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CCF 173: Daniels vs. Rad PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Baddabing has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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188 cm
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177 lbs
39 - 18 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Baddabing!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinochet.
Augusto Pinochet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baddabing's waist but Baddabing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinochet off to one side.
Baddabing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baddabing 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.
Baddabing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinochet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinochet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baddabing.
Pinochet tries to close the distance and clinch but Baddabing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinochet closes the distance and clinches.
Baddabing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinochet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baddabing manages to avoid it.
Pinochet misses the jab.
Baddabing misses with a hook.
Pinochet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baddabing sprawls well initially but Pinochet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baddabing tries to roll over but Pinochet keeps him under control.
Pinochet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baddabing does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pinochet controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing trying to control here.
Pinochet moves nicely into side control.
Pinochet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baddabing keeps working.
Baddabing is looking for a sweep.
Pinochet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baddabing keeps working.
Pinochet working away.
Pinochet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baddabing keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baddabing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pinochet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing is trying to escape the position but Pinochet is controlling the position.
Pinochet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Baddabing's legs.
Baddabing is trying to control Pinochet's posture but Pinochet avoids it.
Baddabing is looking to reverse the position.
Baddabing is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pinochet off and has taken his back!
Pinochet prevents Baddabing from getting a body triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinochet is really stuck here.
Pinochet covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Baddabing lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing connects with a big shot to the side of Pinochet's head.
Pinochet is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Pinochet's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
I really don't envy Pinochet right now.
Baddabing lands a shot to the body.
Pinochet rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pinochet is refusing to be controlled, as Baddabing sits in half guard.
Pinochet is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing controlling the action here.
Baddabing trying to pass the guard but Pinochet defending well.
Baddabing lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baddabing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pinochet is looking to improve his position.
Baddabing is trying to control. Pinochet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baddabing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baddabing scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baddabing is looking to advance position but Pinochet won't allow it.
Baddabing prevents Pinochet from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pinochet with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Baddabing counter with a right hand.
Baddabing throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinochet.
Pinochet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pinochet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baddabing swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Pinochet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinochet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baddabing sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pinochet somewhat.
Pinochet throws a jab when Baddabing was well out of range.
Pinochet feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baddabing manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baddabing cracks Pinochet with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Baddabing controlling his opponent.
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!
Baddabing working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet is desperately trying to improve his position but Baddabing has a good base and remains in mount.
Baddabing looking to control but Pinochet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baddabing tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pinochet is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Baddabing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pinochet is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baddabing controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pinochet is looking to escape.
Baddabing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny Baddabing.
Baddabing lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinochet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baddabing.
Pinochet bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baddabing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pinochet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinochet working the ground and pound.
Baddabing parries the strikes from Pinochet easily there. Pinochet is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baddabing to escape.
Baddabing is looking to regain half guard here but Pinochet keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing dodges the ground and pound from Pinochet.
Manny Baddabing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinochet controlling from side mount.
Baddabing is trying to get back to half guard.
Pinochet laying and praying for a moment but Baddabing takes advantage and regains half guard.
Pinochet lands strikes from half guard.
Baddabing works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baddabing is looking for a triangle but Pinochet pushes his legs off easily.
Baddabing wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinochet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pinochet being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Baddabing keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Augusto Pinochet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baddabing slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baddabing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinochet fails with the takedown
and Baddabing counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baddabing scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Baddabing slips under a jab.
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Pinochet misses with a looping right.
Pinochet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baddabing enables Pinochet to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baddabing manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Baddabing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinochet is aware though and is defending well.
Baddabing can't keep his opponent in guard - Pinochet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've been hearing that Pinochet has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Baddabing is looking to get back to full guard here but Pinochet has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pinochet tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pinochet working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinochet in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Baddabing is not content to let Pinochet control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Baddabing's legs.
Baddabing is trying to control Pinochet's posture but Pinochet avoids it.
Pinochet trying to control the action but Baddabing is working from the bottom.
Pinochet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baddabing down.
Baddabing manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pinochet's best efforts.
Pinochet prevents Baddabing from improving his position.
Baddabing desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Baddabing.
