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SPFT 137: Key vs Davidson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guapo has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefleaur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guapo looks winded!
Good shot there by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur scores with a punch to the head.
Lefleaur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guapo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lefleaur darts in and clinches Guapo up against the cage.
Guapo working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur gets through Guapo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guapo is rocked!
Lefleaur pushes Guapo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guapo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefleaur finish him?
Lefleaur lands a body shot.
Lefleaur throws a big uppercut that drops Guapo! More strikes from Lefleaur and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Guapo lies dazed against the cage as Lefleaur celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Lefleaur!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chicken Beef!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed lands with a good body shot.
Abel Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beef lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Speed at a distance.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Beef is just out of range.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Beef scores with a leg kick.
Beef throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Speed.
Beef scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beef avoids the body shot from Speed.
Speed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beef counters with a straight right hand.
Speed misses with a hook.
Beef is looking to clinch.
Beef avoids the body shot from Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef moves away from the strike by Speed.
Beef throws a right and a left that Speed avoids nicely.
Speed moves out of range as Beef throws a body kick.
Speed misses with an uppercut.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beef tried to score with a low kick but Speed checks it.
Beef lands a leg kick that knocks Speed off balance momentarily.
Speed is looking to wear down Beef with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Beef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beef fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Speed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beef moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef misses with a punch to the body.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Beef.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
A body shot lands from Speed.
Beef working aggressively here.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefs head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beef.
It looks like Abel Speed has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Speed stalling in the clinch but Beef improves position.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beef lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Speed scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Chicken Beef has been cut.
Beef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Beef working aggressively here.
Beef misses with some punches.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Speed.
Beef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed is stalling here.
Beef prevents a body shot from Speed.
A nice left hand lands by Speed.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beef lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Speed.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Beef's ribcage. Beef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Beef.
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!
Beef misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Speed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beef.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Speed.
Speed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beef.
Speed blocks a body shot from Beef.
Beef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Speed digs a right hand into Beef's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beef's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Beef fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Beef's ribcage. Beef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
Beef prevents a body shot from Speed.
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 Abel Speed will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beef is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Speed lands a really nice looking cross but Beef seems unphased.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Speed.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Speed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Beef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Beef throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Speed counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Speed blocks a leg kick.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Beef is just out of range.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Beef blocks a jab.
Speed feints a jab promting Beef to slip. Speed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beef slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beef doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
Beef lands a nice shot that snaps Speed's head back.
Beef's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Speed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beef scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beef prevents a body shot from Speed.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Beef.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beef blocks an uppercut.
Beef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beef swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Beef fails to land.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
Speed avoids the elbow strike from Beef, against the cage.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beef missing with knees to the body.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed working aggressively here.
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed tries to stall but Beef uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beef has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Speed tries to work over Beef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Beef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Speed.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beef takes a shot to the head.
Beef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Beef avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Speed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beef.
Speed tries a body shot but Beef blocks it.
A hook to the body from Speed.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefs head.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Beef works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Beef.
Speed stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beef misses with some punches.
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed tries to work over Beef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Speed dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed throws a series of punches but Beef avoids them all with ease.
Speed tries to bum rush Beef with a series of wild strikes but Beef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beef misses with the body kick
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beef thuds his shin into the meat of Speed's side.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed avoids the head kick by Beef.
Beef misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
Speed misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef connects with the punch.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Beef takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Speed throws a series of punches but Beef avoids them all with ease.
Beef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speed, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Speed.
Speed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beef backwards.
Beef misses with a punch to the body.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Beef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Speed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Speed lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Beef.
Beef lands a right hand.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Beef.
Beef lands a left hand.
Speed wants to stall.
Beef lands a nice elbow.
Beef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Speed cracks Beef with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beef lands with a left to the head.
Beef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Speed.
Beef lands with a left to the head.
Beef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Beef.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Beef controls his hands.
Beef lands a shoulder strike.
Beef blocking some punches.
Abel Speed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Beef scores with a nice short uppercut.
Speed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beef throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beef misses with a punch to the body.
Speed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beef prevents a body shot from Speed.
Beef letting Speed take a breather here.
Speed blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beef.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Chicken Beef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Beef fails to land.
