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ICON LA 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Duscaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odafin Tutuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duscaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "I am the Walrus" by The Beatles. Brandon Duscaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Duscaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odafin Tutuola!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutuola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duscaw circles away.
Tutuola misses with a series of wild punches.
Duscaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tutuola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duscaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tutuola counters with a solid body kick.
Tutuola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duscaw fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Duscaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duscaw. Tutuola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duscaw tried to score with a low kick but Tutuola checks it.
Tutuola tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duscaw sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tutuola somewhat.
Duscaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tutuola counters with a single leg into guard. Duscaw didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duscaw is pulling down on Tutuola's head. It's preventing any offense from Tutuola, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola won't allow Duscaw to sweep him here.
Tutuola is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duscaw is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duscaw has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duscaw lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duscaw connects with a couple of short punches.
Duscaw engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tutuola keeping moving, preventing Duscaw from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola wants to stand and escape but Duscaw is having none of it.
Duscaw scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duscaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duscaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Duscaw's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duscaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Tutuola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duscaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tutuola manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Duscaw has Tutuola in his guard.
Duscaw trying to control the position.
Tutuola gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Duscaw.
A combination from Tutuola does no damage.
The fighters circling - Tutuola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tutuola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Brandon Duscaw has been cut.
Tutuola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duscaw's waist but Duscaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tutuola off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw throws a body punch but Tutuola moves out of range.
Duscaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duscaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tutuola's waist but Tutuola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duscaw off to one side.
Duscaw darts in and clinches Tutuola 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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tutuola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duscaw is defending well for now.
Tutuola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duscaw can't break the clinch.
Duscaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tutuola has Duscaw pressed against the cage, preventing Duscaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duscaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duscaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tutuola slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Brandon Duscaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Duscaw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tutuola fails to land with a series of punches.
Tutuola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duscaw is fending him off so far but Tutuola persists. Nope, Duscaw circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Duscaw with that takedown attempt.
Duscaw scores with a jab to the body.
Duscaw shoots in but Tutuola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duscaw throws a body punch but Tutuola moves out of range.
Duscaw slips a jab and a cross from Tutuola.
Duscaw scores with a jab to the head.
Tutuola shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duscaw pinned against the cage. Duscaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brandon Duscaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Duscaw. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Tutuola. No joy for Duscaw on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Duscaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutuola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Tutuola.
Decent striking displayed by Duscaw there.
Duscaw misses with a takedown
and Tutuola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duscaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutuola.
Duscaw lands the left hand.
Tutuola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duscaw pushes Tutuola up against the cage in a clinch.
Duscaw jumps guard but Tutuola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tutuola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duscaw misses with a takedown attempt
and Tutuola counters with a three punch combo that has Duscaw backing up. Duscaw nods at Tutuola to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duscaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horrible takedown by Duscaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Tutuola which made him look bad.
Odafin Tutuola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duscaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tutuola counters with a nice leg kick.
Duscaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tutuola tries to avoid it but Duscaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tutuola to the ground. Tutuola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duscaw throws a right hand that misses
and Tutuola counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duscaw's guard now.
Tutuola wants to control from the top but Duscaw keeps moving.
Duscaw 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.
Tutuola is in close to Duscaw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola wants to stand but Duscaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
Duscaw is pulling down on Tutuola's head to control his posture.
Tutuola throws a strike but Duscaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Odafin Tutuola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duscaw wants to control from the top but Tutuola keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duscaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duscaw stands and steps away. Tutuola gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Duscaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tutuola throws a jab when Duscaw was well out of range.
Duscaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tutuola swivels and escapes.
Duscaw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tutuola tries to keep at a distance but Duscaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duscaw breaks the clinch.
Duscaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tutuola as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Odafin Tutuola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Duscaw's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duscaw misses the jab.
Duscaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tutuola. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Duscaw misses.
Duscaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tutuola counters with a right hand to the body.
Duscaw throws a sloppy head kick and Tutuola moves out of range easily.
Duscaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutuola throws a good cross that connects.
Duscaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tutuola.
Tutuola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tutuola is looking to clinch but Duscaw is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Tutuola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duscaw doesn't seem phased though.
Duscaw is looking to wear down Tutuola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duscaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duscaw.
Duscaw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tutuola. Tutuola circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tutuola slips a jab from Duscaw.
Duscaw tries to clinch but Tutuola is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Tutuola. Those never looked like landing.
Duscaw tries for a takedown but Tutuola circles away easily
and Tutuola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duscaw is rocked!
Duscaw looks to land a combination but Tutuola avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Duscaw.
