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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between VITOR BEMFORT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BEMFORT comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadão. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, VITOR BEMFORT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodney Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BEMFORT shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ferguson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by BEMFORT.
Ferguson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ferguson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ferguson is trying desperately to improve position.
BEMFORT throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ferguson because BEMFORT loaded up on that one.
BEMFORT thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BEMFORT looking to ground and pound but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, BEMFORT cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Rodney Ferguson has been cut.
BEMFORT punishing his opponent with strikes.
BEMFORT can't control as he wanted to and Ferguson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BEMFORT not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
BEMFORT sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferguson defending well though.
BEMFORT decides to stand and escape the position.
Ferguson darts in and clinches BEMFORT up against the cage.
BEMFORT wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Ferguson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
BEMFORT has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ferguson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ferguson pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BEMFORT accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BEMFORT throws a strike but Ferguson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
BEMFORT wants to sweep here but Ferguson controlling him for the moment.
BEMFORT is trying to keep Ferguson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BEMFORT will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but BEMFORT is retaining full guard.
Ferguson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
BEMFORT doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BEMFORT feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
BEMFORT postures up.
BEMFORT distracts Ferguson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
BEMFORT is looking to stand up but Ferguson won't let him.
BEMFORT is breathing heavily.
BEMFORT tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferguson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BEMFORT wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
BEMFORT advances to half guard.
Ferguson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
BEMFORT is working for a submission of some sort.
Ferguson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ferguson is not content to let BEMFORT control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
BEMFORT looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferguson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
BEMFORT is looking to stall here but Ferguson recovers full guard.
BEMFORT thows a big elbow that misses.
BEMFORT working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
BEMFORT landing with the ground and pound.
BEMFORT wants to get up but he can't break Ferguson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VITOR BEMFORT dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferguson shoots and misses
and BEMFORT counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferguson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BEMFORT throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ferguson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ferguson controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson tries to kick BEMFORT off but BEMFORT keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ferguson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from BEMFORT.
BEMFORT not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
BEMFORT not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson blocking the ground and pound attempt from BEMFORT.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BEMFORT is looking to take a break and control but Ferguson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ferguson fails with the takedown
and BEMFORT counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by BEMFORT.
BEMFORT postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
BEMFORT lands a couple of elbows.
BEMFORT gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
BEMFORT drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
BEMFORT looking to sit in guard and control but Ferguson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ferguson is stalling in the full guard.
Ferguson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
BEMFORT keeping full guard, as Ferguson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BEMFORT is trying to control the position but Ferguson postures up.
BEMFORT wants to sweep here but Ferguson controlling him for the moment.
BEMFORT had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferguson defends it easily.
BEMFORT has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferguson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ferguson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BEMFORT swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferguson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing BEMFORT to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ferguson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - BEMFORT pulls down on the head and he's put Ferguson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). VITOR BEMFORT!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Hazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh lands a nice shot that snaps Hazen's head back.
It looks like Danny Hazen has been cut.
Marsh feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Hazen crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stan Marsh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Kids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odafin Tutuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutuola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Funny Ice T Moments kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kill Kids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odafin Tutuola!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutuola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tutuola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tutuola fails to land with a series of punches.
Kids gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kids breaks the clinch.
Tutuola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kids scores with a shot to the body.
Kids showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tutuola.
Kids tries to clinch up.
Tutuola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kids as he avoids it easily.
Tutuola tries to bum rush Kids with a series of wild strikes but Kids uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kids is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tutuola misses with a looping right.
Kids ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tutuola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Kids tries to clinch there but Tutuola circles away.
Tutuola with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kids holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tutuola looks gassed!
Kids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kids holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tutuola working aggressively here.
Tutuola is looking to break free of the clinch but Kids has double underhooks.
Kids blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kids has Tutuola pressed against the cage, preventing Tutuola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tutuola tries to break the clinch but Kids is controlling the position.
Kids breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tutuola misses with a combination
and Kids moves into the clinch.
Kids escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kids scores with a one two! Tutuola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kids fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tutuola, pushing him back against the cage.
Tutuola wants to get back to striking at distance but Kids won't allow it.