Speed lands a right hand.
Beef misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Abel Speed.
Well Speed 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Speed!
Abel Speed 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 Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale has chosen Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight 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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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barksdale.
Barksdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grep. That did some damage!
Grep takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barksdale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barksdale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Grep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barksdale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as Grep lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barksdale doesn't seem phased though.
Barksdale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barksdale is looking to score with low kicks.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grep throws a leg kick which misses Barksdale's front leg but catches the back leg as Barksdale tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale lands an overhand right.
Barksdale tries a head kick but it misses.
Barksdale throws a low kick but Grep moves out of range easily.
Barksdale misses with a low kick.
Barksdale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barksdale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a head kick.
Grep walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barksdale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grep checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grep.
An inside leg kick lands from Barksdale.
Grep thows a leg kick but Barksdale checks it
and Barksdale counters with a nice body kick.
Barksdale has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barksdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grep was well out of range. Poor timing from Barksdale.
Grep scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grep tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grep moves out of range as Barksdale throws a body kick.
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Grep moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale moves into range and clinches up with Grep.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barksdale is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grep.
Grep misses with a body punch.
Barksdale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barksdale is leaning against Grep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barksdale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grep backwards.
Barksdale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barksdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barksdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grep avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grep backwards.
Barksdale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barksdale is working Grep over against the cage.
Grep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barksdale's elbow.
Grep avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a nice knee to the body.
Grep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grep misses with a punch on the inside.
Grep lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grep fails to pull guard.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Grep avoids the damage to the body.
Barksdale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grep in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barksdale's elbow.
Nice elbow from Barksdale.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barksdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale scores with a shot to the side of Grep's head.
Grep lands a hook that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Barksdale lands an elbow just above Grep 's eye.
Grep blocks an elbow strike.
Barksdale pushes Grep back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Barksdale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greps head.
Grep managing to block the knees to the body from Barksdale.
Barksdale pushes off an throws an elbow but Grep leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barksdale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barksdale obliges.
Grep swings wildly with an uppercut but Barksdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grep lands a body punch.
Grep avoiding damage as Barksdale throws knees to the body.
Barksdale lands an elbow that stopped Grep in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good work by Grep as he checks the leg kick.
Barksdale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grep.
Grep misses the jab.
Barksdale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barksdale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grep.
Barksdale throws a front kick aimed at Grep's knee but Grep avoids it well.
Barksdale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grep tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barksdale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grep somewhat.
Barksdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grep.
Grep getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grep does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Avon Barksdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barksdale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grep if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barksdale throws out a leg kick but Grep moves out of range and Barksdale only half commits.
Barksdale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grep checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Barksdale tenderised Grep's leg. Grep is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barksdale misses with a kick to the body
and Grep counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barksdale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grep manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grep looking for a guillotine here but Barksdale defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barksdale 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale advances to half guard.
Barksdale controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grep gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barksdale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barksdale wants to control from the top but Grep keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Avon Barksdale wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barksdale looks to throw the jab but Grep is out of range.
Barksdale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grep manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barksdale on his heels. He'll look to pass Barksdale's guard now, I'm sure.
Barksdale seems keen to control Grep's posture.
Grep stops Barksdale from standing up.
Barksdale is adopting a defensive guard.
Grep is looking to work some ground and pound but Barksdale has wrist control.
Barksdale 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.
Barksdale pulls Grep in close to prevent any damage.
Avon Barksdale has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grep thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barksdale. That's going to slow Grep down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barksdale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Grep checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barksdale lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grep has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grep and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barksdale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grep's head.
Barksdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Barksdale misses.
Grep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barksdale moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barksdale.
Nice shot by Grep.
Grep tries to work over Barksdale's front leg with a kick but Barksdale checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Barksdale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A low kick from Barksdale is predictable there
and Grep counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barksdale pulls Grep in to control the position.
Grep chips away with some ground and pound.
Barksdale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grep is one step ahead there.
Grep tries to free his leg and advance position but Barksdale is retaining full guard.
Barksdale has momentary wrist control but Grep slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barksdale is trying to keep Grep in close.
Grep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barksdale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barksdale wants to stand and escape but Grep is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barksdale 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.
