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CCF 156: Rad vs. Magomedov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mad Cobra - Put Gunshot. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Piper lands in his opponent's guard.
Piper postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Piper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Piper's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Piper controlling the position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Piper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Piper has moved into half guard.
Piper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is looking to control Piper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Piper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Piper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Piper defends well.
Piper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Piper has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Piper pushes his legs off easily.
Piper connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Piper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Piper slips an elbow through the middle.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Piper throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piper manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva won't allow Piper to sweep him here.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva won't allow Piper to sweep him here.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romo Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Piper is in Silva's guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Piper?
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Piper tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking to control but Piper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Piper tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Romo Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva tries to control but Piper wriggling away.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piper really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Piper is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Piper is working to get back to half guard.
Silva throwing strikes here but Piper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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!
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Piper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Piper reverses the position - he's now on top in Silva's guard.
Piper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to control the position.
Piper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Piper stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Piper decides to stand back up. Piper steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Piper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Piper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Piper with the ground and pound but Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Piper trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Piper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Piper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Piper is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Piper prevents Silva from improving his position.
Piper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is pressing down on Piper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Piper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Piper is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Piper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Piper trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Piper defends well.
Piper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Piper wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Piper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Piper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Piper stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silva pushes a forearm under Piper's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Piper is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romo Silva!
Romo Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Dead Brothers - Old Pine Box. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
21 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harley Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archer Christian!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe throws a right hand that misses
letting Christian counter with a right hand.
Crowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Christian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christian is looking to score with low kicks.
Christian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Christian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crowe jumps into guard, dragging Christian to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crowe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crowe working for a triangle but Christian defends it easily.
Christian wanted to stand there but Crowe had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe trying to keep a closed guard but Christian is proving a slippery customer.
Christian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crowe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christian has managed to get both his arms back between Crowe's legs - danger averted.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Christian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crowe is proving hard to escape from.
Crowe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christian is one step ahead there.
Crowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christian wanted to stand there but Crowe had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe wants to improve his position but instead Christian has moved into half guard.
Crowe looking for submissions off his back.
Christian seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Crowe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Christian wants to stand up but Crowe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crowe wants to improve his position but Christian is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Christian pulls his head out easily.
Christian wants to stand but Crowe has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Crowe looking for submissions off his back.
Christian tries to stand but can't do so whilst Crowe controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe manages to get to full guard.
Crowe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christian is aware though and is defending well.
Crowe controls Christian momentarily but Christian frees himself.
Crowe looking for a guillotine here but Christian defends easily.
Crowe is trying to control the position but Christian postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Crowe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Christian.
Crowe drives through with a takedown into Christian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crowe looking to pass the guard.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Christian keeps moving.
Crowe passes Christian's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crowe wants to pass to mount but Christian is defending the position.
Crowe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crowe wants to work for an arm triangle but Christian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is working for a submission of some sort.
Crowe trying to advance position but Christian counters by regaining guard.
Crowe won't allow Christian to get back to his feet.
Christian keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Christian pushes Crowe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Christian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe throws a hook but Christian blocks it.
Christian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer Christian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe wants to clinch.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Crowe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Christian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe lands with a hook. Christian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Christian avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook to the body
and Christian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christian moves into the clinch.
Crowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christian's efforts to push away.
Christian prevents a body shot from Crowe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christian.
Christian blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeps control of Christian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crowe has Christian pressed against the cage, preventing Christian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe blocks a leg kick.
Christian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christian eats them both and turns towards Crowe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Christian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses.
Crowe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crowe misses with a hook. Christian ducked under it nicely.
Harley Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian takes the fight into the clinch.
Christian has had enough of the clinch but Crowe keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Crowe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Christian misses with a body kick.
Crowe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Christian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Christian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crowe.
Nice body kick there by Christian.
Christian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Christian.
Christian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crowe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Christian after a bit of a struggle.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Christian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowe is trying to pull guard but Christian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Christian wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Christian wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowe won't allow it.
Christian is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowe has double underhooks.
Christian missing with knees to the body.
