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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charley Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Charco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Charley Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charley Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Charco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Charco is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Charco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Charco.
Jackson trying to remain calm as Charco controls from the top position.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Charco on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Charco.
Charco throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Charco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charco. That did some damage!
Charco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Charco controls the pace.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Charco drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Charco off! Charco jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charco drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Charco seems to have locked his on tight now - Jackson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Charco, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Johnny Charco!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragon misses with the combination.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
Dragon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dragon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragon scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragon.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragon finish him?
Dragon cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Johnson falls to his knees and Dragon doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Dragon!
Peter Dragon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Savagery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savagery has chosen We must become One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that AnthonyH Moreno has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily AnthonyH Moreno seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AnthonyH Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Savagery !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno with a lazy takedown attempt
and Savagery counters with a left and a right that stings Moreno.
A jab from Savagery misses.
Savagery thumps Moreno with a low kick.
Moreno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Full Affliction Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Moreno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Savagery is trying to defend but Moreno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Moreno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savagery is looking to improve his position.
Moreno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Savagery makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Savagery .
Moreno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savagery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moreno cracks Savagery with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno won't allow Savagery to sweep him here.
Moreno stands up over Savagery , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moreno is pushing down on Savagery 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Savagery is fighting to maintain full guard but Moreno has managed to sneak the leg through.
Moreno slips a nice elbow through Savagery 's hands, connecting with Savagery 's forehead.
Savagery pushes Moreno off looking to stand but Moreno dives back in and keeps control.
Moreno has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Savagery defend it? Moreno steps over the head and cranks it - Savagery is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Moreno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AnthonyH Moreno!
A very excited looking AnthonyH Moreno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Daalarna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Khan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Daalarna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Khan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daalarna shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Khan looking for a triangle here. Daalarna is fighting it but it looks tight! Khan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Daalarna is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Damian Khan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjaye Jeter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burn It Down-Linkin Park. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjaye Jeter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeter has closed the distance and engaged Gonzales in a clinch.
Gonzales looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jeter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Jeter pushes Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've been informed that Jeter 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.
Jeter manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales with a poor takedown
and Jeter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jeter regains guard immediately.
Jeter has control of Gonzales's left arm, preventing Gonzales from doing any damage.
Gonzales has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jeter wants to sweep but no luck.
Jeter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales trying to get back to full guard but Jeter takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeter with the ground and pound from mount.
Jeter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzales's face.
Gonzales is rocked!
Jeter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Gonzales is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzales is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy LA Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jeter unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gonzales wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jeter celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjaye Jeter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mouhamar Lamouna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamouna's entrance music is touch el arab - muhammar . A fine choice. Down has chosen st. anger as his entrance music. You Down is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mouhamar Lamouna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, You Down!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamouna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Down fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Down connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lamouna. Lamouna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Mouhamar Lamouna has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamouna as he jumps to the side.
Down with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Down throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamouna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Down scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamouna doesn't seem bothered though.
Down shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lamouna pinned against the cage. Lamouna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mouhamar Lamouna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of You Down.
Down throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lamouna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lamouna avoids it really well and circles away.
Down moves out of range as Lamouna strikes.
Lamouna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lamouna wants it to stay on the feet.
Down throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamouna is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Down fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Down fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lamouna to the ground. Down is now in Lamouna's guard.
Lamouna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Down is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamouna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down drops back looking for a leg! Lamouna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lamouna manages to kick Down off! Down jumps back into Lamouna's guard.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamouna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down drops back looking for a leg! Lamouna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lamouna manages to kick Down off! Down jumps back into Lamouna's guard.
Down drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lamouna looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lamouna looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lamouna!
Down tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lamouna wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Down regains half guard.
Down is pressing down on Lamouna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Down is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lamouna is aware though and is defending well.
Down looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lamouna passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamouna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Down keeps working.
Lamouna keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Down is looking to improve his position.
Lamouna wants to free his trapped foot but Down is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lamouna passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
You Down dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mouhamar Lamouna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Down.
Down is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lamouna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lamouna blocks a head kick by Down.
Nice sprawl there from Lamouna as Down shoots in.
Lamouna forces Down back against the cage and clinches.
Lamouna lands a hook that snaps the head of Down backwards.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Lamouna is blocking nicely.
Down misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamouna.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Lamouna is blocking nicely.
Lamouna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamouna lands a shoulder strike.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Lamouna is blocking nicely.
Down with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lamouna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lamouna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamouna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Down is breathing heavily.
Down takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamouna lands with a right to the head.
Lamouna lands with a left to the head.
It looks like You Down has been cut.
Lamouna lands a big right hand that drops Down! The killer instinct kicks in and Lamouna finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lamouna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mouhamar Lamouna!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friar Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Damons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damons comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All the Above kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Friar Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Damons!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damons looks for a takedown but Santiago sprawls well.
Santiago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damons checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damons has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Santiago is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Damons tries to clinch but Santiago moves away
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Trey Damons has been cut.
