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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eberhart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by South Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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146 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Rosenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eberhart.
Rosenberg takes one on the button.
Eberhart moves out of range as Rosenberg strikes.
Eberhart goes for a double leg but Rosenberg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rosenberg continues to drive forward.
Rosenberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eberhart's efforts to push away.
Rosenberg is stalling here.
Eberhart can't get the takedown.
Rosenberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Eberhart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eberhart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rosenberg lands an elbow just above Eberhart 's eye.
It looks like Andrew Eberhart has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhart breaks from the clinch.
Rosenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eberhart slips a straight right by Rosenberg.
Rosenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eberhart avoids the body shot from Rosenberg.
Eberhart slips under a jab.
Rosenberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rosenberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Eberhart.
Eberhart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosenberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosenberg scores with a body shot.
Rosenberg misses with a wild combination.
Rosenberg forces Eberhart back against the cage and clinches.
Rosenberg lands an elbow just above Eberhart 's eye.
Rosenberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rosenberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eberhart blocks an elbow strike.
Eberhart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rosenberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eberhart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eberhart moves away from the strike by Rosenberg.
Eberhart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rosenberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eberhart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eberhart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rosenberg regains half guard.
Eberhart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosenberg is just riding it out for now. Eberhart eventually gives up the hold.
Rosenberg taking some punishment here, with Eberhart in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosenberg is just riding it out for now. Eberhart eventually gives up the hold.
Eberhart is working for a kimura but Rosenberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Rosenberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eberhart pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rosenberg is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eberhart is trying to work for a kimura but Rosenberg is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eberhart seems to be looking for submissions.
Eberhart drops an elbow to the side of Rosenberg's head.
Eberhart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rosenberg tries to get to full guard but Eberhart has control of the leg.
Rosenberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rosenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rosenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenberg trying to control the position.
Rosenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eberhart's guard.
Rosenberg wants to control from the top but Eberhart keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Eberhart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Eberhart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rosenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosenberg walks into a straight right hand from Eberhart.
Eberhart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosenberg.
Eberhart looks to land a left hand but Rosenberg moved out of range nicely.
Eberhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosenberg.
Rosenberg moves into range and clinches up with Eberhart.
A frustrated look appears on Eberhart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rosenberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eberhart blocks the elbow strike.
Rosenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Eberhart avoids the damage to the body.
Rosenberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eberhart dodges an elbow strike from Rosenberg.
Nice elbow from Rosenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eberhart is keeping busy.
Rosenberg throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rosenberg throws an elbow but misses.
Rosenberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rosenberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rosenberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Eberhart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eberhart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rosenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rosenberg.
Rosenberg clinches.
Eberhart has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rosenberg after a bit of a struggle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rosenberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eberhart's brow.
Eberhart blocks an elbow strike from Rosenberg.
A bit of stalling here from Rosenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosenberg missing with knees to the body.
Rosenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eberhart throws a hook to the side of Rosenberg's head but Rosenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eberhart blocks a jab.
Andrew Eberhart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eberhart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rosenberg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Eberhart is in Rosenberg's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenberg has momentary wrist control but Eberhart slips an elbow through the middle.
Rosenberg has his foot on Eberhart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eberhart works his way back into a safe position though.
Rosenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberhart lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenberg has momentary wrist control but Eberhart slips an elbow through the middle.
Rosenberg is looking to stand up but Eberhart isn't so interested in that idea.
Eberhart drops back looking for a leg! Rosenberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rosenberg manages to kick Eberhart off! Eberhart jumps back into Rosenberg's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart is in close to Rosenberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andrew Eberhart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eberhart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rosenberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eberhart has managed to get both his arms back between Rosenberg's legs - danger averted.
Eberhart postures up and lands a big shot to Rosenberg's brow.
Rosenberg is looking for a triangle but Eberhart pushes his legs off easily.
Eberhart throwing strikes from guard but Rosenberg blocks nicely.
Eberhart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eberhart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eberhart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosenberg trying to keep a closed guard but Eberhart is proving a slippery customer.
Eberhart lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rosenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eberhart drops back looking for a leg! Rosenberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rosenberg manages to kick Eberhart off! Eberhart jumps back into Rosenberg's guard.
Eberhart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eberhart is working Rosenberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rosenberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eberhart defends it easily.
Eberhart working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eberhart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eberhart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eberhart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Eberhart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Eberhart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Eberhart lands a right hook to the body.
Eberhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosenberg.
Eberhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosenberg throws out the jab.
Rosenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eberhart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rosenberg is fending him off so far but Eberhart persists. Nope, Rosenberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosenberg jabs at Eberhart's body.
Rosenberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rosenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eberhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eberhart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rosenberg did well to prevent Eberhart getting side control.
Eberhart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eberhart thows a huge punch but Rosenberg dodges it nicely.
Rosenberg wants to get back to full guard.
Rosenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rosenberg gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhart throwing strikes from guard but Rosenberg blocks nicely.
Eberhart has gone for a leg lock! Rosenberg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Eberhart's guard.
Rosenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosenberg trying to control but Eberhart is working from the bottom.
Eberhart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rosenberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eberhart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rosenberg has managed to get both his arms back between Eberhart's legs - danger averted.
