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LA Combat 68 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wong Fei Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell Suggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wong Fei Hung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrell Suggs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Hung bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fei Hung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suggs is looking to land body kicks.
Fei Hung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suggs blocks a head kick by Fei Hung.
Fei Hung lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Suggs does it's job there.
Fei Hung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fei Hung misses with a hook
and Fei Hung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fei Hung misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs moves out of range of the body kick from Fei Hung.
Fei Hung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suggs lands a jab to Fei Hung's midsection.
Fei Hung throws a head kick but Suggs moves out of range.
Fei Hung is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Hung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wong Fei Hung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suggs misses with a wild combination.
Suggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Suggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suggs lands with a right hand.
Fei Hung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suggs.
Suggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fei Hung is out of range.
Suggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suggs.
A punch lands to the side of Fei Hung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fei Hung slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs rushes Fei Hung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Fei Hung working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fei Hung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fei Hung backwards.
Fei Hung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suggs breaks the clinch.
Suggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fei Hung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suggs.
Suggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fei Hung. Fei Hung obviously looking to wear him down.
Suggs misses with a hook.
Suggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fei Hung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs scores with a nice strike.
Fei Hung jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fei Hung.
Suggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fei Hung.
Fei Hung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suggs has time to react.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fei Hung, as that shot connected.
Fei Hung lands a head kick. Suggs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Terrell Suggs has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fei Hung misses with a head kick.
Fei Hung tries to bum rush Suggs with a series of wild strikes but Suggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suggs misses with a few strikes there.
Suggs works Fei Hung's body with a nice hook.
Suggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung slips a jab from Suggs.
Suggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fei Hung moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fei Hung misses with a leg kick.
Fei Hung throws a sloppy head kick and Suggs moves out of range easily.
Fei Hung tries to clinch but Suggs moves out of range.
Fei Hung misses with an uppercut. Suggs saw that one coming.
Suggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Hung is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suggs misses with a low kick.
Fei Hung avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Fei Hung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Fei Hung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Suggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Suggs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fei Hung ducks under a wild hook from Suggs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Suggs in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Suggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Suggs misses with a hook. Fei Hung ducked under it nicely.
Suggs throws a low kick but Fei Hung avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fei Hung. Suggs shrugs it off though.
Suggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei Hung manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Fei Hung.
Suggs cracks Fei Hung with an open hand slap.
Suggs misses with a few strikes there.
Fei Hung throws a combination that misses
and Suggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fei Hung throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suggs moves out of range as Fei Hung throws a body kick.
Suggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fei Hung momentarily.
Fei Hung lands a nice looking body shot.
Suggs misses with a low kick.
Suggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fei Hung.
Fei Hung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fei Hung misses with a body kick.
Fei Hung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Terrell Suggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Fei Hung
and Suggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fei Hung takes a swing at Suggs's ribcage but misses.
Fei Hung gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suggs looks to land a left hand but Fei Hung moved out of range nicely.
Fei Hung delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fei Hung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fei Hung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fei Hung thuds his shin into the meat of Suggs's side.
Fei Hung throws a wild body kick that Suggs sees coming a mile off.
Suggs slips a jab from Fei Hung.
Wong Fei Hung is winning the standup battle so far.
Suggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fei Hung.
Suggs has Fei Hung up against the cage in a clinch.
Fei Hung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suggs blocks a body shot from Fei Hung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fei Hung lands a hook that snaps the head of Suggs backwards.
Fei Hung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fei Hung backwards.
Fei Hung goes for a takedown in the clinch but Suggs prevents it.
Fei Hung has had enough of the clinch but Suggs keeps him there for the moment.
Fei Hung is trying to break free.
A short right from Suggs.
Fei Hung throws a head punch that misses.
Suggs prevents a body shot from Fei Hung.
Suggs lands with a left to the head.
Suggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fei Hung thuds his shin into the meat of Suggs's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung misses with a body kick.
Suggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fei Hung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suggs throws out the jab.
Fei Hung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Fei Hung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fei Hung moves in looking to clinch but Suggs pushes him off.
Suggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suggs blocks a head kick by Fei Hung.
