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CCF 137: Abreu vs. Chair PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Built Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mountain Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Win comes to the cage accompanied by FORE THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK!. Built Win has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Built Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mountain Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rivera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Win seems a little lost for a moment, as Rivera dominates the positioning.
Win tries to buck Rivera off but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Win keeps working.
Win is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Win is looking to reverse the position.
Win struggling a bit here.
Win sneaks back into half guard.
Win tries to get to full guard but Rivera has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Win is trying to maintain the position but Rivera is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Win actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Win is trying to maintain the position but Rivera is very close to passing his half guard.
Win looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rivera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Win actively working from the bottom here.
Win works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rivera landing some decent shots from guard.
Win is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rivera is aware though and is defending well.
Win keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Win is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rivera defends well.
Win looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Win to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rivera is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Win pulls down on the head and he's put Rivera to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Built Win!
A less than humble Built Win misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zivojin Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zivojin Miric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodore Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt - Miric sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miric looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sabre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miric.
Sabre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sabre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sabre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miric keeping control of the position.
Sabre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sabre throws a strike but Miric avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sabre throws a big elbow that misses.
Sabre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre throwing strikes from guard but Miric blocks nicely.
Miric keeping full guard, as Sabre tries to pass.
Miric wants to stand but Sabre is controlling the position.
Sabre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miric is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miric has escaped and now he's on top!
Miric won't allow Sabre to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miric is fighting to break Sabre's control of his arms but Sabre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miric preventing the sweep.
Sabre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miric can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miric being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Feodore Sabre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miric stuffs the takedown attempt from Sabre. Sabre gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Miric.
Miric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sabre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miric circles away.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sabre is defended easily by Miric.
Miric lands a jab to Sabre's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric tries to bum rush Sabre with a series of wild strikes but Sabre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miric stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miric wants it to stay on the feet.
Miric fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sabre sprawls well initially but Miric persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miric wants to get back to his feet.
Sabre is controlling Miric's trapped leg to prevent Miric from advancing to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miric is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miric wants to control but Sabre is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodore Sabre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sabre drops his hands momentarily and Miric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Miric.
The crowd cheers as Miric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sabre doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Miric misses.
Sabre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sabre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sabre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sabre swings around for an armbar but Miric sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sabre's guard.
Sabre working a defensive guard but Miric passes into half guard.
Sabre trying to hold on to Miric's head to control him but Miric postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre wants to sweep but Miric has passed to side control!
Sabre is trying to improve his position.
Miric is looking to take a break and control but Sabre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sabre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miric wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric working away.
Sabre is looking to regain half guard here but Miric keeps moving and retains side control.
Miric wants to stand but Sabre is controlling his arm.
Sabre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sabre is keen to just control but Miric is a slippery customer.
Sabre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miric defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miric wants to control but Sabre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sabre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miric defending well though.
Sabre is looking for a kimura here.
Miric works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric wants to get back to his feet but Sabre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sabre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sabre throws a big elbow that misses.
Miric keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
Sabre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabre throwing strikes from guard but Miric blocks nicely.
Sabre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miric looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miric looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miric!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodore Sabre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miric.
Sabre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miric.
Miric tries to work over Sabre's front leg with a kick but Sabre checks it.
Sabre looks to throw the jab but Miric is out of range.
Sabre swats away the attempt to clinch by Miric.
Miric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sabre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miric swivels and escapes.
Sabre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric moves away from the strike by Sabre.
Sabre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miric's waist but Miric gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sabre off to one side.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Miric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miric lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Miric.
A lazy left from Miric finds it's target.
Sabre gets a takedown into half guard.
Sabre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miric is looking for a sweep. Sabre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miric wants to control but Sabre is keeping busy.
Feodore Sabre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miric is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sabre in particular looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sabre trying to control from Miric's half guard. Miric has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Miric looking for a sweep. Not yet Miric, not yet.
Miric is controlling Sabre's posture.
Sabre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miric slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sabre. Sabre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miric fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabre is out of range.
Sabre darts in looking for a takedown but Miric gets double underhooks and turns Sabre into the cage.
Miric can't find room to land a body shot as Sabre controls the action.
Sabre misses with a punch to the body.
Sabre has clasped his hands together around Miric's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Miric avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sabre.