Barksdale pulls Grep in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep scoring with some ground and pound.
Grep trying to control the position from guard on top but Barksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grep postures up.
Barksdale pulls Grep in to control the position.
Knatte Grep overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Avon Barksdale.
Nice body kick from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a leg kick which misses Grep's front leg but catches the back leg as Grep tries to avoid it.
Barksdale throws a leg kick
and Grep counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grep.
Barksdale wants to sweep but no luck.
Grep postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barksdale is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grep, into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grep looking for a sweep. Not yet Grep, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grep working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barksdale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barksdale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barksdale trying to control but Grep is working from the bottom.
Grep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barksdale is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Avon Barksdale was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barksdale connects with a leg kick. Grep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grep takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barksdale lands a front kick.
Barksdale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barksdale throws a hook but Grep blocks it.
Barksdale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grep throws an off balance right hand
and Barksdale counters by clinching up.
Avon Barksdale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grep softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barksdale looking to throw knees to the head but Grep is blocking nicely.
Grep wants to break free but Barksdale has control.
Barksdale missing with knees to the body.
Grep blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale missing with knees to the body.
Grep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knatte Grep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barksdale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barksdale misses the shot to the body.
Barksdale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grep is out of range and Barksdale settles back down.
Barksdale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barksdale, right into the meat.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Grep's head but Grep sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barksdale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Barksdale misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barksdale is looking to clinch.
Barksdale clobbers Grep with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Avon Barksdale.
I've got Barksdale 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Barksdale!
Avon Barksdale 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfredo Torres has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grimly Fiendish!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Fiendish.
Torres throws a hook but Fiendish blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Fiendish's head back.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Fiendish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Fiendish.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torres. That's going to slow Fiendish down.
Fiendish checks a low kick from Torres.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Fiendish sprawls well.
Fiendish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Fiendish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish connects with a body shot.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
Fiendish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A clash of legs there as Fiendish blocks the low kick.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Fiendish moved out of range nicely.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Fiendish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fiendish circles away.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres throws the left hand but Fiendish avoids the punch easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fiendish enables Torres to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fiendish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Torres wants to get up but he can't break Fiendish's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fiendish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Fiendish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiendish thows a body shot but no joy.
Fiendish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fiendish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Fiendish lands a body shot.
Fiendish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Fiendish's shoulder, as Fiendish tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torres.
Torres with a hook.
Torres scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres tries to stand but Fiendish is controlling his head.
Torres decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiendish slips a jab from Torres.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiendish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres scores with a jab to the body.
Fiendish slips a jab from Torres.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres lands a really nice looking cross but Fiendish seems unphased.
Torres misses the jab.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Fiendish moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Fiendish moves away and avoids it.
Torres slips a jab from Fiendish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Torres dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fiendish checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Fiendish drops his hands momentarily and Torres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Torres misses.
A leg kick checked by Fiendish.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fiendish blocks a low kick nicely.
Fiendish slips a straight right by Torres.
Torres throws a hook but Fiendish blocks it.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Fiendish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fiendish staying out of range there.
Torres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fiendish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Fiendish moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Fiendish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiendish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres misses with a hook.
Fiendish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fiendish.
Fiendish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torres throws a leg kick but Fiendish checks it.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fiendish pinned against the cage. Fiendish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fiendish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres jabs Fiendish right on the nose. Fiendish blinks but takes it well.
Torres misses with a straight right.
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fiendish.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.
Fiendish moves forwards but Torres connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Torres finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Fiendish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Torres throws a head kick but Fiendish moves out of range.
Fiendish with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alfredo Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fiendish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Torres somewhat.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fiendish can do to turn this around?
Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Torres showed some decent athleticism there.
Torres wants to stand but Fiendish has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres escapes and gets back to his feet.
Good work by Fiendish as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Fiendish staying out of range there.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torres jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Fiendish moves away from the strike by Torres.
Torres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiendish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Fiendish slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
Fiendish checks a low kick from Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Torres dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fiendish leaves Torres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fiendish fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fiendish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres throws a hook but Fiendish avoids it easily.
Torres tries to work over Fiendish's front leg with a kick but Fiendish checks it.
Fiendish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fiendish moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Fiendish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Torres.
