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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brockman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brockman comes to the cage accompanied by Battery. Diego Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Brockman's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Brockman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brockman!
Brockman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Brockman is looking for a kimura here.
Brockman wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sanchez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Brockman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brockman, into his guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Brockman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diego Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez with a hook.
Brockman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brockman.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Brockman counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brockman looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Brockman throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Jack Brockman has been cut.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Brockman is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Jack Brockman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Brockman.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brockman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brockman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Brockman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brockman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brockman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Brockman's head.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brockman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brockman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Brockman's head.
Brockman is rocked!
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brockman if he has to take too many more of those.
Brockman ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Brockman feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Brockman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez pushes Brockman up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez is working Brockman over against the cage.
Brockman is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets through Brockman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Brockman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Sanchez.
Jack Brockman's cut is getting worse.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Brockman is working for takedown but Sanchez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brockman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brockman drops to his knees and Sanchez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Grizzly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Mills acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Grizzly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Mills!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mills avoids the head kick by Grizzly.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Grizzly is just out of range.
Mills swings for the body but Grizzly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mills misses the target.
Grizzly keeps Mills at a distance using the push kick.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grizzly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grizzly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grizzly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mills shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grizzly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grizzly wants to control but Mills postures up.
Grizzly is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills with the ground and pound but Grizzly regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
It looks like Joe Grizzly has been cut.
Mills looks to land a strike but Grizzly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mills trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mills stands up over Grizzly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mills engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mills lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grizzly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grizzly tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mills throwing strikes but missing.
Mills has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grizzly wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mills manages to pass to side control.
Mills throwing shots but Grizzly is blocking nicely.
Mills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills stops Grizzly from getting back to his feet.
Mills scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mills lands with a punch from half guard.
Mills throwing shots but Grizzly is blocking nicely.
Mills trying to control from Grizzly's half guard. Grizzly has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mills wants to control from the top but Grizzly keeps moving.
Mills throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Grizzly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grizzly is looking to stand up but Mills isn't so interested in that idea.
Mills working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grizzly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Mills dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Grizzly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mills looks to land a right hand but Grizzly moved out of range.
Grizzly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mills. That did some damage!
Mills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grizzly.
Grizzly avoids the body shot from Mills.
Joe Grizzly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills misses with a hook. Grizzly ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Mills.
Grizzly swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Grizzly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Grizzly.
Mills takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grizzly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grizzly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grizzly tries to score with a low kick but Mills moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grizzly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grizzly.
Donk. Mills catches Grizzly right on the button with a cross.
Grizzly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grizzly scores with a spinning back kick!
Grizzly slips a straight right by Mills.
Mills uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grizzly.
Grizzly stuns Mills with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grizzly. That's going to slow Mills down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mills crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grizzly - the referee stops the clock and Mills gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grizzly. Mills manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grizzly throws a combination. Mills tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grizzly misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly keeps Mills at a distance using the push kick.
Grizzly scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Grizzly.
A jab from Grizzly misses.
Mills takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grizzly.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grizzly. Mills shrugs it off though.
Grizzly scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mills takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grizzly throws a sloppy head kick and Mills moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Mills.
Mills has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grizzly.
Mills scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grizzly throws a right hand that Mills ducks under and follows up with a left that Mills also avoids with ease.
Mills sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grizzly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grizzly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mills.
Grizzly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grizzly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.
Grizzly scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Mills misses.
Nice body punch from Mills.
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!
Mills stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Grizzly.
Joe Grizzly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mills takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grizzly works Mills's body with a nice hook.
Grizzly staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mills takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mills throws a hook to the side of Grizzly's head but Grizzly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grizzly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Grizzly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Grizzly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grizzly lunges at Mills with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mills's hand.
Grizzly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mills stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grizzly was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Mills on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grizzly. Grizzly obviously looking to wear him down.
Grizzly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mills has time to react.
Mills walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grizzly.
Grizzly scoring well with a low kick there.
Grizzly walks into a straight right hand from Mills.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grizzly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills blocks a head kick by Grizzly.
Mills throws out a loose jab but Grizzly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grizzly.
An inside leg kick lands from Grizzly.
Mills misses with a looping right.
Grizzly ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Grizzly lands a jab to Mills's midsection.
Joe Grizzly is winning the standup battle so far.
Mills manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grizzly on his heels. He'll look to pass Grizzly's guard now, I'm sure.