Damons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santiago lands a big right hand that sends Damons crashing to the mat! Santiago stays standing though and waves Damons back to his feet!
Damons is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damons misses with a combination
and Santiago counters with a huge right that knocks Damons out cold! Santiago is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Friar Santiago!
Friar Santiago seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Trey Damons stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck it, I'm gonna get better'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altair Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibn La Ahad comes to the cage accompanied by Assassin. Arkady Balagan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Altair Ibn La Ahad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibn La Ahad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ibn La Ahad trying to control from half guard but Balagan is working away.
Ibn La Ahad is just content to waste time from the top position. Balagan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ibn La Ahad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balagan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ibn La Ahad trying to control but Balagan is working from the bottom.
Balagan keeping full guard, as Ibn La Ahad tries to pass.
Ibn La Ahad trying to control but Balagan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balagan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Altair Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ibn La Ahad duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Ibn La Ahad. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ibn La Ahad.
Balagan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balagan fails with the takedown
and Ibn La Ahad counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Ibn La Ahad lands.
Arkady Balagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibn La Ahad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad lands a slapping body shot.
Balagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibn La Ahad manages to avoid it.
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!
Ibn La Ahad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Balagan won't allow Ibn La Ahad to pass to mount.
Ibn La Ahad trying to control the action but Balagan is working from the bottom.
Balagan moves into full guard.
Ibn La Ahad looking to pass the guard.
Balagan pulls Ibn La Ahad in to control the position.
Ibn La Ahad tries to free his leg and advance position but Balagan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ibn La Ahad!
Ibn La Ahad is trying to escape the mount.
Balagan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ibn La Ahad takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Balagan raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibn La Ahad takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ibn La Ahad is rocked!
Balagan connects with a bit shot that sees Ibn La Ahad covering up! More strikes from Balagan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Balagan is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arkady Balagan!
Arkady Balagan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Drogo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Drogo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo misses with a straight right.
Drogo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drogo scores with a leg kick.
Drogo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drogo cracks Beefheart with an open hand slap.
Beefheart avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Drogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Drogo.
Beefheart misses with a double jab
and Drogo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drogo cracks the inside of Beefheart's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart blocks a jab.
Beefheart throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Drogo thumps Beefheart with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Beefheart is looking to clinch but Drogo is avoiding it.
Drogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beefheart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drogo at a distance.
Beefheart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beefheart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been told by Beefheart's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drogo connects with a body shot that sends Beefheart's belly button to the back.
Beefheart tries to bum rush Drogo with a series of wild strikes but Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beefheart throws a series of punches but Drogo moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Beefheart.
Drogo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drogo checks a leg kick.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Drogo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beefheart.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Beefheart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Drogo motions for Beefheart to come forward. Drogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart misses with a body shot
enabling Drogo to counter with a crisp jab.
Drogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Drogo tries to work over Beefheart's front leg with a kick but Beefheart checks it.
Beefheart misses with a straight right.
Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drogo wants to slow Beefheart down by chopping away at his legs.
Drogo blocks the body kick.
Beefheart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo drives through and clinches with Beefheart against the cage.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beefheart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drogo connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beefheart misses with the head strike.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beefheart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beefheart slows down the pace here.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beefheart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beefheart.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drogo lands a left hand.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drogo is defending well for now.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drogo tries a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks it.
A knee to the head by Drogo.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Beefheart controls the action.
A short right from Beefheart on the inside.
Beefheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo misses with a knee to the head.
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beefheart blocks it with crossed arms.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Drogo shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Drogo dominated that round.
That's time! Beefheart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Beefheart circles away.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Beefheart checks it.
Drogo connects with the punch.
Drogo tries to work over Beefheart's front leg with a kick but Beefheart checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogo.
Drogo connects with a jab.
Karl Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beefheart blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Beefheart.
Drogo thows a body kick. Beefheart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Drogo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beefheart is looking to wear down Drogo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Beefheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beefheart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drogo's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beefheart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo connects with a solid leg kick.
Drogo moves into range and clinches up with Beefheart.
Beefheart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beefheart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drogo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karl Drogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drogo's elbow.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Drogo avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogo.
Beefheart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beefheart avoids it.
Drogo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefhearts head.
Beefheart connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Drogo goes down! Beefheart jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Drogo is rocked!
It looks like Karl Drogo has been cut.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Beefheart! Drogo is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Captain Beefheart!
Captain Beefheart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kennison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snot- Stoopid. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kennison.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Swanson lands a nice shot that snaps Kennison's head back.
Kennison cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kennison avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennison, right into the meat.
Kennison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot lands for Kennison.
Kennison blocks the body kick.
Swanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennison moves away.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Kennison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kennison lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
Swanson is rocked!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Swanson got wobbled bad by a big combination! Kennison presses forward with punches and knees until Swanson stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Swanson closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Kennison!
A very excited looking Karl Kennison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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