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CCF Midweek Mayhem 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Lessouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borat Sagdiyev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Lessouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessouf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sagdiyev to the mat! Sagdiyev manages to get full guard.
Sagdiyev working for a triangle but Lessouf defends it easily.
Lessouf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lessouf lands a couple of digs.
Lessouf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lessouf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sagdiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lessouf won't allow Sagdiyev to get back to his feet.
Lessouf wants to pass the guard but Sagdiyev is keeping the position.
Sagdiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lessouf works over Sagdiyev with some ground and pound from guard.
Lessouf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sagdiyev's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lessouf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sagdiyev is keeping the position for now.
Sagdiyev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev is looking to stand up but Lessouf isn't so interested in that idea.
Lessouf with a nice head shot there.
Lessouf throws a big elbow that misses.
Lessouf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagdiyev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sagdiyev looks winded!
Lessouf distracts Sagdiyev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessouf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagdiyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lessouf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lessouf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sagdiyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lessouf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessouf working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sagdiyev's head.
Lessouf throwing strikes from guard but Sagdiyev blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lessouf stands up over Sagdiyev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lessouf chips away with some ground and pound.
Sagdiyev has momentary wrist control but Lessouf slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Lessouf lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lessouf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lessouf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lessouf lands a couple of digs.
Lessouf distracts Sagdiyev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lessouf connects with a couple of short punches.
Lessouf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lessouf works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lessouf slips a nice elbow through Sagdiyev's hands, connecting with Sagdiyev's forehead.
Lessouf seems to be looking for submissions.
Lessouf winds up and cracks Sagdiyev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessouf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lessouf is trying to work for a kimura but Sagdiyev is defending well.
Lessouf is working for a submission of some sort.
Lessouf takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sagdiyev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lessouf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lessouf takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lessouf is trying for a kimura here. Sagdiyev looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lessouf wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Lessouf!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Farc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keni Farc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kulk pinned against the cage. Kulk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farc throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulk's waist but Kulk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Farc off to one side.
Farc looks winded!
Kulk shoots in for a takedown but Farc shows good takedown defense.
Kulk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Farc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kulk working over Farc with some ground and pound. Farc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kulk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farc keeps working.
Kulk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kulk 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Farc is just riding it out for now. Kulk eventually gives up the hold.
Kulk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kulk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farc wants to get back to full guard.
Kulk is nestled in close to Farc, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kulk is working for a kimura but Farc is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kulk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kulk slips a nice elbow through Farc's hands, connecting with Farc's forehead.
Kulk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farc is rocked!
It looks like Keni Farc has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulk scores with a big shot! Farc's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Farc! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Kulk!
A relieved looking Krzysztof Kulk 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Del Rio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Requiem for a dream. Joe Dirt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Del Rio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Dirt!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Rio rushes Dirt and presses him up against the cage.
Del Rio stops a takedown attempt from Dirt.
Del Rio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dirt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Del Rio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dirt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Del Rio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alberto Del Rio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Dirt.
Del Rio pulls Dirt into guard.
Del Rio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Del Rio tries to get out of the position.
Dirt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Rio's head.
Dirt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Rio is keeping the position for now.
Dirt trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Rio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Rio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dirt on the ground.
Dirt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Del Rio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dirt has Del Rio in his guard.
Dirt has a closed guard, preventing Del Rio from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt wants to sweep here but Del Rio controlling him for the moment.
Del Rio wants to get up but he can't break Dirt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Alberto Del Rio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Rio tries a head kick but it misses.
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirt throws a lazy right hand but Del Rio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dirt tries for a takedown but Del Rio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dirt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dirt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Rio circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe Dirt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio drives through and clinches with Dirt against the cage.
Dirt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dirt blocks the elbow strike.
Del Rio working Dirt over with knees to the body.
Dirt looks winded!
Del Rio lands a takedown into guard.
Dirt keeping moving, preventing Del Rio from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alberto Del Rio.