Rosenberg stays in close to Eberhart's body and controls the position.
Niko Rosenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Eberhart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rosenberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rosenberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eberhart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rosenberg is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberhart has an active guard here but Rosenberg has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eberhart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rosenberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosenberg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eberhart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rosenberg.
Eberhart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosenberg is looking for a kimura but Eberhart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rosenberg to get the leverage.
Rosenberg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eberhart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rosenberg.
Rosenberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rosenberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Rosenberg is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rosenberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Rosenberg. Oh but Eberhart has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Rosenberg goes limp - he's gone! Eberhart jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrew Eberhart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Marie Mubiala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Be Touched. 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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205 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
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210 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Marie Mubiala!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik tries to clinch up
and Mubiala counters with an outside leg kick.
Mubiala scores with a hook.
Mubiala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mubiala counters with a right hand to the body.
Mubiala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mubiala. Malik shrugs it off though.
Mubiala circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mubiala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malik closes the distance but Mubiala moves to the side
and Mubiala counters with a thumping low kick.
Mubiala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mubiala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Malik catches Mubiala right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Mubiala is predictable there
and Malik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mubiala connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malik. Malik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malik closes the distance and clinches.
Mubiala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malik wants to clinch but Mubiala slips to the side
and Mubiala counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mubiala. That one must have hurt.
Malik checks a leg kick.
Malik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mubiala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mubiala cracks the inside of Malik's front leg.
Mubiala is looking to land body kicks.
Malik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mubiala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malik's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubiala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mubiala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Waleed Malik has been cut.
Malik looks to clinch
and Mubiala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mubiala throws a head kick but Malik moves out of range.
Malik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Malik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mubiala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mubiala lands a big head kick that sends Malik tumbling to the mat! Mubiala takes a step backwards and waves Malik back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Malik is rocked!
Malik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mubiala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Malik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malik looks to clinch
and Mubiala counters with a hugh head kick that removes Malik from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Marie Mubiala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes into the arena with For What It's Worth blaring out of the sound system. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Parker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Ford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Parker keeping full guard, as Ford tries to pass.
Parker working for a triangle but Ford defends it easily.
Ford is looking to stand up but Parker won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford gets to his feet. Parker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Ford stuffs the takedown.
Ford has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
Parker is working for takedown but Ford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker prevents the takedown attempt.
Ford throws an elbow but it misses.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
Eric Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Parker.
Ford turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ford manages to end up in side control.
Parker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ford scoring with punches from side control.
Ford taking a break here but Parker is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford is looking for a kimura but Parker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ford to get the leverage.
Parker is in trouble now - Ford has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Parker is now in Ford's guard. A big mistake from Ford there, giving up the dominant position!
Ford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Ford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parker is controlling him.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ford is looking for a triangle here but Parker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to control for a moment but Ford uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ford manages to get to full guard.
Parker stands up from Ford's guard - Parker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Parker drives through and clinches with Ford against the cage.
Ford has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Parker is trying to keep an underhook but Ford manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford seems to be looking for submissions.
Parker is trying to stand back up but Ford is controlling him
Ford is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Ford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ford is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker tries to kick Ford off but Ford keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ford 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.
Ford darts in trying to clinch
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Ford.
It looks like Sean Parker has been cut.
Parker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ford avoids it really well and circles away.
Parker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ford defends well and Parker ends up having to push Ford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ford walks away with a smile on his face. Parker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eric Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Parker.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker tries for a takedown but Ford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford darts in trying to clinch
and Parker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ford's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
Ford has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker stands up over Ford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Parker postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Ford is trying to keep Parker in close.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker landing with the ground and pound.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford working a defensive guard here.
Ford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parker defends it easily.
Ford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ford can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parker controls the pace.
Eric Ford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
Parker passes Ford's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ford is trying to get back to full guard.
Ford is working hard here to advance position.
Ford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parker's back!
Parker defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ford's arms.
Parker is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ford.
Parker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ford looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Parker taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Ford!
Eric Ford 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Earlandson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earlandson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the theme from titanic. Dobrzynski has chosen Sabaton - Uprising as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
193 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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31
203 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Earlandson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earlandson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dobrzynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Earlandson tries for a takedown but Dobrzynski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dobrzynski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Earlandson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobrzynski.
Earlandson misses with a takedown attempt
and Dobrzynski counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Earlandson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Earlandson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Earlandson shoots and misses
and Dobrzynski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Earlandson with a poor takedown
and Dobrzynski counters with a three punch combo that has Earlandson backing up. Earlandson nods at Dobrzynski to acknowledge the strikes.
Dobrzynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Dobrzynski misses.
Dobrzynski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Earlandson backs up against the cage.
Earlandson tries for a takedown but Dobrzynski circles away easily
and Dobrzynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Earlandson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Earlandson tries for a takedown but Dobrzynski circles away easily
and Dobrzynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Earlandson misses with a takedown
and Dobrzynski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dobrzynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski throws a big elbow that misses.
Dobrzynski controlling from the top position.
Dobrzynski won't allow Earlandson to sweep him here.
