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HFC 182 Earthquake PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Baptiste Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Baptiste Reno!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptiste Reno tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Baptiste Reno won't allow Miller to pass to mount.
Miller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miller is looking for a kimura but Baptiste Reno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
Miller is looking for a kimura but Baptiste Reno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller seems to be working for a kimura but Baptiste Reno defends the submission attempt.
Baptiste Reno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptiste Reno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller trying to control but Baptiste Reno is working from the bottom.
Baptiste Reno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Baptiste Reno stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Baptiste Reno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baptiste Reno engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Miller is trying to control the position but Baptiste Reno postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baptiste Reno stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
Miller looking for a guillotine here but Baptiste Reno defends easily.
Miller working for a triangle but Baptiste Reno defends it easily.
Miller working for submissions but it's allowed Baptiste Reno to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baptiste Reno trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller gets full guard.
Miller wants to sweep here but Baptiste Reno controlling him for the moment.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Baptiste Reno passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baptiste Reno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Baptiste Reno is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Baptiste Reno working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baptiste Reno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baptiste Reno scores with a hook.
Miller gets caught napping as Baptiste Reno dives in and scores a takedown. Miller manages to retain guard.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baptiste Reno defends well.
Miller looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baptiste Reno won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Miller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Baptiste Reno is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste Reno working away.
Baptiste Reno trying to control the position but Miller is working away.
Baptiste Reno is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller regains half guard.
Baptiste Reno passes into side control, despite Miller's attempt to control the position.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Miller is trying is best to control the position here.
Baptiste Reno is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baptiste Reno is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Miller is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Baptiste Reno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baptiste Reno's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baptiste Reno's back!
Baptiste Reno is trying to control the position but Miller manages to sink in the RNC - Baptiste Reno is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Miller!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kev Bel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Shields is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kev Bel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Shields!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bel quickly recovers to half guard.
Shields seems to be working for a kimura but Bel defends the submission attempt.
Bel is trying to stand.
Shields scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bel is trying to stand back up but Shields is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shields connects with a nice short shot to Bel's temple.
Shields wants to free his trapped foot but Bel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shields lands a nice short elbow.
Shields stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields rushes Bel and presses him up against the cage.
Shields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shields will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shields tries to clinch there but Bel circles away.
Shields darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shields throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shields lands with a punch from half guard.
Shields is looking to advance position but Bel won't allow it.
Shields decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown but Bel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shields's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shields shoots for a takedown but Bel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kev Bel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Shields.
Bel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Bel.
Shields shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bel is trying to defend but Shields finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bel is trying to stand back up but Shields is controlling him
Shields not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shields slips a nice elbow through Bel's hands, connecting with Bel's forehead.
Shields with the ground and pound but Bel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shields forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shields tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shields lands with a punch from half guard.
Shields decides to stand up.
Bel throws a push kick but Shields slaps the foot to one side.
Shields closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bel circles away.
Bel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shields uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bel.
Shields throws a push kick but Bel slaps the foot to one side.
Bel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shields at a distance.
Shields throws a series of punches but Bel avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bel misses the shot to the body.
Bel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Shields clinches up against the cage.
Shields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bel's efforts to push away.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Shields has him pressed against the cage.
Bel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Bel. No joy for Shields on that attempt.
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bel.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bel as Shields shoots in.
Bel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Bel, which made it look bad.
Shields looks winded!
Jab from Bel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Shields dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shields drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shields decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bel misses with a body shot.
Bel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shields stands and steps away. Bel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shields avoids the body shot from Bel.
Bel lands a nice looking body kick.
Bel is looking to wear down Shields with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bel leaves Shields with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bel. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shields is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Shields takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shields.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel is looking to score with low kicks.
Bel with a hook.
Jason Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shields has a takedown stuffed.
Kev Bel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Shields.
Bel misses the shot to the body.
Shields has a takedown stuffed.
Shields avoids the body shot from Bel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bel leaves Shields with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shields on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bel misses with a wild body shot.
Bel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shields at a distance.
A good leg kick by Bel.
Bel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shields stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kev Bel is winning the standup battle so far.
Shields looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bel throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields fails to land the takedown.
Shields changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bel tries to avoid it but Shields manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bel to the ground. Bel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bel pushes Shields away with a front kick.