Miric avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sabre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre cracks Miric with a big right hand but Miric just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
An elbow from Sabre crashes against the mat.
Sabre working the ground and pound but Miric is defending the strikes.
Sabre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sabre trying to control the position but Miric is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Feodore Sabre just about did enough to take it.
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.
Miric leaves Sabre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sabre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miric sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Miric.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sabre is defended easily by Miric.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Sabre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miric.
Miric lands with an overhand left.
Miric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck for Sabre with that takedown attempt.
Miric connects with a nice looking jab.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miric but Miric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric scores with a nice strike.
Miric lands a nice looking body shot.
Miric thumps Sabre with a low kick.
Sabre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt
and Miric counters with a stiff right hand.
Miric throws a leg kick but Sabre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sabre shoots in looking for a takedown but Miric manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sabre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miric lands a head shot.
Miric lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sabre's sensitive parts.
Miric cracks the inside of Sabre's front leg.
Sabre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miric.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miric, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Miric.
Sabre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miric makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miric throws a leg kick which misses Sabre's front leg but catches the back leg as Sabre tries to avoid it.
Miric lands a jab to the nose.
Miric pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sabre back to the cage. Miric follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miric lands a body shot.
Sabre takes one on the button.
Miric darts in looking for a takedown but Sabre gets double underhooks and turns Miric into the cage.
Miric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sabre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sabre shoots for a double leg takedown but Miric sprawls well. He's pushed Sabre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre has his takedown stuffed
and Miric counters with a series of strikes. Sabre will be more careful next time no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sabre checks a leg kick.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miric doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabre circles away.
Miric jabs Sabre right on the nose. Sabre blinks but takes it well.
Sabre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miric.
Sabre tries for a takedown but Miric circles away easily
and Miric counters with a nice uppercut.
Sabre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Miric.
Horrible takedown by Sabre or perhaps it was just good defense by Miric which made him look bad.
Sabre 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric catches Sabre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sabre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sabre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sabre shoots for a takedown but Miric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Miric finds it's way through Sabre's defenses.
Miric lands a nice shot that snaps Sabre's head back.
Miric lands with a nice body punch.
Miric feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sabres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zivojin Miric is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sabre's head.
Miric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zivojin Miric had his way with Feodore Sabre in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sabre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miric finds it's way round the side to connect with Sabre's head.
Horrible takedown by Sabre or perhaps it was just good defense by Miric which made him look bad.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miric.
Sabre fails to land the takedown.
Sabre darts in looking for a takedown but Miric gets double underhooks and turns Sabre into the cage.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Miric has had enough of the clinch but Sabre keeps him there for the moment.
Sabre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sabre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sabre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miric is trying to break the clinch but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Sabre is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Miric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Miric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Miric has had enough of the clinch but Sabre keeps him there for the moment.
Miric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Miric tries to circle away but Sabre has him pinned against the cage.
Miric has had enough of the clinch but Sabre keeps him there for the moment.
Sabre wants to take the fight to the mat but Miric manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sabre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miric pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miric can't break the clinch.
Sabre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miric is defending well.
Miric has had enough of the clinch but Sabre keeps him there for the moment.
Sabre manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Miric.
Miric lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sabre backs up against the cage.
A combination from Miric does no damage.
Sabre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sabre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miric's waist but Miric gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sabre off to one side.
Sabre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre tries to move into range but Miric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miric lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Miric finds it's way through Sabre's defenses.
Miric thuds his right hand into Sabre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Miric.
Miric misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miric. That's going to slow Sabre down.
Miric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miric scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miric lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miric darts in trying to clinch
and Sabre counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sabre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miric is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sabre wants to control but Miric is keeping him busy.
Sabre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miric, who protects the arm well.
Sabre working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zivojin Miric showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sabre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Zivojin Miric!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Zivojin Miric!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Zivojin Miric!
Zivojin Miric wins by unanimous decision!
Zivojin Miric seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jynkka Levanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spishak's entrance music is Sleeping with Sirens. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Spishak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jynkka Levanen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spishak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spishak lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spishak preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spishak trying to control the position from guard on top but Levanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levanen trying to keep a closed guard but Spishak is proving a slippery customer.
Spishak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Levanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spishak wants to control from the top but Levanen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sammy Spishak.
Spishak misses with an uppercut.
Levanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Levanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spishak.
