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HFC Challengers 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon's entrance music is Catch Em By Surprise. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Ellis!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis gets tackled into the cage by Brandon. Brandon maintains the clinch.
Brandon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis rushes Brandon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ellis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brandon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Brandon trying to land knees to the body.
Ellis wants a takedown but no success here.
Brandon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ellis on the inside.
Ellis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brandon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandon blocks the elbow strike.
Brandon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ellis is trying to keep an underhook but Brandon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ellis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis is not content to let Brandon control the position.
Ellis is looking to get back to full guard here but Brandon has managed to pass to side control instead.
Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ellis, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from Brandon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis keeping his opponent close.
Brandon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ellis tries to improve position but can't.
Brandon is trying to get an arm triangle but Ellis is defending well.
Ellis parries the strikes from Brandon easily there. Brandon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ellis to escape.
Brandon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've been hearing that Brandon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon lands a nice forearm strike.
Brandon working the ground and pound but Ellis is defending the strikes.
Brandon working away.
Brandon tries for a kimura but Ellis is defending well.
Brandon lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ellis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brandon stands up and beckons Ellis to his feet.
Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brandon lands a left hand.
Brandon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ellis.
Kenny Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Ellis.
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ellis as Brandon tries to tie him up.
Ellis misses with a knee to the head.
Ellis looking for a takedown.
Brandon jumps guard but Ellis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ellis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brandon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brandon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ellis throws a leg kick
and Brandon moves into the clinch.
Ellis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brandon prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis manages to break the clinch.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellis tries to sprawl out of it but Brandon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Brandon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellis has managed to clinch.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Brandon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ellis swivels and escapes.
Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellis rushes Brandon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Brandon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brandon feints a jab promting Ellis to slip. Brandon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ellis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brandon moves into the clinch.
Ellis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandon is defending well for now.
Brandon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Brandon presses Ellis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ellis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brandon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ellis pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brandon wants a takedown but no success here.
Ellis trying to land knees to the body.
Ellis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandon.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis clinches.
Brandon pulls Ellis into guard.
Brandon is controlling Ellis's posture.
Ellis wanted to stand there but Brandon had control of the position.
Brandon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellis is one step ahead there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brandon working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenny Brandon.
Ellis swinging wildly here.
Ellis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon has Ellis up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ellis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ellis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Darius Ellis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brandon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brandon avoids a wild elbow strike from Ellis.
Ellis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brandon is keeping busy.
A short right from Ellis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Brandon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ellis after a bit of a struggle.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brandon lands an uppercut.
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a knee strike.
Brandon pushes off an throws an elbow but Ellis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Ellis.
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ellis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ellis jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is pushing down on Ellis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ellis is fighting to maintain full guard but Brandon has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Ellis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon is looking to advance position but Ellis won't allow it.
Kenny Brandon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellis controlling the position for now.
Brandon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandon trying to control from half guard but Ellis is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Brandon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandon has managed to clinch.
Ellis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ellis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Brandon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ellis is keeping busy.
Ellis lands an elbow that stopped Brandon in his tracks for a moment.
Brandon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brandon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ellis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ellis looking to sit in guard and control but Brandon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandon trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Brandon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellis is keeping the position for now.
Ellis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandon tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellis is retaining full guard.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellis trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ellis has a takedown stuffed.
Brandon shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown but Ellis shows good takedown defense.
Ellis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brandon's waist but Brandon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ellis off to one side.
Kenny Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Ellis.
Brandon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ellis closes the distance and pushes Brandon back into the cage.
Ellis tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Ellis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ellis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ellis throws an elbow but misses.
Brandon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brandon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ellis throws out a leg kick but Brandon moves out of range and Ellis only half commits.
Ellis dives in and grabs Brandon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brandon pushes down on Ellis's head and hops out.
Ellis has closed the distance and engaged Brandon in a clinch.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ellis trying to land knees to the body.
Brandon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandon.
