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Insanity 63: Gods of War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Blazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace has chosen Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Blazing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Grace!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake Blazing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazing misses with a body shot.
Grace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grace looks to land a left hand but Blazing moved out of range nicely.
Grace slips under a jab.
Blazing sizes up Grace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blazing darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blazing misses the body punch
and Grace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blazing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grace counters with a low kick, right behind Blazing 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grace appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blazing has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grace.
Blazing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grace takes a swing at Blazing's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing throws a hook but Grace avoids it easily.
It seemed like Grace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blazing takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blazing ducks under a wild hook from Grace.
Sloppy strikes from Blazing. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grace! But no joy.
Blazing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blazing takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blazing looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blazing looks to land a right hand but Grace moved out of range.
Grace walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazing. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blazing misses with a double jab
and Grace counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blazing cracks Grace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazing throws a series of strikes that have Grace backpedaling.
An inside leg kick lands from Grace.
Blazing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blazing works over Grace's head and body with a nice combination.
Blazing circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Blazing does no damage.
Grace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blazing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grace clobbers Blazing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazing connects with a body shot.
Grace lands a slapping body shot.
Blazing looks to land a combination but Grace avoids it well.
Grace throws a nice head kick!
Grace misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blazing crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grace - the referee stops the clock and Blazing gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grace. Blazing manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grace misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Blazing tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace scores with a hook.
Blazing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grace! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazing throws a series of punches but Grace avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace scoring well with a low kick there.
Blazing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blazing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazing was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blazing digs a good hook to Grace's body.
Blazing throws a series of punches but Grace moves out of range.
Grace scores with a shot to the body.
Blazing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grace misses with a hook to the body
and Blazing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Grace 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.
Grace digs a good hook to Blazing's body.
Grace cracks the inside of Blazing's front leg.
Grace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blazing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blazing rather than just go for the knockout.
Blazing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grace avoids the body shot from Blazing.
A nice side step and Grace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grace swings for the body but Blazing moves out of range.
Charles Grace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazing staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Grace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blazing moves out of range as Grace strikes.
Blazing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace dodges the punch combination from Blazing.
Blazing looks to land a left hand but Grace moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blazing is looking to clinch but Grace is avoiding it.
Grace lands a lovely overhand right.
Grace digs a good body shot into Blazing's ribs.
Grace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blazing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazing.
Grace appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blazing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazing.
Grace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blazing counters with a two punch combo.
Blazing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blazing walks into a left hand.
Blazing is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazing moves away from the strike by Grace.
Blazing misses with a few strikes there.
Grace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grace throws a sloppy body shot
and Blazing counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grace counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Grace.
Grace just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace lands a jab to the head.
Blazing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Blazing walks into a left hand.
Grace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blazing throws a sloppy body shot
and Grace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grace.
Grace scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazing is looking to clinch.
Grace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blazing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Grace.
Blazing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blazing avoids the head kick by Grace.
Blazing scores with a hook to the body. Grace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blazing misses with a two punch combination.
Grace slips a jab and a cross from Blazing.
Blazing moves out of range of the strikes.
As Grace looks to move away, Blazing throws a big counter combo bu Grace just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Grace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grace scores with a leg kick.
Grace throws a sloppy body shot
and Blazing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blazing throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grace moves out of range of the strikes.
Grace throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazing throws a nice looking combination but Grace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blazing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grace.
Grace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blazing.
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazing throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Blazing swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blazing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Blazing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blazing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blazing takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blazing might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Grace misses with a body shot.
Blazing went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blazing digs a good hook to Grace's body.
Grace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grace wants to clinch.
Grace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blazing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blazing misses with a lunging right hand
and Grace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazing has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grace.
Grace swings for the body but Blazing moves out of range.
Grace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grace lands an overhand right.
Blazing misses with a two punch combination.
Blazing tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grace throws a wild body kick that Blazing sees coming a mile off.
Donk. Grace catches Blazing right on the button with a cross.
Grace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blazing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grace lunges at Blazing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blazing's hand.
Blake Blazing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blazing is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Blazing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Grace.
Blazing seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazing scores with a body shot.
Grace lands a jab to Blazing's midsection.
Blazing misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blazing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Grace misses.
Blazing moves forwards but Grace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blazing throws a right and a left that Grace avoids nicely.
Grace throws a leg kick which misses Blazing's front leg but catches the back leg as Blazing tries to avoid it.
Grace throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Grace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Grace!
