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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Kraniotakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Kraniotakes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Kraniotakes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankowski with a nice cross.
Jankowski clinches.
Jankowski tries to land a knee to the head but Kraniotakes blocks with his arms.
Jankowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jankowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andreas Kraniotakes has been cut.
Jankowski lands a knee to the head.
Kraniotakes is rocked!
Jankowski tries a knee to the head but Kraniotakes blocks it.
Kraniotakes is still on wobbly legs! Can Jankowski finish him?
Jankowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jankowski tries to land a knee to the head but Kraniotakes blocks with his arms.
Kraniotakes seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankowski scores with a knee to the head.
Kraniotakes taking a breather.
Jankowski tries to land a knee to the head but Kraniotakes blocks with his arms.
Jankowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jankowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jankowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraniotakes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jankowski misses with a knee to the head.
Kraniotakes slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jankowski looking to throw knees to the head but Kraniotakes is blocking nicely.
Jankowski lands an elbow inside that Kraniotakes shrugs off.
Jankowski misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jankowski.
Jankowski jerks Kraniotakes's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kraniotakes drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Jankowski goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Jankowski because Kraniotakes was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jozef Jankowski!
Jozef Jankowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pari An (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen What Ive Done as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pari An had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 188.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Jonathon Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pari An!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson thows a leg kick but An checks it
so An counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
An wants to stand and escape but instead Jackson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
An pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
An wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been hearing reports that An has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a head kick but An moves out of range.
An takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a right and a left that An avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and An counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for An!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of An's face.
Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, An has managed to escape the submission attempt.
An is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
An is breathing heavily.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson won't let An get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but An is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
An trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Jackson wants to control the pace but An is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson won't let An get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into An's guard.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for An!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. An looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
Jonathon Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and An counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
An on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from An.
An tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
An looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson feints a jab promting An to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. An slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An is rocked!
No joy there for An, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson throws a head kick but An moves out of range.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but An bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Oh An is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An seems to have got his legs back now.
An takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Jonathon Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson works An's body with a nice hook.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
An takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson tries for a takedown but An sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - An had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
An uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson 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.
Jackson trying to control but An is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An wriggles free and stands up.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and An counters with a takedown into side control.
An stands up.
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. An is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in An's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
An moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson catches An with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
An is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jackson trying to control the action but An is working from the bottom.
An is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson decides to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson darts in and clinches An up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but An seems unphased.
An shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed An's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
An tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a head kick that An semi-blocks.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in An's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but An is defending the position.
An is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson prevents An from standing back up.
Jackson is working for a kimura but An is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but An is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
An wants to get back to his feet.
An is not content to let Jackson control the position.
An is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Pari An has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to advance position but An won't allow it.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but An is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. An knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson wants to stand up but An is controlling the position.
An is trying to stand.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and An defends it well.
Jackson prevents An from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying for a kimura here. An looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jackson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathon Jackson!
Jonathon Jackson made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Castellanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
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, Chad Castellanos!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellanos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ellis counters with an inside leg kick.
Ellis checks a leg kick.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castellanos landing knees to the body.
Castellanos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellis avoiding damage as Castellanos throws knees to the body.
Ellis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castellanos is fending him off so far but Ellis persists. Nope, Castellanos circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis clinches with his opponent.
Ellis managing to block the knees to the body from Castellanos.
Castellanos misses with a body punch.
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castellanos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellanos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ellis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castellanos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Castellanos to work.
Ellis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis blocks the elbow strike.
Castellanos trying to land knees to the body.
Ellis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castellanos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castellanos can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
Castellanos misses with an elbow strike.
Castellanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellis managing to block the knees to the body from Castellanos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellis managing to block the knees to the body from Castellanos.
Ellis throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to stall.
Ellis goes for a takedown attempt but Castellanos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellanos closes the distance and pushes Ellis back into the cage.
Ellis wants to get back to striking at distance but Castellanos won't allow it.
Ellis avoiding damage as Castellanos throws knees to the body.
Ellis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castellanos stops a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Ellis prevents a body shot from Castellanos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellanos is looking for a takedown.
Castellanos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castellanos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ellis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castellanos shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Castellanos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos throws a lazy head kick
and Ellis counters with a good, hard body kick but Castellanos shrugs it off.
Castellanos clinches with his opponent.
Castellanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castellanos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castellanos tries to stall but Ellis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but Castellanos blocks it.
Castellanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis is looking to break free of the clinch but Castellanos has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castellanos blocks the elbow strike.
Castellanos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ellis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ellis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos misses with a body punch.
Ellis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castellanos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Ellis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Castellanos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castellanos blocks a head kick by Ellis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellanos throws a head kick but Ellis moves out of range.
Castellanos lands a slapping body shot.
Castellanos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castellanos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
My spies in Full Affliction Fight Team -All Elite Coaching- inform me that Castellanos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ellis is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Castellanos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castellanos moves into the clinch.
Castellanos wants to stall.
Ellis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castellanos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Ellis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castellanos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellis's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Castellanos as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis misses with some punches.
Castellanos lands with a light punch inside.
Castellanos lands a knee to the head.
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!
Castellanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castellanos misses with an elbow strike.
Ellis is trying to push Castellanos away but Castellanos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castellanos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ellis's brow.
Knees to the body from Castellanos.
Chad Castellanos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castellanos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Castellanos.
Castellanos crunches a lovely knee into Ellis's ribcage.
Castellanos is leaning against Ellis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castellanos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellis.
Castellanos with a knee to the head.
Castellanos is looking for a takedown.
Castellanos can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
Ellis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castellanos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ellis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castellanos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ellis is trying to control but can't.
Ellis moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellanos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Castellanos forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos trying to control the action but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Castellanos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellis is looking to improve his position.
Ellis keeping control of the position.
Ellis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castellanos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Castellanos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Castellanos in particular looking to stall.
Castellanos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellis wants to control but Castellanos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ellis tries to roll over but Castellanos keeps him under control.
Castellanos wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Castellanos is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Ellis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castellanos moves into the clinch.
Ellis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ellis defends well and Castellanos ends up having to push Ellis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ellis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castellanos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Castellanos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellanos lands a knee to the body.
Ellis gets underhooks to prevent Castellanos's takedown attempt.
Darius Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Castellanos.
Castellanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellanos pushes Ellis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castellanos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castellanos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.
Ellis goes for a takedown attempt but Castellanos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Castellanos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Castellanos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ellis rushes Castellanos and presses him up against the cage.
Ellis wants a takedown but no success here.
Castellanos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castellanos pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castellanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Ellis controls his hands.
Ellis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castellanos.
Castellanos stalling in the clinch.
Castellanos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castellanos pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ellis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castellanos tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ellis managing to block the knees to the body from Castellanos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castellanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Castellanos landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to pull guard but Castellanos won't allow it.
Castellanos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ellis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Castellanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castellanos tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellis avoids the damage to the body.
Ellis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Ellis misses with a jab to the body
and Castellanos counters with a solid body kick.
Castellanos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castellanos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ellis's head.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castellanos sprawls well. Castellanos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellanos moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
Castellanos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Ellis slaps away a takedown attempt from Castellanos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ellis takes the fight into the clinch.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castellanos avoiding damage as Ellis throws knees to the body.
Castellanos trying to stall but Ellis improves his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis working hard to break the clinch.
Castellanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Castellanos - that landed with a thud.
Castellanos lands a knee to the body.
Castellanos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos managing to block the knees to the body from Ellis.
Castellanos lands an elbow inside.
Castellanos lands a nice uppercut.
Castellanos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castellanos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellis's elbow.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Castellanos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellis's face.
Castellanos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ellis takes an elbow to the temple.
Castellanos has Ellis pushed against the cage.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Castellanos works on Ellis's body with a couple of short punches.
Castellanos tries to work over Ellis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castellanos looking to slow down the pace here.
Chad Castellanos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Castellanos trying to land knees to the body.
Castellanos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellanos crunches a lovely knee into Ellis's ribcage.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castellanos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castellanos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Darius Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castellanos scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Castellanos.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
Castellanos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Castellanos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castellanos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Castellanos!
Darius Ellis was interviewed post fight and said 'He is an excellent fighter and had a good gameplan. Nothing else to do now but get back in the gym'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thompson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All In The Family. David has chosen Craig David - Rise and Fall as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig David!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
David misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Craig David has been cut.
David avoids the head kick by Thompson.
David on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
David blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tony Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig David.
David takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Craig David's cut even more.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson lands an elbow just above David 's eye.
The cut above Craig David's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
David is looking to take this one to the mat.
David tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Craig David's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig David's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Thompson!
A victorious Tony Thompson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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