Shields chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bel can pounce on him.
Bel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shields tries to clinch but Bel is having none of it.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bel.
Bel scores with a shot to the body.
Bel misses with a wild body shot.
Bel throws out a powerful jab.
Bel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shields is looking to clinch.
Bel looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shields.
Bel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shields doesn't seem bothered though.
Bel looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Shields with that takedown attempt.
Bel swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Bel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Bel.
Bel misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bel. Shields shrugs it off though.
Bel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shields can do to turn this around?
Bel avoids a kick to the body.
Bel looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bel.
Bel blocks a jab.
Kev Bel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bel.
Shields misses with a series of wild punches.
Bel just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bel. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shields shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shields was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shields throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shields tries to move to mount but Bel blocks the move with his legs.
Shields throws an elbow but Bel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shields has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shields is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Shields!
An intense looking Jason Shields took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to fight the champ'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fetty Mockenmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mockenmaker's entrance music is break ya fu**ing neck. A fine choice. Ankka has chosen Milk - The Knife Song as his entrance music. Rankka Ankka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fetty Mockenmaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rankka Ankka!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mockenmaker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ankka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ankka tries to clinch but Mockenmaker is having none of it.
Ankka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mockenmaker.
Mockenmaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Ankka slips a straight right by Mockenmaker.
Mockenmaker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ankka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mockenmaker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ankka is avoiding damage well.
Ankka gets back to half guard.
Ankka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mockenmaker is working away from the top position though.
We've been hearing good reports from Mockenmaker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ankka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mockenmaker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mockenmaker's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mockenmaker wants to escape the position.
Mockenmaker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ankka throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mockenmaker!
Ankka doesn't have the hooks in and Mockenmaker manages to turn into his guard.
Mockenmaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ankka's head.
Ankka looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mockenmaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Ankka is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mockenmaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ankka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ankka is trying to keep Mockenmaker in close.
Ankka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mockenmaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ankka wants to stand and escape but Mockenmaker is having none of it.
Mockenmaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ankka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mockenmaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ankka is keeping the position for now.
Mockenmaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ankka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mockenmaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Mockenmaker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ankka dives on top into guard.
Mockenmaker is pulling down on Ankka's head. It's preventing any offense from Ankka, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka is looking to work some ground and pound but Mockenmaker has wrist control.
Ankka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mockenmaker keeping moving, preventing Ankka from controlling successfully.
Ankka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ankka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mockenmaker trying to keep a closed guard but Ankka is proving a slippery customer.
Ankka trying to control but Mockenmaker is working from the bottom.
Mockenmaker wants to sweep here but Ankka controlling him for the moment.
Mockenmaker lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mockenmaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mockenmaker has control of Ankka's left arm, preventing Ankka from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankka trying to control but Mockenmaker is working from the bottom.
Mockenmaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mockenmaker is working hard here to advance position.
Ankka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mockenmaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mockenmaker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ankka working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mockenmaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mockenmaker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ankka advances to half guard.
Mockenmaker is trying to maintain the position but Ankka is very close to passing his half guard.
Ankka working the head and body with strikes.
Mockenmaker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mockenmaker.
Mockenmaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ankka defends it easily.
Ankka wants to control from the top but Mockenmaker keeps moving.
Mockenmaker looking for a guillotine here but Ankka defends easily.
Ankka trying to control the position from guard on top but Mockenmaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Fetty Mockenmaker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mockenmaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fetty Mockenmaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mockenmaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ankka.
Mockenmaker misses with a leg kick
and Ankka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mockenmaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mockenmaker connects with a looping right hand.
Ankka fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Mockenmaker misses.
Mockenmaker misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Mockenmaker. No joy for Ankka on that attempt.
Mockenmaker misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankka tries to clinch but Mockenmaker is having none of it.
Ankka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mockenmaker pinned against the cage. Mockenmaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mockenmaker scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mockenmaker misses the shot to the body.
Mockenmaker looks to throw the jab but Ankka is out of range.
Ankka wants to clinch up but Mockenmaker keeps it at a distance.
Ankka tries to clinch up but Mockenmaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Mockenmaker scores with a leg kick.
Mockenmaker misses with a looping left.
Rankka Ankka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ankka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ankka showed some decent athleticism there.
Mockenmaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Ankka winds up and cracks Mockenmaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ankka winds up and cracks Mockenmaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mockenmaker is looking to improve his position.
Mockenmaker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ankka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ankka's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka covering up well under a series of strikes from Mockenmaker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will Mockenmaker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mockenmaker has the hooks in. Ankka is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mockenmaker misses with punches from the back.
Ankka wants to escape the position.
Rankka Ankka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ankka trying to control the position but Mockenmaker manages to sink in the hooks.
Ankka is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mockenmaker tightening his grip on Ankka, looking for the choke.
Mockenmaker is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Ankka won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Mockenmaker off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fetty Mockenmaker!
Fetty Mockenmaker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rankka Ankka spoke after the fight, saying 'You are good fuckin good'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Skindred - Nobody. Durden has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Edward Durden acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anzor Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Durden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Durden to the ground. Greene is now in Durden's guard.
Greene postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greene postures up.
Greene distracts Durden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greene doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greene manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Durden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greene can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Durden looking for a guillotine here but Greene defends easily.
Durden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greene gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Durden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durden trying to keep a closed guard but Greene is proving a slippery customer.
Greene throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greene doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greene manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Durden trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Durden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durden is trying to control the position but Greene postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durden looking for a guillotine here but Greene defends easily.
Greene throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden looking to control.
Durden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greene manages to get himself to full guard.
Durden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Durden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Greene wants to stand up but Durden is controlling him.
Durden preventing the sweep.
Greene wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Greene striking from his own guard.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Durden stands up over Greene, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Greene is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Durden.
Greene is adopting a defensive guard.
Durden stands up over Greene, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Durden postures up.
Durden is fighting to break Greene's control of his arms but Greene is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Durden trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
Durden advances to half guard.
Durden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greene keeps working.
Durden is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Greene moves into full guard.
Durden looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a big right hand that misses.
Durden trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Durden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greene's head.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Greene can't keep his opponent in guard - Durden advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Durden wants to free his trapped foot but Greene is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene keeping hold of Durden's head, controlling as best he can.
Greene gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Durden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durden closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Greene's guard.
Durden landing with the ground and pound.
Edward Durden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Durden wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Durden looking to pass the guard.
Durden preventing the sweep.
Durden is stalling in the full guard.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene wants to sweep here but Durden controlling him for the moment.
Greene looking to control.
Greene is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Greene throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Durden is stalling in the full guard.
Durden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greene trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greene tries to get out of the position.
Durden preventing the sweep.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Greene keeping full guard, as Durden tries to pass.
Durden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Durden lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden is in close to Greene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Durden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greene swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greene not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greene preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greene is trying to keep Durden in close.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Greene trying to keep a closed guard but Durden is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Durden gets caught napping as Greene dives in and scores a takedown. Durden manages to retain guard.
Greene knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durden on the ground.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Durden is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Durden holds on and takes a little breather.
Greene throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Durden is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durden is on top in guard.
Greene working a defensive guard here.
Durden working some strikes from top position.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durden advances position into side control!
Greene throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Durden tries for a takedown but Greene sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Durden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene scoring with some ground and pound.
Greene has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greene got a little sloppy there for a moment and Durden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greene has managed to get both his arms back between Durden's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greene makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Durden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greene is aware though and is defending well.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Durden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greene postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Our spies down at at Cylon Training Academy inform us that Durden has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Greene lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greene stopping the sweep attempt from Durden.
Greene lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Durden looking to control.
Durden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anzor Greene will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durden counters with a takedown into side control.
Greene wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Durden in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Greene is not content to let Durden control the position.
Greene tries to buck Durden off but Durden is having none of it.
Durden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is trying to get back to his feet.
Greene can't do much from the bottom here.
Greene is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries for a kimura but Greene is defending well.
Durden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Durden is trying to get an arm triangle but Greene is defending well.
Greene is trying to get back to half guard.
Durden is looking to take a break and control but Greene is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greene is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Greene is looking for a sweep.
Durden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Durden trying to control the position but Greene is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Greene is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Durden working the ground and pound.
Greene manages to get back to half guard.
Durden prevents Greene from standing back up.
Durden thows a huge punch but Greene dodges it nicely.
Greene keeping control of the position.
Greene tries to roll over but Durden keeps him under control.
