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LA Combat 79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stallion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souto comes to the cage accompanied by Jorge Quintero - 300 violin orchestra. Rolando Souto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Stallion's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolando Souto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stallion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Souto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stallion's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Souto wants to control from the top but Stallion keeps moving.
Souto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stallion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stallion is trying to keep Souto in close.
Stallion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallion trying to keep a closed guard but Souto is proving a slippery customer.
Stallion looking for a sweep. Not yet Stallion, not yet.
Souto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stallion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stallion wants to sweep but no luck.
Souto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Souto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souto 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.
Souto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stallion keeping full guard, as Souto tries to pass.
Stallion keeping moving, preventing Souto from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souto drops back looking for a leg! Stallion is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stallion manages to kick Souto off! Souto jumps back into Stallion's guard.
Stallion trying to control the position.
Souto working some strikes from top position.
Stallion is looking to stand up but Souto isn't so interested in that idea.
Stallion is trying to control the position but Souto postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Souto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Souto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souto won't allow Stallion to sweep him here.
Souto looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Souto's guard.
Souto working for a triangle but Stallion defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stallion defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stallion looking to pass the guard.
Stallion wants to control from the top but Souto keeps moving.
Stallion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallion trying to control but Souto is working from the bottom.
Souto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Stallion was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Souto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Souto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Souto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stallion sees it coming and defends easily.
Souto is looking for a kimura here.
Souto trying to pass the guard but Stallion defending well.
Stallion is trying to maintain the position but Souto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souto is looking for a kimura here.
Souto lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stallion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Souto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stallion defending well though.
Stallion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souto trying to mount his opponent but Stallion defends it.
Stallion trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Souto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Stallion.
Souto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stallion to the mat! Stallion manages to get full guard.
Souto throws a big right hand that misses.
Souto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stallion's head.
Stallion is trying to control the position but Souto postures up.
Souto tries to free his leg and advance position but Stallion is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stallion can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stallion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souto.
Souto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souto lands a couple of digs.
Souto stops Stallion from standing up.
Stallion is looking to sweep but instead, Souto has passed into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souto slips a nice elbow through Stallion's hands, connecting with Stallion's forehead.
Souto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stallion is looking for a sweep. Souto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stallion has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souto in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stallion tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Souto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rolando Souto!
Rolando Souto opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Liddel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Howard - the referee stops the clock and Liddel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Howard. Liddel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Howard.
Liddel looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Howard lands a big head kick that sends Liddel tumbling to the mat! Howard takes a step backwards and waves Liddel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Chuck Liddel has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Howard.
and Howard counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Liddel! He's just covering up as Howard starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwight Howard!
Dwight Howard 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
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, Ted Parker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Parker backs away looking to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Parker tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz misses the jab.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Parker dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Parker's head and hops out.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Parker.
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parker preventing the sweep.
Parker postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz controlling the position.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the 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!
Parker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz is trying to keep Parker in close.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Parker landing with the ground and pound.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to keep Parker in close.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parker passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parker working Diaz over with strikes here.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Parker loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diaz tries to hold on but Parker postures up.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Parker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parker lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Diaz! Parker sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Diaz and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ted Parker!
A very excited looking Ted Parker 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryder Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Straight Outta Compton blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryder Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Gotti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Ryder Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to clinch but Gotti moves away
and Gotti counters with a straight right hand.
Gotti lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Brown can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gotti and Brown drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gotti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Gotti!
Jimmy Gotti 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Tungston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Barnett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Tungston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett darts in and clinches Tungston up against the cage.
Barnett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tungston prevents it.
Tungston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett wants a takedown but no success here.
Tungston trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnett.
Tungston is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnett gets an underhook and turns Tungston into the cage.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tungston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barnett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barnett tries to strike from the bottom.
Tungston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tungston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tungston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnett bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barnett decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tungston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tungston throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Barnett or perhaps it was just good defense by Tungston which made him look bad.