Earlandson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dobrzynski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dobrzynski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dobrzynski passes Earlandson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Earlandson is keeping him busy.
Dobrzynski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dobrzynski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Earlandson sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dobrzynski lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dobrzynski pulls his head out easily.
Dobrzynski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobrzynski working the head and body with strikes.
Dobrzynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Dobrzynski lands strikes from half guard.
Dobrzynski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
Earlandson is staying active underneath Dobrzynski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski is working for a kimura but Earlandson is defending it quite comfortably.
Earlandson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dobrzynski wants to take a breather but Earlandson is having none of it.
Dobrzynski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dobrzynski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Dobrzynski.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Earlandson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Dobrzynski escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Dobrzynski!
Earlandson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dobrzynski working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrzynski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dobrzynski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Earlandson is trying to control Dobrzynski's posture but Dobrzynski avoids it.
Dobrzynski in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobrzynski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Earlandson some visible discomfort.
Earlandson manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dobrzynski in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Earlandson is looking for a sweep. Dobrzynski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski 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.
Earlandson misses with a takedown
and Dobrzynski counters with a three punch combo that has Earlandson backing up. Earlandson nods at Dobrzynski to acknowledge the strikes.
Earlandson has his takedown stuffed
and Dobrzynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Earlandson tries for a takedown but Dobrzynski circles away easily
and Dobrzynski counters with a three punch combo that has Earlandson backing up. Earlandson nods at Dobrzynski to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kermit Earlandson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Earlandson closes the distance and clinches up with Dobrzynski, looking for a takedown. Earlandson pushes Dobrzynski against the cage but Dobrzynski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobrzynski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dobrzynski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dobrzynski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Earlandson some visible discomfort.
Dobrzynski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Earlandson is trying to get back to half guard.
Earlandson is trying to control Dobrzynski's posture but Dobrzynski avoids it.
Dobrzynski cracks Earlandson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dobrzynski lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski is trying to get an arm triangle but Earlandson is defending well.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Earlandson is keeping him busy.
Earlandson is looking for a sweep.
Earlandson wants to control but Dobrzynski postures up.
Dobrzynski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dobrzynski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Earlandson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Earlandson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dobrzynski working Earlandson over with strikes.
Earlandson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dobrzynski is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back.
Earlandson with the active half guard here but Dobrzynski passes nicely into side control.
Dobrzynski is working Earlandson over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earlandson is looking for a sweep.
Earlandson is trying to control Dobrzynski's posture but Dobrzynski avoids it.
Dobrzynski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maciej Dobrzynski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Earlandson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dobrzynski tries for a kimura but Earlandson is defending well.
Earlandson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dobrzynski's best efforts.
Dobrzynski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Earlandson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dobrzynski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dobrzynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dobrzynski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Earlandson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dobrzynski connects with a nice short shot to Earlandson's temple.
Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Earlandson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dobrzynski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Earlandson is trying to maintain the position but Dobrzynski is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobrzynski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Earlandson sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Earlandson has hold of Dobrzynski's hands but Dobrzynski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Earlandson is refusing to be controlled, as Dobrzynski sits in half guard.
Dobrzynski working Earlandson over with strikes.
Dobrzynski maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Earlandson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dobrzynski has cracked it and Earlandson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dobrzynski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maciej Dobrzynski!
In his post fight interview, Maciej Dobrzynski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xocoyotzin's entrance music is Leverage - Sentenced. A fine choice. Anthony Burgess told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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33
199 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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32
196 lbs
23 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xocoyotzin goes for a double leg but Burgess avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burgess continues to drive forward.
Burgess's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin gets through Burgess's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burgess misses with the head strike.
Burgess scores with a hook to the body.
Burgess lands a body punch.
Xocoyotzin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burgess has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Xocoyotzin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Xocoyotzin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burgess tries to work over Xocoyotzin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgess is leaning against Xocoyotzin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgess throws a punch but it's blocked by Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burgess lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xocoyotzin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xocoyotzin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xocoyotzin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xocoyotzin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burgess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xocoyotzin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burgess scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xocoyotzin takes one to the side of the head.
Burgess tests Xocoyotzin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xocoyotzin wants to clinch but Burgess slips to the side
and Burgess counters with a series of strikes. Xocoyotzin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Xocoyotzin doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgess circles away.
Burgess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgess loads up on a big right hand but Xocoyotzin slips the punch.
Burgess scores with a jab. Xocoyotzin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burgess uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xocoyotzin is looking to clinch.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Burgess to counter with a crisp jab.
Burgess throws a big shot that misses.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch
and Burgess counters with a two punch combo.
Xocoyotzin wants to clinch up but Burgess keeps it at a distance.
Burgess throws a lazy right hand but Xocoyotzin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch but Burgess moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xocoyotzin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xocoyotzin looking to throw knees to the head but Burgess is blocking nicely.
Xocoyotzin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xocoyotzin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burgess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Xocoyotzin fails to land.
Burgess misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burgess tries a body shot but Xocoyotzin blocks it.
A short left from Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burgess backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Xocoyotzin fails to land.
Xocoyotzin has a couple of punches blocked by Burgess.