Durden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Greene does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greene defending well though.
Greene kicks Durden off and gets back to his feet.
Durden shoots in and gets a takedown into Greene's guard.
Durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden drops back looking for a leg! Greene is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greene manages to kick Durden off! Durden jumps back into Greene's guard.
Greene kicks Durden off and gets to his feet.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greene, as that shot connected.
Greene shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Durden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greene's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Durden trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
Durden might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Greene haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Greene looking to control.
Greene working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Durden.
Greene wants to get back to his feet but Durden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Durden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Durden stopping the sweep attempt from Greene.
Greene is looking to stand up but Durden isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durden 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 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Durden!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Durden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane has chosen Sans Pression - Numero 1 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Laane. Those never looked like landing.
Pukki looks for a takedown but Laane sprawls well.
Pukki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Laane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Laane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pukki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pukki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laane after a bit of a struggle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pukki's brow.
Pukki wants a takedown.
Laane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pukki dodges an elbow strike from Laane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laane manages to break the clinch.
Laane slaps away a takedown attempt from Pukki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane forces Pukki back against the cage and clinches.
Pukki wants a takedown but no success here.
Laane is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Laane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laane pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Laane.
Laane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pukki shoots in for a double leg but Laane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pukki shoots in and drives through. Laane sprawls well.
Pukki misses with a takedown
and Laane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pukki is breathing heavily.
Pukki tries to keep at a distance but Laane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laane tries to land knees in the clinch but Pukki avoids the damage to the body.
Laane can't break the clinch.
Pukki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Laane can't fight it off and eventually Pukki manages to take the fight to the floor. Laane looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laane is looking to stand up but Pukki isn't so interested in that idea.
Laane trying to keep a closed guard but Pukki is proving a slippery customer.
Pukki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laane is keeping the position for now.
Laane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pukki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pukki is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane pulls Pukki in close to prevent any damage.
Pukki postures up.
Pukki being controlled here momentarily.
Pukki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laane is keeping the position for now.
Pukki controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laane takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pukki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Laane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Laane told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Laane wants to get back to his feet but Pukki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laane is adopting a defensive guard.
Pukki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laane's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laane is looking to improve his position.
Pukki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Laane flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Laane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pukki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pukki fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pukki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pukki fails with a takedown attempt.
Laane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Laane. Those never looked like landing.
Laane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown but Laane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pukki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laane sprawls well. Laane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pukki circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laane feints a jab promting Pukki to slip. Laane then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pukki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pukki closes the distance and clinches up with Laane, looking for a takedown. Pukki pushes Laane against the cage but Laane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrus Laane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pukki.
Laane stuffs the takedown attempt from Pukki. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet.
Laane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pukki shoots for a double leg takedown but Laane sprawls well. He's pushed Pukki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laane throws a right and a left that Pukki avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Laane.
Laane throws a series of punches but Pukki moves out of range.
Laane throws a combination. Pukki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pukki fails with the takedown
and Laane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pukki takes a shot to the head.
Laane is trying to break free.
Laane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pukki lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pukki blocks a body shot from Laane.
Pukki prevents a body shot from Laane.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pukki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrus Laane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pukki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Laane is defending well.
Laane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pukki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pukki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane with a knee to the head.
Laane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laane as he avoids it easily.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laane sprawls well. Laane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pukki gets slowly back to his feet.
Laane throws a series of punches but Pukki avoids them all with ease.
Andrus Laane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pukki backs up against the cage.
Laane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laane misses with a double jab
and Pukki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki prevents Laane from standing back up.
Laane wants to improve his position but Pukki is controlling well.
Pukki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Laane trying to control but Pukki postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pukki is keen to just control but Laane is a slippery customer.
Laane is trying to maintain the position but Pukki is very close to passing his half guard.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Laane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laane trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Laane holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pukki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Laane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Laane moves into the clinch.
Pukki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laane is looking to land body kicks.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laane as he jumps to the side.
Pukki fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laane lands with a nice body kick.
Pukki avoids the body shot from Laane.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pukki.
Pukki with a poor takedown
and Laane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laane moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laane looking to throw knees to the head but Pukki is blocking nicely.
Laane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laane backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Laane misses with a punch on the inside.
Laane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laane wants to stall.
Laane working hard to break the clinch.
