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ICON LA 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George St Pierre's chin.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George St Pierre!
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, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Johnson kicks St Pierre off and gets to his feet.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson controlling the position well.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson pushes St Pierre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Johnson.
Johnson tightens his grip and picks St Pierre up, before dumping him to the ground. St Pierre manages to land in guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carl Johnson.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
George St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in St Pierre's guard now.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carl Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
St Pierre wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force St Pierre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so St Pierre shrugs it off.
St Pierre throws a strike from the bottom but Johnson uses the opportunity to take his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has St Pierre flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Johnson tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
George St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.
Johnson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. St Pierre doesn't defend quickly enough and Johnson has managed to lock this one up! Can St Pierre escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Johnson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carl Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Carl Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higashi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higashi Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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26
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Higashi Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Seamon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seamon has a takedown stuffed.
Seamon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Sato as Seamon shoots in.
Higashi Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seamon.
Sato closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Seamon did well to prevent Sato getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sato trying to pass the guard but Seamon defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sato lands a nice short elbow.
Sato not doing much here.
Seamon is looking to control Sato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seamon avoid being mounted?
Seamon strikes from the bottom but Sato passes into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato punishing his opponent with strikes.
Seamon is rocked!
Sato drops a big elbow. That's hurt Seamon! More shots from Sato and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Higashi Sato!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friar Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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162 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Friar Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Santiago misses
and Santiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago lands a head shot.
Santiago scores with the left hand. Kennedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy moves into the clinch successfully.
Santiago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy is trying to stall.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Friar Santiago has been cut.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling him.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennedys head.
A frustrated look appears on Santiago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santiago can't break the clinch.
Santiago lands a shot to the body.
Santiago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santiago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kennedy misses with a knee strike.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santiago is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy is pressed up against the cage. Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kennedy down to the mat. Kennedy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santiago bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy's head.
Santiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santiago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy avoids it really well and circles away.
Trey Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friar Santiago.
Santiago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kennedy defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago looks to land a combination. Kennedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santiago throws a sloppy head kick
and Kennedy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kennedy pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Kennedy breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Santiago misses
and Kennedy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santiago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kennedy swivels and escapes.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Kennedy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friar Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Friar Santiago's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Santiago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago has a takedown stuffed.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy ducks right into an uppercut from Santiago.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy clinches up against the cage.
Kennedy tries to stall but Santiago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Santiago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Santiago wants a takedown but no success here.
Trey Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friar Santiago.
Santiago pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santiago throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Santiago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennedy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santiago defends it easily.
Santiago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santiago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santiago trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago advances to half guard.
Kennedy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kennedy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kennedy tries to get out of the position.
Santiago performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santiago moves nicely into side control.
Santiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santiago in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Santiago has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kennedy!
Santiago lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santiago content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Santiago there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago trying to control but Kennedy is having none of it.
Santiago looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago looking to ground and pound but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Santiago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kennedy is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friar Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Friar Santiago's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Trey Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Santiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santiago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santiago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kennedy scrambles back to his feet.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Friar Santiago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the cage and back into range.
Kennedy slaps away a takedown attempt from Santiago, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santiago throws a shot to the body.
Santiago thuds a left hand into Kennedy's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago lands with a cross.
Kennedy slips under a jab from Santiago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Santiago lands with an overhand left.
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Kennedy sprawls well.
Kennedy checks a leg kick.
Jab by Santiago.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trey Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Santiago there.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Santiago throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santiago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Friar Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago scores with a nice strike.
Santiago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friar Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santiago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friar Santiago!
Friar Santiago 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme comes into the arena with Lil Wayne - Troublemaker f. Young Money blaring out of the sound system. Jackson has chosen Tech N9ne - So Dope as his entrance music. 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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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Teddy Jackson has been cut.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Damme throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Van Damme.
Van Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Damme is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Damme won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Van Damme.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Van Damme 's eye.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Van Damme 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jean Claude Van Damme's cut is getting worse.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Van Damme lands an elbow inside.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Damme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Damme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow.
Van Damme avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Damme dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Van Damme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Van Damme.
Van Damme dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Damme throws an elbow but misses.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jean Claude Van Damme will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Damme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Van Damme throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
Van Damme motions for Jackson to come forward. Van Damme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Van Damme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Van Damme moved away.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Damme is defending well for now.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Van Damme comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Teddy Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Damme obliges.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Jackson avoiding damage as Van Damme throws knees to the body.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow.
Van Damme gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the temple.
Jean Claude Van Damme's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Damme is defending well for now.
Van Damme gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Van Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Damme.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.