Suggs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fei Hung.
Jab from Suggs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs with a jab.
Suggs cracks Fei Hung with a good jab.
Suggs avoids the head kick by Fei Hung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Fei Hung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrell Suggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fei Hung ducks right into an uppercut from Suggs.
Good standup being displayed there by Suggs as he connects with a hook.
Suggs throws a big shot that misses.
Suggs tried to score with a low kick but Fei Hung checks it.
Fei Hung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suggs.
Suggs lands a jab.
Fei Hung pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suggs is out of range and Fei Hung settles back down.
A big left from Suggs misses.
Suggs blocks a head kick by Fei Hung.
Fei Hung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suggs's head.
Fei Hung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Hung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suggs lands a jab.
Fei Hung throws a head kick that misses.
Fei Hung throws a sloppy head kick
and Suggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fei Hung fails to land with a series of punches.
Fei Hung throws a leg kick which misses Suggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Suggs tries to avoid it.
Suggs misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fei Hung.
Fei Hung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fei Hung lunges at Suggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suggs's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung throws a head kick that misses.
Suggs moves out of range as Fei Hung throws a body kick.
Suggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Suggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fei Hung can pounce on him.
Fei Hung throws a head kick but Suggs moves out of range.
Fei Hung lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Fei Hung misses with an uppercut. Suggs saw that one coming.
Suggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fei Hung throws a push kick but Suggs slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Suggs misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung throws a head kick that misses
and Suggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Fei Hung on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Suggs lands a slapping body shot.
Fei Hung blocks a leg kick.
Fei Hung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suggs.
Suggs misses with a left hand
and Fei Hung counters with a big head kick but Suggs shrugs it off.
Terrell Suggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Wong Fei Hung has been cut.
Suggs staying out of range there.
Suggs lands a jab to the head.
Suggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suggs lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Suggs.
Fei Hung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fei Hung can't find room to land a body shot as Suggs controls the action.
Suggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fei Hung lands a hook that snaps the head of Suggs backwards.
Suggs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fei Hung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suggs just leaning against Fei Hung, taking a breather.
Fei Hung swings wildly with an uppercut but Suggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fei Hung pushes Suggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell Suggs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suggs.
Fei Hung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suggs up against the cage.
Suggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wong Fei Hung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suggs lands a nice uppercut.
Suggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fei Hung backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terrell Suggs.
I think Fei Hung has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wong Fei Hung!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Nakadai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hugo Reyes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Nakadai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakadai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nakadai won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reyes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakadai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reyes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reyes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reyes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nakadai!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakadai wants to get back to his feet.
Reyes has control of Nakadai's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nakadai regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakadai is trying to stand.
Reyes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nakadai manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Reyes is trying to get an arm triangle but Nakadai is defending well.
Reyes tries for a kimura but Nakadai is defending well.
Reyes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nakadai, who protects the arm well.
Nakadai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reyes on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to move to mount but Nakadai blocks the move with his legs.
Reyes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nakadai, who protects the arm well.
Nakadai pushes Reyes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reyes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reyes tries for a kimura but Nakadai is defending well.
Nakadai wants to get back to his feet.
Reyes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nakadai, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reyes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nakadai is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reyes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reyes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nakadai, who protects the arm well.
Nakadai is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakadai prevents Reyes from moving into mount.
Reyes is working to tighten is grip on Nakadai's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nakadai has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Reyes is really squeezing tight and eventually Nakadai passes out! Reyes breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hugo Reyes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice Jr throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Slice Jr moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slice Jr throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Slice Jr does it's job there.
It looks like Tim Johnson has been cut.
Slice Jr cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
A slow jab from Slice Jr misses its intended target.
Slice Jr misses with a body kick.
Johnson slips a jab from Slice Jr.
A slow jab from Slice Jr misses its intended target.
Johnson swings for the body but Slice Jr moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Slice Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice Jr moves away.