No luck for Levanen with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Levanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spishak takes a swing at Levanen's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Spishak. Those never looked like landing.
Levanen fails with the takedown
and Spishak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sammy Spishak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jynkka Levanen.
Levanen misses with a double jab.
Spishak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Levanen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Spishak to the ground. Levanen is now in Spishak's guard.
Spishak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Levanen is one step ahead there.
Spishak keeping moving, preventing Levanen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak looking to control.
Spishak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spishak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levanen trying to control but Spishak is working from the bottom.
Levanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spishak is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spishak working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Levanen with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Levanen is defended easily by Spishak.
Levanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spishak.
Spishak throws a series of punches but Levanen avoids them all with ease.
Levanen looks for a takedown but Spishak sprawls well.
Spishak shoots in and gets a takedown into Levanen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Levanen keeping moving, preventing Spishak from controlling successfully.
Spishak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Levanen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Levanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spishak.
Spishak distracts Levanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Levanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spishak trying to control the position from guard on top but Levanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spishak stands and throws Levanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spishak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spishak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Spishak dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Levanen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spishak is not content to let Levanen control the position.
Spishak trying to hold on to Levanen's head to control him but Levanen postures up.
Spishak gets full guard.
Levanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Spishak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levanen wanted to stand there but Spishak had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Levanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Spishak counters with a one-two to the body.
Levanen goes for a double leg but Spishak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spishak continues to drive forward.
Levanen gets underhooks to prevent Spishak's takedown attempt.
Spishak is trying to break the clinch but Levanen is controlling him.
Spishak wants to break free but Levanen has control.
Spishak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spishak jabs at Levanen's body.
Spishak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Spishak's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Levanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Spishak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spishak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Spishak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sammy Spishak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spishak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spishak scores with a one two! Levanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spishak misses with a wild body shot.
Spishak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Levanen.
Sammy Spishak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jynkka Levanen.
Levanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spishak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Spishak is just out of range.
Levanen misses with a takedown
and Spishak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spishak wants to control from the top but Levanen keeps moving.
Spishak gets to his feet - Levanen follows without any prompting.
Decent striking displayed by Spishak there.
Sammy Spishak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Spishak.
Spishak drives through with a takedown into Levanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levanen trying to keep a closed guard but Spishak is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levanen wants to get back to his feet but Spishak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spishak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Levanen looking for a triangle here. Spishak is fighting it but it looks tight! Levanen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Spishak is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jynkka Levanen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jynkka Levanen made sure he mentioned Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Speakman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Speakman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkmananis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Speakman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karkmananis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karkmananis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Speakman backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jeff Speakman has been cut.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Speakman circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis throws a lazy right hand but Speakman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karkmananis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Speakman misses.
Speakman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karkmananis wants to clinch up but Speakman keeps it at a distance.
Speakman gets tackled into the cage by Karkmananis. Karkmananis maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Speakman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karkmananis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speakman's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a punch but it's blocked by Speakman.
Karkmananis stalling the fight.
Speakman blocks an uppercut.
Karkmananis stalling in the clinch but Speakman improves position.
Karkmananis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speakman.
Karkmananis tries to circle away but Speakman has him pinned against the cage.
Karkmananis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karkmananis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Speakman.
Karkmananis misses with a body punch.
Karkmananis stalling in the clinch but Speakman improves position.
Karkmananis tries to break free but Speakman pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis wants to clinch.
Speakman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karkmananis is fending him off so far but Speakman persists. Nope, Karkmananis circles away and we're back to standing.
Karkmananis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speakman's calf.
Karkmananis clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speakman wants a takedown but no success here.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Speakman.
Speakman controlling the action here for a moment.
Karkmananis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Speakman circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Speakman circles away.
Karkmananis tries a head kick but it misses.
Speakman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karkmananis!
Speakman throws a nice looking combination but Karkmananis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Speakman pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Speakman.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speakman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkmananis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis throws a leg kick but Speakman moved away.
Karkmananis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karkmananis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Speakman both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Nicolas Karkmananis has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speakman throws a nice looking combination but Karkmananis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karkmananis throws a sloppy body shot
and Speakman counters by moving into the clinch.
Karkmananis misses with a knee strike.
Karkmananis prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karkmananis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Speakman pushes him off.
Karkmananis misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Speakman.
Karkmananis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speakman.