Tungston tries to sprawl but Barnett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett prevents Tungston from improving his position.
Tungston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnett slips a nice elbow through Tungston's hands, connecting with Tungston's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnett 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.
Barnett stands up from half guard.
Tungston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barnett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tungston working a defensive guard here.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from Tungston.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh Barnett just wasn't active enough.
Barnett motions for Tungston to come forward. Barnett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett darts in and clinches Tungston up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Tungston.
Barnett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tungston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy Tungston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Barnett both land. Nice combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tungston enables Barnett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tungston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tungston is trying to hold Barnett in close to prevent damage but Barnett has managed to pass into half guard.
Barnett winds up and cracks Tungston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett drops an elbow to the side of Tungston's head.
Barnett stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tungston to get to his feet.
Barnett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tungston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Josh Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett instigates a clinch.
Tungston has a couple of punches blocked by Barnett.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tungston looking to slow down the pace here.
Tungston trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tungston regains guard.
Barnett stands up from Tungston's guard - Barnett perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barnett forces Tungston back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett jumps guard but Tungston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tungston smiles and moves away.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett gets a clinch.
Tungston throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Tungston.
Tungston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett scores with a takedown into Tungston's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tungston wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Barnett is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking for a kimura but Tungston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnett to get the leverage.
Tungston is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tungston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett is working hard here to advance position.
Barnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tungston trying to control but Barnett postures up.
Barnett frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tungston is looking to improve his position but Barnett isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to secure an arm triangle but Tungston defends it well.
Tungston tries to hold on but Barnett postures up.
Tungston is just holding on here. Barnett manages to take his back.
Tungston manages to reverse the position and now he's in Barnett's guard. Nice work there by Tungston.
Tungston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tungston wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Tungston from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barnett holds on and takes a little breather.
Barnett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tungston!
Barnett content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Tungston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tungston lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnett won't want to take too many of those.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Tungston holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnett drops back down to his feet.
Tungston looking to stall.
Barnett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tungston's efforts to push away.
Barnett blocks an uppercut.
Barnett wants a takedown.
Tungston misses with a body punch.
Barnett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tungston just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tungston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tungston prevents it.
Barnett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tungston smiles and moves away.
Tungston lands a big head kick that sends Barnett tumbling to the mat! Tungston takes a step backwards and waves Barnett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnett is rocked!
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tungston clinches up against the cage.
Oh Barnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tungston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnett is pressed against the cage. Tungston pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Barnett! Two more big strikes from Tungston and Barnett crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Troy Tungston!
Troy Tungston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Von Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Von Prawn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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21
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Von Prawn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Von Prawn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reyes gets back to half guard.
Reyes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Prawn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Prawn's back!
Reyes is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Von Prawn won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Reyes off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hugo Reyes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JukeBox Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zed Zeddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zed Zeddy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
190 lbs
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194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JukeBox Hero!
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, Zed Zeddy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeddy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zeddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zeddy landing with the ground and pound.
Zeddy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Zeddy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zeddy looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeddy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zeddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zeddy prevents Hero from getting back to his feet.
Zeddy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zed Zeddy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zeddy lands a body shot.
Zeddy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hero swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hero is keeping the position for now.
Zeddy sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeddy wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Zeddy sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zed Zeddy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hero stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy is looking to clinch but Hero is avoiding it.
Zeddy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zed Zeddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zeddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like JukeBox Hero has been cut.
Zeddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeddy moves to clinch but Hero breaks away
and Hero counters with a good, hard body kick but Zeddy shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zeddy shoots in and bounces Hero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeddy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Zeddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JukeBox Hero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zeddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zeddy has a takedown stuffed.
Zeddy connects with a nice looking jab.
Zeddy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hero. Hero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zeddy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hero tries to kick Zeddy off but Zeddy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zeddy throwing shots but Hero is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeddy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zed Zeddy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hero drops his hands momentarily and Zeddy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zeddy connects with a body shot.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy shoots in for a takedown but Hero shows good takedown defense.
