Conners moves out of range of the body kick.
Conners fails to land the takedown.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Conners.
Conners throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to remain calm as Conners controls from the top position.
Mike Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Conners tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conners lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Conners wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
Conners is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lewis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lewis shrugs it off.
Lewis is trying to stand.
Brian Conners overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conners controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conners fails to advance to Lewis's back.
Conners wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
Conners sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lewis is trying to stand up.
Conners controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Conners.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conners looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brian Conners is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Conners moves out of range easily.
Conners fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Conners showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conners, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Conners!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Afvalbak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen One Republic - All The Right Moves as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddy Afvalbak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Afvalbak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Afvalbak throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliveira lands a really nice looking cross but Afvalbak seems unphased.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Afvalbak looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Afvalbak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Afvalbak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Afvalbak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Afvalbak walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Afvalbak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Afvalbak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Oliveira finds it's way through Afvalbak's defenses.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Afvalbak.
Oliveira throws a lazy right hand but Afvalbak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afvalbak lands with a nice body punch.
Afvalbak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Afvalbak.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Afvalbak is out of range.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Afvalbak moves out of range.
Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Jab from Afvalbak.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Oliveira prevents Afvalbak from improving his position.
Oliveira has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Afvalbak defend it? Oliveira steps over the head and cranks it - Afvalbak is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Oliveira!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rodrigo Oliveira waved his t-shirt featuring Torment Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Talon darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Talon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Talon scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Talon crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson is trying to push Talon away but Talon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talon misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Andre Jackson has been cut.
Talon looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Talon.
Talon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talon has him pressed against the cage.
Talon misses with a knee to the head.
Talon pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Talon prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Talon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Talon missing with knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Talon has double underhooks.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talon closes the distance and clinches.
Talon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson has clasped his hands together around Talon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Talon blocks the move with his legs.
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.
Jackson is working Talon over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Talon!
Jackson breaks from Talon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Talon wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Talon hang on?
Jackson cracks Talon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Talon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon taking shots to the head.
Talon is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Talon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Talon is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson cracks Talon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Talon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson breaks from Talon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson working Talon over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Talon looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Talon throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Talon wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Talon tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Talon tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Talon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Talon throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Talon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Talon's belly button to the back.
Talon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Talon tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talon is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Talon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson trying to control but Talon is working from the bottom.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Talon blocks nicely.
Jackson postures up in Talon's guard and throws a big left but Talon blocks it.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Talon's head.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Talon's brow.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Talon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talon controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson trying to control but Talon is working from the bottom.
Talon wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson distracts Talon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Talon keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Talon keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Talon wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talon manages to avoid it.
Jackson cracks Talon with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talon wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
The referee asks Jackson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jackson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Talon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Talon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Talon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talon keeps working.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talon tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jackson advances to mount.
Talon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Talon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Talon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That has opened up Milo Talon's cut even more.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Talon?
The cut above Milo Talon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Milo Talon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson scoring with strikes but Talon is staying in there.
Jackson working Talon over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Milo Talon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Milo Talon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shamrock's choice of entrance music: Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots. The key to victory for Jack Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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27
207 lbs
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223 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernard Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Shamrock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Shamrock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Shamrock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shamrock forces his way into half guard.
Black gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.
Shamrock chips away with some ground and pound.
It looks like Jack Black has been cut.
Shamrock passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shamrock throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Black tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
Shamrock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock slows the pace down in half guard.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Shamrock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shamrock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shamrock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Shamrock is stalling here. Black is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shamrock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Black has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Black trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shamrock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shamrock wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jack Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock slips a jab from Black.
Black with a poor takedown
and Shamrock counters with a one-two to the body.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shamrock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shamrock tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black decides to stand back up. Black steps back and let's Shamrock get back to his feet.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shamrock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Shamrock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Shamrock working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shamrock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shamrock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shamrock controls the pace.
Shamrock throws a big elbow that misses.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Shamrock throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Black drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shamrock dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping full guard, as Shamrock tries to pass.