Pinochet trying to control but Baddabing is working from the bottom.
Pinochet looking to sit in guard and control but Baddabing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pinochet is trying to control the position but Baddabing postures up.
Baddabing controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baddabing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baddabing throws a strike but Pinochet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinochet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing wants to sweep but no luck.
Baddabing trying to keep a closed guard but Pinochet is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pinochet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baddabing trying to control the position.
Baddabing trying to control the position here.
Baddabing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Manny Baddabing hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice cross by Baddabing.
Baddabing throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinochet.
Pinochet moves out of range as Baddabing strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinochet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet dodges the punch combination from Baddabing.
Pinochet shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinochet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baddabing throws out the jab.
Baddabing misses with a looping right.
Baddabing throws out a loose jab but Pinochet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinochet avoids the body shot from Baddabing.
Baddabing works Pinochet's body with a nice hook.
Pinochet tries to clinch up.
Baddabing looks to land a left hand but Pinochet moved out of range nicely.
Baddabing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinochet staying out of range there.
Pinochet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baddabing's waist but Baddabing gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinochet off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Pinochet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinochet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Baddabing misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Baddabing.
I've got Baddabing winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Manny Baddabing!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Manny Baddabing!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Manny Baddabing!
Manny Baddabing wins by unanimous decision!
Manny Baddabing thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen has chosen The Mutilation of Christ as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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150 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Millard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarmo Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Millard misses the jab.
Laukkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Millard lands a jab to the nose.
Millard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Millard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laukkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laukkanen staying out of range there.
Laukkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Millard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Millard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Millard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard throws the kick towards the body but Laukkanen avoids it.
Laukkanen walks into a left hand.
Millard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Millard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laukkanen tests Millard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laukkanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jarmo Laukkanen has been cut.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Millard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Millard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laukkanen's calf.
Laukkanen shoots in and drives through. Millard sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukkanen slips a jab from Millard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Laukkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Millard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bruce Millard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millard avoids a kick to the body.
Millard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Millard lands a really nice looking cross but Laukkanen seems unphased.
We've been informed that Laukkanen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Laukkanen lands a high kick!
Laukkanen checks a low kick from Millard.
Millard misses with a body shot.
Millard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Laukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laukkanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Millard.
Millard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Millard misses.
A low kick from Millard misses
letting Laukkanen counter with a right hand.
Millard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Millard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Laukkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Millard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laukkanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Millard throws a jab when Laukkanen was well out of range.
Laukkanen slips under a jab from Millard.
Laukkanen throws a push kick but Millard slaps the foot to one side.
Millard scores with a jab. Laukkanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laukkanen jabs Millard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard shoots in and bounces Laukkanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Millard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laukkanen's head.
Laukkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Laukkanen, not yet.
Laukkanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laukkanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Millard trying to control but Laukkanen is working from the bottom.
Millard is looking to work some ground and pound but Laukkanen has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laukkanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Millard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Laukkanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Millard loads up on a big right hand but Laukkanen slips the punch.
Laukkanen looks to throw a body kick
and Millard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Laukkanen misses with a double jab.
Millard throws a shot from downtown. Laukkanen moves away and avoids it.
Millard throws a jab but it's blocked by Laukkanen.
Millard misses with an uppercut.
Bruce Millard is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Millard, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Millard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laukkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laukkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millard moves away.
Laukkanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Millard misses with a straight left.
Millard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laukkanen on his heels. He'll look to pass Laukkanen's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laukkanen is on top in guard.
Millard is working an open guard so Laukkanen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Millard throws a jab when Laukkanen was well out of range.
Laukkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Millard misses the jab.
Millard misses with a low kick.
Laukkanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laukkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Millard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laukkanen scores with a hook.
Laukkanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen slips a straight right by Millard.
Millard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Millard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Millard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Millard lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laukkanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laukkanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Millard misses with a body shot.
Laukkanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Millard thows a leg kick but Laukkanen checks it
and Laukkanen counters with a big head kick but Millard shrugs it off.
Millard thumps Laukkanen with a low kick.
Millard looks for the body kick but Laukkanen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laukkanen on the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good exchange - Millard coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Millard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Millard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laukkanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Millard defends it nicely.