Pukki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pukki tightens his grip and picks Laane up, before dumping him to the ground. Laane manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control but Laane is working from the bottom.
Laane wants to sweep here but Pukki controlling him for the moment.
Pukki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Laane keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
Pukki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Laane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pukki won't allow Laane to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laane.
Pukki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pukki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laane pinned against the cage. Laane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrus Laane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pukki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown but Laane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pukki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pukki shoots for a takedown but Laane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joulu Pukki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pukki is defended easily by Laane.
Pukki throws out a leg kick but Laane moves out of range and Pukki only half commits.
Laane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pukki shoots in looking for a takedown but Laane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pukki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pukki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pukki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laane lands a two punch combo.
Laane misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pukki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laane's half guard.
Andrus Laane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laane manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrus Laane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrus Laane!
Andrus Laane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Bones - Decapitated. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
287 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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262 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to bum rush Crane with a series of wild strikes but Crane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young scores with a jab. Crane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Young misses with a straight right.
Crane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Young looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
Crane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young misses with a hook to the body
and Crane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane advances position into side control!
Young is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Young tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Crane presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Young is looking to get to half guard.
Crane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young working to try and regain half guard.
Crane looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Young can't escape the position.
Crane postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Young looks a forlorn figure.
Crane looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crane raining down shots from the mount!
Young is rocked!
We've been hearing that Crane has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane loads up with a big shot that hurts Young! He's pulled Crane in close but Crane has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Young survive? More strikes from Crane and Young is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Valhalla Fight Wear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Shirasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squirrel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bio Crisis - Delirio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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226 lbs
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akihiro Shirasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirasu tries to buck Squirrel off but Squirrel is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirasu dodges the ground and pound from Squirrel.
Shirasu taking a bit of punishment here - Squirrel scoring with strikes.
Squirrel trying to control the action but Shirasu is working from the bottom.
Squirrel working away.
Squirrel working the head and body with strikes.
Squirrel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shirasu pushes Squirrel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Squirrel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrel scoring with punches and elbows.
Shirasu taking a bit of punishment here - Squirrel scoring with strikes.
Squirrel cracks Shirasu with a big right hand but Shirasu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Squirrel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shirasu is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shirasu is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Squirrel crashes against the mat.
My spies in Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) inform me that Squirrel has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Squirrel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shirasu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shirasu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Squirrel.
Squirrel not doing much here.
Squirrel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Squirrel drops an elbow to the side of Shirasu's head.
Squirrel wants to control but Shirasu is keeping him busy.
Squirrel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shirasu's head.
Squirrel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu trying to control but Squirrel postures up.
Squirrel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shirasu's head.
Shirasu wants to control but Squirrel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Squirrel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Squirrel stalling away here and it's allowed Shirasu to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Squirrel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Squirrel looking to sit in guard and control but Shirasu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Squirrel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Squirrel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shirasu is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shirasu manages to get himself to full guard.
Squirrel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Shirasu keeps moving.
Shirasu wants to stand and escape but Squirrel is having none of it.
Squirrel is in close to Shirasu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shirasu keeping moving, preventing Squirrel from controlling successfully.
Squirrel throws a strike but Shirasu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Squirrel keeping full guard, as Shirasu tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel trying to keep a closed guard but Shirasu is proving a slippery customer.
Squirrel wants to sweep here but Shirasu controlling him for the moment.
Shirasu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Squirrel is trying to control the position but Shirasu postures up.
Squirrel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shirasu is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squirrel controlling Shirasu's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Squirrel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Squirrel shoots in for a takedown but Shirasu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shirasu throws a body punch but Squirrel moves out of range.
Squirrel leaves Shirasu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Squirrel drives through and clinches with Shirasu against the cage.
Squirrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Squirrel works on Shirasu's body with a couple of short punches.
Squirrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shirasu jumps guard but Squirrel stands there with Shirasu around his waist. Shirasu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrel throws a punch but it's blocked by Shirasu.
Shirasu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Squirrel smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akihiro Shirasu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shirasu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Squirrel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Squirrel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steve Squirrel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shirasu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squirrel.
Shirasu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squirrel.
Shirasu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Squirrel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shirasu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squirrel won't allow Shirasu to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shirasu looking for a sweep. Not yet Shirasu, not yet.