Shamrock passes into half guard.
Shamrock is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Black'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. This is the final round!
Shamrock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shamrock wants it to stay on the feet.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Black.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Nice sprawl there from Shamrock as Black shoots in.
Black fails with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shamrock pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is taking a breather. Black says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Shamrock drops an elbow to the side of Black's head.
Shamrock throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Shamrock.
Black gets back to full guard.
Shamrock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Shamrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shamrock pushing down on Black's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shamrock misses with a head shot. Black uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shamrock trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Shamrock is looking to pass into half guard but Black pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Black is in guard.
Black trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Shamrock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bernard Shamrock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shamrock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jack Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamrock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Shamrock!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bernard Shamrock thanked STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Ridgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ridgeon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to who let the dogs out. Wangchuck has chosen Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar as his entrance music. Tshering Wangchuck acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Cardio machine |
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Lewis Ridgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ridgeon counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ridgeon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wangchuck has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ridgeon but great work by Wangchuck.
Ridgeon is trying to improve his position.
Wangchuck tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wangchuck tries to stand but Ridgeon controls the position and pulls Wangchuck into his guard.
Wangchuck is looking to stand up but Ridgeon won't let him.
Ridgeon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ridgeon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wangchuck preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ridgeon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ridgeon throwing strikes here but Wangchuck is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ridgeon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wangchuck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ridgeon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ridgeon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wangchuck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ridgeon scoring with strikes but Wangchuck is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeon controlling from mount.
Ridgeon raining down shots from the mount!
Wangchuck taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ridgeon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wangchuck has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wangchuck!
Ridgeon is adopting a defensive guard.
Wangchuck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ridgeon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wangchuck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ridgeon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wangchuck pushes Ridgeon off looking to stand but Ridgeon dives back in and keeps control.
Ridgeon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ridgeon working over Wangchuck with some ground and pound. Wangchuck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wangchuck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ridgeon.
Ridgeon is trying to control the action in half guard but Wangchuck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ridgeon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wangchuck's head.
Wangchuck trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck tries to roll over but Ridgeon keeps him under control.
Ridgeon works his way into full mount!
Wangchuck is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ridgeon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wangchuck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ridgeon landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Ridgeon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tshering Wangchuck's cut.
That's time! Ridgeon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wangchuck checks a low kick from Ridgeon.
Wangchuck tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ridgeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Ridgeon moves away
and Ridgeon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wangchuck's guard.
Ridgeon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wangchuck can do to turn this around?
Wangchuck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ridgeon.
Wangchuck wants to get back to his feet but Ridgeon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ridgeon looking to pass the guard.
Ridgeon is working Wangchuck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these 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!
Ridgeon postures up and lands a big shot to Wangchuck's brow.
Wangchuck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wangchuck is keeping the position for now.
Ridgeon throws a big elbow that misses.
Ridgeon with a nice head shot there.
Ridgeon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wangchuck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wangchuck has escaped and now he's on top!
Ridgeon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ridgeon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wangchuck defends it well.
Wangchuck wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Wangchuck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ridgeon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wangchuck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ridgeon.
Ridgeon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ridgeon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ridgeon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ridgeon wants to control but Wangchuck is keeping him busy.
Wangchuck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ridgeon.
Ridgeon wants to take a breather but Wangchuck is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeon throws a strike but Wangchuck avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ridgeon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wangchuck wants to control but Ridgeon postures up.
Wangchuck is trying to get back to his feet.
Wangchuck managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ridgeon.
Ridgeon trying to control the position but Wangchuck is working away.
Ridgeon working the ground and pound but Wangchuck is defending the strikes.
Wangchuck takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wangchuck taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ridgeon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wangchuck regains half guard, as Ridgeon was trying to land strikes.
Ridgeon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Wangchuck is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lewis Ridgeon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lewis Ridgeon thanked [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between White Sons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark has chosen All Fired Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Sons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sons working the ground and pound from side control.
Clark tries to improve position but can't.