Laukkanen misses with a body kick.
Laukkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laukkanen wants to slow Millard down by chopping away at his legs.
Laukkanen throws a leg kick which misses Millard's front leg but catches the back leg as Millard tries to avoid it.
Millard throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laukkanen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laukkanen scores with a head kick. Millard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Laukkanen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukkanen blocks the body kick.
Laukkanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Millard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laukkanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Millard throws out a loose jab but Laukkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarmo Laukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laukkanen misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laukkanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Millard sprawls well. He's pushed Laukkanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laukkanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laukkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Millard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jarmo Laukkanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Laukkanen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Laukkanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Millard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Millard avoids a kick to the body.
Millard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laukkanen throws a head kick but Millard moves out of range.
Laukkanen ducks under a wild hook from Millard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Millard.
Millard throws a hook but Laukkanen avoids it easily.
Millard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Millard misses the jab.
Millard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Millard is looking to slow Laukkanen down with leg kicks.
Laukkanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Millard. Millard obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Millard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laukkanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laukkanen throws a series of punches but Millard avoids them all with ease.
Millard cracks the inside of Laukkanen's front leg.
Laukkanen checks a leg kick.
Millard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Millard throws a shot from downtown. Laukkanen moves away and avoids it.
Laukkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millard.
Laukkanen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Laukkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Millard jabs Laukkanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Millard lands a nice hook to Laukkanen's body. Laukkanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen misses with a body kick.
Millard scores with a nice body kick.
Millard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laukkanen on his heels. He'll look to pass Laukkanen's guard now, I'm sure.
Millard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laukkanen keeping moving, preventing Millard from controlling successfully.
Millard cracks Laukkanen with a solid left hand.
Millard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Millard trying to control but Laukkanen is working from the bottom.
Millard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laukkanen's head.
Millard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard chips away with some ground and pound.
Laukkanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millard lands a couple of digs.
Laukkanen being controlled here, momentarily.
Millard throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce Millard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard wants to control from the top but Laukkanen keeps moving.
Millard preventing the sweep.
Laukkanen keeping moving, preventing Millard from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Millard won't allow Laukkanen to sweep him here.
Millard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millard with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukkanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jarmo Laukkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laukkanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Millard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Millard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bruce Millard!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bruce Millard!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bruce Millard!
Bruce Millard wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bruce Millard waved his t-shirt featuring Closed - Thanks for Support's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crash has chosen Lexicon Devil as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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31
260 lbs
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243 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Svensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darby Crash!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensen throws a head kick but Crash moves out of range.
Svensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crash scores with a jab. Svensen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svensen is trying to pull guard but Crash turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crash working hard to break the clinch.
Svensen stalling in the clinch.
Crash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crash tries to score a body lock takedown but Svensen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Svensen letting Crash take a breather here.
Svensen pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Svensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Svensen looking for a guillotine here but Crash defends easily.
Svensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crash slips nicely into half guard.
Svensen is looking for a sweep. Crash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Svensen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensen wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash passes to full mount!
Crash landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash prevents Svensen from getting the reversal.
Crash postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Svensen looks a forlorn figure.
Crash lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Svensen hang on?
Svensen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Crash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Svensen trying to get back to full guard but Crash takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Crash lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crash landing strikes from the mount and Svensen is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Svensen tries to reverse the position but Crash maintains control.
Crash wants to control the pace but Svensen is squirming around nicely.
Svensen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash is looking for a kimura here.
Crash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Svensen wants to get back to full guard but Crash has mounted him!
Svensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svensen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Svensen is in a horrible position here. Crash smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash scoring with strikes but Svensen is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash cracks Svensen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Svensen is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Crash dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Svensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svensen lands with a kick to the temple. Crash shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Darby Crash has been cut.
Crash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Crash.
Crash misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Svensen.
Crash lands a nice shot to the body.
Crash throws out a powerful jab.
Svensen needs to keep his hands up - Crash had a free shot at his head there.
Svensen ducks under a wild hook from Crash.
Svensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Crash! Svensen is backing up but he can't get away as Crash lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Svensen and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darby Crash!
Darby Crash made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'CIRCLE ONE!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Tyson has chosen God save the Queen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Bo Tyson has been cut.
Tyson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Machado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson stands up.
Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Machado shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyson is trying to defend but Machado finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tyson kicks Machado off and gets back to his feet.
Machado looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machado circles away quickly and effectively.
Bo Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Machado misses the target.
Tyson moves into range and clinches up with Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machado tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Machado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Machado needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Machado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machado takes one to the side of the head.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Machado!
Tyson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Machado is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is working hard here to advance position.
We've been hearing good reports from Machado's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Machado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Machado sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado actively working from the bottom here.
Machado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Machado looking for submissions off his back.
Machado looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado actively working from the bottom here.
Tyson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Machado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyson pulls his head out easily.
Machado is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Machado controls his leg.
Machado is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johan Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Johan Machado has been cut.
Machado has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machado drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Machado at a distance.
Machado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Machado shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machado looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Machado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machado eats them both and turns towards Tyson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyson as he connects with a hook.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machado's head backwards.
Oooooh!!! Tyson has knocked Machado down with a huge combo! Tyson steps away and waves a wobbly Machado back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Machado is rocked!
Johan Machado's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson darts in and clinches Machado up against the cage.
Oh Machado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson rushes Machado with punches - Machado moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Machado goes down! Tyson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Tyson!
Bo Tyson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Ice Cream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
215 lbs
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32
210 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blue Ice Cream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seikkeris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ice Cream throws a head kick that misses.
Seikkeris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Blue Ice Cream has been cut.
Ice Cream avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ice Cream throws a push kick but Seikkeris slaps the foot to one side.
Seikkeris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seikkeris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Kyriakos Seikkeris has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ice Cream getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seikkeris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ice Cream throws out a loose jab but Seikkeris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ice Cream blocks a head kick by Seikkeris.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ice Cream thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ice Cream dives in and scores a takedown into Seikkeris's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ice Cream accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seikkeris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seikkeris is pulling down on Ice Cream's head. It's preventing any offense from Ice Cream, at least for the moment.
Seikkeris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ice Cream.
Seikkeris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ice Cream's guard.
Ice Cream is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ice Cream is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seikkeris throws an elbow that misses. Ice Cream uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seikkeris's guard. Nice move by Ice Cream!
Seikkeris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Seikkeris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ice Cream throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seikkeris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seikkeris is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ice Cream preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ice Cream accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ice Cream 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.
Seikkeris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ice Cream trying to control the position from guard on top but Seikkeris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ice Cream postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ice Cream postures up in Seikkeris's guard and throws a big left but Seikkeris blocks it.
Ice Cream throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Ice Cream looking to pass the guard.
Seikkeris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris looking for a sweep. Not yet Seikkeris, not yet.
Ice Cream works over Seikkeris with some ground and pound from guard.
Seikkeris wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ice Cream is now in half guard.
Ice Cream sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seikkeris defending well though.
Seikkeris trying to control but Ice Cream postures up.
Ice Cream trying to pass the guard but Seikkeris defending well.
Ice Cream takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Seikkeris trying to control here.
Ice Cream winds up and cracks Seikkeris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ice Cream throwing shots but Seikkeris is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ice Cream trying to mount his opponent but Seikkeris defends it.
Ice Cream thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seikkeris's head.
Seikkeris wants to get back to full guard.
Ice Cream trying to pass the guard but Seikkeris defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seikkeris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ice Cream's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ice Cream's back!
Seikkeris is striking well from the back but Ice Cream escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Seikkeris is keen to just control but Ice Cream is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Ice Cream dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ice Cream connects with a solid leg kick.
Ice Cream tests Seikkeris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Ice Cream is having none of it.
Ice Cream checks a leg kick.
Ice Cream wants to land a leg kick but Seikkeris is out of range.
Ice Cream keeps the fight on the outside.
Seikkeris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Ice Cream circles away and keeps his distance.
Seikkeris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seikkeris ducks under a wild hook from Ice Cream.
Ice Cream cracks the inside of Seikkeris's front leg.
