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CCF 147: Blockson vs. Beethove PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AnthonyH Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno lands a two punch combo.
Amaral has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie in the buildup to the fight.
Moreno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amaral.
Moreno rushes Amaral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
AnthonyH Moreno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaral misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amaral on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moreno gets a takedown into half guard.
Moreno seems to be working for a kimura but Amaral defends the submission attempt.
Amaral has hold of Moreno's hands but Moreno slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moreno tries to pass to full mount but Amaral defends it.
Amaral wants to improve his position but Moreno is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moreno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amaral avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moreno.
Amaral avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moreno.
Moreno is looking to advance position but Amaral won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreno seems to be working for a kimura but Amaral defends the submission attempt.
Moreno throwing shots but Amaral is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreno seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moreno is looking for a kimura here.
Amaral trying to hold on to Moreno's head to control him but Moreno postures up.
Moreno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moreno passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Amaral!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral manages to control the position for a moment.
Amaral working to try and regain half guard.
Moreno with shots to the head and body - Amaral looks very uncomfortable down there.
Amaral manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Amaral avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moreno.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
Moreno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Amaral defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moreno throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Amaral to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moreno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moreno trying to control but Amaral is working from the bottom.
Moreno with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moreno landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moreno is working Amaral over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moreno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AnthonyH Moreno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amaral misses with a series of wild punches.
Moreno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Moreno's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Amaral is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moreno connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Moreno.
Amaral avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moreno.
Moreno in side control, throwing shots but Amaral defends.
Moreno working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Amaral is holding Moreno down, trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral is looking to regain half guard here but Moreno keeps moving and retains side control.
Amaral manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moreno wants to control but Amaral is keeping busy.
Amaral is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafael Amaral just wasn't active enough.
Moreno walks into a stiff left hand from Amaral.
Moreno shoots in but no luck this time.
Moreno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amaral. Amaral obviously looking to wear him down.
Moreno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amaral misses with a head kick.
Moreno shoots for a double leg takedown but Amaral sprawls well. He's pushed Moreno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moreno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amaral.
Amaral scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moreno in his tracks.
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!
Moreno ducks under a wild hook from Amaral.
Moreno fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amaral throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno wants to clinch.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amaral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like AnthonyH Moreno has been cut.
Jab by Amaral.
Moreno shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amaral as he avoids it easily.
Rafael Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AnthonyH Moreno.
Moreno closes the distance and clinches up with Amaral, looking for a takedown. Moreno pushes Amaral against the cage but Amaral circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amaral throws a one two combo.
Moreno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amaral stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Amaral swings for the body but Moreno moves out of range.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amaral gets tackled into the cage by Moreno. Moreno maintains the clinch.
Moreno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Amaral.
Amaral jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moreno is rocked!
Moreno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amaral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moreno is still on wobbly legs! Can Amaral finish him?
Amaral closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Moreno! Amaral dives in looking to finish! Moreno is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Amaral!
A very excited looking Rafael Amaral made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liha Rekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Speakman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liha Rekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Speakman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speakman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rekka. Rekka obviously looking to wear him down.
Rekka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rekka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speakman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rekka misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rekka misses the target.
Speakman takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeff Speakman has been cut.
Rekka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rekka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speakman is out of range.
Speakman ducks right into an uppercut from Rekka.
Rekka tries to clinch there but Speakman circles away.
Rekka tries to clinch but Speakman moves out of range.
Rekka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rekka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekka tries to clinch up but Speakman circles away and keeps his distance.
Speakman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rekka.
Rekka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rekka throws a sloppy head kick and Speakman moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Rekka.
Rekka tries to land a leg kick but Speakman saw it coming and moves away.
Rekka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Speakman moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rekka.
Rekka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Speakman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rekka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rekka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speakman's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Speakman blocks the low kick.
Liha Rekka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Speakman checks a leg kick.
Rekka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Speakman moves out of range as Rekka throws a body kick.
Rekka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speakman's sensitive parts.
Speakman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rekka. Rekka obviously looking to wear him down.
Rekka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rekka scores with a head kick. Speakman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speakman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rekka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rekka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rekka misses with a head kick.
Rekka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speakman is out of range and Rekka settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rekka.
Donk. Rekka catches Speakman right on the button with a cross.
Liha Rekka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speakman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rekka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Rekka misses.
Rekka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rekka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speakman.
Rekka lands a high kick!
Rekka tries to clinch up but Speakman circles away and keeps his distance.
Rekka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speakman's calf.
Speakman avoids the head kick by Rekka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekka misses with a wild body shot.