A head kick misses from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres cracks the inside of Fiendish's front leg.
Torres throws a hook but Fiendish avoids it easily.
Jab by Torres.
Torres lunges at Fiendish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fiendish's hand.
Nice defenses there by Fiendish.
Torres is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Torres lands with a hook. Fiendish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Torres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fiendish is able to avoid easily.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fiendish clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fiendish's efforts to push away.
Fiendish is looking to break free of the clinch but Torres has double underhooks.
Alfredo Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torres to keep the fight standing.
Fiendish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fiendish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torres keeps control of Fiendish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fiendish tries to break the clinch but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres keeps control of Fiendish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiendish.
Torres manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fiendish defends it easily.
Fiendish passes Torres's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fiendish wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fiendish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fiendish tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
Torres looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fiendish landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fiendish is pressing down on Torres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torres is holding on for now.
Grimly Fiendish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish tries to stand but can't do so whilst Torres controls his leg.
Torres works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Torres wants to stand but Fiendish has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Torres!
Alfredo Torres 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between French Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toast's entrance music is EAZY-E - Real Muthaphuckkin' G's. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, French Toast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendez wants it to stay on the feet.
Toast with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendez looks to land a body kick but Toast moved away.
Mendez looks for the body kick but Toast saw that one coming.
Mendez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendez throws a push kick but Toast slaps the foot to one side.
Toast scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez scores with a body shot.
Tony Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toast is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toast throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toast blocks the body kick.
Mendez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toast feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Toast working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendez wants to sweep here but Toast controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toast throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez keeping full guard, as Toast tries to pass.
Mendez is pulling down on Toast's head. It's preventing any offense from Toast, at least for the moment.
Toast has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Toast throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez has his hands on Toast's head, controlling the position.
Mendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toast is one step ahead there.
Toast is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toast lands a couple of elbows.
Toast slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toast throws an elbow but Mendez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Toast connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mendez some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez struggling a bit here.
Mendez tries to improve position but can't.
Toast throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mendez is looking for a sweep.
Toast wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Toast throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mendez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toast works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Toast laying and praying for a moment but Mendez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Toast is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Toast is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Toast working the head and body with strikes.
Mendez manages to get to full guard.
Toast 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.
Mendez working a defensive guard here.
Toast is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four 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!
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Toast is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toast's guard.
Toast keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
Toast controlling Mendez's posture.
Toast keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
French Toast dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez lands a jab to the head.
It looks like French Toast has been cut.
Mendez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toast's calf.
Toast shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendez throws a body kick that misses.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
A big head kick from Mendez and Toast is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Toast is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez is in close to Toast's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Toast is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez is pushing down on Toast's leg trying to pass to half guard. Toast is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mendez trying to mount his opponent but Toast defends it.
Toast wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy.
Mendez is taking a breather. Toast says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mendez trying to mount his opponent but Toast defends it.
Toast is looking to improve his position.
Mendez is taking a breather. Toast says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Toast seems to have got his legs back now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tony Mendez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Whack! Mendez lands a heavy head kick that drops Toast. The ref tackles Mendez to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Toast was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tony Mendez!
As Tony Mendez got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Hey guys, I wanted to thank you all for the time and love. I didn't want to retire without fighting Toast. So, this was my last fight. Thank you very very much!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turilli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to krolithika. Luca Turilli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Latka Gravas's chin.
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Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas keeps Turilli at a distance using the push kick.
Turilli checks a low kick from Gravas.
Gravas blocks a jab.
Gravas jabs Turilli right on the nose. Turilli blinks but takes it well.
Gravas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turilli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gravas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turilli's calf.
Turilli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turilli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turilli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turilli on the side of the head.
A jab from Turilli misses.
Gravas looks for the body kick but Turilli saw that one coming.
Turilli drops Gravas with a beautiful combination! Gravas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Turilli is looking for the KO!
Gravas is rocked!
It looks like Latka Gravas has been cut.
Turilli throws a right and a left that Gravas avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gravas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch combination from Turilli misses.
Turilli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravas scores with a punch to the head.
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turilli misses with a few strikes there.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turilli.
Gravas is looking to chop away at Turilli's legs.