Post fight, Charles Grace took to the microphone: 'I'm gonna debate the f@ck outta myself as soon as I hit the shower!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nilton Fantoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Kliko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rico Kliko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nilton Fantoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Kliko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kliko manages to avoid it.
Kliko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantoni misses the body punch
and Kliko moves into the clinch.
Kliko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fantoni's efforts to push away.
Fantoni working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fantoni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kliko keeps control of Fantoni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the head but Fantoni blocks with his arms.
Fantoni is trying to break the clinch but Kliko has him pressed against the cage.
Kliko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kliko lands a left hand.
Kliko scores with a knee to the head.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantoni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kliko landing knees to the body.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantoni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantoni tries to circle away but Kliko has him pinned against the cage.
Kliko lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fantoni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantoni is breathing heavily.
Kliko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Fantoni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Kliko.
Fantoni takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Kliko.
Kliko with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kliko with a knee to the head.
A short right from Kliko.
Kliko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but Fantoni blocks it.
Fantoni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kliko landing knees to the head.
Kliko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fantoni's face.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliko looking to throw knees to the head but Fantoni is blocking nicely.
A short right from Kliko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Kliko prevents Fantoni from breaking the clinch.
Kliko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kliko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kliko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kliko cracks Fantoni with a nice body shot.
Fantoni tries to break the clinch but Kliko is controlling the position.
Fantoni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantoni has had enough of the clinch but Kliko keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kliko obliges.
Kliko lands a good knee to the midsection. Fantoni won't want to take too many of those.
Kliko with a knee to the head.
Kliko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fantoni blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Fantoni is rocked!
Fantoni tries to break free but Kliko pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Fantoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantoni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantoni seems to have got his legs back now.
Kliko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kliko works on Fantoni's body with a couple of short punches.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kliko crunches a lovely knee into Fantoni's ribcage.
Kliko misses with a knee to the head.
Kliko working Fantoni over with knees to the body.
Kliko scores with a knee to the head.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Kliko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kliko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kliko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantoni wants to get back to striking at distance but Kliko won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Kliko.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but Fantoni blocks it.
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fantoni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kliko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fantoni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kliko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kliko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kliko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kliko working Fantoni over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kliko obliges.
Fantoni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kliko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fantonis head.
Kliko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantoni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kliko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fantoni's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kliko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Kliko lands with a short shot to the head.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Kliko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fantoni throws an off balance right hand
and Kliko counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Fantoni to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Kliko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rico Kliko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonald might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Busy Living. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald gets a clinch.
Santiago lands an elbow that stopped McDonald in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on McDonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santiago lands a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that McDonald has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Santiago lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santiago landing knees to the body.
McDonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santiago avoids it.
Santiago scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago lands a good knee to the midsection. McDonald won't want to take too many of those.
McDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Santiago has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonald seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Santiago can turn it around.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santiago.
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McDonald is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago lands an elbow just above McDonald 's eye.
McDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Santiago creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops McDonald! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Santiago.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Santiago!
Pedro Santiago bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Yolpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Yolpan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Yolpan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yolpan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yolpan tries to clinch but Horizon is having none of it.
Yolpan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yolpan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horizon.
Yolpan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horizon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yolpan slips under a jab.
Yolpan clinches up with Horizon and pushes him back against the cage.
Yolpan has a couple of punches blocked by Horizon.
Yolpan misses with a punch to the body.
Yolpan prevents a body shot from Horizon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yolpan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horizon is trying to stall.
Yolpan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Horizon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
Horizon trying to control the position but instead, Yolpan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horizon into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon is working Yolpan over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Horizon.
Yolpan lands with a right to the head.
Yolpan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horizon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yolpan backwards.
Horizon lands with a light punch inside.
Yolpan misses with some punches.
Yolpan can't find room to land a body shot as Horizon controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horizon.
Horizon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horizon misses with a punch on the inside.
Horizon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Horizon - that landed with a thud.
Yolpan looks winded!
Horizon wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yolpan tries to work over Horizon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horizon lands a body punch.
Horizon scores with a shoulder strike.
Horizon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yolpan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Horizon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yolpan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yolpan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yolpan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Horizon.
Yolpan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horizon scores with a hook to the body.
Yolpan throws a punch but it's blocked by Horizon.
Horizon lands a hook that snaps the head of Yolpan backwards.
Horizon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yolpan up against the cage.
Yolpan working aggressively here.
Horizon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horizon stalling in the clinch but Yolpan improves position.
Yolpan tries a body shot but Horizon blocks it.
Yolpan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yolpan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yolpan has a couple of punches blocked by Horizon.