Rekka misses with a body kick.
Rekka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speakman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Speakman.
Rekka forces Speakman back against the cage and clinches.
Speakman breaks from the clinch.
Rekka tries to close the distance and clinch but Speakman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rekka has Speakman up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speakman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rekka as Speakman tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liha Rekka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Speakman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rekka lands with a kick to the temple. Speakman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rekka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rekka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speakman is keeping busy.
Rekka missing with knees to the body.
Rekka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speakman is defending well for now.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speakman avoids it.
Rekka just leaning against Speakman, taking a breather.
Rekka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Speakman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Speakman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speakman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Speakman tries to break the clinch but Rekka is controlling the position.
Speakman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knees to the body from Rekka.
Rekka trying to stall but Speakman improves his position.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Speakman blocks with his arms.
Speakman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rekka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekka taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Speakman.
Speakman managing to block the knees to the body from Rekka.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rekka taking a breather.
Rekka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Speakman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rekka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rekka throws the kick towards the body but Speakman avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekka instigates a clinch.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Speakman blocks with his arms.
Rekka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Speakman is trying to break the clinch but Rekka has him pressed against the cage.
Rekka trying to land knees to the body.
Rekka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rekka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speakman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Speakman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rekka clinches up with Speakman and pushes him back against the cage.
Rekka slows down the pace here.
Speakman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speakman manages to break the clinch.
Rekka throws a chopping leg kick but Speakman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rekka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rekka throws a body punch but Speakman moves out of range.
Rekka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rekka tries a head kick but it misses.
Rekka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rekka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speakman can do to turn this around?
Rekka lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rekka connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rekka tried to score with a low kick but Speakman checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liha Rekka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Speakman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rekka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rekka tries to clinch
and Speakman counters with a one-two to the body.
Rekka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rekka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rekka connects with an inside leg kick.
Rekka moves to clinch but Speakman breaks away
and Speakman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rekka clinches up with Speakman and pushes him back against the cage.
Speakman wants a takedown but no success here.
Speakman is trying to break free.
Rekka scores with a knee to the head.
Rekka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speakman is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rekka lands a knee to the head.
Speakman has had enough of the clinch but Rekka keeps him there for the moment.
Speakman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rekka.
Rekka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speakman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but Speakman blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Speakman as Rekka tries to tie him up.
Speakman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekka effectively controlling the action here.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Speakman blocks with his arms.
Rekka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rekka trying to land knees to the body.
Rekka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Speakman blocks it with crossed arms.
Rekka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Speakman blocks with his arms.
Rekka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speakman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekka looking to slow down the pace here.
Rekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speakman.
Rekka being controlled against the cage.
Speakman looking to stall.
Rekka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speakman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rekka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speakman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Speakman is trying to break the clinch but Rekka is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekka misses with a knee to the head.
Speakman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rekka is keeping busy.
Rekka pushes off an throws an elbow but Speakman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Speakman tries to break the clinch but Rekka is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jeff Speakman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rekka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Speakman blocks it with crossed arms.
Rekka looking to throw knees to the head but Speakman is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rekka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speakman is defending well for now.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but Speakman blocks it.
Liha Rekka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Speakman blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liha Rekka.
Well Rekka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Liha Rekka!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Liha Rekka!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Liha Rekka!
Liha Rekka wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ten Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slabodan Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milosevic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ten Sixteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slabodan Milosevic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixteen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milosevic pinned against the cage. Milosevic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sixteen throws a head kick that Milosevic semi-blocks.
Sixteen ducks under a wild hook from Milosevic.
Sixteen throws a head kick that misses.
Milosevic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sixteen throws a low kick but Milosevic moves out of range easily.
Sixteen connects with a single shot there.
Sixteen 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.
Milosevic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Milosevic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Milosevic leaves Sixteen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Milosevic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Milosevic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milosevic slaps away a takedown attempt from Sixteen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ten Sixteen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milosevic throws a head kick but Sixteen moves out of range.
Sixteen motions for Milosevic to come forward. Sixteen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milosevic throws a looping overhand right but Sixteen ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Sixteen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sixteen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Milosevic wants to stand up but Sixteen is controlling him.
Sixteen is looking to work some ground and pound but Milosevic has wrist control.
Sixteen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sixteen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sixteen is looking to work some ground and pound but Milosevic has wrist control.
Sixteen is looking to pass into half guard but Milosevic pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Milosevic is in guard.
Sixteen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milosevic preventing the sweep.
Sixteen trying to keep a closed guard but Milosevic is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ten Sixteen.