Gravas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turilli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gravas takes a swing at Turilli's ribcage but misses.
Gravas tried to score with a low kick but Turilli checks it.
Gravas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turilli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turilli tries to close the distance and clinch but Gravas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli lands a lovely overhand right.
Gravas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turilli.
Turilli seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donk. Gravas catches Turilli right on the button with a cross.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Turilli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turilli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Luca Turilli has been cut.
Gravas lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Gravas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravas.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravas.
Good work by Turilli as he checks the leg kick.
Gravas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gravas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravas misses with a low kick as Turilli jumps back.
Turilli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turilli trying to stall but Gravas improves his position.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Turilli lands with a short shot to the head.
Turilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turilli looking to throw knees to the head but Gravas is blocking nicely.
Turilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turilli misses with some punches.
Turilli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turilli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turilli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Gravas.
Gravas presses Turilli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gravas lands a nice uppercut.
Turilli has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
Turilli has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
Turilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Gravas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turilli taking a breather.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turilli blocks a body shot from Gravas.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Turilli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turilli lands a knee to the head.
Gravas tries to work over Turilli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turilli misses with a knee strike.
Turilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turilli tries to land a knee to the head but Gravas blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas struggles to land a body shot inside as Turilli controls his hands.
Turilli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turilli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turilli lands a right hand.
Gravas misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Latka Gravas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gravas throws a shot to the body.
Turilli tries to clinch but Gravas is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravas, right into the meat.
Gravas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turilli throws a big shot that misses.
Gravas cracks Turilli with an open hand slap.
Gravas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turilli throws out the jab.
Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turilli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turilli misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turilli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turilli throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turilli's head.
Turilli is looking to clinch but Gravas is avoiding it.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turilli.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravas.
Gravas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turilli's calf.
A low kick from Gravas is predictable there
and Turilli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gravas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Turilli fails to land.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gravas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turilli misses with a knee to the head.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Turilli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas working aggressively here.
Turilli throws a head punch that misses.
Gravas lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turilli has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
Gravas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gravas.
Gravas breaks the clinch.
Turilli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravas counters with a nice uppercut.
Turilli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas throws a head kick that Turilli semi-blocks.
Gravas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turilli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Turilli.
Turilli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gravas in his tracks.
Gravas thuds a left hand into Turilli's body.
Gravas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turilli is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Turilli misses the jab.
Turilli scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas defending well as Turilli loads up on a big left hand.
Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turilli checks a leg kick.
Gravas tried to score with a low kick but Turilli checks it.
Nice defenses there by Gravas.
Turilli ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
Turilli throws a right and a left that Gravas avoids nicely.
Turilli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gravas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gravas feints and then cracks Turilli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turilli down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gravas!
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Turilli off balance momentarily.
Gravas feints and then cracks Turilli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turilli down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turilli staying out of range there.
Turilli just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Gravas.
Gravas dodges the punch combination from Turilli.
Turilli slips under a jab from Gravas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gravas - that will leave a mark!
Gravas catches Turilli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gravas.
Gravas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turilli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Gravas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravas feints and then cracks Turilli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turilli down.
Gravas keeps Turilli at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Gravas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gravas lands with a hook. Turilli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters circling a little - Gravas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gravas misses with a body shot.
Turilli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turilli.
Gravas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turilli avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas lands a slapping body shot.
Gravas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turilli misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Turilli tries to clinch there but Gravas circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turilli loads up on a big right hand but Gravas slips the punch.
Turilli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turilli just misses with a punch to the body.
Turilli avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas thumps Turilli with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas lands the left hand.
Turilli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turilli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas cracks Turilli with an open hand slap.
Turilli takes one to the chin there.
Gravas thumps Turilli with a low kick.
Turilli moves out of range of the body kick.
Gravas slips a jab from Turilli.
Gravas misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Turilli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turilli checks it well.
Gravas misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a leg kick which misses Turilli's front leg but catches the back leg as Turilli tries to avoid it.
Turilli throws a lazy right hand but Gravas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravas throws a leg kick that misses.
Turilli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Turilli is out of range.
Turilli wants to clinch.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Turilli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turilli throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas.
Gravas throws a front kick aimed at Turilli's knee but Turilli avoids it well.