Squirrel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Squirrel trying to control but Shirasu is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Squirrel drives through and clinches with Shirasu against the cage.
Squirrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shirasu tries to break free but Squirrel pushes him back against the cage.
Squirrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shirasu tries to break the clinch but Squirrel is controlling the position.
Squirrel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Squirrel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shirasu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Squirrel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shirasu tries to circle away but Squirrel has him pinned against the cage.
Shirasu prevents a body shot from Squirrel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Squirrel.
Shirasu successfully pulls guard.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Shirasu keeps moving.
Squirrel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squirrel tries to free his leg and advance position but Shirasu is retaining full guard.
Squirrel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squirrel cracks Shirasu with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Squirrel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Squirrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirasu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squirrel with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirasu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Squirrel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Squirrel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shirasu is keeping the position for now.
Squirrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirasu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shirasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Squirrel throws a nice looking combination but Shirasu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Squirrel tries to clinch
and Shirasu counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Squirrel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shirasu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Squirrel clinches up against the cage.
Squirrel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shirasu's efforts to push away.
Shirasu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Squirrel tries a body shot but Shirasu blocks it.
Squirrel wants to take the fight to the mat but Shirasu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shirasu has had enough of the clinch but Squirrel keeps him there for the moment.
Shirasu is trying to force a seperation but Squirrel has the dominant position.
Squirrel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shirasu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Squirrel to the mat. Squirrel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shirasu wants to control from the top but Squirrel keeps moving.
Shirasu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Squirrel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squirrel is trying to keep Shirasu in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirasu is looking to stand up but Squirrel won't let him.
Squirrel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shirasu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Squirrel trying to keep a closed guard but Shirasu is proving a slippery customer.
Squirrel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Squirrel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Squirrel blocks Shirasu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Shirasu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Akihiro Shirasu has been cut.
Squirrel dominating with strikes here.
Squirrel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Akihiro Shirasu's cut is getting worse.
Squirrel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Squirrel working the ground and pound effectively.
Akihiro Shirasu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shirasu takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Squirrel's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Squirrel!
Steve Squirrel gave a mention to Valhalla Fight Wear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriku Landstrimma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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38
144 lbs
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30
148 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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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
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eriku Landstrimma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Morawski!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma ducks under a wild hook from Morawski.
Morawski tries for a takedown but Landstrimma circles away easily
and Landstrimma counters with a nice uppercut.
Morawski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Landstrimma scores with a sloppy right hand. Morawski should have avoided that one.
Landstrimma tried to score with a low kick but Morawski checks it.
Morawski tries to bum rush Landstrimma with a series of wild strikes but Landstrimma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Landstrimma avoids the head kick by Morawski.
Morawski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Landstrimma counters with a straight right hand.
Landstrimma keeps Morawski at a distance using the push kick.
Morawski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morawski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morawski wants it to stay on the feet.
Landstrimma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landstrimma ducks under a wild hook from Morawski.
Morawski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Landstrimma cracks Morawski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Landstrimma, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma throws a sloppy head kick and Morawski moves out of range easily.
Landstrimma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morawski. That did some damage!
Morawski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Landstrimma counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriku Landstrimma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Morawski.
Morawski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landstrimma is out of range.
Morawski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Landstrimma is trying to defend but Morawski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morawski trying to control the pace.
Morawski is just content to waste time from the top position. Landstrimma takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morawski trying to control the position from guard on top but Landstrimma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landstrimma has his hands on Morawski's head, controlling the position.
Morawski throwing strikes but missing.
Landstrimma trying to keep a closed guard but Morawski is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morawski trying to control but Landstrimma is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morawski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Landstrimma tries to avoid it but Morawski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Landstrimma to the ground. Landstrimma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A solid body kick from Landstrimma.
Morawski has his takedown stuffed
and Landstrimma counters with a head kick. That will keep Morawski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Landstrimma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morawski's sensitive parts.
Morawski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Landstrimma sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morawski somewhat.
Morawski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma scores with the left hand. Morawski knows he should have avoided that one.
Landstrimma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Landstrimma tries to clinch but Morawski moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morawski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Landstrimma counters with an outside leg kick.
Morawski throws a leg kick
and Landstrimma counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Landstrimma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morawski fails with the takedown.
Landstrimma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morawski takes a step back to recover.