Van Damme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Jean Claude Van Damme's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teddy Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Damme blocks a leg kick.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Damme blocks the leg kick.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme lands a head kick!
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Damme misses with a wild body shot.
Van Damme has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Van Damme lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Damme connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Damme scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Damme lands a knee to the body.
Van Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Damme lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Van Damme lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jean Claude Van Damme's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Teddy Jackson!
Teddy Jackson 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Glasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clyde Glasper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clyde Glasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glasper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benitez jabs Glasper right on the nose. Glasper blinks but takes it well.
Glasper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benitez throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Benitez.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benitez looks to score with a jab to the body but Glasper is just out of range.
That kick from Benitez tenderised Glasper's leg. Glasper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benitez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Benitez is predictable there
and Glasper counters with a head kick. That will keep Benitez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benitez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glasper.
Glasper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benitez throws a leg kick but Glasper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benitez misses with a looping right.
Benitez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glasper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benitez avoids the head kick by Glasper.
Glasper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glasper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benitez.
Nice defenses there by Benitez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glasper is out of range.
Glasper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benitez.
Glasper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benitez misses with a body kick.
Glasper lands with an overhand left.
Glasper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glasper wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Glasper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benitez wants to land a leg kick but Glasper is out of range.
Benitez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glasper.
Benitez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Glasper's head backwards.
Benitez throws a front kick aimed at Glasper's knee but Glasper avoids it well.
Glasper looks to land a combination but Benitez avoids it well.
Benitez defending well as Glasper loads up on a big left hand.
Glasper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benitez's calf.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Glasper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clyde Glasper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucho Benitez.
Benitez lands the left hand.
Benitez takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benitez throws a leg kick but Glasper moved away.
Benitez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benitez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glasper avoids it really well and circles away.
Benitez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benitez slips a straight right by Glasper.
Glasper lands with a straight right. Benitez didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benitez, right into the meat.
Benitez throws a hook to the side of Glasper's head but Glasper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benitez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benitez slips a jab and a cross from Glasper.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt.
Benitez throws a low kick but Glasper avoids it.
Glasper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benitez misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glasper counters with a three punch combo that has Benitez backing up. Benitez nods at Glasper to acknowledge the strikes.
Benitez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
Glasper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benitez.
Glasper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benitez misses with a straight right.
Glasper with a jab.
Glasper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benitez is rocked!
Benitez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benitez is still on wobbly legs! Can Glasper finish him?
Benitez slips under a jab from Glasper.
Benitez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glasper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benitez is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Glasper as he connects with a hook.
Glasper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benitez throws a hook but Glasper avoids it easily.
Glasper moves forwards but Benitez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benitez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez misses with a body shot.
Glasper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez moves out of range of the strikes.
Glasper avoids the body shot from Benitez.
Benitez thuds a left hand into Glasper's body.
Glasper throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Benitez's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Glasper dives in looking to finish as Benitez flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Glasper's strikes! Glasper is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Benitez's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Benitez was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Glasper!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Damons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Damons's choice of entrance music: All the Above. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Damons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Damons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moore wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab by Moore.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damons shoots for a takedown but Moore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clay Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Damons.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Damons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore clobbers Damons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
Moore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Damons tries to clinch
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damons ducks right into an uppercut from Moore.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damons at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damons.
Damons is trying desperately to land a takedown but Moore is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Damons.
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damons fails with a takedown attempt.
Damons looks winded!
Damons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damons tries to clinch up.
Moore looks to land a combination but Damons avoids it well.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Damons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Damons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice hook to Damons's body. Damons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damons shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore cracks Damons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Damons is rocked!
Moore cracks Damons with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Damons tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Moore pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Damons is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Moore!
During a confident post fight interview, Clay Moore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sys Rq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sys Rq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sys Rq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krzysztof Morawski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morawski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morawski fails with the takedown.
Morawski shoots in and bounces Rq off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morawski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rq manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morawski has Rq in his guard.
Rq stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morawski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morawski wants to get back to his feet but Rq is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rq postures up.
Morawski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rq dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morawski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morawski wants to stand back up but Rq manages to pass into side control.
Rq prevents Morawski from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski can't do much from the bottom here.
Morawski is trying to improve his position.
Morawski is trying to control Rq's posture but Rq avoids it.
Morawski is trying to improve his position.
Morawski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski tries to improve position but can't.
Rq trying to control the position but Morawski is working away.
Morawski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Morawski works his way into full mount!
Morawski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rq is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morawski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morawski wants to control the pace but Rq is squirming around nicely.