Yolpan has a couple of punches blocked by Horizon.
Horizon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yolpan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horizon scores with a hook to the body.
Horizon scores with a shot to the side of Yolpan's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yolpan takes a shot to the head.
Horizon lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yolpan fails to land.
Nice body punch from Horizon - that landed with a thud.
Horizon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yolpan up against the cage.
Horizon scores with a shot to the side of Yolpan's head.
Yolpan misses with the head strike.
Horizon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horizon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horizon.
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!
Yolpan misses with a body punch.
Yolpan prevents a body shot from Horizon.
Yolpan tries to work over Horizon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horizon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Horizon on the inside.
Come on Horizon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yolpan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
Yolpan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horizon's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horizon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yolpan scores with a hook to the body.
Horizon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yolpan digs a right hand underneath Horizon's ribcage. Horizon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Horizon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horizon throws a punch but it's blocked by Yolpan.
Yolpan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yolpan throws a right and a left that Horizon avoids nicely.
Yolpan throws a nice looking combination but Horizon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yolpan misses with a two punch combination.
Yolpan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horizon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yolpan can do to turn this around?
Horizon dodges the punch combination from Yolpan.
Horizon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Yolpan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Yolpan. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon throws a push kick but Yolpan slaps the foot to one side.
Yolpan unleashes a big counter combination but Horizon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yolpan scores with a decent looking hook.
Horizon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yolpan. Horizon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yolpan momentarily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Horizon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Horizon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yolpan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robert Yolpan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horizon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horizon drops Yolpan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yolpan looks back up at him and smiles so Horizon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yolpan is rocked!
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!
Horizon drops Yolpan with a big left hand! Yolpan is injured, injured bad! Horizon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Horizon!
Evan Horizon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bada Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Belshiknolav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom comes into the arena with Here Comes the BOOM by: POD blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bada Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Belshiknolav!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Belshiknolav tenderised Boom's leg. Boom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boom throws a good cross that connects.
Boom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belshiknolav lands a nice hook to Boom's body. Boom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom fails with the takedown.
Boom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom throws a jab when Belshiknolav was well out of range.
Belshiknolav moves out of range of the strikes.
Belshiknolav lands a big head kick that sends Boom tumbling to the mat! Belshiknolav takes a step backwards and waves Boom back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Belshiknolav throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Boom's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Belshiknolav lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ivan Belshiknolav!
A very excited looking Ivan Belshiknolav 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.
The defeated Bada Boom had this to say: 'First I want to give praise to my Lord and savior Jesus Christ! Next I want to thank my fans. I will get better and come back stronger and I will grow from this loss!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Patrioticheskaya Pesnya. Aleksandr Kozlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandr Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Yamato!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato cracks Kozlov with a good jab.
A jab from Kozlov finds it's way through Yamato's defenses.
Yamato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kozlov closes the distance and pushes Yamato back into the cage.
Kozlov lands with a right to the head.
Kozlov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yamato.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jin Yamato has been cut.
Yamato takes an elbow to the temple.
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamato's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamato swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamato wants to break free but Kozlov has control.
Kozlov lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Jin Yamato's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Jin Yamato's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yamato takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamato is rocked!
Kozlov misses with an elbow strike.
Yamato is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kozlov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamato misses with some punches.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamato is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Jin Yamato's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jin Yamato's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksandr Kozlov!
A relieved looking Aleksandr Kozlov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Everette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maybe. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Everette!
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, Gary Bitters!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Everette has time to react.
Bitters missing with a left hand there. Everette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Everette throws the left hand but Bitters avoids the punch easily.
Bitters flicks out a counter leg kick but Everette steps away.
Bitters needs to keep his hands up - Everette had a free shot at his head there.
Everette misses with a hook.
Bitters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bitters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitters lands a jab-cross combination.
Everette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bitters counters with a nice body shot.
Everette slips under a jab.
Bitters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Everette moves away.
Everette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Everette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bitters misses with a two punch combination.
Bitters loads up on a big right hand but Everette slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bitters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bitters defending well as Everette loads up on a big left hand.
Bitters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitters misses with a hook. Everette ducked under it nicely.
Everette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Everette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitters.
Bitters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitters throws out a powerful jab.
Everette lands with a nice body punch.
Bitters avoids the body shot from Everette.
Bitters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bitters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bitters throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Everette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Everette's head coaches at Ground Zero, Las Vegas (LOD) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Everette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bitters looks to land a combination. Everette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Everette takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bitters thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitters defending well as Everette loads up on a big left hand.
Everette throws a jab when Bitters was well out of range.