Crowe is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harley Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe has Christian pressed against the cage, preventing Christian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Christian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Christian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christian tries to circle away but Crowe has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian can't break the clinch.
Crowe is trying to pull guard but Christian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christian to keep the fight standing.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Crowe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christian to keep the fight standing.
Christian blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christian's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe misses with a kick to the body.
Christian moves into the clinch.
Crowe prevents Christian from breaking the clinch.
Christian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Christian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe tries a body shot but Christian blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Christian obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Crowe.
Christian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christian prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Christian manages to break the clinch.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Christian is just out of range.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christian.
Crowe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe slips a jab from Christian.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Christian is just out of range.
Crowe moves to clinch but Christian breaks away
and Christian counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Archer Christian.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Harley Crowe!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Harley Crowe!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Harley Crowe!
Harley Crowe wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Harley Crowe rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skinner Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - A Love More True. This should be fireworks!
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151 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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130 lbs
21 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skinner Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woods pushes Crowe away with a front kick.
Crowe tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crowe.
Woods lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Woods scores with a takedown into Crowe's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Woods got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crowe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woods has managed to get both his arms back between Crowe's legs - danger averted.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Crowe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Woods passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe looking for a sweep but Woods has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Crowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Woods has a good base and remains in mount.
Woods with good strikes from the mount here!
Crowe's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Woods trying to control but Crowe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Crowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Woods checks it well.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
Woods avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skinner Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crowe tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Woods misses with a low kick as Crowe jumps back.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Some bone on bone action there as Woods checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Woods tries to work over Crowe's front leg with a kick but Crowe checks it.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crowe.
Crowe tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Woods.
Crowe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woods at a distance.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woods scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Woods gets caught flat footed, as Crowe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crowe postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crowe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crowe looking to pass the guard.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Woods's brow.
Crowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Woods is retaining full guard.
Crowe passes Woods's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods trying to control from the bottom.
Crowe trying to advance position but Woods counters by regaining guard.
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 Skinner Crowe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowe.
Crowe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Woods.
Woods dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Crowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Woods wants to clinch up but Crowe keeps it at a distance.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skinner Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe gets a takedown into half guard.
Crowe trying to pass the guard but Woods defending well.
Woods manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe preventing the sweep.
Skinner Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woods keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Woods working a defensive guard here.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Woods controls Crowe momentarily but Crowe frees himself.
Crowe stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Crowe postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Woods was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Crowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Crowe misses with a double jab
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Woods.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Woods enables Crowe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Woods manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods has momentary wrist control but Crowe slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe postures up.
Woods has his foot on Crowe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crowe works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe landing with the ground and pound.
Woods keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe with a nice head shot there.
Crowe 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.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe passes Woods's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Crowe there.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Woods controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Woods actively working from the bottom here.
Crowe trying to control the action but Woods is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skinner Crowe dominated that second round.
That's time! Crowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Woods blocks a leg kick.
Woods tries for a takedown but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woods blocks a jab.
Crowe is looking to slow Woods down with leg kicks.
Woods fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crowe, pushing him back against the cage.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Crowe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woods just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crowe's brow.
Woods is trying to pull guard but Crowe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crowe tries a body shot but Woods blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Woods drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crowe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Skinner Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Woods.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for Woods's leg but Woods calmly moves out of range.
Crowe looks for the body kick but Woods saw that one coming.
Crowe throws a leg kick that misses.
Woods tries to land a leg kick but Crowe saw it coming and moves away.
Crowe wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Crowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods checks a leg kick nicely.
Woods tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Crowe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crowe wants to control but Woods is keeping him busy.
Crowe slips a nice elbow through Woods's hands, connecting with Woods's 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!
Crowe wants to free his trapped foot but Woods is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Woods is looking for a sweep. Crowe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to control but Crowe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Woods is looking for a sweep. Crowe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crowe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Woods!
Woods is in a horrible position here. Crowe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Woods bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Woods content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Crowe has locked up a guillotine! Crowe's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Woods is holding on here and Crowe must be using up a lot of energy. Woods has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Crowe gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Skinner Crowe!
