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HFC 181 Travesty PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Infinite Mass - Bullet. Ezekiel Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams clinches.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ezekiel Hughes has been cut.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hughes is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Williams.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Hughes scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Williams.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Hughes blocks it.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jericho Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Hughes.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Williams.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Hughes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Jericho Williams has been cut.
Hughes catches Williams napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Williams to the canvas!
Williams is rocked!
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 Jericho Williams will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Williams looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hughes lands a right hand from hell, dropping Williams. Hughes pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Hughes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavo comes to the cage accompanied by Rico Sauve by Girardo. McGuinness has chosen Ain't a party without me as his entrance music. Eddie Chavo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavo.
McGuinness smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuinness throws a jab when Chavo was well out of range.
Chavo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chavo is trying for a kimura here. McGuinness looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Chavo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Chavo!
Eddie Chavo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Forrest Griffin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
Griffin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lynch throws a combination that misses
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Lynch tries to land a leg kick but Griffin saw it coming and moves away.
Jeremy Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
Lynch scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Lynch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lynch thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Griffin blocks the low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynch feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Griffin.
Lynch misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a leg kick.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Lynch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lynch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Griffin cracks Lynch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Lynch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynch scores with a hook to the body. Griffin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lynch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lynch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lynch swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynch.
Lynch works the jab nicely.
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from Lynch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynch tried to score with a low kick but Griffin checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lynch.
Lynch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Griffin works over Lynch's head and body with a nice combination.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
Lynch 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.
Lynch is looking to wear down Griffin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Lynch throws a combination. Griffin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lynch misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a series of strikes. Lynch will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Lynch down! Griffin is looking to finish but Lynch is intelligently defending himself.
Lynch is rocked!
Griffin preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
Griffin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lynch is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.
Lynch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lynch tries to get out of the position.
Griffin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lynch, up you get!
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from Lynch.
Lynch tries to work over Griffin's front leg with a kick but Griffin checks it.
Lynch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Griffin 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.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
It looks like Jeremy Lynch has been cut.
Lynch throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin drops Lynch with a right and a left! Griffin comes rushing in but Lynch regains his composure and manages to keep Griffin in guard.
Oh Lynch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin stays in close to Lynch's body and controls the position.
Lynch seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Forrest Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lynch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lynch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griffin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lynch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griffin lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lynch is looking to close the distance but Griffin sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lynch crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lynch is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Forrest Griffin!
In his post fight interview, Forrest Griffin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Jeremy Lynch was interviewed post fight and said 'I heart you!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantin Khavin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Nelson rushes Khavin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Khavin is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khavin cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Khavin.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Khavin misses with a body kick.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Khavin moves out of range.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson drops Khavin with a beautiful combination! Khavin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nelson is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Khavin off balance momentarily.
Khavin defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Khavin tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Khavin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Khavin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khavin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khavin avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Khavin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nelson lands a two punch combo.
Konstantin Khavin's cut is getting worse.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khavin.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khavin checks a low kick from Nelson.
Khavin is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson tries to clinch there but Khavin circles away.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khavin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Khavin.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khavin's sensitive parts.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nelson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khavin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
Khavin delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Khavin keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Khavin.
A jab lands there for Khavin.
Nelson connects with the punch.
Konstantin Khavin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khavin thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses.
Khavin scores with a body shot.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Khavin avoids them all with ease.
Nelson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khavin has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Khavin - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stall.
Khavin misses with a body punch.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nelson throws an elbow but misses.
Khavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khavin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Khavin tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson just leaning against Khavin, taking a breather.
Nelson avoiding damage as Khavin throws knees to the body.
Khavin looking to stall.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khavin backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khavin wants to stall.
Khavin avoids the elbow strike from Nelson, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Nelson tries to clinch but Khavin is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Khavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook. Khavin ducked under it nicely.
Khavin slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khavin misses with a body kick.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Crunch! Khavin slams his shin into Nelson's torso.
Khavin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khavin slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khavin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khavin in his tracks.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Khavin.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nelson thows a body kick. Khavin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Khavin avoids them all with ease.
Khavin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khavin slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Khavin pushes him off.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Khavin keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khavin slips a straight right by Nelson.
Khavin misses with a wild body shot.