Bitters clobbers Everette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Everette throws a jab but it's blocked by Bitters.
Bitters has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Everette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitters.
Everette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Everette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitters throws a chopping leg kick but Everette manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette lands a glancing blow to the side of Bitters's head.
Everette slips a jab from Bitters.
Bitters just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitters. Everette does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Everette misses.
Everette misses with a straight left.
Bitters will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bitters avoids the body shot from Everette.
Everette misses the shot to the body.
Bitters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bitters scores with a jab. Everette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bitters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Everette throws out the jab.
Bitters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitters moves away.
Bitters slips a jab from Everette.
Bitters moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Everette moves away from the strike by Bitters.
Bitters scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitters lands a nice shot to the body.
Everette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Everette. Bitters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitters fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Everette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Everette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bitters can pounce on him.
Bitters lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Everette.
Everette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitters moves away.
Bitters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bitters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Everette misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Everette finds it's target.
Bitters throws a hook but Everette avoids it easily.
Bitters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Everette throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Everette stalks Bitters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bitters's face. Bitters staggers backwards, shaken.
Bitters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Everette.
Bitters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bitters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitters scores with a decent looking hook.
Bitters is looking to slow Everette down with leg kicks.
Bitters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Everette throws out the jab.
Bitters connects with a leg kick. Everette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Everette misses with a body shot.
Everette lands a lovely overhand right.
Everette works Bitters's body with a nice hook.
Bitters throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Everette. Bitters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitters misses with a double jab.
Bitters slips under a jab.
Bitters misses the shot to the body.
Everette swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bitters fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Everette has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Everette.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitters blocks a jab.
Bitters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bitters, right into the meat.
Bitters lands with a cross.
Everette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bitters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bitters dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bitters digs a good hook to Everette's body.
Everette misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Everette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Everette connects with the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Everette checks a leg kick.
Bitters throws a leg kick that misses.
Gary Bitters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitters scores with a leg kick.
Bitters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Everette misses the target.
Bitters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Everette ducks under a wild hook from Bitters.
Everette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Everette moves out of range of the strikes.
Everette takes a swing at Bitters's ribcage but misses.
Bitters staying out of range there.
Bitters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Everette misses with a straight right.
Bitters tries to move into range but Everette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Everette thuds his right hand into Bitters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitters sizes up Everette with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Everette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bitters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Everette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everette connects with a nice looking jab.
Bitters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Everette.
A left lands for Bitters.
Bitters connects with a looping right hand.
Bitters throws a leg kick but Everette checks it.
Bitters tests Everette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bitters jabs Everette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bitters lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Everette backs up against the cage.
Bitters cracks Everette with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Everette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Everette lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Everette.
Bitters staying out of range there.
Everette looks to land a left hand but Bitters moved out of range nicely.
Bitters cracks the inside of Everette's front leg.
Everette missing with a left hand there. Bitters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitters clobbers Everette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bitters in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bitters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Everette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bitters manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Everette might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bitters swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Everette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bitters backs up against the cage.
It looks like Gary Bitters has been cut.
Everette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Everette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Everette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Everette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bitters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitters. Everette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Everette throws a lazy right hand but Bitters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bitters slips under a jab.
Bitters lands a leg kick that knocks Everette off balance momentarily.
Everette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitters was well out of range. Poor timing from Everette.
Bitters cracks the inside of Everette's front leg.
Bitters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Everette falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bitters counters with a nice uppercut.
Bitters tried to score with a low kick but Everette checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Everette was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitters.
A big right from Everette misses.
Bitters takes one to the side of the head.
Everette connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bitters momentarily.
Bitters throws a solid leg kick but Everette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bitters.
No joy there for Everette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Everette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitters.
The fighters circling - Everette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Everette closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bitters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bitters feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Everette's calf.
Bitters will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Everette throws the left hand but Bitters avoids the punch easily.
Everette throws a body punch but Bitters moves out of range.
Everette throws a hook but Bitters blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitters smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Everette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Everette looks to throw the jab but Bitters is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bitters.
A left lands for Bitters.
Bitters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bitters lands with a good body shot.
Everette ducks under a wild hook from Bitters.
Bitters throws a right hand that Everette ducks under and follows up with a left that Everette also avoids with ease.
Everette takes a swing at Bitters's ribcage but misses.
Everette moves away from the strike by Bitters.
Bitters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Everette slips a straight right by Bitters.
The fighters circling - Everette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bitters misses the shot to the body.
Everette looks to land a right hand but Bitters moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Everette misses.