Sixteen slips under a jab.
Sixteen fails with the takedown.
Milosevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milosevic 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.
Milosevic takes a swing at Sixteen's ribcage but misses.
Milosevic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sixteen on the side of the head.
Sixteen throws a sloppy head kick and Milosevic moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Milosevic.
Sixteen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Milosevic pinned against the cage. Milosevic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sixteen is defended easily by Milosevic.
Milosevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Milosevic.
Milosevic misses with a hook.
Milosevic throws a hook to the side of Sixteen's head but Sixteen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slabodan Milosevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixteen misses with a looping left.
Milosevic looks to land a left hand but Sixteen moved out of range nicely.
Milosevic misses with a head kick.
Sixteen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sixteen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Milosevic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sixteen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sixteen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Ten Sixteen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sixteen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Milosevic is out of range and Sixteen settles back down.
Milosevic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Milosevic lands a really nice looking cross but Sixteen seems unphased.
Sixteen throws a head kick but Milosevic moves out of range.
Sixteen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sixteen avoids the head kick by Milosevic.
Milosevic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crunch! Milosevic slams his shin into Sixteen's torso.
Milosevic lands the left hand.
Sixteen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Milosevic is fending him off so far but Sixteen persists. Nope, Milosevic circles away and we're back to standing.
Milosevic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sixteen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sixteen.
Sixteen gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sixteen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sixteen tries to score with some ground and pound. Milosevic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Sixteen crashes against the mat.
Sixteen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Milosevic is avoiding damage well.
Milosevic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sixteen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milosevic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milosevic regains half guard, as Sixteen was trying to land strikes.
Ten Sixteen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sixteen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sixteen.
Sixteen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sixteen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Milosevic is looking to control Sixteen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Milosevic avoid being mounted?
Sixteen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milosevic wants to get back to his feet.
Sixteen slips a nice elbow through Milosevic's hands, connecting with Milosevic's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen drops an elbow to the side of Milosevic's head.
Sixteen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sixteen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sixteen is nestled in close to Milosevic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Milosevic trying to control but Sixteen postures up.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sixteen.
Sixteen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Milosevic is looking for a sweep. Sixteen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milosevic defending well though.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sixteen.
Sixteen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Milosevic trying to hold on to Sixteen's head to control him but Sixteen postures up.
Milosevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sixteen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sixteen with the ground and pound but Milosevic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sixteen throws an elbow that misses. Milosevic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sixteen's guard. Nice move by Milosevic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ten Sixteen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sixteen looks to land a body kick but Milosevic moved away.
Sixteen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Milosevic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sixteen scrambles back to his feet.
Milosevic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sixteen's head.
Sixteen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sixteen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Milosevic to the mat! Milosevic manages to get full guard.
Sixteen forces his way into half guard.
Sixteen looks to land a strike but Milosevic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sixteen throwing strikes from guard but Milosevic blocks nicely.
Sixteen won't allow Milosevic to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixteen is looking to work some ground and pound but Milosevic has wrist control.
Milosevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sixteen throws an elbow that misses. Milosevic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sixteen's guard. Nice move by Milosevic!
Sixteen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Milosevic passes Sixteen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen is looking for a sweep. Milosevic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sixteen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Milosevic tries to free his leg and advance position but Sixteen is retaining full guard.
Sixteen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Milosevic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Milosevic preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen controls Milosevic momentarily but Milosevic frees himself.
Sixteen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Milosevic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ten Sixteen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sixteen ducks under a wild hook from Milosevic.
Sixteen dodges the punch combination from Milosevic.
Milosevic leaves Sixteen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slabodan Milosevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sixteen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ten Sixteen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milosevic lands a nice shot to the body.
Sixteen goes for a double leg but Milosevic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Milosevic continues to drive forward.
Sixteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sixteen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milosevic takes a swing at Sixteen's ribcage but misses.
Milosevic throws a lazy right hand but Sixteen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Milosevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sixteen fails with a takedown attempt.
Sixteen thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milosevic misses with a head kick.
Sixteen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ten Sixteen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sixteen, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ten Sixteen!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ten Sixteen!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ten Sixteen!
Ten Sixteen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between High Sodium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trainor's choice of entrance music: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Lawrence Trainor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with High Sodium's chin.
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142 lbs
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29
135 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, High Sodium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodium attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trainor closes the distance and clinches.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Sodium's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sodium stops a takedown attempt from Trainor.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sodium is looking for a takedown.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trainor.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sodium working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trainor lands a nice knee to the body.