Del Rio slips a jab from Dirt.
Del Rio has Dirt up against the cage in a clinch.
Del Rio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirt avoids it.
Del Rio breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Del Rio counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Del Rio wants to pass the guard but Dirt is keeping the position.
Dirt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Del Rio!
Del Rio is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirt stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Del Rio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Del Rio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Dirt with that takedown attempt.
Dirt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Del Rio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alberto Del Rio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Dirt.
Del Rio prevents the takedown attempt.
Del Rio is struggling to control the position.
Dirt can't get the takedown.
Del Rio lands a right hand.
Del Rio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dirt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dirt wants to take the fight to the mat but Del Rio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dirt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Del Rio is defending well.
Del Rio digs a right hand underneath Dirt's ribcage. Dirt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Del Rio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dirt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirt gets tackled into the cage by Del Rio. Del Rio maintains the clinch.
Dirt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Del Rio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Del Rio wants to clinch.
Del Rio pushes Dirt up against the cage in a clinch.
Del Rio leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Del Rio.
Del Rio scores with a shoulder strike.
Dirt is working for takedown but Del Rio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Del Rio stalling against the cage.
Dirt lands a takedown into guard.
Del Rio wants to stand up but Dirt is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirt wants to pass the guard but Del Rio is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Rio wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio wants to stand up but Dirt is controlling him.
Dirt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Del Rio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dirt, into his guard.
Del Rio wants to control from the top but Dirt keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alberto Del Rio.
Dirt looks for a takedown but Del Rio sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirt looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Del Rio slaps away a takedown attempt from Dirt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Del Rio as Dirt shoots in.
Dirt shoots in for a double leg but Del Rio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Del Rio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dirt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Del Rio gets a clinch.
Dirt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Del Rio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Del Rio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Rio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Rio moves into the clinch successfully.
Del Rio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Del Rio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Del Rio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Del Rio gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Del Rio moves nicely into side control.
Del Rio tries to stand but Dirt is controlling his head.
Dirt is trying to control Del Rio's posture but Del Rio avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio tries to stand but Dirt is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Del Rio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dirt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dirt shoots in for a takedown but Del Rio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Del Rio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Del Rio wants it to stay on the feet.
Dirt fails with a takedown attempt.
Alberto Del Rio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Dirt.
Dirt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Del Rio is looking to clinch.
Del Rio clinches up with Dirt and pushes him back against the cage.
Del Rio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dirt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirt wants a takedown.
Dirt goes for a takedown attempt but Del Rio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Del Rio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dirt blocks an elbow strike from Del Rio.
Del Rio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dirt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Del Rio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Come on Del Rio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Del Rio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Del Rio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dirts head.
Del Rio throws an elbow but it misses.
Del Rio connects with a knee to the head.
Dirt is rocked!
It looks like Joe Dirt has been cut.
Del Rio creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dirt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dirt drops to his knees and Del Rio pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Del Rio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Stevens looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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202 lbs
2 - 13 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Randall Stevens has been cut.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Stevens's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Stevens slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Johnson can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Johnson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Craig Johnson made sure he mentioned [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Sully (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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7 - 16 - 0 |
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255 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bach Sully!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sully's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sully tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sully takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is trying to drag Sully to the mat but Sully just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sully manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones wants to control from the top but Sully keeps moving.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sully is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sully's guard.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sully's head.
Sully pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sully is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sully won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sully could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jones has cracked it and Sully is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Elmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Elmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Nickson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickson throws a series of punches but Elmar avoids them all with ease.
Elmar looks to land a combination but Nickson avoids it well.
Elmar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nickson throws a right and a left that Elmar avoids nicely.
Nickson lands a left and a right that send Elmar crashing to the mat, dazed. Nickson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Paul Elmar 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!
Nickson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickson throws a right and a left that Elmar avoids nicely.
Elmar shoots in but no luck this time.
Elmar gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nickson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Elmar is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Nickson!
