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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Unforgiven by Apocalyptica . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li connects with a body shot that sends Eaton's belly button to the back.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt
and Li counters with a series of strikes. Eaton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eaton tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Li.
Howard Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eaton dives in for a single leg takedown but Li sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eaton doesn't seem bothered though.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li misses with a jab to the body
and Eaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eaton looks to clinch
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eaton tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eaton tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Eaton out cold! Eaton corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Howard Li!
Howard Li 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.
In defeat, Abe Eaton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to kill a motherfucker, set his house on fire, and buttfuck his wife to death. I am a tiger, a morphological anonomly, a burpslurper. You are nothing. We all go around the chicken coop.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ob Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trumi Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma comes to the cage accompanied by Beck - Loser. Trumi Drake told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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181 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ob Ma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trumi Drake!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drake sprawls well initially but Ma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drake trying to control but Ma postures up.
Ma stalling.
Ma has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Drake defend it? Ma steps over the head and cranks it - Drake is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ob Ma!
Ob Ma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Damons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Calia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Damons might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All the Above. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Damons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Calia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Calia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calia!
Calia tries to bum rush Damons with a series of wild strikes but Damons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damons gets caught napping as Calia dives in and scores a takedown. Damons manages to retain guard.
Damons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damons is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calia works over Damons with some ground and pound from guard.
Calia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calia working some strikes from top position.
Damons working for a triangle but Calia defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calia works over Damons with some ground and pound from guard.
Calia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Calia is in close to Damons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calia throws a big right hand that misses.
Calia stands up over Damons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Damons is rocked!
Calia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oh Damons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Damons looking to control but Calia passes into half guard.
Calia lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Damons quite badly. Damons pulls Calia in close trying to recover. Calia postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Damons on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Damons doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Calia!
After winning the bout, Jim Calia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Trey Damons was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck it, I'm gonna get better'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Belfort !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickel blocks the body kick.
Belfort throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tickel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tickel throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tickel.
Tickel misses with a takedown
and Belfort counters with a solid body kick.
Tickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tickel misses with a takedown attempt
and Belfort counters with a body kick that stops Tickel in his tracks momentarily.
Tickel 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Tickel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tickel throws a lazy right hand but Belfort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tickel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belfort fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tickel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters circling a little - Belfort finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tickel is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tickel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belfort throws a leg kick which misses Tickel's front leg but catches the back leg as Tickel tries to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belfort has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head kick lands from Belfort that sends Tickel to the canvas. Tickel tries to scramble back to his feet but Belfort brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Will Tickel has been cut.
Belfort wants to control but Tickel is keeping him busy.
Belfort tries to advance to mount but Tickel denies him.
Tickel tries to buck Belfort off but Belfort is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort advances to mount.
Belfort with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Tickel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Belfort working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tickel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tickel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tickel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belfort looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tickel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Belfort 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort keeping full guard, as Tickel tries to pass.
Belfort working a defensive guard but Tickel manages to pass into side control anyway.
Belfort sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tickel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tickel is keen to just control but Belfort is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to get back to full guard.
Tickel is thwarting Belfort 's attempts to control the position.
Belfort with the active half guard here but Tickel passes nicely into side control.
Belfort is not content to let Tickel control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tickel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tickel is trying to get an arm triangle but Belfort is defending well.
Belfort is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Tickel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tickel blocks a head kick by Belfort .
Belfort scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tickel stalks Belfort and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belfort 's face. Belfort staggers backwards, shaken.
Belfort misses with a left hand
and Tickel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Tickel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tickel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tickel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Belfort moves into the clinch successfully.
Belfort gets underhooks to prevent Tickel's takedown attempt.
Belfort is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Tickel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belfort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tickel blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Belfort .
Belfort wants the takedown. Tickel is fighting it off but Belfort persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tickel's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tickel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tickel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Belfort sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tickel's guard.
Ground and pound from Belfort .
Belfort sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Belfort has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tickel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Belfort .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort controlling his opponent.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tickel is squirming around, avoiding Belfort 's attempts to control the action.
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!
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tickel tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Belfort tries to control but Tickel wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort unloading with bombs!
Belfort looking to control but Tickel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tickel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tickel gets back to half guard.