Zeddy misses with a looping right.
Zeddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zeddy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zeddy showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeddy is keen to just control but Hero is a slippery customer.
Zeddy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hero's head.
Hero looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zeddy is nestled in close to Hero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zed Zeddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zeddy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hero.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zeddy in particular looking to stall.
Zeddy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zeddy scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero is trying to stand.
Zeddy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zeddy controlling the pace.
Hero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hero tries to get out of the position.
Zeddy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Zeddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JukeBox Hero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zeddy scores with a body shot.
Zeddy tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance.
Hero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zeddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
Zeddy misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Zeddy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeddy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zeddy landing a few strikes.
Zeddy trying to control the position but Hero is working away.
Zeddy controlling the position from side mount.
Check out the look on Zeddy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero defending against the ground and pound.
Zeddy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hero on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zeddy working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeddy throwing strikes but Hero manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Zeddy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zeddy manages to get back to half guard.
Zeddy is looking for a sweep. Hero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeddy keeping control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zeddy misses with a straight right.
Zed Zeddy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zeddy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zeddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeddy won't allow Hero to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zed Zeddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zeddy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zed Zeddy!
A relieved looking Zed Zeddy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex Nuisance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior comes to the cage accompanied by Ultimate Warrior Entrance. Nuisance has chosen High Hopes by Frank Sinatra as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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31
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flex Nuisance!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuisance stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nuisance wants it to stay on the feet.
Nuisance lands with a straight right. Warrior didn't see that one coming.
Nuisance lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ultimate Warrior has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nuisance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuisance lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warrior tries to throw a body punch but Nuisance avoids it by throwing Warrior back against the cage.
Nuisance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nuisance escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nuisance throws out a loose jab but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuisance throws an off balance right hand
and Warrior counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nuisance!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nuisance tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nuisance wants to control but Warrior postures up.
Nuisance is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuisance is not content to let Warrior control the position.
Warrior is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nuisance is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Warrior tries to score with some ground and pound. Nuisance controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nuisance is not content to let Warrior control the position.
Nuisance sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuisance looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Warrior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nuisance does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Warrior trying to pass the guard but Nuisance defending well.
Nuisance is staying active underneath Warrior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nuisance has hold of Warrior's hands but Warrior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nuisance manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nuisance keeping moving, preventing Warrior from controlling successfully.
Nuisance looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuisance controls Warrior momentarily but Warrior frees himself.
Warrior trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuisance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warrior has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ultimate Warrior has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Warrior wants to clinch.
Warrior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuisance.
Warrior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nuisance stuns Warrior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuisance lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuisance moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nuisance paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nuisance lands a jab to Warrior's midsection.
and Nuisance counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Warrior! He's just covering up as Nuisance starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flex Nuisance!
Flex Nuisance thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Da Strike!. Groot has chosen Beautiful Death - Wintersun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
170 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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27
178 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Groot!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Groot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Millen misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Groot.
Millen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millen, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Millen checks a leg kick.
Groot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Groot throws the kick towards the body but Millen avoids it.
Millen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Millen doesn't seem bothered though.
Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Millen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen misses with a body kick.
Millen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Millen is rocked!
It looks like Colin Millen has been cut.
Millen throws a push kick but Groot slaps the foot to one side.
Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Groot misses with a low kick.
Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Groot throws out a leg kick but Millen moves out of range and Groot only half commits.
Millen throws a solid leg kick but Groot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Millen.
Millen throws a solid leg kick but Groot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Millen.
Groot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Millen under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Millen.
Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millen throws a push kick but Groot slaps the foot to one side.
Groot scores with the left hand. Millen knows he should have avoided that one.
Millen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Groot.
Oh Millen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
Groot throws the kick towards the body but Millen avoids it.
Groot misses with a low kick.
Millen seems to have got his legs back now.