Mills is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grizzly keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grizzly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mills sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills trying to control but Grizzly is working from the bottom.
Mills throwing strikes from guard but Grizzly blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to control from the top but Grizzly keeps moving.
Mills throws a big right hand that misses.
Grizzly wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mills is now in half guard.
Mills perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mills throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grizzly trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills working Grizzly over with strikes.
Mills is looking to take a break and control but Grizzly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mills working Grizzly over with strikes.
Mills seems to be working for a kimura but Grizzly defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills working over Grizzly with some ground and pound. Grizzly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Mills comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mills has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Mills!
Ryan Mills decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monty Carlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carlo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Give Life back to Music. Monty Carlo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monty Carlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Great!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Great shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carlo pinned against the cage. Carlo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carlo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carlo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Great pinned against the cage. Great gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Carlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Carlo moves out of range easily.
Carlo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Great.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great looks to throw the jab but Carlo is out of range.
Carlo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Great avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlo dives in and grabs Great's left leg, looking for a takedown. Great pushes down on Carlo's head and hops out.
Great drives through with a takedown into guard.
Great trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carlo's guard.
Carlo seems keen to control Great's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Great wants to stand but Carlo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carlo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Great is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlo is proving hard to escape from.
Carlo has his foot on Great's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Great works his way back into a safe position though.
Great is looking to stand up but Carlo won't let him.
Carlo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlo controlling Great's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlo is proving hard to escape from.
Great won't allow Carlo to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carlo shoots in and drives through. Great sprawls well.
Carlo slips a jab and a cross from Great.
Great misses with a jab, cross combination.
Great throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carlo on the side of the head.
Great shoots and misses
and Carlo counters with a single leg into guard. Great didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carlo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Great manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Great passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Great will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carlo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Great defends it nicely.
Carlo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Great changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlo tries to avoid it but Great manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlo to the ground. Carlo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Great throws out a loose jab but Carlo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlo fails with the takedown.
Great keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Carlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Great.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great shoots in and drives through. Carlo sprawls well.
Great shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlo sprawls well. Carlo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Great throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Great tries to clinch but Carlo moves out of range.
Carlo stuffs the takedown attempt from Great. Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Great.
Horrible takedown by Carlo or perhaps it was just good defense by Great which made him look bad.
Carlo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Great's waist but Great gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlo off to one side.
No luck for Carlo with that takedown attempt.
Great stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Great wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlo shoots in looking for a takedown but Great manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Great.
Great throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carlo's waist but Carlo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Great off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carlo is defended easily by Great.
Nice takedown defense from Carlo. No joy for Great on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Great counters with a head kick. That will keep Carlo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Great shoots in looking for a takedown. Carlo tries to sprawl out of it but Great keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carlo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Great stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlo. Carlo gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Great with that takedown attempt.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Great is fending him off so far but Carlo persists. Nope, Great circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Great stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Great wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Great.
Carlo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Great was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Great will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Carlo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Great misses with a takedown attempt - Carlo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Great misses.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Great doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carlo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carlo.
Carlo throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Great keeping moving, preventing Carlo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Monty Carlo.
Great avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Great tries to clinch but Carlo is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlo.
Carlo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monty Carlo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Great.
Great fails with a takedown attempt.
Great pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Monty Carlo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Great works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carlo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Great keeping moving, preventing Carlo from controlling successfully.
Great wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Great scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Great has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Carlo tries for a takedown but Great sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Great swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Great circles away.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Great as he avoids it easily.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Great shoots in looking for a takedown. Carlo tries to sprawl out of it but Great keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carlo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlo trying to control from Great's half guard. Great has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlo trying to control the position from guard on top but Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monty Carlo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Great has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Great!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Clementine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Clementine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clementine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clementine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clementine keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
Henley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clementine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henley trying to control the position from guard on top but Clementine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clementine controlling Henley's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clementine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clementine working the ground and pound.
Henley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clementine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clementine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henley 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.
Henley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Clementine landing some decent shots from guard.
Clementine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henley's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clementine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clementine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clementine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clementine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henley is breathing heavily.
Clementine distracts Henley 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.
Clementine postures up and lands a big shot to Henley's brow.
Clementine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clementine works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clementine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henley gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clementine lands a nice short elbow.
Clementine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henley wants to get back to full guard.
Clementine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clementine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clementine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henley actively working from the bottom here.
Clementine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clementine lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clementine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clementine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clementine.
Ground and pound from Clementine.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clementine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clementine seems to be working for a kimura but Henley defends the submission attempt.