Seikkeris avoids a kick to the body.
Ice Cream throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seikkeris tries to clinch there but Ice Cream circles away.
Ice Cream throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seikkeris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seikkeris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses.
Seikkeris moves out of range of the leg kick from Ice Cream.
Seikkeris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seikkeris tries to clinch
and Ice Cream counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Ice Cream circles away and keeps his distance.
Seikkeris is looking to clinch.
Ice Cream misses with a body shot.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ice Cream darts in looking for a takedown but Seikkeris gets double underhooks and turns Ice Cream into the cage.
Seikkeris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris wants to clinch.
Seikkeris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ice Cream.
Ice Cream moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kyriakos Seikkeris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ice Cream swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ice Cream.
A swing and a miss from Ice Cream.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ice Cream.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Ice Cream keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seikkeris clinches.
Seikkeris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ice Cream is defending well for now.
Ice Cream throws a head punch that misses.
Seikkeris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ice Cream avoids the elbow strike from Seikkeris, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ice Cream.
Seikkeris lands an elbow inside that Ice Cream shrugs off.
Seikkeris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ice Cream blocks an elbow strike from Seikkeris.
Ice Cream misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ice Cream fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ice Cream takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blue Ice Cream's cut is getting worse.
Seikkeris pushes off an throws an elbow but Ice Cream leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seikkeris is trying to maintain a safe position but Ice Cream gets an underhook and turns Seikkeris into the cage.
Seikkeris looking to throw knees to the head but Ice Cream is blocking nicely.
Ice Cream dodges an elbow strike from Seikkeris.
Ice Cream lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seikkeris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seikkeris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ice Cream's brow.
Ice Cream leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ice Cream is looking to control Seikkeris's arms but Seikkeris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ice Cream has his back to the cage.
Seikkeris misses with an elbow strike.
Seikkeris tries to work over Ice Cream's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seikkeris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ice Cream misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris lands a knee to the body.
Ice Cream doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ice Cream drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seikkeris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Ice Cream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ice Cream lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seikkeris backwards.
Ice Cream lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seikkeris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blue Ice Cream's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Seikkeris landing knees to the body.
Ice Cream swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seikkeris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blue Ice Cream's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyriakos Seikkeris!
Kyriakos Seikkeris very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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214 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosh thows a body shot but no joy.
Bosh moves into the clinch.
Bosh misses with a body punch.
Crowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Bosh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowe.
Bosh misses with a body punch.
Bosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crowe lands with a right to the head.
Bosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Bosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crowe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crowe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh is trying to break free.
Crowe has Bosh pushed against the cage.
Crowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bosh or not.
Bosh tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe gets underhooks to prevent Bosh's takedown attempt.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bosh.
Bosh is trying to maintain a safe position but Crowe gets an underhook and turns Bosh into the cage.
Crowe misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crowe throws an elbow but misses.
Bosh is looking to control Crowe's arms but Crowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bosh has his back to the cage.
Bosh tries for a takedown but Crowe manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosh.
Bosh avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Bosh blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Bosh tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Bosh back against the cage.
Bosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosh prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Bosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bosh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crowe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crowe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bosh gets his way!
Crowe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Crowe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bosh!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosh is throwing shots to the body but Crowe manages to wriggle free. Bosh pounces on him again and ends up in Crowe's guard.
Bosh working some strikes from top position.
Crowe pulls Bosh in close to his closed guard and prevents Bosh from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bosh postures up in Crowe's guard and throws a big left but Crowe blocks it.
Bosh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crowe keeping full guard, as Bosh tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crowe controlling the action here.
Bosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bosh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crowe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crowe's back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bosh throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bosh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bosh is working the ground and pound. Can Crowe escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh is throwing strikes by Crowe counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Crowe regains half guard.
Bosh is trying to control. Crowe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bosh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crowe is looking for a sweep. Bosh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh slows the pace down in half guard.
Bosh thows a huge punch but Crowe dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bosh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bosh gets a clinch.
Bosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crowe can pounce on him.
Chris Bosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowe tries to keep at a distance but Bosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Bosh avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but Bosh is blocking nicely.