Tickel is looking for a sweep. Belfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tickel tries to kick Belfort off but Belfort keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Belfort is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Belfort is looking to stall here but Tickel recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Belfort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tickel looking for a guillotine here but Belfort defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Tickel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Belfort .
Belfort gets caught napping as Tickel dives in and scores a takedown. Belfort manages to retain guard.
Belfort is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tickel is aware though and is defending well.
Belfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tickel trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Tickel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Belfort lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belfort connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tickel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belfort sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tickel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tickel stands up and waves to Belfort to follow him.
Belfort darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tickel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belfort uses his free foot to push down on Tickel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tickel.
Belfort tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Belfort lands a big shot there that rocks Tickel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tickel is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belfort looking to control but Tickel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belfort unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tickel to take his back!
Tickel wants to escape the position.
I would not like to be Tickel right now.
Belfort trying to control.
Belfort lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tickel's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tickel defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Belfort has the hooks in. Tickel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Belfort has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tickel has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Belfort is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Belfort gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Belfort gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Belfort apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Tickel throws a jab when Belfort was well out of range.
Will Tickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tickel fails with a takedown attempt.
Belfort tries a head kick but it misses.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tickel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Will Tickel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control from half guard but Tickel is working away.
Belfort keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tickel has hold of Belfort 's hands but Belfort slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belfort takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jordan Belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tickel wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tickel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belfort working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Belfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belfort has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Belfort !
After winning the bout, Jordan Belfort thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Star Dust has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop checks a low kick from Dust.
Dust throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Dust throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Dust moves out of range easily.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Dust circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Bishop.
Bishop cracks Dust with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop scores with a kick to the body.
Dust will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop thumps Dust with a low kick.
Dust thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop feints and then cracks Dust's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dust down.
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.
Dust is breathing heavily.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Dust's front leg but catches the back leg as Dust tries to avoid it.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Star Dust has been cut.
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!
Bishop grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Dust takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bishop cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Bishop!
A relieved looking Arthur Bishop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Giancana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Daskalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Giancana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Daskalov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giancana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Martin Daskalov has been cut.
Giancana connects with a jab.
Daskalov is rocked!
Giancana is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Daskalov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Daskalov is out cold! Giancana holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Giancana!
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Giancana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Martin Daskalov was interviewed post fight and said 'The better man always wins!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmejniev looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Kuzmejniev.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Kuzmejniev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuzmejniev scores with a nice body kick.
Kuzmejniev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuzmejniev dodges the punch combination from Li.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzmejniev throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Kuzmejniev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li throws a jab when Kuzmejniev was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuzmejniev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuzmejniev.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Li does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a hook but Kuzmejniev avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuzmejniev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Kuzmejniev counters with a thumping low kick.
Li looks winded!
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzmejniev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Li checks it well.
Kuzmejniev slips a straight right by Li.
Li misses with a left hand
and Kuzmejniev counters with a body kick that stops Li in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Kuzmejniev.
Yize Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzmejniev connects with a crisp jab.
Kuzmejniev scores with a body shot.
Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuzmejniev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuzmejniev is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Yize Li has been cut.
Li avoids a kick to the body.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev walks into a left hand.
Kuzmejniev throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Li stuns Kuzmejniev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Li throws out a loose jab but Kuzmejniev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuzmejniev lands a big head kick that sends Li tumbling to the mat! Kuzmejniev takes a step backwards and waves Li back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Li is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looks to land a left hand but Kuzmejniev moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmejniev circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Li tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kuzmejniev wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zlato Kuzmejniev!
Post fight, Zlato Kuzmejniev stared into the camera and said 'I came for the KO, thank you for your support.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patellar Luxation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patellar Luxation!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luxation defending well as Bowdrie loads up on a big left hand.
Bowdrie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luxation's calf.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luxation throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bowdrie counters with a left and a right that hurts Luxation! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bowdrie jumps into full mount!
Luxation is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luxation avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bowdrie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luxation looks a forlorn figure.
Bowdrie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Luxation keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luxation manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bowdrie 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.
Luxation wants to control but Bowdrie is keeping busy.
Bowdrie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bowdrie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Luxation on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Luxation blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowdrie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luxation wants to improve his position but Bowdrie is controlling well.
Bowdrie works his way into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowdrie looking to ground and pound but Luxation is blocking nicely.