Slice Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slice Jr throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Slice Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slice Jr throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slice Jr misses with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slice Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Kimbo Slice Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson works Slice Jr's body with a nice hook.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slice Jr.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slice Jr throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Kimbo Slice Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice Jr cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Slice Jr has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Johnson to stand back up!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Slice Jr points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Johnson wakes up just in time to hear Slice Jr thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slice Jr!
Kimbo Slice Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crush 'Em by Megadeth. Dan Henderson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Hernandez landing knees to the head.
Hernandez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hernandez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
Henderson tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez landing knees to the head.
Henderson pushes Hernandez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Hernandez, against the cage.
Hernandez pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez scores with a knee to the head.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernandez is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Hernandez lands a head kick!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henderson gets a clinch.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hernandez.
Henderson tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez scores a nice knee to the body.
Hernandez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernandez looking to slow down the pace here.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson wants to stall.
Henderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Henderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hernandez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Hernandez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez missing with knees to the body.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hernandez gets an underhook and turns Henderson into the cage.
Hernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Henderson avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dan Henderson's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Hernandez is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson drops Hernandez with a beautiful combination! Hernandez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henderson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Rain Hernandez 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!
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hernandez.
Rain Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez walks into a jab.
Hernandez is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Hernandez coming out on top.
Henderson throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a right hand. Henderson shakes it off.
Henderson throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Henderson throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hernandez eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Henderson should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Hernandez misses
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Henderson throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez works over Henderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez lands a high kick!
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Hernandez slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Hernandez lands a head kick!
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson clobbers Hernandez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Hernandez counters with a big head kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez scores with a leg kick.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
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!
Henderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Hernandez moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez stalling in the clinch.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Hernandez.
Hernandez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hernandez is stalling here.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Hernandez landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Hernandez has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Henderson is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hernandez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hernandez.
Henderson lands with a left to the head.
Hernandez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson gave a mention to Fresh To Death Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Graham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham lands with an overhand left.
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Franklin with that takedown attempt.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklin. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham connects with a looping right hand.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin shoots in but no luck this time.
Graham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Graham.
Franklin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin is working Graham over with some ground and pound from side control.
Franklin is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham dodges the ground and pound from Franklin.
Graham is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Franklin is controlling him well.
Franklin in side control, throwing shots but Graham defends.
Graham wants to get back to his feet but Franklin drags him back down.
Franklin cracks Graham with a big elbow.
Franklin working the ground and pound.
Franklin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Franklin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Franklin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Franklin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Franklin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Franklin misses with the ground and pound.
Franklin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Graham some visible discomfort.
The strikes coming from Franklin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Franklin 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.
Graham is trying to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Franklin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Graham rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Franklin's guard! Nice work there by Graham!
Graham prevents Franklin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin pushes Graham off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ben Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graham misses with a double jab.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graham throws out the jab.
Graham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Franklin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Franklin.
Graham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franklin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Franklin persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklin. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Graham misses with the combination.
Graham stuffs the takedown.
Graham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Franklin.
Graham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Franklin looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
Franklin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Franklin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Graham.
Franklin scores with a takedown into Graham's guard.
Franklin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franklin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Graham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin looking to pass the guard.
Franklin throws a big elbow that misses.
Franklin scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Graham pushes Franklin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horrible takedown by Franklin or perhaps it was just good defense by Graham which made him look bad.
Jordan Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham leaves Franklin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graham misses with the combination.
Graham lands a jab.
Franklin shoots in looking for a takedown but Graham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franklin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graham circles away.
Jordan Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franklin connects with a couple of short punches.
Ben Franklin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham wants to stand up but Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin throws a big elbow that misses.
Graham has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Franklin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Franklin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Graham sprawls well initially but Franklin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graham pushes Franklin off looking to stand but Franklin dives back in and keeps control.
Franklin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Graham is trying to stand.
Franklin is working for a submission of some sort.
Graham looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is keen to just control but Graham is a slippery customer.
Franklin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
You get the feeling that Graham really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Franklin wants to control the pace but Graham is squirming around nicely.
Graham is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
Franklin scoring with strikes but Graham is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Franklin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Graham missing with a left hand there. Franklin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franklin dives in and scores a takedown into Graham's guard.
Franklin looking to sit in guard and control but Graham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graham tries to stand but Franklin is controlling from the bottom.