Xocoyotzin blocks a body shot from Burgess.
Xocoyotzin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burgess uses from the top position.
Burgess must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burgess landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burgess's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Xocoyotzin wants to stand but Burgess is controlling the position.
Burgess looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess with a nice head shot there.
Burgess postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xocoyotzin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Xocoyotzin tries to move into range but Burgess moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xocoyotzin clinches with his opponent.
Burgess lands a hook that snaps the head of Xocoyotzin backwards.
Burgess working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xocoyotzin managing to block the knees to the body from Burgess.
Xocoyotzin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgess ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xocoyotzin moves away.
Xocoyotzin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burgess manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xocoyotzin preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xocoyotzin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burgess wants to stand and escape but Xocoyotzin is having none of it.
Xocoyotzin 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.
Burgess is trying to keep Xocoyotzin in close.
Burgess looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin passes Burgess's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Xocoyotzin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Xocoyotzin seems to be working for a kimura but Burgess defends the submission attempt.
Xocoyotzin tries to stand and escape but Burgess is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgess is defending against the submission attempts here by Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burgess.
Xocoyotzin stands up from Burgess's guard - Xocoyotzin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burgess with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Burgess will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xocoyotzin wants to clinch.
Burgess thumps Xocoyotzin with a low kick.
Xocoyotzin looks to clinch
and Burgess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Burgess.
Xocoyotzin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burgess looking to stall.
A short right from Burgess on the inside.
Xocoyotzin blocks a body shot from Burgess.
A short right from Burgess.
Burgess misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xocoyotzin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burgess changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xocoyotzin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burgess turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burgess manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch but Burgess moves away
and Burgess counters with an outside leg kick.
Burgess lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burgess misses with a wild body shot.
Xocoyotzin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burgess paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgess swats away the attempt to clinch by Xocoyotzin.
Burgess attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burgess lands the left hand.
Anthony Burgess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xocoyotzin blocks a jab.
Xocoyotzin wants to clinch.
Xocoyotzin has a takedown stuffed.
Xocoyotzin has his takedown stuffed
and Burgess counters with a three punch combo that has Xocoyotzin backing up. Xocoyotzin nods at Burgess to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Burgess throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xocoyotzin slips a jab from Burgess.
A big right from Burgess misses.
Xocoyotzin slips a jab and a cross from Burgess.
Xocoyotzin dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
Burgess has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Xocoyotzin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xocoyotzin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burgess. Burgess obviously looking to wear him down.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch up but Burgess circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Burgess swings for the body but Xocoyotzin moves out of range.
Burgess connects with a right hand. Xocoyotzin shakes it off.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgess stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burgess wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burgess manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch but Burgess moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess scores with the left hand. Xocoyotzin knows he should have avoided that one.
Burgess circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Burgess.
Xocoyotzin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burgess scores with a hook to the body. Xocoyotzin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burgess wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xocoyotzin moves in looking to clinch but Burgess pushes him off.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Xocoyotzin is looking to clinch.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xocoyotzin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xocoyotzin wants to clinch up but Burgess keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burgess walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xocoyotzin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burgess scores with a shot to the body.
Xocoyotzin tries to clinch up but Burgess circles away and keeps his distance.
Xocoyotzin tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgess lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xocoyotzin circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgess sizes up Xocoyotzin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xocoyotzin shoots in but Burgess avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgess feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xocoyotzins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xocoyotzin is looking to clinch but Burgess is avoiding it.
Burgess tries to keep at a distance but Xocoyotzin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xocoyotzin breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xocoyotzin doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgess circles away.
Xocoyotzin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burgess counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Burgess showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Xocoyotzin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burgess keeps the fight on the outside.
Xocoyotzin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burgess napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xocoyotzin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burgess knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burgess is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burgess is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Xocoyotzin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Xocoyotzin seems to be working for a kimura but Burgess defends the submission attempt.
Xocoyotzin is keen to just control but Burgess is a slippery customer.
Burgess trying to control but Xocoyotzin postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Xocoyotzin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burgess defends it well.
Burgess is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xocoyotzin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xocoyotzin's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess cracks Xocoyotzin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Xocoyotzin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Xocoyotzin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Burgess throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Xocoyotzin!
Burgess softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Burgess scores with punches from the back.
Xocoyotzin holding both Burgess 's hands and preventing any damage.
Xocoyotzin covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Burgess is punishing Xocoyotzin with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xocoyotzin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgess throwing damaging strikes from the back! Xocoyotzin could be in trouble here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xocoyotzin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Burgess is landing with strikes. Xocoyotzin can't take much more of this.
Xocoyotzin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The referee is taking a good look at Xocoyotzin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Burgess!
Burgess is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Xocoyotzin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Xocoyotzin is trapped and Burgess is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Burgess. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Xocoyotzin is rocked!
Xocoyotzin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Oh Xocoyotzin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burgess lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Xocoyotzin.
Xocoyotzin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Burgess landing with strikes.
Xocoyotzin is trying to stand back up.
Burgess has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Xocoyotzin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Xocoyotzin hold on?!
Burgess throwing sloppy strikes.