Bowdrie unloading with bombs!
Bowdrie looking to control but Luxation is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luxation avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Luxation is still in real trouble! Can Bowdrie finish him?
Bowdrie unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Luxation wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bowdrie celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chick Bowdrie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eleuando Le Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eleuando Le Fleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Fleur shoots in for a takedown but Clayton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Le Fleur checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Clayton finds it's way through Le Fleur's defenses.
It looks like Eleuando Le Fleur has been cut.
Clayton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Fleur.
Le Fleur throws a low kick but Clayton moves out of range easily.
Le Fleur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Le Fleur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Fleur blocks a leg kick.
Le Fleur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Fleur looks to land a body kick but Clayton moved away.
Clayton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clayton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le Fleur is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clayton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Le Fleur eats them both and turns towards Clayton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clayton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Fleur. Le Fleur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clayton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clayton throws a chopping leg kick but Le Fleur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Le Fleur slips a jab and a cross from Clayton.
Clayton throws a nice looking combination but Le Fleur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Fleur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clayton drops Le Fleur with a beautiful combination! Le Fleur stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clayton is looking for the KO!
Le Fleur is rocked!
Eleuando Le Fleur's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Fleur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clayton.
Oh Le Fleur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clayton throws a series of punches but Le Fleur moves out of range.
Le Fleur seems to have got his legs back now.
Le Fleur checks a low kick from Clayton.
Clayton misses with a combination
and Le Fleur counters with a nice body kick.
Clayton looks winded!
Le Fleur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le Fleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clayton's coach down at Murder Inc Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clayton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clayton walks into a jab.
Vincent Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Fleur connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Fleur scoring well with a low kick there.
Clayton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been told by Le Fleur's head coaches at Weed Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clayton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clayton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clayton misses with a wild body shot.
Clayton misses with a double jab
and Le Fleur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur connects with an inside leg kick.
Le Fleur throws a head kick that Clayton semi-blocks.
It looks like Vincent Clayton has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Le Fleur.
Le Fleur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Le Fleur seems to be stalking Clayton here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Clayton drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eleuando Le Fleur!
An out of breath Eleuando Le Fleur 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rokki Sees Fire. Gustav Ragnarson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko shoots in and bounces Ragnarson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ragnarson is trying to control the position but Kukko postures up.
Ragnarson is controlling Kukko's posture.
Kukko throwing strikes from guard but Ragnarson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Ragnarson keeps moving.
Ragnarson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ragnarson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ragnarson, not yet.
We've been hearing that Kukko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kukko is working Ragnarson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kukko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kukko preventing the sweep.
Kukko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragnarson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko postures up.
Kukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kukko throwing strikes but missing.
Ragnarson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kukko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kukko looking to pass the guard.
Ragnarson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ragnarson, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ragnarson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kukko was covering up waiting for the punch and Ragnarson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ragnarson throws an elbow that misses. Kukko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ragnarson's guard. Nice move by Kukko!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kukko is one step ahead there.
Kukko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kukko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnarson trying to control the position.
Ragnarson controlling Kukko's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kukko tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko working the strikes but Ragnarson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ragnarson trying to control from the bottom.
Ragnarson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ragnarson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kukko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ragnarson pulls Kukko in to control the position.
Kukko won't allow Ragnarson to sweep him here.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Ragnarson keeps moving.
Ragnarson controls Kukko momentarily but Kukko frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kukko sprawls well. Kukko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ragnarson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rokki Kukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kukko can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukko sneaks back into half guard.
Ragnarson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kukko defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnarson drops an elbow to the side of Kukko's head.
Ragnarson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ragnarson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kukko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ragnarson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Ragnarson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnarson fails with the takedown.
Kukko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Gustav Ragnarson has been cut.
Kukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kukko misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Kukko.
Kukko misses with a low kick.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Kukko shows good takedown defense.
Ragnarson shoots in and drives through. Kukko sprawls well.
Rokki Kukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Ragnarson.
Ragnarson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kukko looking for a guillotine here but Ragnarson defends easily.
Kukko has his foot on Ragnarson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ragnarson works his way back into a safe position though.
Ragnarson sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Kukko doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Ragnarson paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Kukko - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rokki Kukko!
Rokki Kukko retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Rokki Kukko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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