Bosh throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Bosh.
Bosh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bosh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Bosh misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosh blocks an elbow strike.
Bosh tries to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling the position.
Bosh wants to take the fight to the mat but Crowe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bosh managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bosh takes a shot to the head.
Bosh lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe misses with a knee strike.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosh's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Crowe.
Good body shot from Crowe.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh dodges an elbow strike from Crowe.
Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Chris Bosh has been cut.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosh backwards.
Crowe lands a left hand.
Bosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bosh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crowe is defending well.
Bosh breaks from the clinch.
Bosh avoids the head kick by Crowe.
Bosh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowe defends it nicely.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bosh.
Bosh lands with a nice body punch.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosh. That did some damage!
Bosh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crowe moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh tries to stall but Crowe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crowe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosh has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Bosh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crowe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crowe - that will leave a mark!
Chris Bosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosh is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowe tries to keep at a distance but Bosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosh avoids it.
Bosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosh misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bosh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crowe lands a nice elbow.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Bosh shrugs off.
Bosh takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe has Bosh pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bosh is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Crowe - that's hurt Bosh badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bosh is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bosh doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eli Crowe!
In his post fight interview, Eli Crowe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi comes to the cage accompanied by Peace Prize Speech. Aung San Suu Kyi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donnie Yen's chin.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Aung San Suu Kyi has been cut.
Suu Kyi tried to score with a low kick but Yen checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yen.
Suu Kyi cracks Yen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suu Kyi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suu Kyi throws a lazy body kick
and Yen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Suu Kyi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yen is looking to clinch.
Suu Kyi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yen swinging wildly here.
Suu Kyi throws a jab but it's blocked by Yen.
Suu Kyi throws a leg kick but Yen moved away.
Yen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Suu Kyi as he connects with a hook.
Yen shoots in looking for a takedown but Suu Kyi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yen fails to land the takedown.
Yen wants to clinch
and Suu Kyi counters with an inside leg kick.
Yen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suu Kyi scores with a leg kick.
Suu Kyi is looking to slow Yen down with leg kicks.
Suu Kyi thuds a left hand into Yen's body.
Suu Kyi lands a glancing blow to the side of Yen's head.
Suu Kyi misses the shot to the body.
Suu Kyi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suu Kyi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yen is still on wobbly legs! Can Suu Kyi finish him?
Suu Kyi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yen seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi pushes Yen away with a front kick.
Suu Kyi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suu Kyi catches Yen with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Yen forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aung San Suu Kyi!
Aung San Suu Kyi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kane Yamada enters the cage!
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211 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Knight blocking some punches.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Yamada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Knight is working for takedown but Yamada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knight up against the cage.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamada pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Yamada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamada.
Knight tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Knight being controlled against the cage.
Yamada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamada.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight prevents a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
The referee calls for Yamada to work.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
Knight prevents a body shot from Yamada.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamada prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada works on Knight's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Yamada is stalling here.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Knight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yamada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada slows down the pace here.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamada connects with the punch.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Yamada.
Knight tests Yamada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yamada. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight lands with a kick to the temple. Yamada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Yamada throws a body kick that misses.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Knight connects with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Knight blocks the leg kick.
Yamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Knight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knight takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamada.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Yamada stalling against the cage.
Kane Yamada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamada's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and Knight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yamada's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight is fighting to break Yamada's control of his arms but Yamada is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Knight 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.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamada working a defensive guard here.
Knight slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamada's head.
Knight lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada trying to get back to full guard but Knight takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Knight looking to control but Yamada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada gets back to half guard.
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 Julian Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight gets through Yamada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamada controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Yamada slowing the pace effectively.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Yamada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Knight gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Yamada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Yamada keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Knight with the ground and pound but Yamada uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Knight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamada is keeping the position for now.
Yamada is trying to keep Knight in close.
Yamada wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yamada pulls Knight in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Yamada moves forwards but Knight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Yamada misses
and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Yamada fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada pulls Knight in close to his closed guard and prevents Knight from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yamada looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada throws a low kick, looking for Knight's leg but Knight calmly moves out of range.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Knight.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Knight slams his shin into Yamada's torso.