Sodium goes for a takedown attempt but Trainor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sodium throws an overhand right that lands on Trainor's shoulder, as Trainor tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trainor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sodium swats away the attempt to clinch by Trainor.
Trainor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor doesn't manage to clinch there - Sodium circles away.
Trainor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trainor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sodium checks a low kick from Trainor.
Sodium misses with a low kick.
That kick from Sodium tenderised Trainor's leg. Trainor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sodium shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trainor as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for High Sodium. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor misses with a low kick as Sodium jumps back.
Trainor moves to clinch but Sodium breaks away
so Sodium counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sodium trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trainor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sodium missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sodium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sodium keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trainor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodium works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trainor is trying to stand.
Sodium landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sodium is thwarting Trainor's attempts to control the position.
Trainor is trying to stand up here but Sodium is controlling him well.
Sodium takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sodium scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sodium is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sodium not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodium throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sodium stops Trainor from getting back to his feet.
Trainor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sodium sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trainor defending well though.
Sodium missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trainor is looking to improve his position.
Sodium not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sodium working over Trainor with some ground and pound. Trainor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sodium winds up and cracks Trainor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sodium missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodium throwing shots but Trainor is blocking nicely.
Sodium thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sodium is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sodium missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trainor tries to kick Sodium off but Sodium keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trainor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sodium.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trainor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trainor trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trainor 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.
High Sodium dominated that round.
That's time! Sodium's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Trainor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sodium avoids the head kick by Trainor.
Sodium looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Trainor is in trouble now - Sodium has advanced to mount!
Sodium lands with some strikes.
Sodium lands a big shot there that rocks Trainor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sodium raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sodium cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sodium lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trainor hang on?
Trainor is rocked!
Sodium softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Trainor is out cold! Sodium jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). High Sodium!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Huna has chosen Chevelle-Jars as his entrance music. James Te Huna will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Te Huna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barakus momentarily.
Barakus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Te Huna is trying to defend but Barakus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barakus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barakus is looking for a kimura here.
Barakus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Te Huna felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Te Huna is trying to stand back up but Barakus is controlling him
Barakus thows a huge punch but Te Huna dodges it nicely.
Barakus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Te Huna doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barakus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus seems to be working for a kimura but Te Huna defends the submission attempt.
Te Huna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barakus is trying to work for a kimura but Te Huna is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barakus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barakus 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.
Barakus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Te Huna is just riding it out for now. Barakus eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus looking for a submission but Te Huna manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Barakus trying to control the position from guard on top but Te Huna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kj Barakus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barakus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Te Huna tries to avoid it but Barakus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Te Huna to the ground. Te Huna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Te Huna.
It looks like Kj Barakus has been cut.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown but Te Huna shows good takedown defense.
Barakus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Te Huna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kj Barakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakus goes for a double leg but Te Huna avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Te Huna continues to drive forward.
Te Huna is trying to push Barakus away but Barakus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barakus prevents Te Huna from breaking the clinch.
Te Huna wants to get back to striking at distance but Barakus won't allow it.
Te Huna stops a takedown attempt from Barakus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus jumps guard but Te Huna turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Te Huna tries to break the clinch but Barakus is controlling the position.
Te Huna breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Barakus with that takedown attempt.
Kj Barakus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakus fails with the takedown.
Barakus tries for a takedown but Te Huna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barakus fails with the takedown
and Te Huna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barakus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barakus.
Barakus misses with a takedown attempt
and Te Huna counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Barakus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kj Barakus's cut is getting worse.
Barakus tries for a takedown but Te Huna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barakus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Te Huna's waist but Te Huna gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barakus off to one side.
Te Huna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barakus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barakus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Te Huna slaps away a takedown attempt from Barakus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barakus tries for a takedown but Te Huna circles away easily
and Te Huna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Te Huna counter with a right hand.
Barakus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Te Huna lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barakus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Te Huna is fending him off so far but Barakus persists. Nope, Te Huna circles away and we're back to standing.
Te Huna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barakus moves to clinch but Te Huna breaks away
and Te Huna counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Te Huna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kj Barakus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barakus misses with a takedown
and Te Huna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barakus misses with a takedown attempt - Te Huna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Te Huna. No joy for Barakus on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kj Barakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barakus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Te Huna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barakus somewhat.
Barakus shoots for a double leg takedown but Te Huna sprawls well. He's pushed Barakus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna cracks Barakus with an open hand slap.
Kj Barakus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barakus misses with a takedown attempt
and Te Huna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James Te Huna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barakus tries for a takedown but Te Huna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Te Huna misses.
Te Huna lands a right hook to the body.