Post fight, Skinner Crowe took to the microphone: 'You was right, Slim! Violating midgets is awesome!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has chosen John Legend - Who Do We Think We Are as his entrance music. Akiyama Shinichi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 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
17 - 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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinichi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Crawford regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shinichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinichi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shinichi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shinichi 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.
Crawford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shinichi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shinichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawford is keeping the position for now.
Shinichi trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford keeping full guard, as Shinichi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Akiyama Shinichi just wasn't active enough.
Crawford clinches up with Shinichi and pushes him back against the cage.
Shinichi has Crawford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crawford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Shinichi blocks with his arms.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinichi avoids it.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Shinichi blocks with his arms.
Shinichi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shinichi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shinichi managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Shinichi won't want to take too many of those.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinichi blocks it with crossed arms.
Shinichi jumps guard.
Shinichi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford preventing the sweep.
Shinichi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford won't allow Shinichi to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinichi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akiyama Shinichi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shinichi managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiyama Shinichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinichi is looking for a takedown.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shinichi.
Shinichi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Shinichi can't get the takedown.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinichi blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shinichi decides to pull guard.
Shinichi keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Shinichi looking for a guillotine here but Crawford defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinichi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crawford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Shinichi is tightening it up a little... Crawford has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Crawford reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Crawford taps out! Nice BJJ there by Shinichi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Akiyama Shinichi!
After the fight, Akiyama Shinichi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighieri comes to the cage accompanied by Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. Crowe has chosen The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain as his entrance music. Tristan Alighieri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighieri misses with a few strikes there.
Alighieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Alighieri throws a shot to the body.
Alighieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crowe lands a body shot.
Crowe lands with a shot to the body.
Alighieri is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Alighieri circles away.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Alighieri sprawling to the canvas. Crowe follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Alighieri hang on?
Alighieri is rocked!
It looks like Tristan Alighieri has been cut.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crowe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oh Alighieri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crowe loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Alighieri scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Crowe land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Crowe stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanton Crowe!
As Stanton Crowe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Lookit 'im! He's tryin' to his spiel, but I done knocked the words right outta his head! Abandon all words, ye who get a taste of my fist! Yeah!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi has chosen Peace Prize Speech as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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220 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suu Kyi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamada.
It looks like Aung San Suu Kyi has been cut.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Suu Kyi's head back.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suu Kyi.
Yamada avoids the body shot from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi cracks Yamada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Yamada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada misses with a combination
and Suu Kyi moves into the clinch.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suu Kyi takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Yamada drops his hands momentarily and Suu Kyi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Yamada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suu Kyi throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamada throws a head kick but Suu Kyi moves out of range.
Suu Kyi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Suu Kyi tenderised Yamada's leg. Yamada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suu Kyi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Suu Kyi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suu Kyi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Suu Kyi.
Yamada throws a head kick that Suu Kyi semi-blocks.
A jab from Suu Kyi finds it's way through Yamada's defenses.
Yamada throws a right hand that Suu Kyi ducks under and follows up with a left that Suu Kyi also avoids with ease.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suu Kyi clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamada is defending well for now.
Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Suu Kyi lands a front kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamada blocks the leg kick.
Yamada thuds a left hand into Suu Kyi's body.
Yamada tests Suu Kyi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Aung San Suu Kyi's cut even more.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suu Kyi lands a high kick!
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suu Kyi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suu Kyi looks winded!
A good leg kick by Yamada.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suu Kyi.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Suu Kyi moves away and avoids it.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada moves out of range as Suu Kyi throws a body kick.
Suu Kyi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Suu Kyi scores with a push kick.
Suu Kyi misses with a kick to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suu Kyi's knee momentarily.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Suu Kyi down.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Suu Kyi moves out of range.
Yamada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suu Kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suu Kyi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suu Kyi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suu Kyi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suu Kyi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamada.
Yamada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suu Kyi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi throws a leg kick but Yamada checks it.
Suu Kyi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
Suu Kyi misses with a hook
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suu Kyi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suu Kyi throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suu Kyi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aung San Suu Kyi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Suu Kyi throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Suu Kyi throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suu Kyi moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suu Kyi.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yamada here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yamada connects with a high kick.