Knight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Julian Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
Yamada instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
Yamada misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Knight.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knight blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight lands a body punch.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Knight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Knight tries to land a body kick
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Yamada clinches with his opponent.
Knight misses with some punches.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Knight is trying to trip Yamada. He has hold of a leg but Yamada is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Knight persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Julian Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamada is pulling down on Knight's head. It's preventing any offense from Knight, at least for the moment.
Knight postures up in Yamada's guard and throws a big left but Yamada blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is adopting a defensive guard.
Yamada controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kane Yamada wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yamada throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Yamada avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamada can pounce on him.
Knight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamada throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knight's head.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
Yamada throws a right hand that misses
and Knight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kane Yamada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Knight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yamada misses with a few strikes there.
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamada is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, Yamada circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamada should have avoided that one.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Yamada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knight on the side of the head.
Knight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada has closed the distance and engaged Knight in a clinch.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Yamada controls the action.
Yamada takes a shot to the head.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamada prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Knight scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamada's head.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Yamada's head.
Knight wants to control but Yamada is keeping him busy.
Yamada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knight in particular looking to stall.
Yamada works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yamada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a strike but Yamada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamada got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knight has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamada has managed to get both his arms back between Knight's legs - danger averted.
Yamada is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julian Knight.
I think Knight 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Kane Yamada!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kane Yamada!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada wins by unanimous decision! Kane Yamada retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Kane Yamada thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luivel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crowe's choice of entrance music: The Dead Brothers - Old Pine Box. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Luivel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harley Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Romero.
Romero thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romero.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Crowe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crowe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crowe tries to roll over but Romero keeps him under control.
Romero is controlling the pace.
Crowe wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Romero controlling the action here.
Crowe wants to get back to full guard.
Luivel Romero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe scores with a jab.
It looks like Luivel Romero has been cut.
Romero drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero passes Crowe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Romero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crowe wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.
Romero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe wants to get back to full guard.
Crowe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crowe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crowe is keeping the position for now.
Crowe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romero defends well.
Crowe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.
Romero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Romero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crowe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romero is working away from the top position though.
Crowe actively working from the bottom here.
Romero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crowe is staying active underneath Romero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luivel Romero.
Romero scores with a leg kick.
Crowe takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Romero.
Crowe thows a leg kick but Romero checks it
and Romero counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Crowe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Romero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero drives through with a takedown into Crowe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Romero trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero wants to pass the guard but Crowe is keeping the position.
Crowe trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luivel Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luivel Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Romero looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Romero is controlling Crowe's posture.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe works over Romero with some ground and pound from guard.
Crowe postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Crowe looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luivel Romero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crowe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Luivel Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crowe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romero stands and throws Crowe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crowe tries to improve position but can't.
Romero taking a breather here.
Romero has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Romero wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero taking a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crowe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crowe is refusing to be controlled, as Romero sits in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Luivel Romero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luivel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crowe's head backwards.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crowe tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
Romero wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Crowe tries to improve position but can't.
Romero wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Luivel Romero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Romero throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe thows a leg kick but Romero checks it
and Romero counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws out a loose jab but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Luivel Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Crowe checks it.
Crowe moves out of range as Romero strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luivel Romero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luivel Romero's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Crowe lands a jab to the head.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Romero.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero digs a good body shot into Crowe's ribs.
Crowe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crowe's guard.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Crowe is trying to control the position but Romero postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Luivel Romero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Romero misses with a body punch
and Crowe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero's guard.
Crowe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crowe looking to pass the guard.
Romero wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Romero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Luivel Romero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Crowe is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Crowe avoids a kick to the body.
Crowe blocks a jab.
Luivel Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Crowe moves out of range as Romero strikes.
A clash of legs there as Crowe blocks the low kick.
Romero gets a takedown into half guard.
Crowe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romero's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeps control of the position as Romero tries to break free.
Crowe somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Crowe. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Romero trying to control but not successfully.
Crowe is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Harley Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe is landing with strikes from the back.