Tutuola drops Duscaw with a left and a right! Oh, Duscaw is hurt - Tutuola dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Duscaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutuola lands a strong strike to the head of Duscaw. That's dazed him! Tutuola looking to finish here. Duscaw is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Tutuola lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odafin Tutuola!
A relieved looking Odafin Tutuola 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tasalakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno Tasalakki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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170 lbs
20 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauno Tasalakki!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hook but Tasalakki avoids it easily.
Tasalakki lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tasalakki counters with a straight right hand.
Tasalakki cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Tasalakki digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith cracks Tasalakki with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smith has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tasalakki to stand back up!
Tasalakki is rocked!
It looks like Tauno Tasalakki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tasalakki circles away.
Tasalakki is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith fakes the body blow, causing Tasalakki to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Tasalakki goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - So Dope. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teddy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jim Swanson has been cut.
Swanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Swanson tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Swanson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swanson tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Teddy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Swanson.
Swanson jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Swanson around his waist. Swanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swanson tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Swanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Swanson looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Swanson's defenses.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Swanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Jim Swanson's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Swanson in his tracks for a moment.
Swanson is rocked!
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
The cut above Jim Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Swanson blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson has Swanson pressed against the cage. He pushes Swanson back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jackson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Swanson crashing to the floor! Jackson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Swanson is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Jackson!
Teddy Jackson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf's entrance music is Shawnee Sioux War Dance. A fine choice. Burton has chosen Trip Like I Do as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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147 lbs
14 - 16 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton shoots for a takedown but Wolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burton takes the fight into the clinch.
Burton prevents Wolf from breaking the clinch.
Wolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf breaks the clinch.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolf swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Wolf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burton closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton wants the takedown. Wolf is fighting it off but Burton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wolf's guard against the cage.
Burton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wolf is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wolf has escaped and now he's on top!
Burton is trying to keep Wolf in close.
Burton is looking for a triangle but Wolf pushes his legs off easily.
Wolf trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton has an active guard here but Wolf has managed to pass into half guard.
Burton is staying active underneath Wolf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wolf tries to control but Burton wriggling away.
Wolf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton tries to hold on but Wolf pushes him away.
Burton is looking to improve his position but Wolf isn't that keen on the idea.
Wolf controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wolf prevents Burton from getting the reversal.
Burton wants to control but Wolf is having none of it.
Burton tries to reverse the position but Wolf maintains control.
Wolf looking to control but Burton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burton is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf avoids the attempt from Burton to control.
Burton is working to get back to half guard.
Burton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wolf trying to control the action but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton actively working from the bottom here.
Burton looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton is looking for a sweep. Wolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colin Burton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burton looks to clinch
and Wolf counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Burton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burton.
Wolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burton throws a big right hand that misses.
Burton passes into half guard.
Burton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Colin Burton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wolf has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf trying to hold on to Burton's head to control him but Burton postures up.
Burton trying to mount his opponent but Wolf defends it.
Wolf tries to roll over but Burton keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Burton trying to control from half guard but Wolf is working away.
Wolf trying to control from the bottom.
Burton is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Wolf still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Wolf has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Burton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is still trying to improve position.
Burton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Burton moves into full guard.
Wolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burton is trying to control Wolf's posture but Wolf avoids it.
Burton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
Burton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wolf pulls his head out easily.
Burton is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolf throws a looping overhand right but Burton ducks down to avoid it.
Burton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burton closes the distance and clinches.
Burton managing to block the knees to the body from Wolf.
Wolf is pressed up against the cage. Burton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wolf down to the mat. Wolf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Burton's head but Burton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burton darts in looking for a takedown but Wolf gets double underhooks and turns Burton into the cage.
Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Wolf throws a front kick aimed at Burton's knee but Burton avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Wolf. No joy for Burton on that attempt.
Red Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Burton.
Wolf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolf thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burton.
Burton advances position into side control!
Burton is trying to get an arm triangle but Wolf is defending well.
Burton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Burton is thwarting Wolf's attempts to control the position.
Burton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burton is working for a kimura but Wolf is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton seems to be working for a kimura but Wolf defends the submission attempt.
Burton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wolf has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burton is working for a submission of some sort.
Burton is pressing down on Wolf's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wolf is holding on for now.
Burton trying to advance position but Wolf counters by regaining guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Burton really dominated that round.
That's time! Wolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wolf has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Burton but great work by Wolf.
Burton tries to bench press Wolf off him but Wolf keeps the position.
Burton struggling a bit here.
Burton stops Wolf from passing to mount.
Wolf working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burton is trying to get back to half guard.
Wolf remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Burton wants to control but Wolf postures up.
You can see the frustration on Burton's face as Wolf controls the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burton tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.