Sons trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
Sons really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sons working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sons tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Clark is trying to get back to half guard.
Sons scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sons misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sons landing strikes.
Clark manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sons misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Clark blocks the strikes from Sons.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sons has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Clark escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Clark!
The referee asks Clark politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Clark prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ground and pound from Clark seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sons parries the strikes from Clark easily there. Clark is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sons to escape.
Sons has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clark trying to control the position but Sons is working away.
Sons is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sons is looking to regain half guard here but Clark keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sons tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Sons is looking to reverse the position.
Sons gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sons wants to get back to full guard.
Sons misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clark pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons trying to get back to full guard but Clark takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sons is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark content just to control the position here.
Clark lands a nice shot to the head.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clark blocks Sons's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Clark unloads with some shots from mount but Sons bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sons is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark blocks Sons's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sons is working to get back to half guard.
Sons is working hard here to advance position.
Clark trying to control but Sons is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 White Sons will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sons shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sons tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Sons shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Sons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Sons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clark thumps Sons with a low kick.
Clark sizes up Sons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sons sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sons wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
Sons closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Clark's guard.
Clark pulls Sons in to control the position.
Sons works over Clark with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is trying to keep Sons in close.
Clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clark pulls Sons in to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sons preventing the sweep.
Sons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sons throws a big right hand that misses.
Sons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark is trying to keep Sons in close.
Sons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sons won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sons is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clark tries to control but Sons wriggling away.
Sons sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clark is trying to control the action in half guard but Sons is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons actively working from the bottom here.
Clark looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sons is trying to get back to full guard.
Sons misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Clark seems content to control.
Sons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sons is refusing to be controlled, as Clark sits in half guard.
Clark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sons throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sons manages to get to full guard.
Sons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sons is keeping the position for now.
Sons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddie Clark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sons avoids the head kick by Clark.
Sons looks to clinch
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Sons shoots in.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
Sons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Clark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sons works over Clark with some ground and pound from guard.
Clark working a defensive guard here.
Sons landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sons trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sons wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Sons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sons manages to get himself to full guard.
Sons looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.
Sons keeping full guard, as Clark tries to pass.
Sons working for submissions but it's allowed Clark to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sons looking for submissions off his back.
Sons is trying to get back to full guard.
Clark moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Sons.
Sons sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sons is looking for a sweep. Clark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clark blocks the strikes from Sons.
Clark slows the pace down in half guard.
Sons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Clark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sons is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clark trying to control the action but Sons is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eddie Clark.
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Sons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Sons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sons fails to land the takedown.
Clark scores with a body shot.
Clark scores with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eddie Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sons shoots in but no luck this time.
Sons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sons somewhat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sons crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clark - the referee stops the clock and Sons gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clark. Sons manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sons is rocked!
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Sons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clark scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circle, before Clark throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sons's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Clark lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Eddie Clark!
A very excited looking Eddie Clark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kees Knoflook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Levy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ozzy Osbourne - mr.Crowley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scott Levy enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kees Knoflook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Levy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levy takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Scott Levy has been cut.
Knoflook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levy.
Levy misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Levy misses.
Levy moves out of range of the body kick.
Knoflook throws a leg kick but Levy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Levy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levy throws a chopping leg kick but Knoflook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Levy drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Levy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Levy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Levy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Levy throws a big right hand that misses.
Levy throwing strikes from guard but Knoflook blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Levy is stalling in the full guard.
Levy wants to control from the top but Knoflook keeps moving.
Levy looking to sit in guard and control but Knoflook gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knoflook trying to control but Levy is working from the bottom.
Levy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knoflook manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levy wants to control from the top but Knoflook keeps moving.
Levy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Levy throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knoflook wants to sweep here but Levy controlling him for the moment.
Levy trying to control but Knoflook is working from the bottom.
Levy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Levy postures up in Knoflook's guard and throws a big left but Knoflook blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Levy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Levy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knoflook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levy throws a big right hand that misses.
