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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Burbank Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Gallows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulldog comes to the cage accompanied by British Bulldog. Gallows comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vesta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Burbank Bulldog could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dutch Gallows's chin.
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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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burbank Bulldog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Gallows!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bulldog with that takedown attempt.
Gallows pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bulldog is out of range and Gallows settles back down.
Gallows lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gallows throws a series of punches but Bulldog avoids them all with ease.
Bulldog 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.
Bulldog bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gallows has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gallows is letting Bulldog control him for a moment.
Bulldog is looking to take a break and control but Gallows is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gallows bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulldog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bulldog pushes Gallows up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallows effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallows working Bulldog over with knees to the body.
Gallows gets through Bulldog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bulldog is trying to break the clinch but Gallows is controlling him.
Bulldog wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallows has him pressed against the cage.
Gallows tries to work over Bulldog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulldog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gallows just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gallows landing knees to the body.
Bulldog is breathing heavily.
Gallows will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bulldog up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallows lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Burbank Bulldog has been cut.
Gallows tries to land knees in the clinch but Bulldog avoids the damage to the body.
Gallows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulldog is defending well for now.
Bulldog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burbank Bulldog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulldog.
Gallows tries a body shot but Bulldog blocks it.
Bulldog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallows landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallows tries to throw a body punch but Bulldog avoids it by throwing Gallows back against the cage.
Gallows lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gallows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulldog is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallows.
Gallows landing knees to the body.
Gallows tries a body shot but Bulldog blocks it.
Gallows with a knee to the head.
Gallows manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gallows.
Gallows throws a head kick but Bulldog moves out of range.
Bulldog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gallows lunges at Bulldog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulldog's hand.
Gallows feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bulldog sprawling to the canvas! Bulldog rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gallows finish him?!
Bulldog is rocked!
Gallows feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Bulldog crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dutch Gallows!
An out of breath Dutch Gallows thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Storms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dinozzo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dinozzo the Womanizer. Storms has chosen Stratovarius - Stratofortress as his entrance music. Anthony Dinozzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Storms's chin.
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Storms!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinozzo throws a right and a left that Storms avoids nicely.
Dinozzo clinches.
Dinozzo wants a takedown but no success here.
Dinozzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Storms is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Storms prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinozzo goes for a takedown attempt but Storms pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dinozzo feints and as Storms raises his hands in defense, Dinozzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Main Event Gym inform us that Storms has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Storms had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dinozzo defends it easily.
Storms keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
Storms wants to stand and escape but Dinozzo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Storms keeps moving.
Dinozzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dinozzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dinozzo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Storms manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dinozzo has Storms in his guard.
Storms tries to free his leg and advance position but Dinozzo is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinozzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dinozzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Storms defends well.
Storms trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinozzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storms slips nicely into half guard.
Storms is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dinozzo reverses the position - he's now on top in Storms's guard.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Storms keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Storms looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dinozzo is one step ahead there.
Storms is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storms striking off his back but it's not causing Dinozzo any problems.
Dinozzo stops Storms from standing up.
Dinozzo wants to stand but Storms is controlling his posture from full guard.
Storms is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Storms looking to control.
Dinozzo stands up and waves to Storms to follow him.
Storms fails with the takedown
and Storms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dinozzo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Storms to the ground. Dinozzo is now in Storms's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinozzo trying to control but Storms is working from the bottom.
Dinozzo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Storms's head.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Storms keeps moving.
Storms wants to get back to his feet but Dinozzo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Storms keeps moving.
Dinozzo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storms wants to stand up but Dinozzo is controlling him.
Storms keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dinozzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Storms is fending him off so far but Dinozzo persists. Nope, Storms circles away and we're back to standing.
Storms tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dinozzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Storms somewhat.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt - Storms sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storms closes the distance and clinches up with Dinozzo, looking for a takedown. Storms pushes Dinozzo against the cage but Dinozzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Storms dives in for a single leg takedown but Dinozzo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anthony Dinozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Storms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storms has Dinozzo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinozzo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dinozzo wants a takedown but no success here.
Dinozzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storms fails with the takedown
and Dinozzo counters with a single leg into guard. Storms didn't expect that.
Storms trying to strike off his back.
Storms throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dinozzo throwing strikes but missing.
Dinozzo prevents Storms from getting back to his feet.
Dinozzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinozzo won't allow Storms to get back to his feet.
Storms keeping moving, preventing Dinozzo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo looking to sit in guard and control but Storms gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dinozzo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Storms throws a big right hand that misses.
Storms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Storms must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Storms avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Storms trying to control but Dinozzo is working from the bottom.
Dinozzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dinozzo is keeping the position for now.
Dinozzo looking to control.
Storms working some strikes from top position.
Dinozzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Storms advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dinozzo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Storms's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Storms's back!
Dinozzo not allowing Storms to control his hands.
Dinozzo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Storms defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Storms trying to get back to his feet but Dinozzo is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo working for a choke but Storms is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dinozzo tightening his grip on Storms, looking for the choke.
Storms tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storms in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Storms working to try and regain half guard.
Dinozzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Storms misses with a hook
and Dinozzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dinozzo.
Storms looking for a takedown.
Dinozzo has hold of one of Storms's legs. Storms is fighting the takedown attempt but Dinozzo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Storms wants to stand and escape but Dinozzo is having none of it.
Dinozzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Storms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storms wants to stand and escape but Dinozzo is having none of it.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Storms keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Storms sprawls well initially but Dinozzo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Storms is trying to stand up here but Dinozzo is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Storms is just riding it out for now. Dinozzo eventually gives up the hold.
Storms wants to get back to his feet.
Dinozzo decides to return to a standing position.
Dinozzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Storms circles away.
Storms tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dinozzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storms fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storms shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dinozzo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Storms takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Storms throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dinozzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Storms trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinozzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dinozzo is looking for a triangle but Storms pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dinozzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dinozzo strikes from his own guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Storms with a nice head shot there.
Storms looking to sit in guard and control but Dinozzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Storms wants to stand but Dinozzo is controlling the position.
Dinozzo gets to his feet - Storms follows without any prompting.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storms as he jumps to the side.
Dinozzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Storms wants to get back to his feet.
Dinozzo is looking for a kimura here.
Dinozzo wants to stand up but Storms has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jake Storms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinozzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storms keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Dinozzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinozzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Dinozzo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Anthony Dinozzo waved his t-shirt featuring Das Labor's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitsu comes to the cage accompanied by Nikkfurie- The a la Menthe. 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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300 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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bova!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova clinches up against the cage.
Come on Bova - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jitsu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bova pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jitsu tries to score a body lock takedown but Bova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jitsu is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitsu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bova to keep the fight standing.
Bova tries a body shot but Jitsu blocks it.
Bova breaks from the clinch.
Bova connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jitsu - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Bova!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Anthony Bova waved his t-shirt featuring Das Labor's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maricue Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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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
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maricue Russel!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Russel is trying to control but can't.
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Russel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russel has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Russel taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.
Russel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henderson pulls his head out easily.
Russel wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Russel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Russel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henderson is aware though and is defending well.
Henderson throws an elbow that misses. Russel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Russel!
Henderson wants to hit a switch here but Russel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Henderson there!
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russel on the ground.
Russel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Russel looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Russel with a couple of short strikes.
Henderson tries to hold on but Russel pushes him away.
Russel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russel with the ground and pound from mount.
Russel punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russel landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson is rocked!
A big strike lands for Russel! That's really hurt Henderson and he's turned his back - Russel keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Russel jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maricue Russel!
After winning the bout, Maricue Russel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by TURISAS - Rasputin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin scores with a body shot.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amin - that will leave a mark!
Amin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amin takes the fight into the clinch.
Rasputin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rasputin can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.
It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Amin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Amin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin pushes off an throws an elbow but Rasputin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Amin misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amin.
Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Idi Amin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amin lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has been cut.
Rasputin shoots in but Amin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rasputin wants to land a leg kick but Amin is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Rasputin or perhaps it was just good defense by Amin which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Amin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amin, right into the meat.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Amin lands with a good body shot.
Amin lands a left and a right that send Rasputin crashing to the mat, dazed. Amin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rasputin is rocked!
Amin sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rasputin's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rasputin's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Idi Amin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reva comes to the cage accompanied by Hopeless Wanderer. Light has chosen Ride for This-Fabolous as his entrance music. Alexander Reva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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283 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Reva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Light!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light moves in looking to clinch but Reva pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - Light finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Light throws a series of punches but Reva moves out of range.
Reva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Light is not content to let Reva control the position.
Light is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Reva is tapping! Great win for Light!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby Light!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Grot Myszkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grot Myszkowski comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Shag Ragga - Harris & Ford. LaRusso has chosen You're The Best! as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Grot Myszkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grot Myszkowski.
Grot Myszkowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grot Myszkowski thows a huge punch but LaRusso dodges it nicely.
Grot Myszkowski is looking for a kimura but LaRusso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grot Myszkowski to get the leverage.
Grot Myszkowski is working for a kimura but LaRusso is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grot Myszkowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grot Myszkowski is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grot Myszkowski seems to be looking for submissions.
LaRusso kicks off Grot Myszkowski and gets to his feet.
Grot Myszkowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grot Myszkowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grot Myszkowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. LaRusso defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Grot Myszkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grot Myszkowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grot Myszkowski dives in and grabs LaRusso's left leg, looking for a takedown. LaRusso pushes down on Grot Myszkowski's head and hops out.
Grot Myszkowski misses with a straight left.
Grot Myszkowski misses with a jab to the body
and LaRusso counters with an outside leg kick.
LaRusso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grot Myszkowski avoids the head kick by LaRusso.
LaRusso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grot Myszkowski.
Grot Myszkowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaRusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Grot Myszkowski.
Grot Myszkowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso stuffs the takedown attempt from Grot Myszkowski. Grot Myszkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LaRusso staying out of range there.
LaRusso lands a really nice looking cross but Grot Myszkowski seems unphased.
Grot Myszkowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. LaRusso defends it nicely.
LaRusso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whack! LaRusso lands a heavy head kick that drops Grot Myszkowski. The ref tackles LaRusso to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Grot Myszkowski was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Johnny LaRusso!
After winning the bout, Johnny LaRusso thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Licha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In Bloom. Maria comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kronos - Bloodtower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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255 lbs
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32
224 lbs
29 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lisandro Licha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Licha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Licha somewhat.
Maria misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Maria.
No luck for Licha with that takedown attempt.
Maria scores with a sloppy right hand. Licha should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Maria lands.
Licha shoots for a double leg takedown but Maria sprawls well. He's pushed Licha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lisandro Licha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maria lands a head kick. Licha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Licha in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria throws a head kick that misses.
Maria drops Licha with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Licha looks back up at him and smiles so Maria waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maria has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Licha wants to stay close but Maria steps back to make room for something. Licha seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Maria and Licha drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joaquim Maria! Joaquim Maria retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Joaquim Maria, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van damm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Life Goes On kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
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11 - 1 - 0 |
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27 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. Van damm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BOOM! Garcia lands a beautiful left hook that drops Van damm. Van damm tries to recover but Garcia is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Van damm lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Garcia!
Chris Garcia is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Chris Garcia started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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