Karkmananis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speakman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speakman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicolas Karkmananis is winning the standup battle so far.
Speakman misses with a few strikes there.
Karkmananis throws a wild body kick that Speakman sees coming a mile off.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Speakman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Speakman blocks a head kick by Karkmananis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speakman keeps the fight on the outside.
Karkmananis is looking to land body kicks.
Karkmananis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Speakman circles away.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Speakman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karkmananis.
Speakman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karkmananis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speakman counters with a left and a right that stings Karkmananis.
Speakman swinging wildly here.
Speakman circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Speakman counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speakman throws a series of punches but Karkmananis avoids them all with ease.
Karkmananis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speakman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karkmananis slips a jab and a cross from Speakman.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses.
Karkmananis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Speakman misses with the combination.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Speakman circles away.
Karkmananis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis leaves Speakman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karkmananis lands with a shot to the body.
Speakman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Speakman moves away
and Speakman counters with a three punch combo that has Karkmananis backing up. Karkmananis nods at Speakman to acknowledge the strikes.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speakman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Speakman moves out of range.
Karkmananis keeps Speakman at a distance using the push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karkmananis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speakman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speakman throws a big shot that misses.
Speakman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karkmananis scores with a hook to the body. Speakman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speakman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkmananis misses with a series of wild punches.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Speakman is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Karkmananis.
A solid body kick from Karkmananis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speakman misses with a double jab.
Speakman is breathing heavily.
Karkmananis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Speakman just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Speakman throws a hook but Karkmananis blocks it.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
Karkmananis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Speakman keeps the fight on the outside.
Karkmananis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karkmananis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speakman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up
and Speakman counters with a three punch combo that has Karkmananis backing up. Karkmananis nods at Speakman to acknowledge the strikes.
Karkmananis misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Speakman is avoiding it.
Karkmananis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speakman counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis misses with a head kick.
Karkmananis moves into range and clinches up with Speakman.
Karkmananis breaks from the clinch.
Karkmananis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karkmananis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Speakman is avoiding it.
Speakman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karkmananis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karkmananis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karkmananis throws a nice looking combination but Speakman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Speakman misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis misses with a looping left.
Karkmananis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karkmananis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karkmananis pushes Speakman up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speakman avoids it.
Speakman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karkmananis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karkmananis tries to throw a body punch but Speakman avoids it by throwing Karkmananis back against the cage.
Speakman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karkmananis's efforts to push away.
Karkmananis lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis is pushing Speakman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karkmananis is trying to force a seperation but Speakman has the dominant position.
Karkmananis manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Speakman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speakman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Speakman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karkmananis misses with the combination.
Karkmananis is looking to wear down Speakman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karkmananis throws a series of strikes that have Speakman backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Speakman.
Speakman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karkmananis wants to clinch up but Speakman keeps it at a distance.
Karkmananis digs a good hook to Speakman's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Speakman circles away and keeps his distance.
Speakman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speakman misses with a lunging right hand
and Karkmananis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Jeff Speakman's cut even more.
Speakman keeps the fight on the outside.
Karkmananis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Speakman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Karkmananis needs to keep his hands up - Speakman had a free shot at his head there.
Karkmananis moves into range and clinches up with Speakman.
Karkmananis is pressed up against the cage. Speakman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karkmananis down to the mat. Karkmananis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Speakman swats away the attempt to clinch by Karkmananis.
Speakman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
Speakman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karkmananis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Speakman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karkmananis connects with a body shot that sends Speakman's belly button to the back.
Karkmananis takes a swing at Speakman's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speakman.
Speakman misses with a few strikes there.
Speakman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis pushes Speakman up against the cage in a clinch.
Karkmananis lands with a left to the head.
Karkmananis manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speakman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karkmananis. Speakman shrugs it off though.
Speakman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Karkmananis swings for the body but Speakman moves out of range.
Karkmananis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speakman.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speakman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis lands a right hook to the body.
Karkmananis misses with a low kick.
Speakman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karkmananis feints and then cracks Speakman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speakman down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkmananis swings for the body but Speakman moves out of range.
A head kick from Karkmananis lands but Speakman takes it in his stride.
Speakman throws a series of punches but Karkmananis moves out of range.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Speakman circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis throws a sloppy body shot
and Speakman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speakman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speakman throws a hook but Karkmananis avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Speakman misses.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speakman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses.