Burgess scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Burgess lands strikes from the back and Xocoyotzin isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Burgess!
A very excited looking Anthony Burgess rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Right Above It. Watson has chosen Roll Right 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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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington lands with a hook. Watson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Watson slips a straight right by Washington.
Watson instigates a clinch.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Washington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watson blocks an elbow strike from Washington.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Washington can't fight it off and eventually Watson manages to take the fight to the floor. Washington looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Washington is keeping the position.
Washington wants to get back to his feet but Watson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Watson prevents Washington from getting back to his feet.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Washington wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Watson manages to pass to side control.
Watson is trying to control. Washington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
Watson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Watson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson is nestled in close to Washington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Washington is not content to let Watson control the position.
Washington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Watson stops Washington from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson winds up and cracks Washington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watson is trying to control. Washington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watson working Washington over with strikes.
Washington is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
Watson is looking to advance position but Washington won't allow it.
Watson is nestled in close to Washington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Watson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Washington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watson wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Washington manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Watson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Washington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Washington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Washington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gary Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
Watson has Washington pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Washington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson is trying to drag Washington to the mat but Washington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Washington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Washington as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson blocks a leg kick.
Watson moves away from the strike by Washington.
Watson tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Gary Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson wants to clinch.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson takes one on the button.
Watson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington is looking to clinch.
Washington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Washington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watson is out of range.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington's corner calls for a 1-2. Washington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Washington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson scores with a three punch combo!
Watson slips under a jab.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watson's head.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Washington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Washington misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Washington.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Washington throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Gary Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Washington connects with a right hand. Watson shakes it off.
Washington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Washington is keeping the position for now.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson prevents Washington from getting back to his feet.
Washington trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Washington is looking to stand back up but Watson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Washington.
Watson prevents Washington from standing back up.
Washington has hold of Watson's hands but Watson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Washington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Washington taking some punishment here, with Watson in his half guard.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brian Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to advance position but Washington won't allow it.
Watson stops Washington from getting back to his feet.
Watson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Washington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Watson slips a nice elbow through Washington's hands, connecting with Washington's forehead.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Watson is nestled in close to Washington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Watson connects with a nice short shot to Washington's temple.
Watson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Washington is not content to let Watson control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying to escape back to his feet but Watson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson is putting a hurting on Washington here, landing some big shots from side control.
Washington is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson working the ground and pound.
Watson lands an elbow.
Watson is working Washington over with some ground and pound from side control.
Washington is rocked!
Watson prevents Washington from escaping the position.
Oh Washington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Watson with a nice cross.
Washington seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gary Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Washington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Washington is trying to stand up here but Watson is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Watson.
Washington is trying to stand back up but Watson is controlling him
Watson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Washington pushes Watson off looking to stand but Watson dives back in and keeps control.
Watson is keen to just control but Washington is a slippery customer.
Washington tries to kick Watson off but Watson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Watson.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Washington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington taking some punishment here, with Watson in his half guard.
Watson wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
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!
Washington is trying to stand back up but Watson is controlling him
Watson working over Washington with some ground and pound. Washington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Washington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Watson trying to pass the guard but Washington defending well.
Washington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Watson wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
Watson is working for a submission of some sort.
Washington won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
Washington pushes Watson off looking to stand but Watson dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson working over Washington with some ground and pound. Washington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Washington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Washington wants to get back to his feet.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Washington is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
Washington kicks off Watson and gets to his feet.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Washington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Washington circles away.
Gary Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Washington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Washington scores with a leg kick.
Washington misses with a low kick as Watson jumps back.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Watson slips under a jab from Washington.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gary Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Washington's waist but Washington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
Washington misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Watson won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watson advances to half guard.
Watson wants to take a breather but Washington is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
Brian Watson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly comes to the cage accompanied by You Dropped a bomb on me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Moorehead's choice of entrance music: Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Handly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moorehead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Handly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moorehead misses with a wild body shot.
Handly swinging wildly here.
Moorehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Handly is just out of range.
Moorehead avoids the body shot from Handly.
Moorehead throws a lazy right hand but Handly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Handly showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Handly is nestled in close to Moorehead, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moorehead's head.
Handly prevents Moorehead from improving his position.
Handly trying to pass the guard but Moorehead defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead is looking to improve his position.
Moorehead keeps trying to improve his position.
Moorehead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handly.
Moorehead manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Handly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moorehead slips a straight right by Handly.
Handly scores with a punch to the head.
Handly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moorehead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Handly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moorehead trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handly wants to free his trapped foot but Moorehead is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moorehead wants to get back to full guard.
Moorehead has hold of Handly's hands but Handly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Handly winds up and cracks Moorehead with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Handly working the head and body with strikes.
Moorehead is pressing down on Handly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Handly connects with a couple of short punches.
Moorehead keeping moving, preventing Handly from controlling successfully.
Handly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moorehead wants to sweep here but Handly controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Handly wants to pass the guard but Moorehead is keeping the position.
Handly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Handly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moorehead is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throwing strikes from guard but Handly blocks nicely.
Moorehead with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handly wants to sweep but no luck.
Moorehead wants to control from the top but Handly keeps moving.