Burton moves out of range as Wolf throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf dips to his left and cracks Burton with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
Burton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Colin Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton wants to clinch
and Wolf counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf misses with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Wolf
and Burton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wolf pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wolf pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wolf stops a takedown attempt from Burton.
Red Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Burton.
Burton looking for a takedown.
Burton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wolf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
Burton jumps guard but Wolf stands there with Burton around his waist. Burton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wolf manages to break the clinch.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Burton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wolf misses with a series of wild punches.
Burton tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Burton darts in and clinches Wolf up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Burton.
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!
Burton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wolf defends it easily.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Red Wolf will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burton avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Burton dives in and scores a takedown into Wolf's guard.
Wolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wolf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burton is one step ahead there.
Burton wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Burton won't allow Wolf to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf is working hard here to advance position.
Burton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wolf dives on top into guard.
Burton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burton is looking for a triangle but Wolf pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton is trying to control the position but Wolf postures up.
Wolf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Burton keeps moving.
Burton has his foot on Wolf's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wolf works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Red Wolf.
Burton tries for a takedown but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burton moves out of range of the body kick.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
Burton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Colin Burton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Red Wolf is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton dives in and grabs Wolf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes down on Burton's head and hops out.
Red Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colin Burton.
Burton tries to clinch up but Wolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton moves into the clinch.
Wolf lands a right hand.
Burton looking for a takedown.
Burton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wolf prevents it.
Wolf looking to slow down the pace here.
Red Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colin Burton.
I think Burton 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Burton!
Colin Burton is the new bantamweight champion!
Colin Burton very nearly forgot to thank Unique Wear and Custom Design amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kennison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snot- Stoopid. Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Larry Thorne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kennison is able to avoid easily.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Kennison connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kennison lands a jab-cross combination.
Thorne tries a low kick but Kennison avoids it.
Thorne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kennison looks to throw the jab but Thorne is out of range.
Thorne blocks a jab.
Kennison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kennison 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.
Thorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennison.
Kennison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorne.
Kennison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorne at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thorne throws a low kick but Kennison avoids it.
Thorne moves out of range as Kennison strikes.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Kennison is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thorne's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Kennison is avoiding it.
Kennison throws a jab when Thorne was well out of range.
Kennison scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennison misses with a looping right.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
Kennison wants to clinch up but Thorne keeps it at a distance.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennison.
Kennison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Kennison misses.
Thorne misses with a looping left.
Thorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kennison is able to avoid easily.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennison throws a low kick, looking for Thorne's leg but Thorne calmly moves out of range.
Kennison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Kennison checks a low kick from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kennison's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kennison misses.
Kennison swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorne.
Thorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Kennison.
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!
Nice defenses there by Thorne.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Kennison throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kennison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennison misses the jab.
Kennison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorne can pounce on him.
Thorne throws a low kick but Kennison avoids it.
Kennison sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne misses with a low kick.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kennison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison connects with a right hand. Thorne shakes it off.
Thorne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorne.
Kennison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kennison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorne manages to avoid it.
Thorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Kennison checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorne.
Kennison misses with a straight right.
Thorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kennison moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennison trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kennison into the cage.
Kennison lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Kennison blocks with his arms.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Kennison lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
Kennison swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kennison is keeping busy.
Kennison scores with a shot to the side of Thorne's head.
Kennison tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kennison's face.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kennison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kennison throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Thorne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennison throws out the jab.
Kennison throws a leg kick which misses Thorne's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorne tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kennison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thorne scores with a leg kick.
Kennison gets a clinch.
Kennison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kennison throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Thorne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kennison.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kennison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kennison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kennison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kennison lands an elbow just above Thorne 's eye.
Kennison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennison clobbers Thorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorne tries to clinch but Kennison moves out of range.
Thorne instigates a clinch.
Kennison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch up but Kennison circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennison.
Kennison throws the left hand but Thorne avoids the punch easily.
Thorne moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Kennison.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorne.
Kennison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorne misses with a low kick.
Thorne needs to keep his hands up - Kennison had a free shot at his head there.
Thorne slips a jab from Kennison.
Thorne throws out a leg kick but Kennison moves out of range and Thorne only half commits.
Thorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennison throws a low kick but Thorne moves out of range easily.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
Kennison blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Thorne keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennison moves in looking to clinch but Thorne pushes him off.
Kennison throws a series of strikes that have Thorne backpedaling.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Kennison pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennison misses with a looping right.
Thorne instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Thorne blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne just leaning against Kennison, taking a breather.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennison avoids it.
Kennison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorne looking to slow down the pace here.
Thorne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kennison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Kennison blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Kennison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Kennison working aggressively here.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Thorne blocks an elbow strike.