Tutuola is working for takedown but Kids is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kill Kids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odafin Tutuola.
Kids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kids tries to clinch up but Tutuola circles away and keeps his distance.
Tutuola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kids counters by clinching up.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Kids closes the distance and pushes Tutuola back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kids.
Kids prevents Tutuola from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tutuola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Tutuola looks to clinch
and Tutuola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tutuola misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kids moves into the clinch.
Tutuola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tutuola keeps the fight on the outside.
Tutuola tries to clinch
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kids.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutuola misses with some punches.
Tutuola is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tutuola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tutuola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kids.
Kids breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutuola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tutuola tries for a takedown but Kids circles away easily
and Kids counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tutuola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kids counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tutuola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kids tries to clinch but Tutuola moves out of range.
Tutuola throws a combination that misses
and Kids moves into the clinch.
Kids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kids lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tutuola is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kids is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tutuola.
Kids drives through and clinches with Tutuola against the cage.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kids takes the fight into the clinch.
Kids breaks from the clinch.
Odafin Tutuola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutuola misses with a leg kick
and Kids counters with a stiff right hand.
Tutuola throws a combination that misses
and Kids counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tutuola misses with a looping left.
Tutuola misses with a combination
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kids.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Tutuola misses with a head kick.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutuola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kids looks to land a combination but Tutuola avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Kids dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kids lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kids.
Tutuola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kids counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kids scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tutuola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kids counters by clinching up.
Kids breaks the clinch.
Tutuola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tutuola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kids counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tutuola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kids has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tutuola tries to circle away but Kids has him pinned against the cage.
Kids escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kids throws a nice looking combination but Tutuola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tutuola is breathing heavily.
Tutuola fails with the takedown
and Tutuola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kids clinches.
Tutuola is looking to break free of the clinch but Kids has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tutuola.
Kill Kids is winning the standup battle so far.
Tutuola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kids.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Kids closes the distance and pushes Tutuola back into the cage.
Kids breaks the clinch.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutuola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tutuola misses with a leg kick
and Kids counters by clinching up.
Tutuola tries to break the clinch but Kids is controlling the position.
Kids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tutuola takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tutuola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kids connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tutuola tries to keep at a distance but Kids has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tutuola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola can't break the clinch.
Tutuola misses with the head strike.
Tutuola breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Tutuola misses.
Kill Kids is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kids circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kids moves into the clinch.
Tutuola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kids gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tutuola.
Kids keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tutuola's efforts to push away.
Kids breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kids counters with a right hand to the body.
Tutuola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kids moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tutuola wants to break free but Kids has control.
Kids escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kids lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tutuola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kids holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kids breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kids moves into the clinch.
Kids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kids tries to clinch but Tutuola moves out of range.
Tutuola misses with a combination
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch.
Tutuola is trying to break the clinch but Kids has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tutuola closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kids holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kids is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tutuola can do to turn this around?
Kids keeps control of Tutuola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Tutuola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tutuola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kids escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kids is looking to clinch but Tutuola is avoiding it.
Kids moves into the clinch.
Kids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kids chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kids drives through and clinches with Tutuola against the cage.
Kids has Tutuola pressed against the cage, preventing Tutuola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tutuola is trying to break the clinch but Kids is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Kids dominated that second round.
That's time! Kids's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tutuola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kids avoids it really well and circles away.
Tutuola misses with a combination
and Kids counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tutuola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kids.
Kids has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kids has Tutuola pressed against the cage.
Tutuola wants to get back to striking at distance but Kids won't allow it.
Kids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kids takes the fight into the clinch.
Tutuola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kids stops a takedown attempt from Tutuola.
Kids breaks from the clinch.
Kids drives through and clinches with Tutuola against the cage.
Kids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tutuola thows a big elbow that misses.
Kids on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kids tries to get out of the position.
Kids tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kids keeping moving, preventing Tutuola from controlling successfully.
Tutuola throwing strikes but missing.
Tutuola trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kids's guard.
Kids wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kids is working an open guard so Tutuola takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tutuola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Tutuola misses
and Tutuola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kids closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kids gets underhooks to prevent Tutuola's takedown attempt.