Moorehead preventing the sweep.
Handly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handly keeping moving, preventing Moorehead from controlling successfully.
Moorehead postures up and lands a big shot to Handly's brow.
Handly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moorehead keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly trying to control but Moorehead is having none of it.
Moorehead tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moorehead tries to lock up and control but Handly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Handly unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handly lands a heavy elbow.
Handly punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moorehead is in a horrible position here. Handly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moorehead gets back to half guard.
Moorehead taking some punishment here, with Handly in his half guard.
Moorehead is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handly trying to control from Moorehead's half guard. Moorehead has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Handly connects with a couple of short punches.
Handly looking to pass the guard.
Handly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Handly doesn't manage to clinch there - Moorehead circles away.
Moorehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handly was well out of range. Poor timing from Moorehead.
Handly lands a left and a right that send Moorehead crashing to the mat, dazed. Handly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Moorehead is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handly throws a shot to the body.
Moorehead is still on wobbly legs! Can Handly finish him?
Moorehead darts in looking for a takedown but Handly gets double underhooks and turns Moorehead into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Handly.
Handly wants a takedown.
Moorehead has had enough of the clinch but Handly keeps him there for the moment.
Handly crunches a lovely knee into Moorehead's ribcage.
Handly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Handly slowing the pace effectively.
Handly crunches a lovely knee into Moorehead's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Handly obliges.
Moorehead takes a knee right on the jaw!
Handly tries to score a body lock takedown but Moorehead shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Handly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moorehead's face.
Handly wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moorehead is breathing heavily.
Handly with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Handly.
Handly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moorehead in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Handly lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Handly.
Moorehead takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Handly as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly lands a knee to the head.
Handly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Handly.
Charles Handly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Handly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moorehead backwards.
Handly has Moorehead pressed against the cage, preventing Moorehead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Handly missing with knees to the body.
Handly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Handly lands a shoulder strike.
Handly lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Handly.
Handly is struggling to control the position.
Handly lands a good knee to the midsection. Moorehead won't want to take too many of those.
Handly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moorehead is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Handly is working for takedown but Moorehead is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moorehead seems to have recovered his senses.
Handly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moorehead fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Moorehead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a leg kick which misses Handly's front leg but catches the back leg as Handly tries to avoid it.
Moorehead stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Handly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moorehead looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moorehead blocks a leg kick.
Moorehead tests Handly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moorehead misses the shot to the body.
Moorehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handly takes a swing at Moorehead's ribcage but misses.
Handly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Handly misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly rushes Moorehead and presses him up against the cage.
Moorehead can't break the clinch.
Handly wants a takedown but no success here.
Handly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moorehead.
A short body shot lands from Handly as the two fighters clinch.
Handly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moorehead is trying to force a seperation but Handly has the dominant position.
Moorehead is trying to force a seperation but Handly has the dominant position.
Handly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moorehead up against the cage.
Handly misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly crunches a lovely knee into Moorehead's ribcage.
Handly misses with a body punch.
Handly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moorehead is keeping busy.
Moorehead wants to take the fight to the mat but Handly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Handly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorehead is defending well for now.
Handly is working for takedown but Moorehead is calmly controlling the position for now.
Handly looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Handly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
Handly tries to clinch there but Moorehead circles away.
Handly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moorehead circles away.
Handly instigates a clinch.
Handly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorehead is defending well for now.
Handly tries to land knees in the clinch but Moorehead avoids the damage to the body.
Handly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moorehead is defending well for now.
Moorehead is trying to break the clinch but Handly is controlling him.
Handly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Handly misses with a knee strike.
Moorehead breaks the clinch.
Handly doesn't manage to clinch there - Moorehead circles away.
Handly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles Handly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moorehead with a jab.
Handly tries to clinch but Moorehead moves out of range.
Handly wants to clinch.
Handly is looking to wear down Moorehead with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Handly misses with the combination.
Moorehead connects with a body shot.
Moorehead shoots in for a takedown but Handly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Handly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Charles Handly is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moorehead manages to avoid it.
Handly misses with a wild combination.
Handly goes for a double leg but Moorehead avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moorehead continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Handly trying to land knees to the body.
Handly tries to score a body lock takedown but Moorehead shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charles Handly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Handly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moorehead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moorehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Handly can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moorehead is trying to push Handly away but Handly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead tries to circle away but Handly has him pinned against the cage.
Handly wants a takedown.
Handly is working Moorehead over against the cage.
Handly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorehead's efforts to push away.
Handly trying to land knees to the body.
Craven Moorehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead has had enough of the clinch but Handly keeps him there for the moment.
Moorehead wants to break free but Handly has control.
Handly can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Handly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moorehead can do to turn this around?
Moorehead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead prevents the takedown attempt.
Handly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moorehead's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handly scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Handly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Handly 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 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... Charles Handly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charles Handly waved his t-shirt featuring [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donati comes to the cage accompanied by Threshold - Phenomenon. Dzhugashvili has chosen Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Virgil Donati's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Donati misses the target.
Dzhugashvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Dzhugashvili gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dzhugashvili.
Donati takes a shot to the head.