Khavin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Good leg kick by Khavin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khavin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson jabs Khavin right on the nose. Khavin blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Khavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khavin looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Khavin misses with a body shot.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a hook. Khavin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nelson misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khavin.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Khavin circles away.
Khavin misses with a leg kick
and Khavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khavin misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khavin is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Khavin does no damage.
Khavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Khavin misses with a looping right.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Khavin pushes him off.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Khavin circles away.
Khavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Khavin keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Khavin misses with a body shot.
Nelson lands a jab to Khavin's midsection.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Khavin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Gunnar Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson misses with a body shot
and Khavin counters with a leg kick.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Khavin.
Khavin lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Khavin.
Khavin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khavin digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Khavin.
Khavin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khavin - that will leave a mark!
Khavin blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Khavin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khavin misses with a low kick.
Khavin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khavin - that will leave a mark!
Khavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
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!
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Khavin circles away.
Khavin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khavin!
Nelson throws a body punch but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khavin will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khavin.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Khavin avoids nicely.
Khavin lands with a good body shot.
Khavin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khavin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khavin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Khavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khavin lands with a nice body kick.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Khavin keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch but Khavin moves out of range.
Konstantin Khavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khavin shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Khavin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Khavin is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khavin momentarily.
Khavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Khavin circles away and keeps his distance.
Khavin looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Khavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Nelson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonas Mustonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
144 lbs
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29
140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joonas Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass throws a lazy right hand but Mustonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bass blocks a jab.
Joonas Mustonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bass defends it nicely.
Bass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mustonen gets caught napping as Bass dives in and scores a takedown. Mustonen manages to retain guard.
Mustonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bass is aware though and is defending well.
Bass works over Mustonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Bass throwing strikes from guard but Mustonen blocks nicely.
Mustonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bass can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mustonen keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass won't allow Mustonen to sweep him here.
Bass forces his way into half guard.
Mustonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bass is keen to just control but Mustonen is a slippery customer.
Mustonen moves into full guard.
Mustonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bass.
Mustonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bass is aware though and is defending well.
Mustonen looking for subs off his back but Bass has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen tries to roll over but Bass keeps him under control.
Mustonen is still trying to improve position.
Bass trying to control from half guard but Mustonen is working away.
Mustonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mustonen keeping full guard, as Bass tries to pass.
Bass got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mustonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bass has managed to get both his arms back between Mustonen's legs - danger averted.
Mustonen keeping full guard, as Bass tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mustonen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bass passes into side control.
Bass moves into full mount!
Bass tries to control but Mustonen wriggling away.
Mustonen is bucking up trying to escape but Bass cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bass looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bass pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bass with the ground and pound from mount.
Mustonen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen tries to reverse the position but Bass maintains control.
Bass lands a big elbow - Mustonen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mustonen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Teddy Bass!
Teddy Bass decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Casados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Casados to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Casados looking to pass the guard.
Casados has gone for a leg lock! Thompson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Casados's guard.
Thompson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casados is keeping the position for now.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Casados.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson trying to control the position here.
Casados is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
That's two 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.
Casados trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casados manages to get himself to full guard.
Casados looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thompson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Casados working for submissions but it's allowed Thompson to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casados looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson is pressing down on Casados's thigh, looking to free his foot. Casados is holding on for now.
Thompson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Casados wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson throws a strike but Casados avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thompson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Casados.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson feints and then cracks Casados's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Casados down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casados closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Casados misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Casados looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Casados shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Casados. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Casados moved away.
Casados shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Casados is rocked!
Thompson throws a head kick but Casados moves out of range.
Oh Casados is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casados shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Casados ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Casados.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson throws an overhand right that has Casados reeling! Thompson follows up with more punches and Casados is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hunter Thompson!
A very excited looking Hunter Thompson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uhtred Bebbanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Howard Li has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uhtred Bebbanburg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Li misses.
Bebbanburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li throws a hook to the side of Bebbanburg's head but Bebbanburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bebbanburg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li misses with a combination
and Bebbanburg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Li!
Bebbanburg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bebbanburg throws an elbow but Li slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li dodges the ground and pound from Bebbanburg.
Li dodges the ground and pound from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Bebbanburg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Li to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bebbanburg lands a few punches from side control.