Brandon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellis walks away with a smile on his face. Brandon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt - Ellis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brandon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ellis avoids the head kick by Brandon.
Ellis rushes Brandon and presses him up against the cage.
Brandon is looking to break free of the clinch but Ellis has double underhooks.
Ellis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellis clinches up with Brandon and pushes him back against the cage.
Darius Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Brandon misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandon wants to get back to striking at distance but Ellis won't allow it.
Ellis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenny Brandon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandon has clasped his hands together around Ellis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ellis tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darius Ellis.
I think Brandon 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darius Ellis!
A very excited looking Darius Ellis 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handle has chosen Right On as his entrance music. Max Handle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Laston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laston slaps away a takedown attempt from Handle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laston slips a jab and a cross from Handle.
Handle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laston.
Handle should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - Handle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Handle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Handle defends it nicely.
Handle misses with a double jab.
Handle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laston tries for a takedown but Handle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Laston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handle is fending him off so far but Laston persists. Nope, Handle circles away and we're back to standing.
Handle shoots in but no luck this time.
Laston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Handle.
Horrible takedown by Laston or perhaps it was just good defense by Handle which made him look bad.
Handle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laston.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handle fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle throws a nice looking combination but Laston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Handle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Handle moves into the clinch successfully.
Laston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Handle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Handle misses with an elbow strike.
Laston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Handle smiles and moves away.
Laston tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Handle defends well and Laston ends up having to push Handle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Laston is breathing heavily.
Handle has had enough of the clinch but Laston keeps him there for the moment.
Laston is looking for a takedown.
Handle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laston blocks a head kick by Handle.
Handle stuffs the takedown.
Handle has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Handle lands a left and a right that send Laston crashing to the mat, dazed. Handle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Derrick Laston has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handle is looking to clinch but Laston is avoiding it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Laston. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Handle moves in looking to clinch but Laston pushes him off.
Handle clinches with his opponent.
Handle digs a right hand underneath Laston's ribcage. Laston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Handle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handle steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Laston is out on his feet! Handle sets himself and nearly takes Laston's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Handle!
A relieved looking Max Handle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cary Waywardsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cary Waywardsen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waywardsen gets caught flat footed, as Cain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Waywardsen wants to stand up but Cain is controlling him.
Waywardsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Waywardsen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cain tries to free his leg and advance position but Waywardsen is retaining full guard.
Cain trying to control the position from guard on top but Waywardsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cain with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waywardsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cain stopping the sweep attempt from Waywardsen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Waywardsen tries to clinch
and Cain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cain taking a breather.
Cain breaks from the clinch.
Cain throws a head kick but Waywardsen moves out of range.
Waywardsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cain counters with a nice body kick.
Waywardsen tries to clinch
and Cain counters with a head kick.
Waywardsen shoots in for a double leg but Cain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waywardsen goes for a double leg but Cain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cain continues to drive forward.
Abe Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cary Waywardsen.
Cain prevents Waywardsen from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waywardsen being controlled against the cage.
Waywardsen tries to pull guard but Cain won't allow it.
Waywardsen managing to block the knees to the body from Cain.
Cain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waywardsen checks a low kick from Cain.
Cain misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waywardsen lands a jab-cross combination.
Waywardsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cain counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waywardsen can't get the takedown.
Cain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waywardsen shoots in and drives through. Cain sprawls well.
Waywardsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Waywardsen goes for a double leg but Cain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cain continues to drive forward.
Waywardsen stalling in the clinch.
Waywardsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cain smiles and moves away.
Waywardsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Cain. Cain gets slowly back to his feet.
Waywardsen closes the distance and clinches up with Cain, looking for a takedown. Waywardsen pushes Cain against the cage but Cain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waywardsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cain taking a breather here.
Cain working the ground and pound but Waywardsen is defending the strikes.
Waywardsen can't do much from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain stands up.
Waywardsen dodges the punch combination from Cain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Cain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cain shoots in but no luck this time.
Waywardsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cain tries to avoid it but Waywardsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cain to the ground. Cain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Waywardsen. No joy for Cain on that attempt.
Cain shoots in and drives through. Waywardsen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cain tries to clinch up but Waywardsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Cain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waywardsen shoots in for a takedown but Cain shows good takedown defense.
Cain looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cain is looking to clinch but Waywardsen is avoiding it.
Cain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Waywardsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Waywardsen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waywardsen throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waywardsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Waywardsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Cain closes the distance and clinches up with Waywardsen, looking for a takedown. Cain pushes Waywardsen against the cage but Waywardsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cain rushes Waywardsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Waywardsen has had enough of the clinch but Cain keeps him there for the moment.
Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waywardsen throws a head kick that misses.
Waywardsen closes the distance and clinches.
Waywardsen is trying to pull guard but Cain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waywardsen is defending well for now.
Waywardsen tries to pull guard but Cain holds him up against the cage and eventually Waywardsen drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Waywardsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waywardsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Waywardsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cain defends well.
Cain wants to control from the top but Waywardsen keeps moving.
Waywardsen working a defensive guard here.
Cain wants to control from the top but Waywardsen keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Waywardsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cain's guard.
Cain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waywardsen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Waywardsen wants to stand but Cain is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain is looking for a sweep.
Waywardsen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cain!
Cain tries to lock up and control but Waywardsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Waywardsen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cain can't escape the position.
Cain is squirming around, avoiding Waywardsen's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waywardsen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cain has worked his arm free - good work by Cain!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waywardsen tries to stand but Cain controls the position and pulls Waywardsen into his guard.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Waywardsen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Waywardsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Waywardsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Cain dives in for a single leg takedown but Waywardsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Waywardsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cain fails to land the takedown.
Waywardsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Cain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Waywardsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cain closes the distance and clinches.
Cain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Waywardsen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Waywardsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Cain gets an underhook and turns Waywardsen into the cage.
Waywardsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waywardsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cain is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cain turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cain manages to end up in side control.
Cain stands up.
Abe Cain is winning the standup battle so far.
Cain stuffs the takedown attempt from Waywardsen. Waywardsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Waywardsen wants to clinch.
Cain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waywardsen wants to take the fight to the mat but Cain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain thows a body shot but no joy.
Cain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cain throws a push kick but Waywardsen slaps the foot to one side.
Waywardsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cain sprawls well. Cain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waywardsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waywardsen.
Waywardsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waywardsen tries to clinch but Cain moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Waywardsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Cain which made him look bad.
Waywardsen has his takedown stuffed
and Cain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Waywardsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cain misses with a punch to the body.
Cain manages to break the clinch.
Waywardsen tries to keep at a distance but Cain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Waywardsen tries to stall but Cain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cain breaks the clinch.
Cain clinches up against the cage.
Waywardsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Waywardsen is trying to break the clinch but Cain is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waywardsen jumps guard but Cain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cain lands an elbow inside.
Cain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waywardsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waywardsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waywardsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Cain circles away.
Cain avoids the head kick by Waywardsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Waywardsen as he jumps to the side.
Cain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Cain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Cain!
During a confident post fight interview, Abe Cain 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van damm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Life Goes On. 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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35
200 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
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41
188 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Van damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van damm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wilhelm scores with a three punch combo!
Van damm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wilhelm throws a right hand that Van damm ducks under and follows up with a left that Van damm also avoids with ease.
Van damm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilhelm's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilhelm duly obliges.
Wilhelm throws an overhand right that lands on Van damm's shoulder, as Van damm tries to avoid the shot.
Van damm tries a head kick but it misses.
Van damm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilhelm.
Van damm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm wants to break free but Van damm has control.
Van damm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van damm has Wilhelm pressed against the cage.
Van damm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilhelm blocks it with crossed arms.
Van damm misses with a punch to the body.
Van damm lands a nice shot to the body.
Van damm struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilhelm controls his hands.
Van damm stops a takedown attempt from Wilhelm.