Kennison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennison lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kennison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Karl Kennison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Kennison tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennison lands a damaging elbow.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Kennison is blocking nicely.
Thorne stalling in the clinch but Kennison improves position.
Kennison is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorne gets an underhook and turns Kennison into the cage.
Kennison breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennison checks it well.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Thorne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennison misses with a low kick as Thorne jumps back.
Kennison connects with a leg kick. Thorne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Kennison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thorne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kennison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorne scrambles back to his feet.
Kennison throws a shot from downtown. Thorne moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorne, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Kennison.
Kennison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kennison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kennison misses.
Kennison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kennison scores with a three punch combo!
Kennison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennison scores with a body shot.
Kennison misses with a looping left.
Thorne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennison.
Thorne swings for the body but Kennison moves out of range.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennison forces Thorne back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennison working aggressively here.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennison is defending well for now.
Kennison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennison moves in looking to clinch but Thorne pushes him off.
Kennison misses with a left hand
and Thorne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thorne throws a head kick that Kennison semi-blocks.
A bone on bone clash there as Thorne blocks the leg kick.
Thorne 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.
Thorne moves away from the strike by Kennison.
Thorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karl Kennison is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Kennison has closed the distance and engaged Thorne in a clinch.
Kennison is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennison tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Kennison back against the cage.
Kennison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kennison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
Kennison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Kennison misses with the head strike.
Thorne taking a breather.
Kennison gets through Thorne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorne working Kennison over with knees to the body.
Thorne prevents Kennison from breaking the clinch.
Kennison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennison managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Kennison pushes Thorne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Kennison won't want to take too many of those.
Kennison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Kennison pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karl Kennison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne tries to stall but Kennison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennison is defending well for now.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Kennison is blocking nicely.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennison blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Larry Thorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kennison up against the cage.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Thorne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennison is struggling to control the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Thorne.
I think Kennison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Kennison!
Karl Kennison 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heffo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klumpo comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman . Bailey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Wordz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heffo Klumpo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klumpo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bailey defends it nicely.
Bailey lands a high kick!
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Bailey.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klumpo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bailey defends it nicely.
Klumpo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heffo Klumpo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey moves into range and clinches up with Klumpo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Klumpo.
Klumpo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bailey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Klumpo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bailey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bailey.
Klumpo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
Klumpo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bailey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bailey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klumpo is breathing heavily.
Klumpo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bailey after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klumpo tries for a takedown but Bailey manages to get underhooks.
Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey jabs at Klumpo's body.
Bailey lands with a right hand.
Klumpo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klumpo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klumpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Klumpo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Bailey lands.
Bailey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klumpo on the side of the head.
Bailey leaves Klumpo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailey clinches with his opponent.
Bailey prevents the takedown attempt.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey with a knee to the head.
Klumpo is rocked!
Bailey told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey lands a nice looking body kick.
Bailey walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Klumpo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bailey swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Klumpo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Bailey!
Will Bailey is the new heavyweight champion!
Will Bailey made sure to mention his sponsor, Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - The Unforgiven. Lamotta has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. 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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195 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Dimachaerus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta swings widly with a right hand
and Dimachaerus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamotta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dimachaerus tries to clinch up
enabling Lamotta to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Marcus Dimachaerus has been cut.
Lamotta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Dimachaerus's head coaches at Soul Supremacy LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lamotta.
Lamotta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimachaerus.
Lamotta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dimachaerus wants to clinch
and Lamotta counters with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Lamotta.
Lamotta lands a big head kick that sends Dimachaerus tumbling to the mat! Lamotta takes a step backwards and waves Dimachaerus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimachaerus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamotta. Dimachaerus does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimachaerus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamotta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dimachaerus is breathing heavily.
Lamotta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimachaerus. That did some damage!
Crunch! Lamotta slams his shin into Dimachaerus's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lamotta. That's going to slow Dimachaerus down.
Lamotta scores with a jab to the head.
Lamotta throws a head kick that half lands.
Lamotta throws a push kick but Dimachaerus slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Lamotta throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dimachaerus is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Lamotta!
Tony Lamotta spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Joy Division - Atmosphere. Hardy has chosen Coming home -Dirty money as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bobby Bruce has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce lands an overhand right.
Bruce avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Hardy's head back.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruce lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hardys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruce avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Bruce saw that one coming.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce pushes Hardy away with a front kick.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruce can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bobby Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruce.
A left lands for Hardy.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy lands a front kick.
Bruce takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
Hardy defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Bruce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Bruce has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CEC Underdark in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Hardy throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce staying out of range there.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Bruce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Bruce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Bruce throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Bruce moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bruce's guard.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to pass the 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!