Te Huna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Te Huna, pushing him back against the cage.
Te Huna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barakus keeps control of Te Huna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Te Huna can't break the clinch.
Te Huna working hard to break the clinch.
Te Huna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakus has Te Huna pressed against the cage, preventing Te Huna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Te Huna is trying to break the clinch but Barakus is controlling him.
Barakus has Te Huna pressed against the cage, preventing Te Huna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barakus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Te Huna's efforts to push away.
Te Huna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Te Huna wants to break free but Barakus has control.
Te Huna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barakus tries for a takedown but Te Huna circles away easily
and Te Huna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeez, Kj Barakus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus tries for a takedown but Te Huna circles away easily
and Te Huna counters with a left to the body.
Te Huna misses with a wild combination.
Barakus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Te Huna defends well and Barakus ends up having to push Te Huna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barakus is working for takedown but Te Huna is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Te Huna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barakus with a poor takedown
and Barakus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barakus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Te Huna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barakus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Te Huna defends well and Barakus ends up having to push Te Huna into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakus keeps control of Te Huna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kj Barakus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Te Huna is looking to break free of the clinch but Barakus has double underhooks.
Te Huna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Te Huna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Te Huna 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for James Te Huna!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for James Te Huna!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for James Te Huna!
James Te Huna wins by unanimous decision!
James Te Huna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Kj Barakus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to Griggs, he was the better man tonight, Im nearing the end of my career, so ill fight in till Cornell wants me. Thank you to all my fans supporting me. God bless.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighieri comes to the cage accompanied by Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. Veide has chosen Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business as his entrance music. Varg Veide acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alighieri.
Alighieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alighieri lands with a nice body punch.
Veide slips a jab from Alighieri.
Alighieri throws a chopping leg kick but Veide manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alighieri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Veide misses.
Veide lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alighieri circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Veide as he checks the leg kick.
Alighieri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alighieri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alighieri lands a leg kick that knocks Veide off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alighieri misses with an uppercut.
Alighieri gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alighieri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Veide sees it coming and defends easily.
Veide tries to roll over but Alighieri keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alighieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veide has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Alighieri is keen to just control but Veide is a slippery customer.
Alighieri wants to pass to mount but Veide is defending the position.
Veide looks like he's trying to stand up.
Veide is looking to improve his position.
Alighieri is looking to advance position but Veide won't allow it.
Alighieri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri is looking to take a break and control but Veide is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Alighieri seems content to control.
We've been hearing that Alighieri has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Alighieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veide defending well though.
Alighieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Alighieri is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Veide blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alighieri.
Alighieri working Veide over with strikes.
Alighieri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veide defending well though.
Veide tries to kick Alighieri off but Alighieri keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alighieri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide wants to get back to his feet.
Alighieri slips a nice elbow through Veide's hands, connecting with Veide's forehead.
Veide is trying to get back to full guard.
Alighieri is looking for a kimura but Veide is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alighieri to get the leverage.
Veide moves into full guard.
Alighieri postures up and lands a big shot to Veide's brow.
Alighieri throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alighieri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alighieri is one step ahead there.
Alighieri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alighieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Veide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veide is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Veide keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alighieri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alighieri lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Alighieri finds it's way through Veide's defenses.
Alighieri throws a lazy right hand but Veide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Alighieri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alighieri misses with an uppercut.
Veide throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alighieri scores with a leg kick.
Alighieri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alighieri misses the shot to the body.
Alighieri misses with a lunging right hand
and Veide counters with a stiff right hand.
Veide moves in looking to clinch but Alighieri pushes him off.
Alighieri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veide throws a good cross that connects.
Veide has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alighieri.
Tristan Alighieri is winning the standup battle so far.
Veide throws a right hand that Alighieri ducks under and follows up with a left that Alighieri also avoids with ease.
Alighieri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Veide.
Alighieri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab from Alighieri.
Veide throws out a loose jab but Alighieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alighieri connects with a looping right hand.
Veide gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alighieri to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veide wants to sweep but no luck.
Veide has momentary wrist control but Alighieri slips an elbow through the middle.
Alighieri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veide's head.
Veide utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alighieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Veide has Alighieri pulled in close to control his posture.
Veide looking for a sweep. Not yet Veide, not yet.
Alighieri throwing strikes from guard but Veide blocks nicely.
Alighieri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veide looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alighieri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Veide's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veide avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alighieri looking to pass the guard.
Veide controlling the position.
Alighieri controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alighieri trying to control but Veide is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alighieri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Veide napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alighieri postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alighieri throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Veide tries to bench press Alighieri off him but Alighieri keeps the position.