Levy throws a big right hand that misses.
Levy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Levy throwing strikes from guard but Knoflook blocks nicely.
Levy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Levy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knoflook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Levy preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levy wants to control from the top but Knoflook keeps moving.
Levy is looking to work some ground and pound but Knoflook has wrist control.
Levy landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knoflook utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Levy wants to pass the guard but Knoflook is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Levy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Levy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knoflook finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knoflook takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Levy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Levy throws a leg kick but Knoflook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knoflook misses with a low kick.
Levy lands a body shot.
Levy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knoflook.
Levy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Knoflook is trying to maintain the position but Levy is very close to passing his half guard.
Levy is looking to advance position but Knoflook won't allow it.
Knoflook is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Levy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Levy's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoflook keeps control of the position as Levy tries to break free.
Knoflook doesn't have the hooks in and Levy manages to turn into his guard.
Knoflook has momentary wrist control but Levy slips an elbow through the middle.
Levy wants to pass the guard but Knoflook is keeping the position.
Levy wants to control from the top but Knoflook keeps moving.
Knoflook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knoflook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levy postures up and lands a big shot to Knoflook's brow.
Levy is looking to work some ground and pound but Knoflook has wrist control.
Levy trying to control but Knoflook is working from the bottom.
Levy preventing the sweep.
Levy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Levy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levy postures up.
Levy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoflook wants to control the position but Levy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Levy lands a nice short elbow.
Knoflook is rocked!
Levy scores with a big shot! Knoflook's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Knoflook! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Levy!
Scott Levy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Body Rott. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasaki fails to land the takedown.
Kawasaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clam Digger's half guard.
Clam Digger wants to control but Kawasaki is keeping busy.
Clam Digger wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawasaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kawasaki passes to side control.
Clam Digger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Clam Digger tries to bench press Kawasaki off him but Kawasaki keeps the position.
Kawasaki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Clam Digger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clam Digger tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger is trying to get back to half guard.
Clam Digger dodges the ground and pound from Kawasaki.
Clam Digger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kawasaki off and has taken his back!
Kawasaki tries to roll but Clam Digger sticks to his back.
Clam Digger softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Clam Digger punishes Kawasaki with strikes from the back mount.
Clam Digger is persistently looking for the submission but Kawasaki is defending it well.
Kawasaki turns into Clam Digger and is now in his guard.
Kawasaki preventing the sweep.
Kawasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Clam Digger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawasaki defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clam Digger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kawasaki manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kawasaki working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawasaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clam Digger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kawasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawasaki, not yet.
Clam Digger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawasaki is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki looking for a guillotine here but Clam Digger defends easily.
Kawasaki trying to keep a closed guard but Clam Digger is proving a slippery customer.
Clam Digger landing some decent shots from guard.
Clam Digger trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clam Digger defends well.
Clam Digger wants to control from the top but Kawasaki keeps moving.
Clam Digger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is trying to hold Clam Digger in close to prevent damage but Clam Digger has managed to pass into half guard.
Clam Digger working over Kawasaki with some ground and pound. Kawasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clam Digger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clam Digger drops an elbow to the side of Kawasaki's head.
Kawasaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kawasaki sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clam Digger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kawasaki is not content to let Clam Digger control the position.
Clam Digger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasaki is trying to control but can't.
Kawasaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clam Digger wants to free his trapped foot but Kawasaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Clam Digger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clam Digger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clam Digger tries to clinch up but Kawasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawasaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clam Digger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kawasaki.
Clam Digger drives through with a takedown into Kawasaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Clam Digger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kawasaki is rocked!
Kawasaki keeping moving, preventing Clam Digger from controlling successfully.
Kawasaki is still in real trouble! Can Clam Digger finish him?
Clam Digger lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clam Digger loads up on a big left hand. Kawasaki felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Clam Digger looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kawasaki can't hide his disappointment, as Clam Digger celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Clam Digger!
Terrance Clam Digger retains his bantamweight title!
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