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bruce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bruce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
Hardy 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruce is adopting a defensive guard.
Bruce trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Bobby Bruce wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No luck for Hardy with that takedown attempt.
Bruce lands a jab.
Bobby Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy lunges at Bruce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruce's hand.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
Hardy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Bruce missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy dives in and grabs Bruce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruce pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Hardy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bruce to the ground. Hardy is now in Bruce's guard.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy is fighting to break Bruce's control of his arms but Bruce is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Bruce.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruce to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruce scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
Hardy lands with a hook. Bruce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
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!
Bruce throws a nice head kick!
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bruce lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Bruce lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bruce with a nice cross.
Bruce throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruce. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Hardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Bruce throws a nice head kick!
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy scores with a one two! Bruce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bruce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Bruce saw that one coming.
Bruce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hardy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a strike but Bruce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bruce keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
Hardy trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Hardy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Bruce lunges at Hardy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardy's hand.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Bruce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruce is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, Bruce circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
Hardy misses with a body shot
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Bruce connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Hardy ducks right into an uppercut from Bruce.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bruce clearly takes 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.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bruce jabs at Hardy's body.
Bruce swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy punishes Bruce's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Bruce misses with a leg kick.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy slips a straight right by Bruce.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bruce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy won't allow Bruce to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jason Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bruce get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruce connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruce counters with a big head kick but Hardy shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Bruce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy throws a body punch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bruce tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Bruce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.
Bruce works the jab nicely.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good work by Hardy as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruce.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruce. Bruce obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruce misses the jab.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hardy.
Hardy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce jabs Hardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
Bruce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bruce had his way with Jason Hardy in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hardy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruce defends it nicely.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hardy is in Bruce's guard.
Hardy trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Hardy throws a strike but Bruce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hardy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Hardy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bruce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruce.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Bruce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
Jason Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruce missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy slips a straight right by Bruce.
A jab from Bruce does it's job there.
Bruce slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruce sprawls well. He's pushed Hardy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Bruce moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy lunges at Bruce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruce's hand.
Hardy throws a chopping leg kick but Bruce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruce.
Hardy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Hardy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruce slips under a jab from Hardy.
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruce connects with a crisp jab.
Bruce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a right hand to the body.
Bruce gets caught flat footed, as Hardy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Bobby Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bruce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bruce!
Bobby Bruce retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Bobby Bruce started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Jason Hardy stepped up to the mic, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Fanoogon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie Fanoogon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller throws a leg kick
and Fanoogon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fanoogon controlling the pace.
Fanoogon throwing shots but Teller is blocking nicely.
Fanoogon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Teller tries to hold on but Fanoogon pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fanoogon punching from mount but Teller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fanoogon lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fanoogon tries to control but Teller wriggling away.
Fanoogon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fanoogon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fanoogon throwing strikes here but Teller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fanoogon tries to control but Teller wriggling away.
Fanoogon looking for a guillotine from mount but Teller is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fanoogon content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon tries to control but Teller wriggling away.
Teller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fanoogon throwing strikes but Teller recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Fanoogon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller is controlling Fanoogon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fanoogon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fanoogon wants to control but Teller is keeping him busy.
My spies in Weed Nation inform me that Fanoogon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fanoogon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fanoogon prevents Teller from improving his position.
Teller trying to hold on to Fanoogon's head to control him but Fanoogon postures up.
Fanoogon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon wants to control from the top but Teller keeps moving.
Fanoogon pushes down on Teller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fanoogon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Teller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fanoogon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Fanoogon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teller cracks a nice hook into Fanoogon's ribs.
Fanoogon drives through with a takedown into Teller's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fanoogon is looking to work some ground and pound but Teller has wrist control.
Fanoogon is looking to pass into half guard but Teller pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Teller is in guard.
Richie Fanoogon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teller postures up.
Fanoogon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fanoogon keeping moving, preventing Teller from controlling successfully.
Teller throws a big right hand that misses.
Fanoogon trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throwing strikes but missing.
Teller throws a big elbow that misses.
Fanoogon controls Teller momentarily but Teller frees himself.
Teller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fanoogon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Teller defends it easily.
Teller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon trying to control the position.
Teller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Teller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fanoogon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fanoogon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Teller.
Fanoogon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Teller defends it easily.
Fanoogon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fanoogon strikes from his own guard.
Teller is posturing up here but Fanoogon has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Teller tries to roll out but it's too tight and Teller has to tap! Slick submission there by Fanoogon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richie Fanoogon!
Richie Fanoogon is the new middleweight champion!
Richie Fanoogon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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