Li pushes Bebbanburg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bebbanburg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebbanburg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Li takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Li gets back to half guard.
Bebbanburg slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Bebbanburg prevents Li from standing back up.
Bebbanburg is nestled in close to Li, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Bebbanburg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bebbanburg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bebbanburg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bebbanburg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li is concentrating on defense, preventing Bebbanburg from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bebbanburg prevents Li from improving his position.
Bebbanburg lands with a punch from half guard.
Bebbanburg prevents Li from improving his position.
Li is staying active underneath Bebbanburg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Li avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bebbanburg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Li defending well though.
Bebbanburg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bebbanburg thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Li is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li taking some punishment here, with Bebbanburg in his half guard.
Li trying to control from the bottom.
Bebbanburg drops an elbow to the side of Li's head.
Bebbanburg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bebbanburg slips a nice elbow through Li's hands, connecting with Li's forehead.
Bebbanburg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bebbanburg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bebbanburg is working away from the top position though.
Bebbanburg thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Bebbanburg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Li.
Bebbanburg stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg won't allow Li to get back to his feet.
Bebbanburg throwing strikes but missing.
Bebbanburg is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bebbanburg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bebbanburg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bebbanburg working his ground and pound in the gym.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Li is looking to stand up but Bebbanburg isn't so interested in that idea.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bebbanburg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bebbanburg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Li is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bebbanburg presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bebbanburg is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uhtred Bebbanburg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bebbanburg dodges the punch combination from Li.
Bebbanburg dodges the punch combination from Li.
Li misses with a hook. Bebbanburg ducked under it nicely.
Bebbanburg shoots in and bounces Li off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bebbanburg postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebbanburg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bebbanburg is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Li manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bebbanburg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Li gets to his feet - Bebbanburg follows without any prompting.
Howard Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebbanburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bebbanburg is defended easily by Li.
Bebbanburg tries to move into range but Li moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Li misses with a hook
and Bebbanburg counters with a single leg into guard. Li didn't expect that.
Bebbanburg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bebbanburg is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Bebbanburg throws a big right hand that misses.
Bebbanburg stops Li from standing up.
Bebbanburg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bebbanburg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg passes Li's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bebbanburg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bebbanburg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uhtred Bebbanburg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Li slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bebbanburg chips away with some ground and pound.
Bebbanburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bebbanburg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bebbanburg connects with a couple of short punches.
Bebbanburg stops Li from standing up.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bebbanburg.
Bebbanburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bebbanburg throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Bebbanburg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bebbanburg is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Li wants to stand and escape but Bebbanburg is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Bebbanburg takes one to the chin there.
Li throws a poor cross that misses
and Bebbanburg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Li!
Bebbanburg looks up at the clock and then as Li takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bebbanburg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li is not content to let Bebbanburg control the position.
Bebbanburg is working Li over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Li to see if he's OK.
Li is looking to reverse the position.
Bebbanburg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Li to see if he's OK.
Li takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Li is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oh Li is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bebbanburg trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Bebbanburg lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Li tries to bench press Bebbanburg off him but Bebbanburg keeps the position.
Bebbanburg wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uhtred Bebbanburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Li misses with a hook to the body
and Bebbanburg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li's guard.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Bebbanburg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bebbanburg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Li's guard.
Li wants to improve his position but Bebbanburg is controlling well.
Bebbanburg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Li tries to kick Bebbanburg off but Bebbanburg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bebbanburg lands a nice short elbow.
Bebbanburg drops an elbow to the side of Li's head.
Bebbanburg working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bebbanburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bebbanburg trying to control from half guard but Li is working away.
Li is pressing down on Bebbanburg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebbanburg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bebbanburg manages to pass to side control.
Li trying to hold on to Bebbanburg's head to control him but Bebbanburg postures up.
Bebbanburg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bebbanburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Li kicks Bebbanburg off and gets back to his feet.
Li lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bebbanburg slips under a jab from Li.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bebbanburg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Li sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Li throws a series of punches but Bebbanburg avoids them all with ease.
Li throws a right hand that Bebbanburg ducks under and follows up with a left that Bebbanburg also avoids with ease.
Li lands the left hand.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howard Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bebbanburg shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bebbanburg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard Li is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Li misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a combination
so Bebbanburg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bebbanburg chips away with some ground and pound.