Graham wants to stand and escape but instead Franklin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin connects with a couple of short punches.
Graham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
Franklin prevents Graham from getting back to his feet.
Franklin pushing down on Graham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Franklin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Franklin drops an elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Graham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Franklin connects with a nice short shot to Graham's temple.
Graham is rocked!
Franklin trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Franklin is nestled in close to Graham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Graham is still in real trouble! Can Franklin finish him?
Nice strikes from Franklin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Franklin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Franklin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Graham tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Franklin is in Graham's guard.
Franklin won't allow Graham to get back to his feet.
Franklin passes Graham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Franklin drops an elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Graham taking some punishment here, with Franklin in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin 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.
Franklin stops Graham from getting back to his feet.
Franklin passes to side control.
Graham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Franklin is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franklin controlling from side mount.
Franklin landing strikes.
Jordan Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franklin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Franklin cracks Graham with a big right hand but Graham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Franklin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Graham, who protects the arm well.
Franklin scoring with punches from side control.
Ben Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graham parries the strikes from Franklin easily there. Franklin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Graham to escape.
Franklin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graham keeps working.
Franklin landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franklin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Franklin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McGillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGillicutty comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss My Irish Ass. Mannetosen has chosen Krav as his entrance music. Mickey McGillicutty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey McGillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGillicutty checks a leg kick.
McGillicutty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannetosen checks it well.
Mannetosen misses with a body kick.
McGillicutty checks the leg kick.
McGillicutty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mannetosen throws out the jab.
McGillicutty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mannetosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGillicutty.
Mannetosen scores with a shot to the body.
McGillicutty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGillicutty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mannetosen checks it well.
Mannetosen gets tackled into the cage by McGillicutty. McGillicutty maintains the clinch.
Mannetosen avoiding damage as McGillicutty throws knees to the body.
Mannetosen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGillicutty is trying to stall.
McGillicutty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGillicutty managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
McGillicutty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicutty crunches a lovely knee into Mannetosen's ribcage.
Mannetosen swings wildly with an uppercut but McGillicutty uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGillicutty creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGillicutty managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen stalls.
McGillicutty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGillicutty misses with an elbow strike.
McGillicutty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannetosen avoids it.
Mannetosen has McGillicutty pressed against the cage.
McGillicutty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannetosen avoids it.
Mannetosen throws a head punch that misses.
Mannetosen stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mannetosen is trying to keep McGillicutty in close.
Mannetosen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGillicutty is aware though and is defending well.
McGillicutty trying to control but Mannetosen is working from the bottom.
Mannetosen pulls McGillicutty in to control the position.
McGillicutty wants to pass the guard but Mannetosen is keeping the position.
McGillicutty wants to stand but Mannetosen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannetosen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannetosen has a closed guard, preventing McGillicutty from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mickey McGillicutty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGillicutty misses with a two punch combination.
McGillicutty 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.
McGillicutty is looking to score with low kicks.
McGillicutty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGillicutty throws a push kick but Mannetosen slaps the foot to one side.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
letting McGillicutty counter with a right hand.
Mannetosen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGillicutty doesn't seem bothered though.
Mannetosen misses with a shot to the body
and McGillicutty counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen keeps McGillicutty at a distance using the push kick.
McGillicutty avoids the body shot from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mannetosen if he has to take too many more of those.
Mannetosen missing with a left hand there. McGillicutty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGillicutty tries to work over Mannetosen's front leg with a kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGillicutty. Mannetosen shrugs it off though.
Mannetosen throws a chopping leg kick but McGillicutty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mannetosen feints and then cracks McGillicutty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGillicutty down.
Mannetosen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGillicutty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mannetosen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGillicutty.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mannetosen, right into the meat.
McGillicutty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mannetosen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mannetosen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGillicutty rather than just go for the knockout.
McGillicutty throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGillicutty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mannetosen's calf.
McGillicutty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Mannetosen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mannetosen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGillicutty's head.
McGillicutty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mannetosen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGillicutty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mannetosen throws a shot to the body.