A frustrated look appears on Wilhelm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilhelm has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Van damm is trying to keep an underhook but Wilhelm manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm wants to control but Wilhelm is keeping busy.
Wilhelm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilhelm works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van damm can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilhelm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van damm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van damm wants to control but Wilhelm postures up.
Wilhelm stands up and beckons Van damm to his feet.
Van damm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilhelm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm looks to land a combination but Van damm avoids it well.
A combination from Wilhelm does no damage.
Van damm tests Wilhelm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van damm throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Wilhelm does no damage.
Victor Wilhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilhelm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilhelm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van damm.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that Van damm avoids nicely.
Van damm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilhelm. That did some damage!
Van damm blocks a head kick by Wilhelm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilhelm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van damm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilhelm pinned against the cage. Wilhelm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilhelm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm moves out of range.
Van damm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilhelm misses with a two punch combination.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a stiff right hand.
Victor Wilhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Wilhelm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses with a left hand
and Van damm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van damm is looking for a kimura but Wilhelm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van damm to get the leverage.
Van damm winds up and cracks Wilhelm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilhelm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van damm.
Van damm wants to advance to full mount but Wilhelm doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Van damm won't allow Wilhelm to sweep him here.
Wilhelm keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilhelm wants to stand but Van damm is controlling the position.
Van damm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm looking to pass the guard.
Wilhelm controlling the position.
Van damm 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.
Van damm throws a big elbow that misses.
Van damm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van damm trying to control but Wilhelm is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm looks to score with a jab to the body but Van damm is just out of range.
Wilhelm lands a high kick to the side of Van damm's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Wilhelm dives into guard, looking to finish.
Van damm is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van damm has a closed guard, preventing Wilhelm from standing up.
Oh Van damm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van damm is looking for a triangle but Wilhelm pushes his legs off easily.
Van damm seems to have got his legs back now.
Van damm looking for a sweep. Not yet Van damm, not yet.
Wilhelm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van damm blocks a jab.
A low kick from Wilhelm is predictable there
and Van damm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilhelm won't be happy with that.
Van damm in side control, throwing shots but Wilhelm defends.
Wilhelm dodges the ground and pound from Van damm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Van damm with the ground and pound but Wilhelm regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Van damm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wilhelm sees it coming and defends easily.
Van damm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilhelm defends it well.
Van damm is working for a submission of some sort.
Tong Van damm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van damm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van damm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilhelm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm is trying to stand back up but Van damm is controlling him
Van damm is trying to control. Wilhelm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van damm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wilhelm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tong Van damm will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van damm.
Nice shot by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van damm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Van damm. That snapped Wilhelm's head back.
Wilhelm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilhelm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilhelm looks to land a combination but Van damm avoids it well.
Wilhelm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van damm back to the cage. Wilhelm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van damm moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Wilhelm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilhelm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm lands a nice shot that snaps Wilhelm's head back.
Wilhelm misses with a low kick.
Van damm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilhelm but Wilhelm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilhelm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilhelm misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a head kick. That will keep Wilhelm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wilhelm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van damm thumps Wilhelm with a low kick.
Wilhelm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilhelm misses with a combination
and Van damm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van damm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van damm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilhelm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van damm counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Wilhelm keeps moving.
Van damm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilhelm's head.
Van damm postures up.
Wilhelm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van damm controls the pace.
Van damm trying to control but Wilhelm is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Tong Van damm wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wilhelm misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilhelm tries to bum rush Van damm with a series of wild strikes but Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilhelm takes one to the side of the head.
Wilhelm throws a combination that misses
letting Van damm counter with a right hand.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilhelm tries to bum rush Van damm with a series of wild strikes but Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm avoids them all with ease.
Wilhelm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van damm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van damm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van damm misses with the body kick
and Wilhelm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van damm shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilhelm sprawls well. He's pushed Van damm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab
and Van damm counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilhelm looks to land a combination but Van damm avoids it well.