Li wants to stand and escape but Bebbanburg is having none of it.
Bebbanburg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bebbanburg distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bebbanburg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bebbanburg is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bebbanburg slips a straight right by Li.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bebbanburg.
Li throws a series of punches but Bebbanburg avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a jab when Bebbanburg was well out of range.
Howard Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bebbanburg counters with a shoot takedown. Li fights it but they end up in guard.
Uhtred Bebbanburg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li keeping moving, preventing Bebbanburg from controlling successfully.
Bebbanburg throws a big elbow that misses.
Bebbanburg throws a big right hand that misses.
Bebbanburg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bebbanburg stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Bebbanburg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
Bebbanburg stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Howard Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bebbanburg defends it easily.
Bebbanburg is stalling in the full guard.
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 Howard Li.
I think Bebbanburg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uhtred Bebbanburg!
During a confident post fight interview, Uhtred Bebbanburg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Nile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nile comes to the cage accompanied by Walk Like An Egyptian. Boromir has chosen Pippin's Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
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290 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Nile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Captain Boromir!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boromir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boromir closes the distance and pushes Nile back into the cage.
Boromir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boromir has a couple of punches blocked by Nile.
Nile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Boromir misses.
Jab, jab by Nile - just one landing.
It looks like Captain Boromir has been cut.
Boromir throws out a loose jab but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boromir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nile looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boromir.
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!
Nile misses with a body shot.
Nile takes a swing at Boromir's ribcage but misses.
Boromir wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nile throws a right and a left that Boromir avoids nicely.
Boromir checks a low kick from Nile.
Good standup being displayed there by Boromir as he connects with a hook.
Nile swats away the attempt to clinch by Boromir.
Boromir wants to clinch
and Boromir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Nile's head coaches at Cell Block Six that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boromir lands a jab to Nile's midsection.
Boromir looks to land a left hand but Nile moved out of range nicely.
Boromir connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nile. Boromir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nile moves out of range of the strikes.
Boromir misses with a hook. Nile ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Nile.
Boromir tries to move into range but Nile moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boromir closes the distance and pushes Nile back into the cage.
Nile tries to break free but Boromir pushes him back against the cage.
Boromir misses with a punch to the body.
Boromir managing to block the knees to the body from Nile.
Nile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boromir misses with some punches.
Boromir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nile has a couple of punches blocked by Boromir.
Nile is trying to break the clinch but Boromir is controlling him.
Boromir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nile swings wildly with an uppercut but Boromir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nile prevents a body shot from Boromir.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
Boromir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boromir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nile.
Boromir misses with some punches.
Boromir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nile can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nile with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boromir blocking some punches.
Boromir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nile lands a left hand.
Nile just leaning against Boromir, taking a breather.
Boromir can't find room to land a body shot as Nile controls the action.
Boromir misses with some punches.
Boromir can't find room to land a body shot as Nile controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nile trying to land knees to the body.
Nile can't break the clinch.
Boromir misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Captain Boromir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Captain Boromir's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boromir tries to clinch up.
Nile throws a low kick but Boromir moves out of range easily.
Nile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boromir lands a nice shot that snaps Nile's head back.
Nile just misses with a punch to the body.
Nile misses with a straight right.
Nile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nile misses with a body shot.
Nile looks to land a left hand but Boromir moved out of range nicely.
Boromir lands a nice shot that snaps Nile's head back.
Boromir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nile has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Nile.
A telegraphed right hand from Boromir misses the target.
Boromir misses with a wild body shot.
Nile missing with a left hand there. Boromir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boromir moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nile scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nile scores with a knee to the head.
Nile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nile blocks a body shot from Boromir.
Nile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boromir misses with a body punch.
Boromir misses with a punch to the body.
Nile is looking to break free of the clinch but Boromir has double underhooks.
Boromir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boromir digs a right hand into Nile's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nile's gas tank.
Boromir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir tries to work over Nile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nile blocks an uppercut.
Boromir keeps control of Nile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boromir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boromir.
Boromir scores with a shoulder strike.
Boromir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nile's elbow.
Nile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boromir lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boromir swings wildly with an uppercut but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boromir presses Nile against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nile misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nile tries to land a knee to the head but Boromir blocks with his arms.