Kill Kids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odafin Tutuola.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tutuola misses with a double jab
and Kids counters by clinching up.
Kids leaning against his opponent.
Tutuola is working for takedown but Kids is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kids breaks from the clinch.
Tutuola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kids moves into the clinch.
Tutuola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kill Kids has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tutuola tries to clinch
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kids.
Tutuola looking for a takedown.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Tutuola shoots and misses
and Kids holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kids breaks from the clinch.
Tutuola misses with a double jab
and Kids counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tutuola.
Tutuola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola shoots for a double leg takedown but Kids sprawls well. He's pushed Tutuola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kids tries to clinch up but Tutuola circles away and keeps his distance.
Kill Kids is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kids tries to clinch up.
Tutuola misses with a straight right.
Tutuola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tutuola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tutuola clinches but Kids breaks the clinch
and Kids counters with a straight right hand.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutuola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tutuola doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kids counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tutuola tries to keep at a distance but Kids has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kids breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kill Kids showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kids, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kill Kids!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Jacob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MAX SWAGGER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jacob might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Champion. SWAGGER has chosen Crawl/ Kings of Leon as his entrance music. MAX SWAGGER has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ross Jacob's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Jacob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MAX SWAGGER!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SWAGGER closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
SWAGGER prevents Jacob from improving his position.
Jacob is in trouble now - SWAGGER has advanced to mount!
Jacob is working to get back to half guard.
Jacob in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
SWAGGER lands a heavy elbow.
Jacob is rocked!
It looks like Ross Jacob has been cut.
SWAGGER lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Jacob! SWAGGER sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Jacob and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). MAX SWAGGER!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuyari Monoriku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuyari Monoriku has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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189 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuyari Monoriku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monoriku throws a leg kick which misses Burgess's front leg but catches the back leg as Burgess tries to avoid it.
Monoriku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burgess pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Burgess.
Monoriku lands with an uppercut that bounces Burgess off the cage and back into rage.
Monoriku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monoriku throws a sloppy head kick and Burgess moves out of range easily.
Monoriku avoids the body shot from Burgess.
Monoriku looks to land a body kick but Burgess moved away.
Burgess cracks Monoriku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monoriku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Monoriku misses.
Monoriku throws a series of punches but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess with a nice cross.
It looks like Katsuyari Monoriku has been cut.
Monoriku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
Monoriku wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Burgess coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Burgess.
A combination from Burgess does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monoriku.
Monoriku avoids the body shot from Burgess.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monoriku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burgess lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burgess misses with an uppercut. Monoriku saw that one coming.
Burgess scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Monoriku thows a body shot but no joy.
Monoriku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monoriku moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monoriku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monoriku slips under a jab.
Burgess keeps the fight on the outside.
Monoriku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Monoriku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burgess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monoriku wants to clinch up but Burgess keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Burgess.
Burgess scores with a one two! Monoriku had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgess misses the shot to the body.
Burgess throws a big shot that misses.
Burgess cracks Monoriku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Burgess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burgess keeps the fight on the outside.
Burgess scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Burgess misses its intended target.
Monoriku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anthony Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monoriku throws a head kick that misses.
Burgess might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Monoriku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Monoriku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burgess lands with a good body shot.
Burgess thuds a left hand into Monoriku's body.
Monoriku is breathing heavily.
Burgess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monoriku.
Burgess lands a jab to Monoriku's midsection.
Burgess connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burgess digs a good body shot into Monoriku's ribs.
Monoriku ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Burgess is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Monoriku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Monoriku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burgess wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Burgess both land. Nice combination.
Burgess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burgess throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monoriku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monoriku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monoriku on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Katsuyari Monoriku's cut is getting worse.
Burgess scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Burgess.
Monoriku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burgess paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgess scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burgess ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monoriku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burgess connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burgess lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monoriku at a distance.
Good exchange - Burgess coming out on top.
Katsuyari Monoriku's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burgess lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burgess.
Jab from Burgess.
Burgess darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burgess drops Monoriku with a beautiful combination! Monoriku stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burgess is looking for the KO!
Monoriku is rocked!