Van damm cracks Wilhelm with an open hand slap.
Wilhelm misses with a combination
and Van damm counters with a left and a right that stings Wilhelm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm throws a series of punches but Van damm avoids them all with ease.
Van damm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Van damm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van damm 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Van damm!
Our winner, Tong Van damm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Tierney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Migos-Y.R.H. Leo Bruce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Tierney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tierney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tierney 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.
Tierney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Tierney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tierney.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tierney gets to his feet - Bruce follows without any prompting.
Tierney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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!
Tierney shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl out of it but Tierney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tierney scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Bruce.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Tierney avoids them all with ease.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruce drops Tierney with a beautiful combination! Tierney stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bruce is looking for the KO!
It looks like Brennan Tierney has been cut.
A punch combination from Bruce misses.
Bruce misses with the combination.
Bruce misses with a combination
and Tierney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Tierney from controlling successfully.
Tierney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like Tierney might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brennan Tierney hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tierney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Tierney scores with a head kick.
Bruce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tierney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tierney counters with a thumping low kick.
Tierney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruce's waist but Bruce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tierney off to one side.
Leo Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brennan Tierney.
Tierney connects with a body shot that sends Bruce's belly button to the back.
Leo Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tierney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bruce rather than just go for the knockout.
Tierney scores with a nice head shot.
Tierney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tierney scores with a hook to the body. Bruce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tierney feints and then cracks Bruce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruce down.
Tierney gets a clinch.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tierney throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Tierney is controlling him.
Tierney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tierney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Tierney keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tierney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tierney cracks Bruce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bruce avoids it really well and circles away.
Leo Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Bruce misses.
Bruce tries to bum rush Tierney with a series of wild strikes but Tierney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tierney counters with a good, hard body kick but Bruce shrugs it off.
Bruce needs to keep his hands up - Tierney had a free shot at his head there.
Tierney closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bruce to the mat! Bruce manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tierney wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Tierney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brennan Tierney has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Tierney moves into the clinch.
Tierney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tierney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tierney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruce swivels and escapes.
Bruce misses with a combination
and Tierney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Tierney is controlling him.
Tierney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Tierney is controlling him.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce can't break the clinch.
Bruce is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Tierney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brennan Tierney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tierney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tierney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tierney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruce circles away.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Tierney moves out of range.
Tierney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tierney cracks Bruce with a good jab.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Tierney dips to his left and cracks Bruce with an uppercut!
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tierney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tierney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce misses with a combination
and Tierney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Tierney won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Tierney is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney stalling the fight.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
Tierney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tierney connects with a body shot that sends Bruce's belly button to the back.
Tierney feints a jab promting Bruce to slip. Tierney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bruce slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tierney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bruce enables Tierney to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bruce manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tierney wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Tierney throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Tierney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brennan Tierney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tierney.
Bruce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tierney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce is trying to push Tierney away but Tierney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tierney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tierney lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tierney counters with a thumping low kick.
Tierney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tierney connects with the punch.
Tierney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Tierney counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Tierney.
Come on Tierney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tierney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tierney lands with an uppercut that bounces Bruce off the cage and back into range.
Brennan Tierney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tierney stuns Bruce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tierney digs a good body shot into Bruce's ribs.
Tierney connects with a nice looking jab.
Tierney lands with a cross.
Bruce is rocked!
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tierney connects with a leg kick. Bruce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bruce seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Bruce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Tierney slams his shin into Bruce's torso.
Tierney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tierney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bruce backs up against the cage.
Leo Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tierney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tierney punishes Bruce's body with a nice straight punch.
Tierney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tierney cracks a nice hook into Bruce's ribs.
Tierney lands with a nice body punch.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tierney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Tierney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brennan Tierney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tierney lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Tierney feints and then cracks Bruce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruce down.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Tierney counters with a single leg into guard. Bruce didn't expect that.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Tierney from controlling successfully.