Karkmananis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Speakman lands a jab to the nose.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Speakman 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.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karkmananis scores with a push kick.
Speakman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karkmananis throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
Karkmananis struggles to land a body shot inside as Speakman controls his hands.
Nicolas Karkmananis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karkmananis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speakman avoids it.
Karkmananis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karkmananis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speakman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karkmananis trying to control here.
Speakman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karkmananis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Speakman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis had his way with Jeff Speakman in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karkmananis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karkmananis wants to clinch up but Speakman keeps it at a distance.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Speakman circles away.
Karkmananis wants to clinch.
Karkmananis instigates a clinch.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karkmananis.
Speakman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speakman avoids the elbow strike from Karkmananis, against the cage.
Karkmananis struggles to land a body shot inside as Speakman controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis misses with the head strike.
Karkmananis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karkmananis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up but Speakman circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkmananis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Speakman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Speakman.
Karkmananis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speakman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karkmananis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speakman.
Karkmananis is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speakman fails to land with a series of punches.
Karkmananis fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speakman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speakman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Speakman is avoiding it.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Speakman moves away
and Speakman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karkmananis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Speakman connects with a combination that backs up Karkmananis into the cage. Speakman lands a flurry of punches that gets past Karkmananis's guard. Karkmananis is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Speakman bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Speakman!
Jeff Speakman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari Jelani is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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27
255 lbs
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275 lbs
21 - 21 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jelani avoids it really well and circles away.
Leer misses with a takedown
and Jelani counters with an outside leg kick.
Jelani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jelani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jelani as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jelani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leer's waist but Leer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jelani off to one side.
Leer tries to clinch up.
Jelani slips under a jab from Leer.
Leer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jelani defends well and Leer ends up having to push Jelani into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Leer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jelani pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jelani slips a straight right by Leer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer fails to land with a series of punches.
Leer is looking to clinch but Jelani is avoiding it.
Leer pushes Jelani up against the cage in a clinch.
Leer manages to break the clinch.
Mike Leer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Leer.
Leer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jelani fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leer scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer misses with a left hand
and Jelani counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jelani passes into half guard.
Jelani passes the guard and advances to mount!
Leer is looking to improve his position but Jelani isn't that keen on the idea.
Leer wants to hold on but Jelani pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Leer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A clash of legs there as Leer blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer has a takedown stuffed.
Leer tries for a takedown but Jelani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jelani.
Leer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jelani was covering up waiting for the punch and Leer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Leer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jelani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jelani looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Leer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leer shoots in looking for a takedown. Jelani tries to sprawl out of it but Leer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jelani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jelani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jelani to keep the fight standing.
Leer goes for a takedown attempt but Jelani pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leer looks to land a combination but Jelani avoids it well.
Leer tries to clinch there but Jelani circles away.
Leer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Leer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jelani thuds a left hand into Leer's body.
Jelani lands a left and a right that send Leer crashing to the mat, dazed. Jelani thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mike Leer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jelani is stalking Leer. Leer circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Jelani, and it's lights out! Leer really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jabari Jelani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Bon Peza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dragon Punch!. 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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36
150 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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28
158 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filipe Bon Peza!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Bon Peza moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Li. Beautiful body shot.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiao Long Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Li has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bon Peza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Bon Peza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li throws a solid leg kick but Bon Peza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li.
Li connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Bon Peza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li lands a slapping body shot.
Li cracks Bon Peza with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bon Peza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bon Peza is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Bon Peza's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Li before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xiao Long Li!
A relieved looking Xiao Long Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valor comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Religion - Dept. of False Hope. On his way into the cage it seems that Prince Valor has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Prince Valor seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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29
198 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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203 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Valor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Pogi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogi 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.
Pogi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pogi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Valor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Valor has escaped and now he's on top!
Pogi trying to control the position here.
Valor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pogi struggling a bit here.
Pogi is looking to reverse the position.
Valor is putting a hurting on Pogi here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor throws a strike aimed at the side of Pogi's head but Pogi avoids it well.
Pogi can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pogi is trying to control Valor's posture but Valor avoids it.
Pogi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pogi is not content to let Valor control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pogi wants to improve his position but Valor is controlling well.
Pogi won't allow Valor to pass to mount.
Pogi has a hand on Valor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Valor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Valor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pogi because Valor loaded up on that one.