Boromir scores with a shoulder strike.
Captain Boromir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boromir backwards.
Nile blocks a body shot from Boromir.
Nile stalling in the clinch but Boromir improves position.
Nile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boromir misses with a hook
and Nile counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boromir.
Boromir throws a lazy right hand but Nile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nile lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boromir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nile avoids the body shot from Boromir.
Nile lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir misses the jab.
Boromir wants to clinch
and Nile counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boromir blocks a jab.
Nile slips a jab from Boromir.
Boromir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boromir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nile's hands.
Boromir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boromir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boromir throws a sloppy body shot
and Nile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boromir missing with a left hand there. Nile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boromir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nile counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boromir darts in and clinches Nile up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Captain Boromir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Captain Boromir's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nile rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boromir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Nile - just one landing.
Nile ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Captain Boromir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Nile.
Nile takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nile misses with a body shot.
Boromir loads up on a big right hand but Nile slips the punch.
Boromir is looking to clinch but Nile is avoiding it.
Boromir misses with a hook
enabling Nile to counter with a crisp jab.
Boromir stuns Nile with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Nile. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nile.
Nile swats away the attempt to clinch by Boromir.
Boromir misses with an uppercut
and Nile counters with a good, hard body kick but Boromir shrugs it off.
Jab by Nile.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nile walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir tries to clinch but Nile moves out of range.
Boromir misses with an uppercut
and Nile counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Boromir misses.
Boromir doesn't manage to clinch there - Nile circles away.
Boromir throws a jab but it's blocked by Nile.
A slow jab from Boromir misses its intended target.
Nile misses with a right hand
and Boromir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Nile. Beautiful body shot.
Nile looks to land a left hand but Boromir moved out of range nicely.
Nile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boromir misses with an uppercut.
Boromir rushes Nile and presses him up against the cage.
Nile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boromir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nile's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boromir under the eye.
Boromir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nile. Nile obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boromir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boromir throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nile counter with a right hand.
Boromir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nile takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Nile.
Boromir wants to clinch up but Nile keeps it at a distance.
Boromir misses the jab.
Nile connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boromir's hands.
Boromir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boromir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nile.
Boromir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King Nile is winning the standup battle so far.
Nile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Nile.
Boromir swings for the body but Nile moves out of range.
Boromir lands with an overhand left.
Boromir takes one to the chin there.
Boromir wants to clinch but Nile slips to the side
and Nile counters with a low kick, right behind Boromir 's knee.
Nile lands with a shot to the body.
Boromir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Captain Boromir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boromir thuds a left hand into Nile's body.
Boromir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nile doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boromir. Nile does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Boromir misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nile misses with an uppercut.
Boromir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boromir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nile defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand.
Nile throws a body shot but no joy.
Boromir throws a looping overhand right but Nile ducks down to avoid it.
Nile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boromir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boromir misses with a looping left.
Nile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Nile just misses with a punch to the body.
Boromir avoids the body shot from Nile.
Nile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nile 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.
Boromir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nile has had enough of the clinch but Boromir keeps him there for the moment.
King Nile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nile wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Nile showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boromir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... King Nile!
An out of breath King Nile thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Johnson 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Landry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Landry throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Landry only half commits.
Landry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landry tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Landry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Landry - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Landry. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Landry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Landry 's knee.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Landry's head.
Landry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Landry throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Landry throws a body kick that misses.
Landry throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry misses with a low kick.
Landry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Landry.
Landry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Landry looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Landry throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Landry only half commits.
Landry takes the fight into the clinch.
Landry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landry pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Landry.
Landry tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson gets control of Landry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Landry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Landry wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Johnson looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Landry looks to move to half guard but instead Johnson has passed into mount! Damn!
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Landry because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Landry because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Landry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Landry tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Landry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Landry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Landry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Landry hang on?
Landry is rocked!
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 Brutus Landry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Oh Landry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Landry seems to have got his legs back now.
Brutus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry throws a head kick that misses.
Landry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landry misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a body kick.
Landry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Landry throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Landry tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Landry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Landry's leg. Landry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
Landry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brutus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Landry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Landry connects with a solid leg kick.
Landry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
No joy there for Landry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Landry tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Landry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Landry shakes it off.