Tierney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruce can't keep his opponent in guard - Tierney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tierney is looking to advance position but Bruce won't allow it.
Tierney not doing much here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brennan Tierney wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tierney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Tierney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tierney lands with a good body shot.
Tierney lands a nice looking body shot.
Leo Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Tierney counters by clinching up.
Tierney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tierney has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tierney manages to break the clinch.
Tierney throws a shot to the body.
Tierney lands with a good body shot.
Tierney drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Tierney has the dominant position.
Tierney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tierney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruce tries to avoid it but Tierney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruce to the ground. Bruce escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tierney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tierney is in Bruce's guard.
Tierney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tierney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tierney throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce being controlled here, momentarily.
Leo Bruce has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tierney works Bruce's body with a nice hook.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Tierney counters with a thumping low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tierney as he connects with a hook.
Tierney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tierney counters with a single leg into guard. Bruce didn't expect that.
Tierney stands and steps away. Bruce gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tierney lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tierney shoots in and bounces Bruce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tierney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tierney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bruce, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brennan Tierney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tierney 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brennan Tierney!
Brennan Tierney tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Leo Bruce had this to say: 'got out skilled but it was a great match.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshawn Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Carwin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshawn Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Carwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lynch drives through and clinches with Carwin against the cage.
Lynch has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynch has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lynch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Hector Carwin has been cut.
Lynch lands an elbow inside that Carwin shrugs off.
Lynch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lynch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lynch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Lynch has the dominant position.
Lynch lands an elbow inside that Carwin shrugs off.
Carwin is trying to break the clinch but Lynch is controlling him.
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!
Lynch lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Hector Carwin's cut even more.
Carwin working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lynch.
Carwin looks winded!
Lynch scores with a hook to the body.
Lynch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carwin's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lynch.
Lynch lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands an elbow inside.
Carwin is rocked!
The cut above Hector Carwin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lynch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynch finish him?
Lynch throws an elbow that misses.
Lynch throws an elbow but it misses.
Carwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Clinched against the cage, Lynch lands a big elbow that drops Carwin! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Carwin is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshawn Lynch!
An out of breath Marshawn Lynch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris The Bullettooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lord Viceroy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 Los Angeles, Boris The Bullettooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullettooth scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Bullettooth. That snapped Viceroy's head back.
Viceroy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullettooth.
Bullettooth scores with a head kick.
Viceroy misses with an uppercut. Bullettooth saw that one coming.
Bullettooth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Viceroy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullettooth throws a body kick that misses.
Bullettooth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viceroy.
Bullettooth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Viceroy counters with a series of strikes. Bullettooth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bullettooth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viceroy.
Bullettooth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viceroy.
Bullettooth scores with a nice head shot.
Viceroy's corner calls for a 1-2. Viceroy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bullettooth misses with a looping right.
Bullettooth slips a straight right by Viceroy.
Viceroy 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.
Bullettooth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viceroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bullettooth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Viceroy throws a combination. Bullettooth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Viceroy throws a series of punches but Bullettooth avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Bullettooth. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bullettooth should have avoided that one.
Bullettooth ducks under a wild hook from Viceroy.
Viceroy throws a hook but Bullettooth avoids it easily.
Viceroy misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bullettooth. That's going to slow Viceroy down.
A slow jab from Bullettooth misses its intended target.
Bullettooth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bullettooth slips under a jab from Viceroy.
No joy there for Viceroy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viceroy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Viceroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullettooth moves away.
Bullettooth with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullettooth throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Viceroy.
Viceroy misses with a right hand
and Bullettooth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Viceroy's guard now.
Bullettooth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullettooth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bullettooth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Viceroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Viceroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bullettooth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bullettooth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lord Viceroy wasn't active enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viceroy. Bullettooth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullettooth throws a nice head kick!