Crowe looking for the RNC.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Crowe looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe punches the canvas rather than the man.
Crowe gets his hands free as Romero looks to control.
Romero is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Crowe throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Crowe has the hooks in. Romero is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Crowe scores with punches and elbows.
Crowe working for a choke but Romero is defending well.
Romero wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harley Crowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Luivel Romero!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Luivel Romero!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Luivel Romero!
Luivel Romero wins by unanimous decision!
Luivel Romero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Kids Of The K-Hole. Kickin Rad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
and Rad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Daniels!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daniels tries to bench press Rad off him but Rad keeps the position.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daniels tries to roll over but Rad keeps him under control.
Rad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Rad has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad with the ground and pound but Daniels uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Rad is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Rad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels controlling Rad's posture.
Rad won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daniels trying to control the position here.
Rad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rad wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Rad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daniels is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rad 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rad checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kickin Rad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rad swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rad throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Rad only half commits.
Daniels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rad connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Rad misses with a leg kick.
Rad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Rad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rad looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad fakes the leg kick and cracks Daniels in the body.
Daniels feints and then cracks Rad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rad down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rad.
A head kick by Rad misses
and Daniels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Rad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rad takes a shot to the head.
Rad tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rad's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad avoiding damage.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Rad 's eye.
Rad tries to land a knee to the head but Daniels blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Rad throws a head kick that half lands.
Rad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Kickin Rad is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rad misses with a low kick.
Rad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rad tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Rad throws a leg kick but Daniels moved away.
Rad connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Rad's front leg but catches the back leg as Rad tries to avoid it.
Rad swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
John Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Rad in the body.
Rad throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Rad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rad.
Daniels checks a low kick from Rad.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rad avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Rad down.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rad.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick
so Rad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rad stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daniels has his hands on Rad's head, controlling the position.
Rad is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Rad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels seems keen to control Rad's posture.
Rad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rad is one step ahead there.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad is stalling in the full guard.
Rad trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kickin Rad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rad throws a leg kick
and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Rad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good body shot from Rad.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Rad avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Rad.
Rad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rad lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Rad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Rad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Rad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rad throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rad misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters by moving into the clinch.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rad backwards.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Rad.
Daniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rad's elbow.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Rad jumps guard and drags Daniels to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels wants to stand but Rad is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad wants to control the position but Daniels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rad trying to control but Daniels postures up.
Rad wants to improve his position but Daniels is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rad looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels tries to stand and escape but Rad is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rad.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels feints and then cracks Rad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rad down.
Rad lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Rad misses with a left hand
and Daniels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rad lands a shot to the body.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels tries to throw a body punch but Rad avoids it by throwing Daniels back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rad fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rad.
Rad blocks an uppercut.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John Daniels has been cut.
Rad stalling against the cage.
Rad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rad has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rad pulls guard successfully.
Rad trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels is looking to stand up but Rad won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rad takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Rad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Rad takes one on the button.
Rad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Rad misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Daniels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rad delivers a nice body kick.
Rad tries a head kick but it misses.
Rad misses with a leg kick
and Daniels counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Rad.
Rad lands a shot to the body.
Rad throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Rad lands a knee to the body.
Rad misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kickin Rad had his way with John Daniels in that round.
The cut man is working on John Daniels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels blocks a leg kick.
Rad throws a push kick but Daniels slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Rad.
Rad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Daniels darts in and clinches Rad up against the cage.
Rad throws an elbow but it misses.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Rad shrugs off.
Rad avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rad blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Kickin Rad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Daniels.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rad.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rad.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Daniels as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Rad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Rad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad decides to pull guard.
Daniels forces his way into half guard.
Rad won't allow Daniels to pass to mount.
Daniels seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rad is doing well to control the position and prevent Daniels from advancing to side control.
Kickin Rad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rad looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels wants to stand but Rad has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is pressing down on Rad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rad is holding on for now.
Rad has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Daniels escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Daniels!
Rad is not content to let Daniels control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels tries to advance to mount but Rad denies him.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad wins by unanimous decision!
Kickin Rad retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kickin Rad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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