Gravas is looking to slow Turilli down with leg kicks.
Turilli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Gravas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gravas looks to throw the jab but Turilli is out of range.
Gravas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turilli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravas lands a lovely overhand right.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Turilli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas throws out a powerful jab.
Turilli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Turilli.
Gravas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turilli looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
Turilli needs to keep his hands up - Gravas had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Turilli.
Turilli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gravas.
Luca Turilli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli forces Gravas back against the cage and clinches.
Turilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turilli lands a left hand.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gravas.
Turilli lands a body shot.
Gravas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravas lands with a left to the head.
Turilli is rocked!
Turilli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turilli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravas blocks it with crossed arms.
Turilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Turilli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gravas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Latka Gravas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gravas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac 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... Latka Gravas!
Our winner, Latka Gravas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Zeldenthuis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Zeldenthuis manages to pass into side control anyway.
Zeldenthuis has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Zeldenthuis's back!
Gracie controls the position.
Zeldenthuis covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Zeldenthuis manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've been hearing good reports from Zeldenthuis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zeldenthuis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zeldenthuis defends well.
Zeldenthuis stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Zeldenthuis wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Zeldenthuis controlling him for the moment.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeldenthuis!
Zeldenthuis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zeldenthuis is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is stalling here. Zeldenthuis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zeldenthuis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Zeldenthuis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Zeldenthuis cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeldenthuis lands a big elbow.
Zeldenthuis tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Zeldenthuis landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeldenthuis landing punches.
Gracie is rocked!
Zeldenthuis lands a big shot to the head and Gracie winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dirk Zeldenthuis!
After winning the bout, Dirk Zeldenthuis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Fall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cajun Xander's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fall sprawls well. Fall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xander gets slowly back to his feet.
Xander has closed the distance and engaged Fall in a clinch.
Fall takes a shot to the head.
Xander lands a hook that snaps the head of Fall backwards.
Xander lands with a right to the head.
Xander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xander scores with a shot to the side of Fall's head.
Come on Xander - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Xander.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fall prevents a body shot from Xander.
A short right from Xander on the inside.
Xander scores with a shot to the side of Fall's head.
Fall blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fall is pushing Xander up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Xander swings wildly with an uppercut but Fall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fall's elbow.
Xander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fall is looking for a takedown.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fall's elbow.
Fall slowing the pace effectively.
Fall blocks an uppercut.
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Xander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xander.
Xander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xander.
Xander struggles to land a body shot inside as Fall controls his hands.
Xander digs a right hand underneath Fall's ribcage. Fall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xander misses with some punches.
Xander has Fall pressed against the cage, preventing Fall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xander.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander gets underhooks to prevent Fall's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fall.
Fall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Xander is defending well.
Cajun Xander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fall.
Xander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xander pushes Fall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Xander.
Xander struggles to land a body shot inside as Fall controls his hands.
Xander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fall blocks a body shot from Xander.
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xander working aggressively here.
Fall blocking some punches.
Xander is pushing Fall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xander.
Xander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fall backwards.
Xander tries a body shot but Fall blocks it.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falls head.
Xander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fall blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Xander.
Xander gets through Fall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xander tries a low kick but Fall avoids it.
Xander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fall connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack Fall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xander misses with the combination.
Fall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xander's waist but Xander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fall off to one side.
Xander misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Fall. That snapped Xander's head back.
Fall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xander trying to control the position.
Fall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xander's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fall is pushing down on Xander's leg trying to pass to half guard. Xander is fighting to maintain full guard but Fall has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Xander looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fall trying to pass the guard but Xander defending well.
Xander has one foot on Fall's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Xander throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jack Fall has been cut.
Fall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fall somewhat.
Fall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xander sprawls well initially but Fall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xander wants to get back to his feet.
Xander is looking to improve his position.
Fall trying to control the action but Xander is working from the bottom.
Xander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fall seems to be working for a kimura but Xander defends the submission attempt.
Xander wants to get back to his feet.
Xander trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fall is keen to just control but Xander is a slippery customer.
Xander is looking to improve his position.
Fall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fall is trying to control. Xander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fall wants to advance to full mount but Xander doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Xander is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Xander is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fall defends it well.
Fall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander stopping the sweep attempt from Fall.