Landry moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landry in his tracks.
and Johnson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Landry! He's just covering up as Johnson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Johnson! Floyd Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Floyd Johnson waved his t-shirt featuring VIRAL COMBAT's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous by Michael Jackson. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Star!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amin circles away quickly and effectively.
Star scores with a nice body kick.
Amin throws a right hand that Star ducks under and follows up with a left that Star also avoids with ease.
Star connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Star thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Star jabs Amin right on the nose. Amin blinks but takes it well.
Star throws a solid leg kick but Amin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Star.
Jab from Amin.
Star avoids the body shot from Amin.
Amin wants to clinch up but Star keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Star misses.
Amin misses with a two punch combination.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Star swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amin swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Amin instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Patrick Star has been cut.
Amin stalks Star and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Star's face. Star staggers backwards, shaken.
Amin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Star manages to avoid it.
Amin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been informed that Star 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.
Amin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amin wants to clinch up but Star keeps it at a distance.
Jab, jab by Star - just one landing.
Amin tries to clinch up.
Star shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Amin.
Amin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Star stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amin lands with a kick to the temple. Star shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Patrick Star's cut even more.
Amin misses with an uppercut. Star saw that one coming.
Amin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Star scores with a jab to the body.
Amin is breathing heavily.
Star connects with a body shot that sends Amin's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a low kick, looking for Amin's leg but Amin calmly moves out of range.
Amin avoids the body shot from Star.
A head kick misses from Star.
Idi Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amin lands a head kick. Star smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Star ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amin moves away.
Star misses with an uppercut.
Amin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Star manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amin works Star's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Star.
Star takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot by Amin.
Amin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Star will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Star tests Amin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Star.
Amin has closed the distance and engaged Star in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amin.
Amin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Amin tries to stall but Star uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Star is looking to break free of the clinch but Amin has double underhooks.
Star takes an elbow to the forehead.
Amin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Amin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Amin misses with a series of wild punches.
Star swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Amin misses the shot to the body.
Amin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Star throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amin moves out of range as Star strikes.
Amin connects with a body shot that sends Star's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Star wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Star throws a right and a left that Amin avoids nicely.
Star avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amin misses with a wild body shot.
Star throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amin looks to score with a jab to the body but Star is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Star!
Amin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amin throws a jab but it's blocked by Star.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amin lands a two punch combo.
The cut above Patrick Star's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amin scores with a jab to the body.
Star showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amin.
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 Idi Amin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Star throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amin.
Star misses the shot to the body.
Amin throws a head kick that misses.
Idi Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amin misses with a body shot.
Star throws the left hand but Amin avoids the punch easily.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Star swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amin throws a jab when Star was well out of range.
Star swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Star throws a head kick but Amin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin rushes Star and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Star. Amin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Star.
Star throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amin is looking to clinch but Star is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Amin coming out on top.
Star misses with a wild combination.
Amin throws a push kick but Star slaps the foot to one side.
Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amin throws a leg kick which misses Star's front leg but catches the back leg as Star tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Star. Beautiful body shot.
Star misses with a body shot.
Amin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Amin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Star stuns Amin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Star scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star throws a nice looking combination but Amin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Star misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin doesn't manage to clinch there - Star circles away.
Star throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amin was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.
Amin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amin moves out of range of the leg kick from Star.
Amin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Star moves away.
Nice cross by Star.
Amin misses with a head kick.
Star lands with a thumping leg kick.
Star misses the shot to the body.
Star misses with a hook. Amin ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Star.
Star misses with a low kick.
Star on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amin is looking to wear down Star with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Star throws a low kick, looking for Amin's leg but Amin calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Star manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Star with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amin to score with a decent uppercut.
Patrick Star's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Amin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Star.
Star blocks a jab.
Star punishes Amin's body with a nice straight punch.
Star walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Star lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Amin.
Amin takes one to the side of the head.
Idi Amin's cut is getting worse.
Amin throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Amin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Star fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amin.
Star uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amin.
Star throws a body punch but Amin moves out of range.
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amin was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Star moves out of range as Amin throws a body kick.
Amin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Patrick Star's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Idi Amin!
Idi Amin is the new super heavyweight champion!
Idi Amin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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