Bullettooth lands a glancing blow to the side of Viceroy's head.
Bullettooth lands with a right hand.
We've been told by Bullettooth's head coaches at Datsik's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullettooth connects with a solid leg kick.
Bullettooth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viceroy's head.
Viceroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bullettooth lands a nice looking kick to the body. Viceroy takes a step back to recover.
Bullettooth looks to throw the jab but Viceroy is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viceroy. Bullettooth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viceroy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bullettooth. Bullettooth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Viceroy.
Bullettooth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viceroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Viceroy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Viceroy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Bullettooth.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bullettooth. Viceroy shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy stuns Bullettooth with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bullettooth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Viceroy misses with a shot to the body
and Bullettooth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bullettooth.
Bullettooth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bullettooth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Viceroy keeping moving, preventing Bullettooth from controlling successfully.
Bullettooth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris The Bullettooth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bullettooth cracks Viceroy with a good jab.
Bullettooth tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullettooth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bullettooth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bullettooth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bullettooth connects with a looping right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bullettooth here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullettooth tests Viceroy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bullettooth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bullettooth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bullettooth misses the shot to the body.
Viceroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullettooth moves out of range as Viceroy strikes.
Viceroy misses with a double jab.
Bullettooth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bullettooth lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Viceroy.
Viceroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullettooth connects with an inside leg kick.
Bullettooth lands a big head kick that sends Viceroy tumbling to the mat! Bullettooth takes a step backwards and waves Viceroy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lord Viceroy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viceroy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Viceroy is rocked!
Bullettooth scores with the left hand. Viceroy knows he should have avoided that one.
Viceroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bullettooth finish him?
Boris The Bullettooth is winning the standup battle so far.
Viceroy connects with a looping right hand.
Viceroy seems to have recovered his senses.
Bullettooth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lord Viceroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viceroy misses with an uppercut.
Viceroy lands a two punch combo.
Bullettooth connects with a body shot that sends Viceroy's belly button to the back.
Bullettooth throws a sloppy head kick and Viceroy moves out of range easily.
Bullettooth works Viceroy's body with a nice hook.
Viceroy misses the jab.
Bullettooth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viceroy's hands.
Viceroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donk. Bullettooth catches Viceroy right on the button with a cross.
Bullettooth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Viceroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bullettooth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Viceroy. That did some damage!
Bullettooth throws a hook but Viceroy avoids it easily.
Bullettooth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viceroy can do to turn this around?
Viceroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viceroy digs a good body shot into Bullettooth's ribs.
Viceroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bullettooth.
Bullettooth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bullettooth connects with an inside leg kick.
Viceroy takes a swing at Bullettooth's ribcage but misses.
Bullettooth throws out a powerful jab.
Viceroy ducks under a wild hook from Bullettooth.
Bullettooth is looking to land body kicks.
Bullettooth lands a slapping body shot.
Viceroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullettooth.
Viceroy misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bullettooth backs up against the cage.
Viceroy throws an overhand right that lands on Bullettooth's shoulder, as Bullettooth tries to avoid the shot.
Viceroy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bullettooth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Viceroy is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bullettooth. That snapped Viceroy's head back.
Viceroy throws a jab when Bullettooth was well out of range.
Bullettooth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viceroy.
A swing and a miss from Viceroy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viceroy digs a good body shot into Bullettooth's ribs.
Bullettooth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Viceroy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Viceroy slips a straight right by Bullettooth.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bullettooth!
Bullettooth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Viceroy.
Bullettooth staying out of range there.
Viceroy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bullettooth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullettooth connects with a right hand. Viceroy shakes it off.
Viceroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Viceroy misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bullettooth.
Bullettooth scores with a hook.
Viceroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viceroy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bullettooth scores with a head kick.
Bullettooth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bullettooth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bullettooth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bullettooth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Viceroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bullettooth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullettooth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viceroy's hands.