Clementine is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clementine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Clementine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clementine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clementine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henley looking for submissions off his back.
Henley actively working from the bottom here.
Henley has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Clementine. Oh but Henley has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Clementine goes limp - he's gone! Henley jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ben Henley!
After the fight, Ben Henley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deck Ta Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahalo NumberNine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ta Leung comes into the arena with We takin' over blaring out of the sound system. Deck Ta Leung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deck Ta Leung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahalo NumberNine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NumberNine throws a low kick but Ta Leung avoids it.
NumberNine scores with a leg kick.
NumberNine throws out a loose jab but Ta Leung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ta Leung throws a right hand that NumberNine ducks under and follows up with a left that NumberNine also avoids with ease.
Ta Leung moves into the clinch successfully.
NumberNine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ta Leung.
Ta Leung displaying some good clinch control by pressing NumberNine up against the cage.
A short right from Ta Leung.
NumberNine digs a right hand underneath Ta Leung's ribcage. Ta Leung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for NumberNine.
NumberNine wants to take the fight to the mat but Ta Leung manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ta Leung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
NumberNine stalling in the clinch but Ta Leung improves position.
NumberNine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ta Leung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ta Leung lands a nice uppercut.
NumberNine is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ta Leung.
NumberNine is still on wobbly legs! Can Ta Leung finish him?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ta Leung as NumberNine tries to tie him up.
Ta Leung presses NumberNine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
NumberNine seems to have recovered his senses.
A short left from Ta Leung.
Ta Leung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ta Leung tries to land knees in the clinch but NumberNine avoids the damage to the body.
NumberNine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Ta Leung scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ta Leung missing with knees to the body.
NumberNine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ta Leung slowing the pace effectively.
Ta Leung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ta Leung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ta Leung pushes NumberNine against the cage. Ta Leung is working some dirty boxing. Ta Leung pushes off with a quick right hook! NumberNine goes down! NumberNine tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ta Leung moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deck Ta Leung!
Deck Ta Leung spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Heartbreak Kid as his entrance music. Jeff Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a body kick.
McFly has a takedown stuffed.
McFly swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
McFly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McFly gets caught flat footed, as Adams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McFly keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams controls from within his opponent's guard.
McFly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
Adams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McFly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
McFly drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McFly has Adams in his guard.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McFly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McFly is proving hard to escape from.
Adams postures up in McFly's guard and throws a big left but McFly blocks it.
Adams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adams trying to control but McFly is working from the bottom.
Adams wants to pass the guard but McFly is keeping the position.
McFly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adams working some strikes from top position.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly looking to control.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McFly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFly is breathing heavily.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McFly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McFly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
Adams cracks McFly with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McFly is keeping the position for now.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McFly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McFly's head.
Adams pushes down on McFly's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adams connects with a nice short shot to McFly's temple.
McFly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McFly wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adams lands a nice short elbow.
McFly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFly is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McFly is working hard here to advance position.
McFly taking some punishment here, with Adams in his half guard.
Adams is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Adams there.
Adams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adams wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Adams thows a huge punch but McFly dodges it nicely.
Adams wants to pass to mount but McFly is defending the position.
Adams wants to stand up but McFly is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Adams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. McFly doesn't seem phased though.
McFly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for McFly on that attempt.
George McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McFly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams wants to clinch up but McFly keeps it at a distance.
Adams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McFly. That did some damage!
McFly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams throws a chopping leg kick but McFly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adams tests McFly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McFly quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but McFly defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to control but McFly is keeping him busy.
McFly is looking to improve his position.
McFly looking for submissions off his back.
Jeff Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McFly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Adams slips a nice elbow through McFly's hands, connecting with McFly's forehead.
McFly trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
McFly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McFly is rocked!
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh McFly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams tries to stand but can't do so whilst McFly controls his leg.
Adams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Adams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McFly!
Adams loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have McFly scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Adams land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Adams stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Adams!
Jeff Adams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sin's entrance music is Don't stop. A fine choice. Lee Sin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete The Great!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin tries to clinch there but The Great circles away.
Sin moves into the clinch successfully.
The Great tries for a takedown but Sin manages to get underhooks.
Sin has hold of one of The Great's legs. The Great is fighting the takedown attempt but Sin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sin throwing strikes from guard but The Great blocks nicely.
The Great not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Great is trying to control the position but Sin postures up.
Sin is working The Great over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Great is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sin controlling from the top position.