Burgess walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Monoriku drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Burgess swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Monoriku's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Burgess!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frank The Tank. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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23
262 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard misses with a two punch combination.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Mir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ricard.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricard shoots for a double leg takedown but Mir sprawls well. He's pushed Ricard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mir lands a high kick!
Ricard cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard blocks a head kick by Mir.
Mir tries to clinch but Ricard is having none of it.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ricard avoids it.
Ricard tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Mir.
Ricard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir landing knees to the body.
Ricard looks gassed!
Ricard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ricard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ricard's face.
Mir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Mir misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Mir.
Mir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ricard blocks an elbow strike.
Ricard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
Ricard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricard tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricard tries to break free but Mir pushes him back against the cage.
Ricard blocks an elbow strike.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Ricard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ricard avoids it.
Ricard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Ricard can't break the clinch.
Ricard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jake Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ricard.
Ricard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricard manages to break the clinch.
Mir scores with a head kick.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
Mir lands a head kick!
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricard.
Ricard is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ricard.
Ricard breaks the clinch.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mir defends it nicely.
Ricard slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mir is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ricard is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mir looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ricard gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mir is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ricard lets go of the hold and Mir can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Ricard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunchi Halonchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halonchi has chosen Doesn´t remind me - Audioslave as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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161 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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22
159 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunchi Halonchi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halonchi looks for a takedown but Wang sprawls well.
Wang misses with a two punch combination.
Wang moves out of range as Halonchi strikes.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Wang lands with a nice body punch.
Halonchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Wang sprawls well. He's pushed Halonchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wang misses with a wild combination.
Halonchi slips a jab and a cross from Wang.
Wang scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halonchi ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang works Halonchi's body with a nice hook.
Halonchi slips a straight right by Wang.
Halonchi throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a series of punches but Halonchi moves out of range.
Wang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Halonchi tries to clinch but Wang is having none of it.
Wang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halonchi shoots for a takedown but Wang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andy Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nunchi Halonchi.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Wang throws a left and a right that both miss
so Halonchi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wang can't keep his opponent in guard - Halonchi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Halonchi moves nicely into side control.
Wang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Halonchi working away.
Halonchi is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang struggling a bit here.
Wang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halonchi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Halonchi trying to control the position but Wang is working away.
Halonchi throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wang works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Halonchi wants to take a breather but Wang is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control from the bottom.
Halonchi 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.
Halonchi is working for a submission of some sort.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halonchi shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
Wang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halonchi's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Wang with a jab.
Wang scores with a nice right hand.
Andy Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang stuffs the takedown attempt from Halonchi. Halonchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Halonchi slips a jab and a cross from Wang.
Halonchi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halonchi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wang avoids it really well and circles away.
Wang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halonchi.
Wang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halonchi looks gassed!
Wang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halonchi.
Wang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halonchi circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nunchi Halonchi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halonchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wang is out of range and Halonchi settles back down.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halonchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
Halonchi shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
Halonchi tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Halonchi walks into a jab.
Halonchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Wang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wang.
Wang stuffs the takedown attempt from Halonchi. Halonchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Andy Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nunchi Halonchi.
Wang throws a shot to the body.
Wang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halonchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halonchi takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Nice defenses there by Halonchi.
Wang lands a two punch combo.
Wang throws a hook but Halonchi blocks it.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Wang both land. Nice combination.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halonchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wang circles away.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Halonchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halonchi is defended easily by Wang.
Halonchi shoots in for a double leg but Wang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halonchi is breathing heavily.
Halonchi slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wang connects with a single shot there.
Wang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wang, as that shot connected.
Halonchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Wang sprawls well. He's pushed Halonchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Halonchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wang.
Halonchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wang circles away.
Wang connects with a right hand. Halonchi shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Nice jab there from Wang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a jab-cross combination.
Halonchi slips a jab and a cross from Wang.
Wang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halonchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andy Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wang misses with a double jab.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Halonchi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Halonchi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wang is looking to control Halonchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Wang controlling the position for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Halonchi in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang won't allow Halonchi to pass to mount.
Wang is defending against the submission attempts here by Halonchi.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Halonchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halonchi manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halonchi keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Wang 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. This is the final round!