Viceroy tries to bum rush Bullettooth with a series of wild strikes but Bullettooth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viceroy misses with a hook. Bullettooth ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris The Bullettooth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lord Viceroy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bullettooth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Viceroy misses with a looping right.
Bullettooth works over Viceroy's head and body with a nice combination.
Viceroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bullettooth misses with a lunging right hand
and Viceroy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bullettooth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viceroy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bullettooth under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viceroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viceroy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bullettooth.
Bullettooth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Viceroy will feel that in the morning.
A swing and a miss from Viceroy.
Viceroy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bullettooth.
Viceroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viceroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viceroy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bullettooth.
Viceroy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viceroy avoids the body shot from Bullettooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullettooth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viceroy.
Bullettooth lands a front kick.
Bullettooth connects with a body shot.
Bullettooth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viceroy on the side of the head.
Bullettooth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bullettooth circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Viceroy drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bullettooth follows Viceroy to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris The Bullettooth!
A victorious Boris The Bullettooth thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Baby Huey - A change is going to come kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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283 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby Huey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Huey misses.
Huey lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Young throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Young taking a break here but Huey is having none of it and regains half guard.
Young tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huey looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Young wants to pass the guard but Huey is defending well.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huey defending well though.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young wants to work for an arm triangle but Huey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Huey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Huey is looking to escape.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Young is stalling here. Huey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Young seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Huey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Young tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huey wants to stand but Young is controlling his arm.
Young is trying to control Huey's posture but Huey avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huey wants to stand but Young is controlling his arm.
Young tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Young is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Huey off and has taken his back!
Huey controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Young misses with an elbow to the head.
Huey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huey is trying to get back to his feet but Young has full control of the position and if anything, Huey has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Huey is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Young has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Young tries to get the hooks in deep but Huey pushed the leg off.
Huey covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huey holding both Young 's hands and preventing any damage.
Young lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is throwing shots to the body but Huey manages to wriggle free. Young pounces on him again and ends up in Huey's guard.
Young won't allow Huey to get back to his feet.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young wants to control from the top but Huey keeps moving.
Huey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young stops Huey from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young advances position into side control!
Young is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Young dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huey lands a nice shot to the body.
Young throws a hook to the side of Huey's head but Huey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young misses with an uppercut. Huey saw that one coming.
Young looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young throws the left hand but Huey avoids the punch easily.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huey.
Huey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keith Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Huey shows good takedown defense.
Huey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Huey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Huey misses the shot to the body.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huey stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Huey.
Huey is trying to break free.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huey is defending well for now.
Huey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huey tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young tries for a takedown. No joy.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young tries a body shot but Huey blocks it.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huey's efforts to push away.
Huey is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huey's elbow.
Huey has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young has Huey pressed against the cage, preventing Huey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baby Huey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huey throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws a right hand that Huey ducks under and follows up with a left that Huey also avoids with ease.
Huey lands a body shot.
Huey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baby Huey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Huey moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baby Huey!
Baby Huey took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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212 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Sparrow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sparrow off the cage and back into range.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Tim Johnson has been cut.
Sparrow wants to clinch.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sparrow tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sparrow sprawls well. Sparrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Sparrow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sparrow somewhat.
Johnson punishes Sparrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sparrow throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sparrow being controlled here momentarily.
Sparrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand up but Sparrow is controlling him.
Sparrow looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparrow trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Sparrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson working Sparrow over with strikes.
Sparrow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparrow tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Sparrow defending well.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sparrow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson working over Sparrow with some ground and pound. Sparrow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sparrow is rocked!
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Sparrow is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Sparrow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sparrow seems to have recovered his senses.
Sparrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparrow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sparrow circles away.
Sparrow throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Sparrow misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Sparrow misses with the combination.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Sparrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Sparrow misses with a hook.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Sparrow's temple.
Sparrow looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Johnson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Oooh a big shot lands for Johnson! Sparrow is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Johnson!
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