Alighieri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veide keeps working.
Alighieri tries to score with some ground and pound. Veide controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alighieri tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alighieri tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alighieri tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Veide needs to keep his hands up - Alighieri had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veide slips under a jab.
Veide will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alighieri shoots in for a double leg but Veide sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Veide throws a push kick but Alighieri slaps the foot to one side.
Alighieri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Veide sprawls well. Veide wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alighieri gets slowly back to his feet.
Alighieri misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alighieri looks for a takedown but Veide sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veide swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alighieri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Alighieri dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Veide shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alighieri napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alighieri trying to remain calm as Veide controls from the top position.
Tristan Alighieri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alighieri tries to buck Veide off but Veide is having none of it.
Alighieri 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.
Veide controls the position from side control.
Alighieri is trying to improve his position.
Veide controlling from side mount.
Alighieri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veide controlling the position from side mount.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Varg Veide hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alighieri throws an overhand right that lands on Veide's shoulder, as Veide tries to avoid the shot.
Alighieri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alighieri shoots for a double leg takedown but Veide sprawls well. He's pushed Alighieri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alighieri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alighieri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horrible takedown by Alighieri or perhaps it was just good defense by Veide which made him look bad.
Alighieri throws a body punch but Veide moves out of range.
Alighieri avoids the head kick by Veide.
Alighieri misses with a few strikes there.
Tristan Alighieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veide throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alighieri scores with a punch to the head.
Veide has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alighieri.
A telegraphed right hand from Alighieri misses the target.
Veide moves away from the strike by Alighieri.
Alighieri clobbers Veide with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alighieri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alighieri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alighieri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Veide pinned against the cage. Veide gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veide shoots in but Alighieri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Veide takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alighieri throws a looping overhand right but Veide ducks down to avoid it.
Veide lands with a straight right. Alighieri didn't see that one coming.
Alighieri lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Veide lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide looks to land a left hand but Alighieri moved out of range nicely.
Veide throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alighieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alighieri misses with a hook.
Veide scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alighieri doesn't seem bothered though.
Alighieri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Varg Veide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veide takes a swing at Alighieri's ribcage but misses.
Alighieri blocks a jab.
Veide looks for the body kick but Alighieri saw that one coming.
Veide misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Veide.
Veide moves into the clinch.
Veide gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alighieri.
Veide misses with an elbow over the top.
Veide has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veide prevents a body shot from Alighieri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri digs a right hand underneath Veide's ribcage. Veide let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alighieri backwards.
Veide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alighieri's elbow.
Veide blocking some punches.
Alighieri struggles to land a body shot inside as Veide controls his hands.
Alighieri drops down looking for an ankle pick but Veide pulls his leg out and moves away.
Veide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alighieri.
Alighieri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Veide swivels and escapes.
Alighieri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alighieri misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Alighieri.
Alighieri misses the shot to the body.
Veide thows a leg kick but Alighieri checks it
so Alighieri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tristan Alighieri.
Well Alighieri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tristan Alighieri!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tristan Alighieri!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tristan Alighieri!
Tristan Alighieri wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Tristan Alighieri gave a big smile as he said 'Through me you enter into the city of woes.
Through me you enter into eternal pain.
Through me you enter the population of loss.
Abandon all hope, you who enter here.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Suggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell Suggs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akiyama Shinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrell Suggs!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suggs throws a leg kick but Shinichi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suggs misses with a straight left.
Shinichi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shinichi has Suggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinichi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suggs is pressed up against the cage. Shinichi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Suggs down to the mat. Suggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinichi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suggs's waist but Suggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shinichi off to one side.
Suggs's coach down at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(50 member cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shinichi ducks under a wild hook from Suggs.
Shinichi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinichi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shinichi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinichi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suggs's waist but Suggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shinichi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiyama Shinichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinichi shoots in but no luck this time.
Suggs scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi tries for a takedown but Suggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shinichi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinichi dodges the punch combination from Suggs.
Terrell Suggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinichi goes for a double leg but Suggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suggs continues to drive forward.
Suggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shinichi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suggs.
Suggs throws a body kick that misses.
Shinichi blocks a leg kick.
Suggs cracks Shinichi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Suggs. No joy for Shinichi on that attempt.
Suggs misses with a body kick.
Terrell Suggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suggs throws a nice looking combination but Shinichi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinichi goes for a double leg but Suggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Suggs continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi tightens his grip and picks Suggs up, before dumping him to the ground. Suggs manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suggs controls Shinichi momentarily but Shinichi frees himself.