Pogi tries to lock up and control but Valor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valor controlling from mount.
Pogi is looking to improve his position but Valor isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pogi looks a forlorn figure.
Valor wants to control the pace but Pogi is squirming around nicely.
Valor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Valor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pogi looks a forlorn figure.
Valor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pogi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pogi!
Valor can't keep his opponent in guard - Pogi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogi tries to pass to full mount but Valor defends it.
Pogi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Valor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pogi is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pogi is working for a kimura but Valor is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Prince Valor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pogi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pogi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Valor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pogi has Valor in his guard.
Pogi trying to control the position.
Valor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pogi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valor has managed to get both his arms back between Pogi's legs - danger averted.
Pogi keeping full guard, as Valor tries to pass.
Pogi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valor defends it easily.
Pogi keeping full guard, as Valor tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor throwing strikes but missing.
Valor trying to control the position from guard on top but Pogi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valor is really struggling to control Pogi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Valor being controlled here momentarily.
Arthur Pogi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valor wants to pass the guard but Pogi is keeping the position.
Pogi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Valor stacks Pogi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Valor!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogi is not content to let Valor control the position.
Pogi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pogi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valor is working away from the top position though.
Pogi tries to get to full guard but Valor has control of the leg.
Pogi trying to control here.
Pogi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Valor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Valor's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor trying to control but not successfully.
Pogi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Valor has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Valor trying to control the position but Pogi manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valor wants to escape the position.
Pogi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Valor is defending well though. Pogi let's go of the attempt for now.
Valor just trying to survive but Pogi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You can see the frustration on Valor's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pogi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pogi working for a choke but Valor is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pogi 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!
Valor throws a head kick but Pogi moves out of range.
Pogi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Valor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Valor looks to land a right hand but Pogi moved out of range.
Valor stuffs the takedown.
Pogi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pogi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Prince Valor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pogi.
Pogi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor tries to clinch but Pogi is having none of it.
Valor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valor missing with a left hand there. Pogi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Valor.
Pogi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Valor on his heels. He'll look to pass Valor's guard now, I'm sure.
Pogi advances to half guard.
Valor trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pogi manages to pass to mount!
Valor prevents Pogi from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pogi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Valor has worked his arm free - good work by Valor!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pogi has hold of Valor's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Valor seems comfortable defending it but Pogi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Valor is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Valor is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pogi couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Pogi!
A relieved looking Arthur Pogi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiichi Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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30
180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiichi Miyazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyazawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Szczerbiec tries to sprawl out of it but Miyazawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Szczerbiec manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyazawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Szczerbiec throws the left hand but Miyazawa avoids the punch easily.
Kiichi Miyazawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyazawa looks for a takedown but Szczerbiec sprawls well.
Miyazawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miyazawa scores with a takedown into Szczerbiec's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miyazawa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Szczerbiec is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Patryk Szczerbiec hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Miyazawa goes for a double leg but Szczerbiec avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Szczerbiec continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiichi Miyazawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szczerbiec misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Szczerbiec fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Patryk Szczerbiec is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Szczerbiec will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miyazawa shoots in and drives through. Szczerbiec sprawls well.
Miyazawa goes for a double leg but Szczerbiec avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Szczerbiec continues to drive forward.
Szczerbiec unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Szczerbiec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyazawa is defending well for now.
Miyazawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyazawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szczerbiec tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyazawa avoids the damage to the body.
Miyazawa wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Szczerbiec prevents it.
Szczerbiec lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerbiec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyazawa avoids it.
Szczerbiec throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyazawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyazawa managing to block the knees to the body from Szczerbiec.
Miyazawa managing to block the knees to the body from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec crunches a lovely knee into Miyazawa's ribcage.
Miyazawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Szczerbiec gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miyazawa wants the takedown. Szczerbiec is fighting it off but Miyazawa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Szczerbiec's guard against the cage.
Miyazawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec wants to stand up but Miyazawa is controlling him.
Miyazawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Szczerbiec wants to stand and escape but Miyazawa is having none of it.
Miyazawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miyazawa stands up over Szczerbiec, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miyazawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Miyazawa won't allow Szczerbiec to get back to his feet.
Miyazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Szczerbiec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szczerbiec is keeping the position for now.
Miyazawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Szczerbiec wants to stand and escape but Miyazawa is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miyazawa lands a couple of elbows.
Szczerbiec has momentary wrist control but Miyazawa slips an elbow through the middle.
Miyazawa is pushing down on Szczerbiec's leg trying to pass to half guard. Szczerbiec is fighting to maintain full guard but Miyazawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Szczerbiec keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miyazawa lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyazawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miyazawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miyazawa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Szczerbiec is looking for a sweep. Miyazawa 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.
Miyazawa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miyazawa with shots to the head and body - Szczerbiec looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczerbiec is desperately trying to improve his position but Miyazawa has a good base and remains in mount.
Szczerbiec is bucking up trying to escape but Miyazawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Miyazawa looking to finish Szczerbiec with some ground and pound. This is bad for Szczerbiec!
We've been informed that Szczerbiec has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Miyazawa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Szczerbiec manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiichi Miyazawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miyazawa walks into a straight right hand from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a jab, cross combination.
Szczerbiec jabs at Miyazawa's body.
Miyazawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Szczerbiec did well to prevent Miyazawa getting side control.
Szczerbiec wants to improve his position but Miyazawa is controlling well.
Szczerbiec tries to kick Miyazawa off but Miyazawa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Szczerbiec is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiichi Miyazawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyazawa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Szczerbiec is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kiichi Miyazawa!
Kiichi Miyazawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Cooper Abreu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chair swinging wildly here.
Chair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abreu throws out a loose jab but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abreu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chair.
Abreu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chair backs up against the cage.
Abreu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chair. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Abreu.
Abreu throws a low kick, looking for Chair's leg but Chair calmly moves out of range.
Chair scores with a nice head shot.
Chair lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abreu misses with a head kick.
Abreu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chair.
Abreu moves away from the strike by Chair.
Abreu throws a head kick but Chair moves out of range.
Abreu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chair misses.
Chair throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu stuffs the takedown.
Chair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abreu throws a head kick but Chair moves out of range.
Abreu misses with a straight left.
Chair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Abreu!
You can see the frustration on Abreu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abreu is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Consortium Private LA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Abreu is trying to get back to half guard.
Chair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Abreu is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu wants to control but Chair postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair cracks Abreu with a big right hand but Abreu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Abreu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Abreu is looking to get back to full guard here but Chair has managed to pass to side control instead.
Abreu is looking to regain half guard here but Chair keeps moving and retains side control.
Abreu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Abreu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chair pulls his head out easily.
Abreu is trying to get back to full guard.
Abreu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chair pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abreu is looking to control Chair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abreu avoid being mounted?
Abreu wants to improve his position but Chair is controlling well.
Abreu is working hard here to advance position.
Chair thows a huge punch but Abreu dodges it nicely.
Abreu wants to control but Chair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chair is nestled in close to Abreu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abreu trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abreu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abreu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chair gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abreu has an active guard here but Chair has managed to pass into half guard.
Abreu wants to sweep but Chair has passed to side control!
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!
Chair landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chair is working Abreu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abreu is looking for a sweep.
Abreu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carpet Chair dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Chair misses
and Abreu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abreu.
Chair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chair throws a punch but it's blocked by Abreu.
Abreu lands an uppercut.
Abreu blocks a body shot from Chair.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abreu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abreu.
Abreu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chair wants to break free but Abreu has control.
Abreu pushes Chair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abreu digs a right hand into Chair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chair's gas tank.
Abreu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abreu prevents the takedown attempt.
Abreu struggles to land a body shot inside as Chair controls his hands.
Chair manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu clinches up with Chair and pushes him back against the cage.
Abreu lands a nice uppercut.
Chair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abreu closes the distance and pushes Chair back into the cage.
Abreu misses with the head strike.
Chair tries to break the clinch but Abreu is controlling the position.
Chair tries to work over Abreu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abreu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abreu lands with a left to the head.
Chair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cooper Abreu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carpet Chair.
Chair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abreu lands a hook that snaps the head of Chair backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chair fails to land.
Chair blocks an uppercut.
Abreu lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is leaning against Chair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chair misses with a body punch.
Abreu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chair is keeping busy.
Come on Abreu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Abreu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chair is trying to drag Abreu to the mat but Abreu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abreu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abreu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abreu is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair is trying to break the clinch but Abreu has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper Abreu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abreu misses with a body punch.