Fall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xander controls the pace.
Fall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xander preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xander is looking to stand up but Fall won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xander looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Xander gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Fall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xander throws a low kick but Fall avoids it.
Xander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Xander.
Xander tries to work over Fall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xander lands a nice uppercut.
Xander lands a shoulder strike.
Xander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fall.
Fall blocks a body shot from Xander.
Fall blocks an uppercut.
Xander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fall.
Fall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cajun Xander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fall blocks a body shot from Xander.
Fall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fall blocks an uppercut.
Xander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xander lands with a left to the head.
Fall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Xander swings wildly with an uppercut but Fall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander tries to throw a body punch but Fall avoids it by throwing Xander back against the cage.
Xander lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Xander.
Fall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Xander on the inside.
Xander throws a head punch that misses.
Fall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xander fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Xander lands a leg kick that knocks Fall off balance momentarily.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Xander.
Xander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xander wants it to stay on the feet.
Xander goes for a double leg but Fall avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fall continues to drive forward.
Fall blocks a body shot from Xander.
Fall prevents a body shot from Xander.
Xander lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander lands with a left to the head.
Fall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cajun Xander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fall.
Fall blocks a body shot from Xander.
A short left from Xander.
Xander misses with some punches.
Xander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fall is rocked!
Xander cracks Fall with a nice body shot.
Fall is still on wobbly legs! Can Xander finish him?
Xander lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fall to his knees! Xander keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cajun Xander!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key comes to the cage accompanied by EYELID - REGENERATE. Davidson has chosen Dr. Dre - The Watcher as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key scores with a body shot.
Davidson moves out of range of the body kick.
Key lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Key.
We've been informed that Davidson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Davidson avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Davidson misses.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Key.
Key displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidson throws out the jab.
Key throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davidson dips to his left and cracks Key with an uppercut!
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson looks to land a combination but Key avoids it well.
Key misses with an uppercut. Davidson saw that one coming.
Key pushes Davidson up against the cage in a clinch.
Key missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Key - that landed with a thud.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Key controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davidson.
Still in the clinch, Davidson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Key blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Key working Davidson over with knees to the body.
Key blocks an uppercut.
Davidson is pushing Key up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Key unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davidson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davidson has a couple of punches blocked by Key.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Key controls the action.
Key lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Key.
Key lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Aaron Davidson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidson.
Davidson tries a body shot but Key blocks it.
Key landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davidson taking a breather.
Key lands a left hand.
Key utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davidson looks winded!
Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidson avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Key.
Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davidson is trying to break the clinch but Key has him pressed against the cage.
Davidson cracks Key with a nice body shot.
Davidson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a knee to the head.
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Key obliges.
Key landing knees to the head.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davidson is defending well for now.
Davidson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidson's elbow.
Key digs a right hand into Davidson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davidson's gas tank.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davidson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Key.
Key tries a knee to the head but Davidson blocks it.
Key misses with a body punch.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davidson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davidson pushes Key back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Key tries to throw a body punch but Davidson avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Davidson breaks from the clinch.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Key.
Jab by Davidson.
Key misses with a leg kick.
Key darts in trying to clinch
and Davidson counters with a right hand to the body.
Davidson scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davidson looks to score with a jab to the body but Key is just out of range.
Davidson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davidson lands a leg kick that knocks Key off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Davidson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davidson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Key dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Davidson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davidson lands with a straight right. Key didn't see that one coming.
Davidson closes the distance and clinches.
Davidson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Key controls the action.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Davidson fails to land.
Key makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Key.
A short right from Key on the inside.
A knee to the head by Key.
Key softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Davidson as the two fighters clinch.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidson lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Key using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davidson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key blocking some punches.
Davidson manages to break the clinch.
Davidson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Key's head.
Key looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Key feints with a jab and clips Davidson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Davidson is sent crashing into the canvas and Key leaps in for the kill! Davidson tries to get to his feet but Key is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Davidson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Key!
Don Key retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Don Key took to the microphone: 'Aaron's a David's son has now a felt my a donkey style, I gave it to him hard and fast, then slow and passionate, he got my donkey style all over him! Broken Halo Pride for life! Who wants to feel my don key style next? '.
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