Millen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Groot checks a low kick from Millen.
Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Groot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Millen counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen misses with a body kick.
Millen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Groot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Millen can pounce on him.
Millen connects with a body shot that sends Groot's belly button to the back.
Millen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Groot's calf.
Groot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Millen rather than just go for the knockout.
Millen is looking to slow Groot down with leg kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Groot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Groot misses its intended target.
Millen lands a lovely overhand right.
Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Millen. That did some damage!
Groot misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Groot counters with a nice leg kick.
Millen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Groot misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Millen.
Groot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Millen finds it's way round the side to connect with Groot's head.
Millen tries to move into range but Groot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramon Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millen takes one to the chin there.
Groot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Millen. Millen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millen ducks under a wild hook from Groot.
Groot misses with a hook to the body
and Millen counters with a leg kick.
Groot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Groot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Millen'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.
Millen misses with a kick to the body.
Millen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Groot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Millen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Groot cracks Millen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Millen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Groot works the jab nicely.
Millen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Groot.
Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
Millen misses with a hook.
Groot lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen throws a leg kick which misses Groot's front leg but catches the back leg as Groot tries to avoid it.
Groot throws a low kick but Millen moves out of range easily.
Millen lands a head kick!
Groot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Groot throws a poor cross that misses
and Millen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Millen looks to land a body kick but Groot moved away.
A punch combination from Groot misses.
Groot misses with a wild body shot.
Groot works Millen's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millen.
Millen slips a straight right by Groot.
Groot throws out a leg kick but Millen moves out of range and Groot only half commits.
Millen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Groot misses with a double jab
and Millen counters with a leg kick.
Groot throws a body punch but Millen moves out of range.
Groot misses with a looping left.
Millen throws the kick towards the body but Groot avoids it.
Millen stuns Groot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands an overhand right.
Millen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Groot will feel that in the morning.
Millen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Groot takes a step back to recover.
Ramon Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Groot is breathing heavily.
Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Millen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Millen tests Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Groot lands.
Groot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Millen pushes Groot away with a front kick.
Groot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Millen to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Millen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Groot misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Millen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Millen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Groot's head.
Millen jabs at Groot's body.
Millen throws the kick towards the body but Groot avoids it.
Groot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millen misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Groot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Millen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colin Millen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Millen.
A telegraphed right hand from Groot misses the target.
Groot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Millen.
Millen lands with a kick to the temple. Groot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Millen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Groot.
Millen throws the kick towards the body but Groot avoids it.
Millen misses with a body kick.
Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millen throws a body punch but Groot moves out of range.
Groot throws a body kick that misses
and Millen counters with an inside leg kick.
Groot throws a lazy uppercut
and Millen counters with a series of strikes. Groot will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groot motions for Millen to come forward. Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Groot throws a jab but it's blocked by Millen.
Groot moves away from the strike by Millen.
Millen scores with a leg kick.
Millen scores with a push kick.
Groot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Groot throws a leg kick
and Millen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Millen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Groot misses.
Groot misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Millen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Groot doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen connects with an inside leg kick.
Millen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Groot misses the body punch
and Millen counters with a nice leg kick.
Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Millen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Groot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Millen.
Groot throws a big shot that misses.
Groot moves out of range of the body kick.
Groot swings for the body but Millen moves out of range.
Millen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Millen tries to land a front kick but Groot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Millen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Millen misses with a low kick.
Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Groot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Millen.
Millen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Millen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Groot.
Decent striking displayed by Groot there.
Groot blocks a head kick by Millen.
Groot looks to land a right hand but Millen moved out of range.
Millen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Groot throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groot throws a leg kick but Millen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Millen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Groot blocks the body kick.
Groot tried to score with a low kick but Millen checks it.
Millen thuds his shin into the meat of Groot's side.
Millen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Groot lands a nice hook to Millen's body. Millen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Millen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Millen 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 Groot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Groot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Millen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Millen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Millen!
Colin Millen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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