Suu Kyi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kane Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada throws a front kick that sends Suu Kyi stumbling back into the cage.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suu Kyi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Yamada - just one landing.
The cut above Aung San Suu Kyi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yamada steps in with a hook that catches Suu Kyi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Yamada follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Suu Kyi looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Yamada!
An out of breath Kane Yamada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again. 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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215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
Crowe 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.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
Crowe misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crowe's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Knight slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julian Knight wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Crunch! Crowe slams his shin into Knight's torso.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Knight misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Knight can't break the clinch.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Crowe.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
Knight lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe pushes off an throws an elbow but Knight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crowe blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Crowe.
Knight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Knight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight throws a low kick but Crowe avoids it.
Crowe tries to land a body kick
and Knight counters with a single leg into guard. Crowe didn't expect that.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Crowe has wrist control.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Knight throws a strike but Crowe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight wants to sweep but no luck.
Crowe trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight is taking a breather. Crowe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Knight is trying to control. Crowe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knight is pressing down on Crowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crowe is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julian Knight.
Crowe darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses.
Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Crowe's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Julian Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Knight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knight - the referee stops the clock and Crowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knight. Crowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Crowe takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crowe misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crowe. Crowe obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowe is looking to score with low kicks.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crowe avoids it really well and circles away.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crowe misses with a hook.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.
Crowe tries to keep at a distance but Knight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowe has double underhooks.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight is working Crowe over against the cage.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Knight tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe misses with an elbow strike.
Knight prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe lands an elbow just above Knight 's eye.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses.
Knight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knight.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knight's brow.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe prevents Knight from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowe pushes Knight away with a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crowe. Knight shrugs it off though.
Crowe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Julian Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe tries to clinch up.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crowe.
Eli Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Crowe avoids it.
Crowe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Knight tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Knight.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crowe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Crowe lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe trying to land knees to the body.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Crowe keeps him there for the moment.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowe has double underhooks.
Knight lands a left hand.
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knight in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a body punch.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight is trying to push Crowe away but Crowe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knight misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Crowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Crowe lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Eli Crowe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crowe gets caught napping as Knight dives in and scores a takedown. Crowe manages to retain guard.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crowe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Crowe wants to stand and escape but Knight is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Julian Knight hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Knight fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crowe avoids it really well and circles away.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses.
Knight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crowe.
Knight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Crowe. Crowe maintains the clinch.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight misses with some punches.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crowe prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eli Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Knight.
Crowe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Knight.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Julian Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight stalling in the clinch but Crowe improves position.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Crowe's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Julian Knight has been cut.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Julian Knight!
Julian Knight wins by unanimous decision!
Julian Knight is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Julian Knight thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Eli Crowe spoke after the fight, saying 'Dang, sumbitch poked me in mah eye!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickson has chosen Flybanger - Cavalry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Nickson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickson moves out of range of the body kick from Zero.
Zero is looking to land body kicks.
Nickson looks to land a combination but Zero avoids it well.
Zero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zero prevents Nickson from getting back to his feet.
Nickson wants to get back to his feet but Zero passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nickson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zero is trying to control. Nickson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nickson taking some punishment here, with Zero in his half guard.
Zero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nickson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zero moves into full mount! Nickson won't be happy about that!
Zero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nickson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Zero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nickson looks a forlorn figure.
Nickson is in a horrible position here. Zero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickson is in a horrible position here. Zero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nickson really wants to buck Zero off and get back to his feet.
Zero lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Nickson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zero punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero lands a big shot there that rocks Nickson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nickson is rocked!
Zero postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nickson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nickson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sub Zero!
Sub Zero retains his middleweight title!
Sub Zero decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Johan Nickson was interviewed post fight and said 'We left it all in the cage. I would like to thank my opponent, and my sponsors (Merciless Gladiators)I am gonna go back to the gym train even harder to make sure next time I come out on top. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Blockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blockson's entrance music is Gonna fuck the one arm man. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nisse Blockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza avoids the head kick by Blockson.