A victorious Johan Nickson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Redyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
205 lbs
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22
219 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Redyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Starstryder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redyan staying out of range there.
Redyan checks the leg kick.
Starstryder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Starstryder throws a sloppy head kick and Redyan moves out of range easily.
Starstryder wants to clinch up but Redyan keeps it at a distance.
Starstryder scores with a head kick.
Starstryder throws a leg kick but Redyan checks it.
Redyan throws a head kick but Starstryder moves out of range.
Starstryder avoids a kick to the body.
Starstryder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Redyan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Starstryder looking to control but instead Redyan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Redyan manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Starstryder is sitting in close to Redyan's body. Redyan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Starstryder is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Starstryder is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Redyan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Red Redyan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staton has chosen Believe in Magic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rico Willis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Staton's chin.
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230 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis gets a clinch.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willis lands a knee to the body.
Staton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staton is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Staton is working Willis over against the cage.
Staton has Willis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Willis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Staton looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Willis throws an elbow that misses.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Staton is defending well for now.
Willis is pressed up against the cage. Staton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Willis down to the mat. Willis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rico Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Staton.
Staton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rico Willis has been cut.
Willis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Staton.
Willis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Staton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staton.
Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Staton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
Willis keeps control of Staton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Staton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staton can't find room to land a body shot as Willis controls the action.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willis pushes off an throws an elbow but Staton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Staton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis throws an elbow that misses.
Willis misses with a knee to the head.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Staton avoids it.
Willis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Staton's efforts to push away.
Willis landing knees to the body.
Staton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Willis is defending well.
Willis cracks Staton with a nice body shot.
Staton avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Willis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Staton backwards.
Willis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Staton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Staton blocks it with crossed arms.
Staton avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Willis.
Willis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Staton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Staton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Willis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Staton or not.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Staton is defending well for now.
Staton working hard to break the clinch.
Willis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Staton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Staton.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis lands a nice knee to the body.
Willis lands a body punch.
Willis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Staton backwards.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Staton.
Willis lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Staton's face.
Willis working Staton over with knees to the body.
Staton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Willis lands with a light punch inside.
Willis landing knees to the head.
Staton is rocked!
Willis lands a knee to the head.
Staton is still on wobbly legs! Can Willis finish him?
Staton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Willis pushes Staton against the cage. Willis is working some dirty boxing. Willis pushes off with a quick right hook! Staton goes down! Staton tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Willis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Willis!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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230 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries a head kick but it misses.
Fertus throws a head kick that misses.
Dwight Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fertus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howard misses with a low kick.
Fertus avoids the head kick by Howard.
Fertus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Howard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Howard misses.
Howard lands a jab.
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!
Howard lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard misses the body punch
and Fertus counters with a low kick, right behind Howard 's knee.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Fertus ducks down to avoid it.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Fertus as he checks the leg kick.
Fertus takes one to the chin there.
Howard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Howard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fertus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fertus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Howard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard throws a sloppy head kick and Fertus moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Howard.
Howard throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Fertus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard cracks Fertus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howard feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fertus sprawling to the canvas! Fertus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Howard finish him?!
Fertus is rocked!
Howard drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Fertus's head, knocking him out cold! Howard is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwight Howard!
Our winner, Dwight Howard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Khasm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasm has chosen Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
258 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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30
270 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Khasm!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khasm was well out of range. Poor timing from Hobbs.
Khasm slips under a jab.
Khasm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hobbs pinned against the cage. Hobbs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khasm closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hobbs's guard.
Hobbs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khasm.
Hobbs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khasm.
Khasm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hobbs controls Khasm momentarily but Khasm frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hobbs is on top in guard.
Khasm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khasm is trying to control the position but Hobbs postures up.
Khasm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hobbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khasm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hobbs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Khasm is tightening it up a little... Hobbs has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hobbs reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hobbs taps out! Nice BJJ there by Khasm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kevin Khasm!
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