Morawski misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rq is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morawski scoring with strikes but Rq is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Morawski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morawski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rq ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morawski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rq's waist but Rq gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morawski off to one side.
Morawski moves into the clinch successfully.
Rq doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rq throws a head punch that misses.
Rq gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morawski.
Sys Rq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Morawski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rq creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morawski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morawski controlling the action here.
Morawski is looking to stall here but Rq recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morawski trying to control but Rq is working from the bottom.
Morawski looking to sit in guard and control but Rq gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morawski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rq preventing the sweep.
Morawski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rq is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rq knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morawski on the ground.
Morawski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rq passes into side control.
Morawski wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is trying to get back to half guard.
Morawski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rq asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morawski is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morawski wants to get back to his feet.
Morawski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rq presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rq controlling the pace for now.
Morawski tries to hold on but Rq postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morawski is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Morawski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rq misses with a body punch
and Morawski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morawski.
Rq struggles to land a body shot inside as Morawski controls his hands.
Morawski breaks from the clinch.
Rq misses with a straight left.
Morawski tries to clinch up but Rq circles away and keeps his distance.
Morawski closes the distance and clinches up with Rq, looking for a takedown. Morawski pushes Rq against the cage but Rq circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morawski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rq is fending him off so far but Morawski persists. Nope, Rq circles away and we're back to standing.
Morawski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rq lands a nice shot to the body.
Krzysztof Morawski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rq comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morawski moves away.
Rq showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morawski.
Morawski shoots in for a double leg but Rq sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sys Rq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Morawski.
Morawski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morawski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rq can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rq stops Morawski from passing to mount.
Morawski trying to control the position but Rq is working away.
Morawski moves into full mount!
Morawski unloads with some shots from mount but Rq bucks and avoids them well.
Sys Rq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morawski wants to control the pace but Rq is squirming around nicely.
Rq is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morawski controlling from the full mount.
Morawski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rq is now in Morawski's guard. A big mistake from Morawski there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morawski is looking for a triangle but Rq pushes his legs off easily.
Morawski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krzysztof Morawski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morawski seems keen to control Rq's posture.
Morawski is looking to stand up but Rq isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morawski trying to control the position.
Rq prevents Morawski from getting back to his feet.
Rq has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Krzysztof Morawski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rq stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morawski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rq, pushing him back against the cage.
Rq tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morawski's elbow.
Morawski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morawski wants a takedown.
Morawski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morawski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Morawski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morawski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Morawski!
A very excited looking Krzysztof Morawski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by i am #1. Kumtomanee has chosen Allah Allah Praise be Allah as his entrance music. 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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151 lbs
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155 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Kumtomanee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kumtomanee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Souza did well to prevent Kumtomanee getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Souza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kumtomanee.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kumtomanee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kumtomanee is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Souza has his foot on Kumtomanee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kumtomanee works his way back into a safe position though.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kumtomanee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kumtomanee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kumtomanee working some strikes from top position.
Souza 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.
Kumtomanee stands and throws Souza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Kumtomanee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kumtomanee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kumtomanee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Souza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kumtomanee is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza is looking to reverse the position.
Kumtomanee working the ground and pound.
Kumtomanee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Kumtomanee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Souza is rocked!
Souza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kumtomanee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Souza is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oh Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kumtomanee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Souza to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Kumtomanee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Souza struggling a bit here.
A big shot lands for Kumtomanee! That's hurt Souza! Will he recover? Kumtomanee fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khali Kumtomanee!
Post fight, Khali Kumtomanee stared into the camera and said 'Allah will bless me with extra virgins for beating the heathen Butters.Even you dirty sinners can see that he had to be humbled. Allah be praised'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. Danny Lynch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Lynch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Danny Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynch misses with a body shot.
Lynch is looking to wear down Fox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fox.
Lynch throws a leg kick
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Fox manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch slips under a jab.
Lynch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lynch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Lynch saw that one coming.
Lynch misses with a double jab
and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lynch goes down and covers up as Fox starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Fox!
An out of breath Sam Fox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wood might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 1 hitta quitta 3 6 mafia. Murska has chosen Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
225 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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29
215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Murska sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Murska.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murska is out of range and Wood settles back down.
Murska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murska - the referee stops the clock and Wood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murska. Wood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murska lands a nice looking body shot.
Murska lands a big head kick that sends Wood tumbling to the mat! Murska takes a step backwards and waves Wood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bayden Wood has been cut.
Murska fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murska lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Wood is looking to close the distance but Murska sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Wood crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Wood is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Balig Murska! Balig Murska retains his light heavyweight title!
Balig Murska decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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