Dzhugashvili throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Dzhugashvili.
Knees to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Donati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dzhugashvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhugashvili misses with the head strike.
Dzhugashvili crunches a lovely knee into Donati's ribcage.
Donati is breathing heavily.
Donati tries to work over Dzhugashvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donati keeps control of Dzhugashvili as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dzhugashvili tries to break free but Donati pushes him back against the cage.
Dzhugashvili tries to land knees in the clinch but Donati avoids the damage to the body.
Dzhugashvili tries a knee to the head but Donati blocks it.
Dzhugashvili taking a breather.
A short right from Dzhugashvili on the inside.
Donati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donati lands a shoulder strike.
Dzhugashvili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donati backwards.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donati tries to break the clinch but Dzhugashvili is controlling the position.
Donati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dzhugashvili as Donati tries to tie him up.
Donati softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donati prevents a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donati prevents a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Donati struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhugashvili controls his hands.
Donati prevents a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donati pushes Dzhugashvili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dzhugashvili obliges.
Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Donati swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donati misses with an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donati.
Donati swings for the body but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili blocks a leg kick.
Donati throws a hook to the side of Dzhugashvili's head but Dzhugashvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dzhugashvili keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dzhugashvili. That snapped Donati's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donati jabs Dzhugashvili right on the nose. Dzhugashvili blinks but takes it well.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but Donati keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Donati lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dzhugashvili doesn't seem phased though.
Donati circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dzhugashvili ducks under a wild hook from Donati.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up.
Donati misses with a hook
and Dzhugashvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donati ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzhugashvili moves away.
Dzhugashvili forces Donati back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donati.
Dzhugashvili misses with the head strike.
Dzhugashvili working aggressively here.
Dzhugashvili keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donati's efforts to push away.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee strike.
Dzhugashvili trying to land knees to the body.
Donati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhugashvili tries to land knees in the clinch but Donati avoids the damage to the body.
Donati managing to block the knees to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Donati has Dzhugashvili pressed against the cage.
Donati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donati.
Dzhugashvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dzhugashvili blocks a body shot from Donati.
Donati scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donati lands a hook that snaps the head of Dzhugashvili backwards.
Dzhugashvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dzhugashvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dzhugashvili misses with some punches.
Dzhugashvili holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donati misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili slowing the pace effectively.
Donati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Donati swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donati will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Donati, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donati manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donati swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dzhugashvili on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dzhugashvili moves into the clinch successfully.
Dzhugashvili misses with some punches.
Dzhugashvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donati.
Still in the clinch, Dzhugashvili scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dzhugashvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dzhugashvili has a couple of punches blocked by Donati.
Donati misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dzhugashvili fails to land.
Dzhugashvili misses with some punches.
Donati working aggressively here.
A short right from Donati on the inside.
Dzhugashvili blocks a body shot from Donati.
Dzhugashvili misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donati.
A nice left hand lands by Donati.
A hook to the body from Donati.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili is stalling here.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dzhugashvili can't find room to land a body shot as Donati controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donati.
Donati tries to work over Dzhugashvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
Dzhugashvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dzhugashvili with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donati lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili scores with a knee to the head.
Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donati swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzhugashvili blocks a leg kick.
Donati connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dzhugashvili momentarily.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Donati clinches up against the cage.
Dzhugashvili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donati has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dzhugashvili trying to land knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donati misses with the head strike.
Dzhugashvili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dzhugashvili trying to land knees to the body.
Donati lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dzhugashvili is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donati.
Dzhugashvili works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dzhugashvili blocks an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili has a couple of punches blocked by Donati.
Dzhugashvili wants to stall.
Donati can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
Dzhugashvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Donati controls his hands.
Dzhugashvili lands an elbow just above Donati 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzhugashvili is leaning against Donati and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donati has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donati misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dzhugashvili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donati.
Donati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee strike.
Donati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donati is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dzhugashvili is keeping busy.
Dzhugashvili is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donati is defending well for now.
Donati blocks a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries a knee to the head but Donati blocks it.
Donati digs a right hand underneath Dzhugashvili's ribcage. Dzhugashvili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Donati.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donati is trying to break the clinch but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Donati fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Donati throws an off balance right hand
and Donati takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dzhugashvili defending well as Donati loads up on a big left hand.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but Donati keeps it at a distance.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and Donati counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Virgil Donati is winning the standup battle so far.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donati wants to slow Dzhugashvili down by chopping away at his legs.
Dzhugashvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donati.
Donati with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donati misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dzhugashvili has closed the distance and engaged Donati in a clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to circle away but Donati has him pinned against the cage.
Donati tries a body shot but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
Donati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dzhugashvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Donati controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhugashvili.
Donati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dzhugashvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Donati controls his hands.
Donati takes an elbow to the temple.
Dzhugashvili with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dzhugashvili putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili tries to throw a body punch but Donati avoids it by throwing Dzhugashvili back against the cage.
Donati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donati lands with a left to the head.
Dzhugashvili misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhugashvili.
Donati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donati throws a head punch that misses.
Donati dodges an elbow strike from Dzhugashvili.