Wang leaves Halonchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halonchi moves away.
Wang defending well as Halonchi loads up on a big left hand.
Halonchi misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
Wang misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang scores with a hook to the body. Halonchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halonchi manages to avoid it.
Andy Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Halonchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonchi slips under a jab from Wang.
Halonchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halonchi staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Wang throws the left hand but Halonchi avoids the punch easily.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halonchi looks to land a left hand but Wang moved out of range nicely.
Wang throws a combination that misses
and Halonchi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wang's guard.
Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halonchi manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang pushing down on Halonchi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wang wants to control but Halonchi is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Halonchi wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Halonchi trying to control from the bottom.
Wang is working for a kimura but Halonchi is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang passes the guard and advances to mount!
Halonchi wants to control but Wang is having none of it.
Wang tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Halonchi tries to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halonchi is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action.
Halonchi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wang avoids the attempt from Halonchi to control.
Wang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Halonchi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Halonchi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Wang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Nakisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rio Nakisaki!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace blocks a head kick by Nakisaki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakisaki throws a head kick that misses.
Nakisaki is looking to clinch.
Nakisaki tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakisaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallace sprawls well. He's pushed Nakisaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakisaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Nakisaki is avoiding it.
Nakisaki throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Nakisaki is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Nakisaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace is leaning against Nakisaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakisaki.
Nakisaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakisaki tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakisaki can pounce on him.
Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace keeps control of Nakisaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nakisaki.
Nakisaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakisaki scores with a head kick.
Wallace takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakisaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakisaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nakisaki thumps Wallace with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wallace jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick by Nakisaki misses
and Wallace counters with a left and a right that stings Nakisaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakisaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Nakisaki throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Nakisaki misses.
Wallace tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Nakisaki moves out of range.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakisaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nakisaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick
and Nakisaki counters with a head kick that wobbles Wallace - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Nakisaki sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Nakisaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mag dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dalena comes to the cage accompanied by Judgment Night by Biohazard&Onyx. Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Em Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Denzel Douglas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, mag dalena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denzel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
mag dalena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas swings for the body but dalena moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - dalena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dalena drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
It looks like mag dalena has been cut.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
dalena gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
dalena throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
dalena turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and dalena manages to end up in side control.
dalena throws an elbow but Douglas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Douglas gets back to half guard.
dalena is thwarting Douglas's attempts to control the position.
dalena winds up and cracks Douglas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
dalena tries to pass the half guard into mount. Douglas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
dalena not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Douglas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from dalena.
Douglas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
dalena thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Douglas to regain full guard.
Douglas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Douglas holds on and takes a little breather.
Douglas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
dalena lands a couple of digs.
dalena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
dalena is working Douglas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dalena throws and elbow that misses. Douglas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in dalena's guard. Nice move by Douglas!
dalena looking for a sweep. Not yet dalena, not yet.
dalena is looking for a triangle but Douglas pushes his legs off easily.
dalena looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Douglas passes into side control.
dalena sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Douglas seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from dalena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Douglas gets to mount! dalena was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dalena is desperately trying to improve his position but Douglas has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
dalena is looking to clinch.
dalena is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of dalena's head.
dalena looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dalena takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Douglas digs a good body shot into dalena's ribs.
Denzel Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dalena is breathing heavily.
dalena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but dalena is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Douglas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
dalena takes a jab right on the kisser.
dalena fails with the takedown.
dalena wants to clinch.
Douglas lands a jab to dalena's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dalena slips a jab from Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by dalena.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dalena gets the takedown into side control.
dalena throwing strikes but Douglas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Douglas is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down dalena's shoulder. That is not cool.
dalena is looking for a sweep.
Douglas controlling the position from side mount.
Douglas is looking to take a break and control but dalena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dalena is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Douglas is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
dalena can't escape the position.
dalena is trying to reverse the position but instead Douglas has taken his back - oops!