Shinichi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shinichi advances to half guard.
Shinichi trying to control the action but Suggs is working from the bottom.
Shinichi prevents Suggs from improving his position.
Shinichi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shinichi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suggs is looking to escape.
Shinichi tries to pass to full mount but Suggs defends it.
Suggs is positioning himself well to prevent Shinichi advancing to mount.
Suggs tries to kick Shinichi off but Shinichi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shinichi trying to control from half guard but Suggs is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Suggs as he connects with a hook.
Suggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suggs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suggs throws a chopping leg kick but Shinichi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Suggs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shinichi tries to clinch there but Suggs circles away.
Suggs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shinichi.
Suggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shinichi.
Suggs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs lands the left hand.
Shinichi shoots in and drives through. Suggs sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Suggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinichi has a takedown stuffed.
Shinichi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suggs defends well and Shinichi ends up having to push Suggs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Suggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suggs scores with a nice strike.
Suggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinichi manages to avoid it.
Shinichi shoots in for a double leg but Suggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suggs throws a big shot that misses.
Suggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suggs misses the jab.
Terrell Suggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suggs throws a hook but Shinichi avoids it easily.
Suggs swings for the body but Shinichi moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suggs as he jumps to the side.
Shinichi tries to work over Suggs's front leg with a kick but Suggs checks it.
Horrible takedown by Shinichi or perhaps it was just good defense by Suggs which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiyama Shinichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suggs scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi avoids the body shot from Suggs.
Shinichi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suggs swivels and escapes.
Shinichi closes the distance and clinches up with Suggs, looking for a takedown. Shinichi pushes Suggs against the cage but Suggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suggs scores with a hook.
Suggs misses with a straight right.
Shinichi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shinichi ducks under a wild hook from Suggs.
Suggs throws out a powerful jab.
Shinichi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shinichi trying to control the action but Suggs is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suggs is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Shinichi take his back! Uh oh - Shinichi has got a rear naked choke here! Suggs is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akiyama Shinichi!
In his post fight interview, Akiyama Shinichi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constrictor Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Constrictor Boa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Constrictor Boa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griggs's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boa stops Griggs from standing up.
Griggs pulls Boa in close to prevent any damage.
Boa postures up in Griggs's guard and throws a big left but Griggs blocks it.
Boa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Griggs manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boa has Griggs in his guard.
Boa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Griggs 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.
Griggs wants to stand but Boa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griggs cracks Boa with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griggs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griggs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griggs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griggs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griggs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Boa is tightening it up a little... Griggs has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Griggs reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Griggs taps out! Nice BJJ there by Boa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Constrictor Boa!
After the fight, Constrictor Boa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo McGarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. McGarry has chosen Welcome to the Machine as his entrance music. Leo McGarry acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo McGarry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarry looks to score with a jab to the body but Abreu is just out of range.
McGarry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abreu momentarily.
McGarry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abreu was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarry.
Abreu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abreu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGarry's guard.
McGarry told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McGarry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abreu's guard.
McGarry cracks Abreu with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abreu has his foot on McGarry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGarry works his way back into a safe position though.
McGarry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGarry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGarry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGarry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abreu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGarry!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGarry is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu blocks McGarry's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McGarry is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Abreu landing punches.
Abreu landing strikes from the mount.
McGarry throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McGarry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McGarry looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Abreu pushes past his half guard into mount!
McGarry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abreu trying to control but McGarry is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abreu blocks McGarry's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarry regains half guard.
Abreu trying to pass the guard but McGarry defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGarry is pressing down on Abreu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abreu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abreu 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.
Abreu tries to free his leg and advance position but McGarry is retaining full guard.
Abreu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abreu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGarry throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Abreu escapes and throws McGarry's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Abreu takes advantage of some sloppy striking from McGarry to pass into mount.
Abreu tries to control but McGarry wriggling away.
Abreu looking to finish McGarry with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGarry!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abreu with good strikes from the mount here!
Abreu prevents McGarry from getting the reversal.
Abreu unloading with bombs!
McGarry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abreu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abreu is pressing down on McGarry's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGarry is holding on for now.
McGarry is staying active underneath Abreu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGarry has hold of Abreu's hands but Abreu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abreu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGarry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Abreu.
Abreu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGarry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGarry is staying active underneath Abreu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu winds up and cracks McGarry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGarry tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
McGarry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGarry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abreu connects with a couple of short punches.
McGarry looking for a guillotine here but Abreu defends easily.
McGarry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Abreu slips nicely into half guard.