McGillicutty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGillicutty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mannetosen scoring well with a low kick there.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannetosen is looking to chop away at McGillicutty's legs.
McGillicutty misses with a few strikes there.
Mannetosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGillicutty. That did some damage!
McGillicutty misses with a body kick.
Mannetosen blocks a low kick nicely.
McGillicutty throws a push kick but Mannetosen slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mannetosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGillicutty lands with an overhand left.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mannetosen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mannetosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannetosen throws a head kick but McGillicutty moves out of range.
Mannetosen checks a leg kick.
Donk. Mannetosen catches McGillicutty right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannetosen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McGillicutty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGillicutty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mannetosen is breathing heavily.
McGillicutty 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.
McGillicutty dodges the punch combination from Mannetosen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mannetosen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGillicutty sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McGillicutty misses with a low kick.
McGillicutty has managed to clinch.
McGillicutty tries a knee to the head but Mannetosen blocks it.
McGillicutty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGillicutty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGillicutty comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mannetosen misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannetosen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty managing to block the knees to the body from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a knee to the head.
McGillicutty lands a knee to the head.
McGillicutty avoids the elbow strike from Mannetosen, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGillicutty pushes off an throws an elbow but Mannetosen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGillicutty misses with a knee strike.
Mannetosen lands a right hand.
McGillicutty misses with an elbow strike.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGillicutty avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGillicutty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mannetosen's brow.
A shot in the inside from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGillicutty throws an elbow that misses.
Mannetosen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGillicutty trying to land knees to the body.
Mannetosen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mannetosen's defenses.
Mannetosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
McGillicutty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mannetosen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mannetosen avoids a wild elbow strike from McGillicutty.
McGillicutty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mannetosen jumps guard but McGillicutty stands there with Mannetosen around his waist. Mannetosen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGillicutty.
McGillicutty landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGillicutty pushes off an throws an elbow but Mannetosen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGillicutty avoids it.
McGillicutty throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGillicutty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGillicutty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mannetosen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey McGillicutty will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGillicutty scores with a punch to the head.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the side of McGillicutty's head but McGillicutty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGillicutty, right into the meat.
McGillicutty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but McGillicutty moves out of range easily.
McGillicutty ducks under a wild hook from Mannetosen.
McGillicutty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGillicutty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mannetosen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mannetosen dodges the punch combination from McGillicutty.
McGillicutty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannetosen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mannetosen throws a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as McGillicutty blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannetosen misses with a head kick.
Mannetosen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGillicutty.
McGillicutty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGillicutty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mannetosen cracks McGillicutty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by McGillicutty.
Mannetosen throws a sloppy head kick
and McGillicutty counters with a body kick that stops Mannetosen in his tracks momentarily.
Mannetosen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGillicutty misses with a wild combination.
McGillicutty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannetosen is out of range.
McGillicutty misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGillicutty misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGillicutty looks to clinch
and Mannetosen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannetosen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mannetosen checks a leg kick.
Mannetosen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Mannetosen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Mannetosen.
McGillicutty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGillicutty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGillicutty lands a slapping body shot.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen blocks the body kick.
McGillicutty misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a chopping leg kick but McGillicutty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGillicutty throws a leg kick that misses.
McGillicutty blocks a low kick nicely.
McGillicutty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by McGillicutty.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that misses
and McGillicutty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mannetosen misses the shot to the body.
McGillicutty wants to slow Mannetosen down by chopping away at his legs.
McGillicutty doesn't manage to clinch there - Mannetosen circles away.
Nice defenses there by Mannetosen.
Mannetosen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid body kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen moves out of range as McGillicutty throws a body kick.
A left lands for Mannetosen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mannetosen 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 McGillicutty has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGillicutty and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that misses.
Mannetosen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mannetosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mannetosen avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGillicutty clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Mannetosen fails to land.
Mannetosen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McGillicutty is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen trying to land knees to the body.
McGillicutty missing with knees to the body.
McGillicutty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mickey McGillicutty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGillicutty tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannetosen avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey McGillicutty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGillicutty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey McGillicutty!
An out of breath Mickey McGillicutty thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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