Souza throws a body punch but Blockson moves out of range.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Blockson circles away.
Blockson ducks right into an uppercut from Souza.
Souza looks to land a combination but Blockson avoids it well.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Blockson's shoulder, as Blockson tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza closes the distance and pushes Blockson back into the cage.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blockson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blockson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Souza up against the cage.
Good body shot from Souza.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blockson missing with knees to the body.
Blockson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Blockson.
Blockson pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blockson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza working Blockson over with knees to the body.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blockson backwards.
Souza lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blockson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blockson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Blockson, against the cage.
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Blockson.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Blockson.
Blockson tries to break free but Souza pushes him back against the cage.
Souza misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Souza on the inside.
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 pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Souza lands a body punch.
Blockson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blockson missing with knees to the body.
Blockson successfully pulls guard.
Souza controlling from the top position.
Souza has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ballas Only . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Souza won't allow Blockson to get back to his feet.
Souza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blockson is proving hard to escape from.
Souza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sergio Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blockson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blockson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza tests Blockson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Souza - just one landing.
Souza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza moves into the clinch successfully.
Blockson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blockson tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Blockson pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blockson.
Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blockson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blockson pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Blockson.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Souza avoiding damage as Blockson throws knees to the body.
Blockson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Blockson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blockson obliges.
A short right from Souza on the inside.
Blockson avoiding damage as Souza throws knees to the body.
Blockson misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Souza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blockson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blockson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blockson closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Blockson working hard to break the clinch.
Blockson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Blockson.
Souza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Blockson, against the cage.
Blockson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blockson throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Blockson, against the cage.
Blockson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blockson throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza.
Blockson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blockson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blockson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Souza stands and steps away. Blockson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
An inside leg kick lands from Blockson.
Blockson scores with a sloppy right hand. Souza should have avoided that one.
Blockson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Blockson misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries a body shot but Blockson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Souza.
Blockson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Blockson, against the cage.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza working Blockson over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blockson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Blockson.
Blockson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blockson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Blockson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Blockson, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Sergio Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Blockson controls the action.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blockson pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blockson misses with an elbow over the top.
Blockson is trying to pull guard but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza lands a right hand.
Souza lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blockson throws an elbow but misses.
Blockson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blockson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Souza lands a knee to the body.
Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blockson backwards.
Blockson managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza pushes Blockson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza digs a right hand into Blockson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blockson's gas tank.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Souza.
A nice left hand lands by Souza.
Souza drops Blockson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blockson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Blockson is rocked!
Souza working Blockson over with knees to the body.
Oh Blockson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blockson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blockson drops to his knees and Souza pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Souza!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergio Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Kids Of The K-Hole. The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. Konstantin Magomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kickin Rad's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov stalks Rad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rad's face. Rad staggers backwards, shaken.
Magomedov works Rad's body with a nice hook.
Rad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov fails with the takedown
and Rad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Rad.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Rad working aggressively here.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rad takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Rad prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rad trying to stall but Magomedov improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rad as the two fighters clinch.
Rad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magomedov.
I was talking to Rad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Magomedov looks winded!
Good body shot from Rad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Rad throws an elbow but misses.
Rad lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rad.
Rad stalls.
Rad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Magomedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Rad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rad throws an elbow that misses.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
Rad landing knees to the body.
Rad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Magomedov stops a takedown attempt from Rad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rad has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Magomedov regains guard immediately.
Rad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Rad looking to sit in guard and control but Magomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Rad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Magomedov wants to hold on but Rad pushes him away.
Magomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Magomedov is bucking up trying to escape but Rad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rad.
A nice elbow there by Rad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov is trying desperately to improve position.
Rad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Magomedov's face.
Rad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rad misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poor strikes thrown by Rad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Magomedov is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad dominating with strikes here.
Rad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Rad takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Rad just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rad shoots in but no luck this time.
Rad thows a body kick. Magomedov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Magomedov lands a really nice looking cross but Rad seems unphased.
Rad avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Rad lands a jab to the head.
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Rad.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Rad steps in with a hook that catches Magomedov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rad follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Magomedov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kickin Rad waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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