You can see the frustration on dalena's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Douglas controlling from the back.
dalena tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
dalena looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
dalena manages to reverse the position and now he's in Douglas's guard. Nice work there by dalena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Douglas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
dalena throws and elbow that misses. Douglas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in dalena's guard. Nice move by Douglas!
dalena has an active guard here but Douglas has managed to pass into half guard.
dalena is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Douglas pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas stands up from half guard.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from dalena misses.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dalena is defended easily by Douglas.
dalena moves into the clinch.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as dalena controls his hands.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but dalena has the dominant position.
dalena unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
dalena has Douglas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. dalena pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Douglas tumbling to the mat - dalena dives into Douglas's guard.
Douglas wants to stand up but dalena is controlling him.
Douglas pulls dalena in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dalena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
dalena works over Douglas with some ground and pound from guard.
dalena throws a strike but Douglas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
dalena looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Douglas passes into side control.
Douglas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
dalena tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mag dalena dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dalena doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
dalena closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. dalena pushes Douglas against the cage but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
dalena fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away.
dalena tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
dalena moves away from the strike by Douglas.
dalena does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook.
mag dalena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
dalena ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
dalena tried to score with a low kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dalena moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - dalena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
dalena tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas lands a lovely overhand right.
dalena closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. dalena pushes Douglas against the cage but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mag dalena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dalena throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Douglas misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. dalena saw that one coming.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas with a hook.
dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from dalena. dalena gets slowly back to his feet.
dalena shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Douglas as he avoids it easily.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. dalena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by dalena.
Douglas scores with a jab. dalena acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
dalena wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dalena tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Douglas swivels and escapes.
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dalena.
dalena wants to clinch.
dalena tries to clinch up.
dalena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
dalena tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
dalena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
dalena is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves out of range as dalena strikes.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dalena is looking to clinch.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dalena fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away.
dalena tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Douglas is able to avoid easily.
Douglas connects with a right hand. dalena shakes it off.
dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dalena walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dalena is looking to clinch.
dalena walks into a left hand.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by dalena.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dalena at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - dalena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dalena doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Douglas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
dalena wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
dalena wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
dalena avoids the head kick by Douglas.
dalena misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena tries to clinch up.
Denzel Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas throws a body punch but dalena moves out of range.
dalena tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. dalena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
dalena checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
dalena moves out of range of the strikes.
dalena tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
dalena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dalena.
dalena fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but dalena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas with a jab.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body. dalena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
dalena tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Good exchange - Douglas coming out on top.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas wants to slow dalena down by chopping away at his legs.
Douglas tests dalena's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
dalena tries to clinch up.
dalena fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Douglas checks it well.
Douglas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands with a straight right. dalena didn't see that one coming.
mag dalena's cut is getting worse.
dalena is looking to clinch.
dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dalena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dalena looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
dalena cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
dalena shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
dalena throws a sloppy strike and Douglas uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Douglas has ended up in dalena's guard.
dalena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Douglas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A low kick from dalena is predictable there
and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas lands a lovely overhand right.
Douglas sizes up dalena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps dalena's head back.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dalena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of dalena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Douglas lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas lands an overhand right.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
dalena closes the distance but Douglas moves to the side
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Douglas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
dalena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
dalena slips a jab from Douglas.
dalena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
dalena closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dalena closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps dalena thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena looks to clinch
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mag dalena's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
dalena tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dalena staying out of range there.
dalena tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
dalena closes the distance but Douglas moves to the side
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
dalena wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a good right hand that stumbles dalena. dalena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Douglas connects with a single shot there.
dalena wants to clinch
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dalena manages to avoid it.
Douglas jabs dalena right on the nose. dalena blinks but takes it well.
Jeez, mag dalena's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves away
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
dalena is rocked!
dalena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh dalena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at mag dalena's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Denzel Douglas! Denzel Douglas retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Parham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Cant be touched. Parham has chosen None as his entrance music. Ray Jones Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Parham's chin.
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197 lbs
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26
193 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Jones Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Parham!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
Parham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parham there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ray Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones Jr swivels and escapes.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Parham is out of range.
Parham throws a front kick aimed at Jones Jr's knee but Jones Jr avoids it well.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones Jr misses with a body punch
and Jones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones Jr slips a jab from Parham.
Jones Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Parham counter with a right hand.
Parham throws a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Parham.
Parham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Parham with that takedown attempt.