Abreu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chair tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
Abreu is leaning against Chair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chair stalling in the clinch but Abreu improves position.
A short body shot lands from Abreu as the two fighters clinch.
Abreu working aggressively here.
Chair misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Abreu.
Chair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chair struggles to land a body shot inside as Abreu controls his hands.
Chair is pushing Abreu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abreu as Chair tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
Chair slowing the pace effectively.
Chair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abreu pushes Chair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chair takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abreu.
Chair misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abreu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abreu lands an uppercut.
Abreu lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Abreu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chair misses with a looping right.
Chair throws a hook but Abreu blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Abreu.
Abreu slips under a jab from Chair.
Chair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abreu throws a looping overhand right but Chair ducks down to avoid it.
Abreu slips under a jab.
Abreu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abreu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abreu throws a chopping leg kick but Chair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abreu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chair lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abreu looking for a guillotine here but Chair defends easily.
Abreu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chair gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chair postures up.
Chair connects with a couple of short punches.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chair throws a strike but Abreu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abreu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abreu is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu won't allow Chair to sweep him here.
Abreu forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abreu trying to control from half guard but Chair is working away.
Abreu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abreu is stalling here. Chair is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abreu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chair has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chair working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair is putting a hurting on Abreu here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chair scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair working away.
Abreu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chair's best efforts.
Abreu looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abreu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chair landing some decent shots from guard.
Abreu wants to sweep but no luck.
Chair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abreu looking for a guillotine here but Chair defends easily.
Chair stopping the sweep attempt from Abreu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu controls Chair momentarily but Chair frees himself.
Chair lands a couple of elbows.
Abreu is pulling down on Chair's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abreu looking for subs off his back but Chair has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chair is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abreu is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carpet Chair really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abreu walks into a stiff left hand from Chair.
Chair moves out of range as Abreu throws a body kick.
Abreu looks to land a left hand but Chair moved out of range nicely.
Chair misses with a hook
so Abreu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chair looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Abreu passes into side control.
Abreu trying to control the position but Chair is working away.
Chair prevents Abreu from improving position.
Abreu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chair works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu is looking to pass Chair's guard but actually Chair recovers to full guard.
Chair isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abreu stacks Chair on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Abreu!
Chair can't do much from the bottom here.
Abreu working the ground and pound.
Chair tries to buck Abreu off but Abreu is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abreu's best efforts.
Abreu stalling away here and it's allowed Chair to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Abreu trying to control but Chair is working from the bottom.
Abreu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chair is looking for a triangle but Abreu pushes his legs off easily.
Abreu wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abreu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chair is on top in guard.
Chair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carpet Chair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abreu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abreu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abreu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Abreu working Chair over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abreu looking to control but Chair is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abreu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chair hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair wants to control but Abreu is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Abreu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu had his way with Carpet Chair in that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abreu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abreu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chair backwards.
Abreu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abreu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chair's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Abreu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abreu fails to land.
Chair is looking to break free of the clinch but Abreu has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abreu can't find room to land a body shot as Chair controls the action.
Chair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abreu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abreu's elbow.
Abreu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chair misses with a punch to the body.
Abreu tries to throw a body punch but Chair avoids it by throwing Abreu back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chair.
Abreu misses with a punch to the body.
Abreu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abreu can't find room to land a body shot as Chair controls the action.
Chair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abreu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abreu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abreu misses with a two punch combination.
Abreu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chair finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abreu throws a shot from downtown. Chair moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Abreu.
Both fighters circling a little - Abreu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chair moves out of range as Abreu strikes.
Abreu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abreu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chair takes one on the button.
Abreu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chair swings away with a body shot that misses
so Abreu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Abreu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abreu is aware though and is defending well.
Abreu wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cooper Abreu just wasn't active enough.
Decent striking displayed by Abreu there.
Abreu throws an overhand right that lands on Chair's shoulder, as Chair tries to avoid the shot.
Chair shoots for a takedown but Abreu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abreu.
Abreu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abreu avoids the head kick by Chair.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abreu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abreu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abreu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Abreu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abreu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Cooper Abreu!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Cooper Abreu!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Cooper Abreu!
Cooper Abreu wins by unanimous decision!
Cooper Abreu retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Cooper Abreu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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