Abreu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGarry has hold of Abreu's hands but Abreu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGarry wants to clinch but Abreu slips to the side
and Abreu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGarry's guard.
McGarry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cooper Abreu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abreu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Abreu trying to control the action but McGarry is working from the bottom.
McGarry tries to improve position but can't.
Abreu wants to control but McGarry is keeping him busy.
McGarry is looking to regain half guard here but Abreu keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarry takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGarry gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McGarry wants to improve his position but Abreu is controlling well.
Abreu has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGarry sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McGarry wants to get back to full guard.
McGarry taking some punishment here, with Abreu in his half guard.
McGarry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abreu pulls his head out easily.
Abreu trying to control the action but McGarry is working from the bottom.
Abreu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGarry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abreu is nestled in close to McGarry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGarry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Abreu moves nicely into side control.
McGarry sneaks back into half guard.
Abreu is stalling here. McGarry is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abreu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McGarry has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Abreu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abreu sneaks back into half guard.
Abreu moves into full guard.
McGarry throwing strikes but missing.
McGarry postures up in Abreu's guard and throws a big left but Abreu blocks it.
McGarry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abreu trying to keep a closed guard but McGarry is proving a slippery customer.
Abreu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGarry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McGarry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGarry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abreu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abreu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGarry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abreu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abreu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGarry manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarry trying to strike off his back.
McGarry looking for subs off his back but Abreu has passed one foot through into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarry flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abreu throws a poor cross that misses
and McGarry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abreu lands a big head kick that sends McGarry tumbling to the mat! Abreu takes a step backwards and waves McGarry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGarry is rocked!
It looks like Leo McGarry has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarry blocks a head kick by Abreu.
McGarry is still on wobbly legs! Can Abreu finish him?
McGarry tries to clinch
and Abreu counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGarry won't be happy with that.
Abreu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McGarry is avoiding damage well.
Abreu avoids the strikes from the bottom by McGarry.
McGarry seems to have recovered his senses.
Abreu tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Abreu lands some shots froms side control.
Abreu is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McGarry looks calm but he's in trouble here. Abreu gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McGarry is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Abreu lets go of the hold and McGarry can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cooper Abreu!
After the fight, Cooper Abreu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Blockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven has chosen Beethoven-Symphony 7 as his entrance music. Wolfgang Van Beethoven 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nisse Blockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Beethoven lands with a right hand.
Van Beethoven missing with a left hand there. Blockson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Beethoven misses with an uppercut.
Van Beethoven tries to keep at a distance but Blockson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blockson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blockson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blockson working Van Beethoven over with knees to the body.
Blockson lands an elbow that stopped Van Beethoven in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Wolfgang Van Beethoven has been cut.
Van Beethoven takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Blockson manages to break the clinch.
Blockson checks the leg kick.
Blockson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Beethoven off balance momentarily.
Van Beethoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Blockson.
Van Beethoven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Beethoven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blockson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Beethoven has had enough of the clinch but Blockson keeps him there for the moment.
Blockson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Beethoven managing to block the knees to the body from Blockson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blockson scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Beethoven looks winded!
Blockson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Beethoven blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Beethoven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Beethoven blocks a body shot from Blockson.
Blockson lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Beethoven won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blockson.
Van Beethoven takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's cut even more.
Blockson trying to land knees 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!
Blockson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Beethoven is defending well for now.
Blockson digs a right hand into Van Beethoven 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Beethoven 's gas tank.
Blockson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Blockson.
Blockson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Beethoven avoids a wild elbow strike from Blockson.
Van Beethoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blockson's elbow.
Van Beethoven takes an elbow to the temple.
Blockson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Van Beethoven fails to land.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A body shot lands from Blockson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blockson.
Blockson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blockson crunches a lovely knee into Van Beethoven 's ribcage.
Van Beethoven managing to block the knees to the body from Blockson.
Blockson lands an elbow just above Van Beethoven 's eye.
Van Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
Blockson works on Van Beethoven 's body with a couple of short punches.
Blockson lands an elbow inside.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blockson presses Van Beethoven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blockson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blockson misses with a knee to the head.
Blockson is stalling here.
Blockson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Beethoven avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blockson obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven misses with the head strike.
Van Beethoven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Beethoven managing to block the knees to the body from Blockson.
Blockson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Beethoven takes an elbow to the temple.
Blockson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Beethoven just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Beethoven misses with some punches.
Van Beethoven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blockson trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blockson obliges.
Blockson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wolfgang Van Beethoven 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nisse Blockson!
A very excited looking Nisse Blockson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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