Parham throws a head kick but Jones Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr throws out a loose jab but Parham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones Jr, as that shot connected.
Parham misses with a straight right.
Jones Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parham circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Parham moves out of range.
Parham scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones Jr staying out of range there.
Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parham.
Parham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parham thuds his right hand into Jones Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones Jr as he avoids it easily.
Ray Jones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Parham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Parham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parham throws a nice looking combination but Jones Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones Jr stuffs the takedown.
Jones Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Parham does no damage.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Parham is out of range.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot
and Parham counters with a stiff right hand.
Parham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jones Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parham throws a body kick that misses.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parham defending well as Jones Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Parham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parham swivels and escapes.
Ray Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones Jr throws out a loose jab but Parham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parham.
Parham misses with a looping right.
Parham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones Jr.
Parham slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Nice defenses there by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parham moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
Parham throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Parham misses the jab.
Jones Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Jones Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parham in his tracks.
Parham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Parham's shoulder, as Parham tries to avoid the shot.
Jones Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Jones Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones Jr misses with a hook. Parham ducked under it nicely.
Parham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones Jr momentarily.
Jones Jr lands with a right hand.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parham manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr lands with a good body shot.
Parham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
A jab from Jones Jr misses.
Jones Jr misses with a body punch
and Parham counters with a straight right hand.
Jones Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones Jr misses the body punch
letting Parham counter with a right hand.
Jones Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr misses the shot to the body.
Jones Jr throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jones Jr dominated that second 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.
Nice defenses there by Parham.
Parham throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Parham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parham moves away.
Jones Jr walks into a left hand.
Jones Jr misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Parham slips the punch.
Jones Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parham missing with a left hand there. Jones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parham throws a combination that misses
and Jones Jr counters with a left to the body.
Jones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Parham seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Parham throws out a loose jab but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Parham should have avoided that one.
Jones Jr lands a jab to Parham's midsection.
Jones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Parham seems unphased.
Jones Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Jr.
Parham scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Parham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a nice looking combination but Parham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones Jr.
Ray Jones Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Parham misses with a straight left.
Parham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Parham with a hook.
Jones Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parham counters with a shoot takedown. Jones Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr pulls Parham in close to prevent any damage.
Parham wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Parham wants to pass the guard but Jones Jr is keeping the position.
Parham advances position into side control!
Parham wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping him busy.
Parham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jones Jr clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parham moves away.
Jones Jr looks to land a left hand but Parham moved out of range nicely.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Parham.
Jones Jr connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Parham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parham staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parham moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parham lands a right hook to the body.
Jones Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones Jr misses with a looping left.
Parham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parham dips to his left and cracks Jones Jr with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Jones Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parham throws out the jab.
Jones Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Parham to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parham was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr lands a jab.
Jones Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones Jr. Jones Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Parham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parham slips a jab from Jones Jr.
Parham misses with a body shot.
Jones Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones Jr's half guard.
Parham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parham is just content to waste time from the top position. Jones Jr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Parham wants to control from the top but Jones Jr keeps moving.
Jones Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parham on the ground.
Jones Jr is pulling down on Parham's head. It's preventing any offense from Parham, at least for the moment.
Parham passes Jones Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jones Jr had his way with Doug Parham in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Parham ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Parham slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Parham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parham slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Parham throws an overhand right that lands on Jones Jr's shoulder, as Jones Jr tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Parham blocks it.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parham moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Parham strikes.
Jones Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parham counters with a straight right hand.
Parham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Parham or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones Jr which made him look bad.
Parham misses with a combination
and Jones Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parham drops his hands momentarily and Jones Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut. Parham saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws a hook but Parham avoids it easily.
Jones Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parham throws a hook but Jones Jr blocks it.
Parham moves forwards but Jones Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Parham thows a body shot but no joy.
Parham misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones Jr thinking.
Nice shot by Parham.
Parham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doug Parham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones Jr manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr throws a combination that misses
and Parham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Parham was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Parham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Parham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr stuns Parham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Parham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Parham.
Parham moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
Ray Jones Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parham throws a body punch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jones Jr.
Parham loads up on a big right hand but Jones Jr slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Jones Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Jones Jr!
Ray Jones Jr is the new middleweight champion!
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