Landstrimma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morawski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morawski throws a series of punches but Landstrimma avoids them all with ease.
Landstrimma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Landstrimma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landstrimma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morawski misses with a head kick.
Morawski dives in for a single leg takedown but Landstrimma sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morawski looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eriku Landstrimma dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morawski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morawski is rocked!
Landstrimma darts in and clinches Morawski up against the cage.
Landstrimma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landstrimma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Landstrimma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morawski is still on wobbly legs! Can Landstrimma finish him?
Landstrimma lands a big right hand that drops Morawski! The killer instinct kicks in and Landstrimma finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Landstrimma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eriku Landstrimma!
A very excited looking Eriku Landstrimma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MGK - Wild Boy ft. Waka Flocka Flame. IP Freely told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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24
147 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freely with a nice cross.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freely.
IP Freely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freely off to one side.
Freely doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Freely fights it but they end up in guard.
Freely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith is in close to Freely's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Freely.
Freely is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freely keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Freely is keeping the position.
Freely thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Freely throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Freely is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Freely is trying to improve his position.
Smith trying to control the action but Freely is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Freely to see if he's OK.
Freely wants to control but Smith postures up.
Freely is not content to let Smith control the position.
Freely takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Freely struggling a bit here.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Freely takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Freely wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith cracks Freely with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Freely avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Freely on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Freely is trying to improve his position.
Freely sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Freely trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Freely has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps control of the position as Freely tries to break free.
Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Freely is really stuck here.
Smith punishes Freely with strikes from the back mount.
Freely covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freely is really stuck here.
Smith lands shots from the back.
Freely rolls, trying to escape but Smith keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Freely takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Freely fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Freely is now in Smith's guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Freely wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Freely tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freely trying to control here.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Freely's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Freely is defending the position.
Freely tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smith has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freely can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Jimmy Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freely is working to get back to half guard.
Freely is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely can't escape the position.
Freely wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Freely is rocked!
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Freely is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freely is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smith cracks Freely with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Smith!
Jimmy Smith retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Jimmy Smith 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Gallows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallows has chosen Vesta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Dover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dutch Gallows!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallows throws a jab but it's blocked by Dover.
A slow jab from Gallows misses its intended target.
Gallows bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dover throws a series of strikes that have Gallows backpedaling.
Gallows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dover.
Dover scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover throws a body kick that misses
and Gallows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Gallows.
Dover throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dover closes the distance and clinches.
Gallows dodges an elbow strike from Dover.
Dover lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallows takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dutch Gallows has been cut.
Dover misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallows is looking to break free of the clinch but Dover has double underhooks.
Dover throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Gallows.
Dover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gallows's defenses.
Gallows effectively controlling the action here.
Gallows is trying to push Dover away but Dover has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gallows being controlled against the cage.
Gallows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dover.
Gallows wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dover has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gallows fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallows avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallows.
Dover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dover.
Dover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gallows's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dover throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gallows can't break the clinch.
Gallows wants to get back to striking at distance but Dover won't allow it.
Gallows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallows throws a head punch that misses.
Gallows scores with a shot to the side of Dover's head.
Dover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallows prevents a body shot from Dover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover lands an elbow inside.
Gallows takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Dutch Gallows's cut even more.
Gallows taking a breather.
Dover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dover moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dover missing with knees to the body.
Gallows tries to break the clinch but Dover is controlling the position.
Dover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallows backwards.
Dover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gallows avoids a wild elbow strike from Dover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover takes a shot to the head.
Dover lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Dutch Gallows's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallows lands a right hand.
Gallows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dover takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gallows avoids a kick to the body.
Dover connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Dover.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dover - that will leave a mark!
Gallows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dover tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Gallows'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.
Dover tries to clinch but Gallows is having none of it.
Dutch Gallows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dover has Gallows up against the cage in a clinch.
Dover scores with a knee to the head.
Dover tries a knee to the head but Gallows blocks it.
The referee calls for Gallows to work.
Dover tries to land a knee to the head but Gallows blocks with his arms.
Gallows struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dover loads up on a big right hand but Gallows slips the punch.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Gallows! Dover is out on his feet! Gallows rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Dover is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Dover is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Gallows!
Dutch Gallows is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dutch Gallows thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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