Sin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sin moves into the clinch.
Sin breaks the clinch.
The Great connects with a single shot there.
Sin throws a series of punches but The Great avoids them all with ease.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Great.
The Great scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sin drives through with a takedown into The Great's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sin is stalling in the full guard.
Sin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Great is trying to keep Sin in close.
Sin is pushing down on The Great's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Great is fighting to maintain full guard but Sin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin prevents The Great from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sin throwing shots but The Great is blocking nicely.
The Great is looking for a sweep. Sin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Great is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Great trying to control from the bottom.
The Great blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sin.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Great manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sin works over The Great with some ground and pound from guard.
Sin postures up.
Sin preventing the sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great looking to control.
Sin won't allow The Great to sweep him here.
Sin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lee Sin just wasn't active enough.
The Great tries for a takedown but Sin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Great shoots in for a takedown but Sin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee Sin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete The Great.
A head kick misses from Sin.
The Great throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
The Great tries to keep at a distance but Sin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Great wants to take the fight to the mat but Sin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The Great is trying to maintain a safe position but Sin gets an underhook and turns The Great into the cage.
Sin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sin breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Great.
The Great cracks Sin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sin darts in and clinches The Great up against the cage.
Sin keeps control of The Great as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Great wants to break free but Sin has control.
The Great misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sin breaks the clinch.
Sin moves into the clinch successfully.
Sin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Great wants to stall.
Sin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sin doesn't manage to clinch there - The Great circles away.
Sin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by The Great or perhaps it was just good defense by Sin which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Great tries for a takedown but Sin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sin takes the fight into the clinch.
Sin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Great is trying to keep an underhook but Sin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Great manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sin stays in close to The Great's body and controls the position.
The Great has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sin has passed into side control.
The Great struggling a bit here.
Sin decides to stand back up. Sin steps back and let's The Great get back to his feet.
Sin works over The Great's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Great looks to land a combination. Sin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Great changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sin tries to avoid it but The Great manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sin to the ground. Sin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great shoots in for a double leg but Sin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee Sin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete The Great.
Sin stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Sin as The Great shoots in.
The Great is breathing heavily.
Sin moves into the clinch.
The Great can't get the takedown.
The Great tries to score a body lock takedown but Sin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Great moves away.
Sin feints and as The Great raises his hands in defense, Sin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Great controls Sin momentarily but Sin frees himself.
Sin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Great's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Great wants to sweep but no luck.
The Great is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sin passes into half guard.
Sin stalling.
Lee Sin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sin connects with a nice short shot to The Great's temple.
The Great wants to control but Sin passes into side.
The Great wants to control but Sin postures up.
The Great is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin cracks The Great with a big right hand but The Great just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Great's shoulder. That is not cool.
The Great struggling a bit here.
Sin working the head and body with strikes.
The Great is trying to control Sin's posture but Sin avoids it.
The Great is looking to regain half guard here but Sin keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin stands up and beckons The Great to his feet.
The Great misses with a takedown
and Sin counters by clinching up.
Sin lands a nice knee 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!
Sin effectively controlling the action here.
Sin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Great tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from The Great.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from The Great.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Sin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Great.
The Great tries to bum rush Sin with a series of wild strikes but Sin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sin there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sin lands a leg kick that knocks The Great off balance momentarily.
Sin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Great.
Sin clinches up against the cage.
The Great tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Great wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Great misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Great trying to stall but Sin improves his position.
Sin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Great's efforts to push away.
The Great lands an uppercut.
Sin lands a knee to the body.
The Great swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin stalling in the clinch.
Sin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great tries to keep at a distance but Sin has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Great throws a head punch that misses.
Sin keeps control of The Great as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Great is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sin misses with a kick to the body.
Sin looks to land a combination but The Great avoids it well.
The Great has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
The Great throws a lazy right hand but Sin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Great throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sin was covering up waiting for the punch and The Great finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Great being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great throwing strikes from guard but Sin blocks nicely.
The Great stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Great throws an elbow that misses. Sin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Great's guard. Nice move by Sin!
Sin throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Great is on top in guard.
The Great loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin pulls The Great in close to prevent any damage.
Sin working for a triangle but The Great defends it easily.
Sin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Great throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Great trying to control but Sin is working from the bottom.
The Great tries to free his leg and advance position but Sin is retaining full guard.
The Great throwing strikes from guard but Sin blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lee Sin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Great.
The Great shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee Sin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete The Great.