Come on Donati - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dzhugashvili looking to throw knees to the head but Donati is blocking nicely.
Virgil Donati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dzhugashvili throws a head punch that misses.
Dzhugashvili throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donati.
A short right from Donati.
Donati is pushing Dzhugashvili up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dzhugashvili is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donati is defending well for now.
Dzhugashvili is trying to stall.
Dzhugashvili is trying to push Donati away but Donati has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dzhugashvili takes a shot to the head.
Donati misses with some punches.
Donati lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dzhugashvili.
Donati lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donati can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
Dzhugashvili stalling the fight.
Donati misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to break the clinch but Donati is controlling the position.
Donati tries to throw a body punch but Dzhugashvili avoids it by throwing Donati back against the cage.
Dzhugashvili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Donati circles away.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance and clinches.
Donati throws a head punch that misses.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donati is defending well for now.
Donati tries to work over Dzhugashvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donati lands with a right to the head.
Dzhugashvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Donati.
Donati dodges an elbow strike from Dzhugashvili.
Still in the clinch, Donati scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donati effectively controlling the action here.
Dzhugashvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donati's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donati lands with a left to the head.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but Donati blocks with his arms.
Donati takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Donati showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dzhugashvili has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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141 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Bader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Bob misses with the combination.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bader connects with a looping right hand.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bader!
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Bader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Bader there.
Bob walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bader.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Bader's head.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob connects with the punch.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Bader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bob. That snapped Bader's head back.
Bob scores with a sloppy right hand. Bader should have avoided that one.
Bader is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bader!
Bader seems to have got his legs back now.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bader ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob 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.
Bader throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Bader.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bader darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bob throws a series of punches but Bader moves out of range.
Bob has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bader.
Bader is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
A jab from Bader does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob throws a right and a left that Bader avoids nicely.
Bader tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bader darts in and clinches Bob up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bader.
Bader is pushing Bob up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bader on the inside.
Bader can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bader working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bader lands with a right to the head.
Bader content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands a shot to the body.
Bader stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bader gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bader lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bader misses with a punch to the body.
Bob lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bader pushes Bob off looking to stand but Bob dives back in and keeps control.
Bader has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bob is working away from the top position though.
Bader gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bader working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bob doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bob manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bader working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bob doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bob manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Bader dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bader scores with a push kick.
Bob takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Billy Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bader swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bader just misses with a punch to the body.
Bader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bader.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice shot by Bader.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Bader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bader clinches.
Bader presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Bader.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bader.
Bader works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bader works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bader stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Bader.
Bader misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bader.
Bader leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Bob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bader is trying to maintain the position but Bob is very close to passing his half guard.
Bader is looking for a sweep. Bob is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bob is working away from the top position though.
Willie Bader has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bader slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
An inside leg kick lands from Bader.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Bob misses with the combination.
Bader lands a jab to Bob's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bader.
Bob takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bob throws the left hand but Bader avoids the punch easily.
Bob takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bader jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bader takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader feints and then cracks Bob's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bob down.
Bob 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.
Bob tries to keep at a distance but Bader has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Bader dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bader lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Good standup being displayed there by Bader as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob misses with a combination
and Bader counters with a nice body kick.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bader is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bader forces Bob back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader digs a right hand into Bob's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bob's gas tank.
A short right from Bader on the inside.
Bader avoiding damage.
Bader lands a shoulder strike.
Bader lands a left hand.
Bader misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bader.
Bader lands with a short shot to the head.
Bader scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bader.
Bader controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Bader on the inside.
Bader stalling.
Bader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bader stalling in the clinch.
Willie Bader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob prevents a body shot from Bader.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bader.
Bader misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bader pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader controlling the action here for a moment.
Bader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bader lands with a light punch inside.
Bader working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Bader.
Bob is still on wobbly legs! Can Bader finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bader.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Bader.
Bader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Bob is trying to push Bader away but Bader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bader gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bader lands an uppercut.
Bader pushes Bob against the cage. Bader is working some dirty boxing. Bader pushes off with a quick right hook! Bob goes down! Bob tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bader moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Bader!
Willie Bader is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Willie Bader thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Checkmate. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Turner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drezner looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turner motions for Drezner to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drezner misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Drezner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Drezner.
Drezner swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner tries a low kick but Drezner avoids it.
Drezner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drezner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Drezner throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Drezner throws a head kick that Turner semi-blocks.
Drezner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drezner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drezner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Drezner.
Drezner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turner will feel that in the morning.
Drezner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drezner lands a head kick. Turner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drezner throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Drezner's front leg but catches the back leg as Drezner tries to avoid it.
Drezner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turner darts in and clinches Drezner up against the cage.
Drezner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Turner.
Drezner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drezner throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a push kick but Drezner slaps the foot to one side.
Drezner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Nice uppercut there from Drezner.
Turner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drezner scores with a jab. Turner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner is rocked!
Turner misses with a double jab.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Drezner finish him?
Drezner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Drezner counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Turner out cold! What a finish! Drezner is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zak Drezner!
Zak Drezner retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Zak Drezner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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