The Great scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee Sin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The Great asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sin keeps The Great under control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lee Sin.
Well Sin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
A very excited looking Lee Sin 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Dietrich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Ra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra misses with a few strikes there.
Dietrich moves out of range of the leg kick from Ra.
Dietrich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ra tries to clinch but Dietrich is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Ra.
Dietrich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ra.
Ra doesn't manage to clinch there - Dietrich circles away.
Ra is looking to clinch but Dietrich is avoiding it.
Dietrich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Ra.
Ra with a nice cross.
Manny Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dietrich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ra keeping moving, preventing Dietrich from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich passes Ra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dietrich stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dietrich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dietrich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ra is defending against the submission attempts here by Dietrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dietrich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dietrich is looking for a kimura here.
Dietrich is looking to take a break and control but Ra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is looking for a kimura here.
Dietrich trying to control from half guard but Ra is working away.
Ra wants to get back to full guard.
Ra wants to sweep but Dietrich has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich has an Americana. Ra didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Dietrich is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Dietrich hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryan Dietrich!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guljigit Asanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spiral Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guljigit Asanov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guljigit Asanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spiral Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asanov throws a jab when Eagle was well out of range.
Asanov ducks under a wild hook from Eagle.
Asanov slips a jab from Eagle.
Asanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asanov takes a swing at Eagle's ribcage but misses.
Asanov misses with a combination
and Eagle counters with a leg kick.
Asanov lands a jab to the nose.
Asanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eagle was well out of range. Poor timing from Asanov.
Asanov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eagle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Asanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eagle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Guljigit Asanov 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!
Asanov drops Eagle with a beautiful combination! Eagle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Asanov is looking for the KO!
Eagle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eagle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asanov cracks a nice hook into Eagle's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asanov throws a shot to the body.
Asanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Eagle lands with an overhand left.
Eagle throws a body punch but Asanov moves out of range.
Eagle throws a hook to the side of Asanov's head but Asanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asanov is looking to clinch.
Asanov misses with a body shot.
Asanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Asanov prevents a body shot from Eagle.
Asanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Asanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle misses with a right hand
and Asanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asanov lands a left and a right that send Eagle crashing to the mat, dazed. Asanov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eagle is rocked!
Eagle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eagle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eagle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asanov digs a good hook to Eagle's body.
Asanov lands with a nice body punch.
Eagle looks winded!
Asanov throws a right and a left that Eagle avoids nicely.
Eagle with a jab.
Guljigit Asanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asanov takes a swing at Eagle's ribcage but misses.
Eagle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Asanov tries to clinch up.
Eagle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanov has Eagle up against the cage in a clinch.
Asanov lands with a left to the head.
Asanov tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Asanov is looking to wear down Eagle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Asanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asanov wants to clinch up but Eagle keeps it at a distance.
Eagle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eagle dodges the punch combination from Asanov.
Asanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Eagle circles away.
Asanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eagle feints a jab promting Asanov to slip. Eagle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Asanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Asanov avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Asanov controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eagle.
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Eagle clobbers Asanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Asanov is looking to clinch but Eagle is avoiding it.
Asanov darts in and clinches Eagle up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asanov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guljigit Asanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guljigit Asanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eagle was well out of range. Poor timing from Asanov.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Eagle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Eagle.
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asanov.
Asanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eagle counters with a left to the body.
Asanov throws a head kick but Eagle moves out of range.
Asanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Asanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eagle throws out the jab.
Asanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asanov throws a hook but Eagle blocks it.
Asanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asanov tries to clinch but Eagle moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asanov misses with a combination
and Eagle counters with a stiff right hand.
Asanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eagle.
Eagle connects with a looping right hand.
Asanov swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Asanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eagle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asanov tries to clinch up but Eagle circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Asanov.
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!
Asanov connects with a body shot that sends Eagle's belly button to the back.
Asanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body punch from Asanov.
Eagle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eagle is still on wobbly legs! Can Asanov finish him?
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Asanov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Asanov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eagle seems to have recovered his senses.
Asanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eagle is breathing heavily.
Asanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guljigit Asanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Asanov lands a left and a right that send Eagle crashing to the mat, dazed. Asanov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eagle lands with a good body shot.
Asanov tries to bum rush Eagle with a series of wild strikes but Eagle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Asanov moves in looking to clinch but Eagle pushes him off.
Asanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asanov cracks Eagle with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Eagle tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Asanov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Eagle is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guljigit Asanov!
Guljigit Asanov retains his heavyweight title!
Guljigit Asanov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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