Bitters throws a right and a left that Everette avoids nicely.
Bitters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bitters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Everette.
Bitters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bitters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Bitters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Everette throws a shot from downtown. Bitters moves away and avoids it.
Everette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Everette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bitters throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bitters, as that shot connected.
A big left from Everette misses.
Bitters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Everette.
Bitters misses with a body shot.
Bitters throws an overhand right that lands on Everette's shoulder, as Everette tries to avoid the shot.
Bitters digs a good body shot into Everette's ribs.
Bitters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitters throws a right and a left that Everette avoids nicely.
Bitters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Everette checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everette throws a body shot but no joy.
Bitters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Everette tries to move into range but Bitters moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bitters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Everette as he connects with a hook.
Bitters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bitters.
Everette throws a looping overhand right but Bitters ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Bitters tenderised Everette's leg. Everette is trying to keep his angry face on.
Everette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Everette fails to land with a series of punches.
Everette missing with a left hand there. Bitters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Bitters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Everette looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitters is just out of range.
Bitters misses the jab.
Bitters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Everette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bitters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Everette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitters.
Bitters throws a poor cross that misses
and Everette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bitters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Everette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Bitters.
Bitters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gary Bitters is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bitters.
Everette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Everette was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Everette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Everette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitters.
Bitters is looking to chop away at Everette's legs.
Everette misses with an uppercut. Bitters saw that one coming.
Everette throws an off balance right hand
and Bitters counters with a series of strikes. Everette will be more careful next time no doubt.
Everette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitters.
Danny Everette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Everette misses with a straight left.
Bitters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Everette cracks a nice hook into Bitters's ribs.
Bitters takes a swing at Everette's ribcage but misses.
Bitters lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Everette misses.
Bitters on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Everette tries to bum rush Bitters with a series of wild strikes but Bitters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Everette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everette throws a body shot but no joy.
Bitters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Everette misses with a hook. Bitters ducked under it nicely.
Everette looks to throw the jab but Bitters is out of range.
Bitters lands an overhand right.
Everette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bitters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Everette throws a body punch but Bitters moves out of range.
Everette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bitters scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bitters.
Everette looks to throw the jab but Bitters is out of range.
Bitters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitters moves away from the strike by Everette.
Bitters is looking for the big counter here.
Everette misses the shot to the body.
Everette moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitters.
Bitters misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitters connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Everette finds it's way through Bitters's defenses.
Everette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bitters.
Bitters misses with a few strikes there.
Everette swings for the body but Bitters moves out of range.
Bitters scores with a body shot.
Everette misses the jab.
Everette misses with a hook
and Bitters makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bitters throws a shot to the body.
Bitters blocks a jab.
Everette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Everette throws out a loose jab but Bitters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bitters throws a leg kick which misses Everette's front leg but catches the back leg as Everette tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Everette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Everette tries to bum rush Bitters with a series of wild strikes but Bitters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bitters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bitters throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bitters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bitters has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bitters!
After winning the bout, Gary Bitters thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin has chosen V. Putin - Blueberry Hills as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith darts in and clinches Putin up against the cage.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Smith working aggressively here.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith 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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Putin as Smith tries to tie him up.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Smith.
Smith is stalling here.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Putin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Putin.
Smith presses Putin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Putin misses with some punches.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Putin.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Putin tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Putin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin blocks a body shot from Smith.
Putin blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Putin pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Putin.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Putin lands with a light punch inside.
Smith is trying to stall.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Putin's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith trying to stall but Putin improves his position.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Putin lands a shot to the body.
Putin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Putin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Putin was not able to check.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Putin's head.
Putin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Putin tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Smith lands with a straight right. Putin didn't see that one coming.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Smith works the jab nicely.
Putin is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith scores with the left hand. Putin knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Putin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Putin misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putin clinches.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Jeremy Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Smith is looking to control Putin's arms but Putin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Putin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Smith pushes Putin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Putin gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Putin.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with some punches.
Putin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Putin digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Putin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Jeremy Smith 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!
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Putin blocks a leg kick.
Smith tries to bum rush Putin with a series of wild strikes but Putin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Putin.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a right hand.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
Putin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Putin improves position.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Putin.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin blocking some punches.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Putin working aggressively here.
Smith lands a left hand.
Putin is rocked!
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!
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Putin tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin scores with a shoulder strike.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a right hand.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith is rocked!
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Putin lands with a left to the head.
Putin lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Putin is keeping busy.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Putin as the two fighters clinch.
Putin prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Putin is keeping busy.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putin dips a shoulder and cracks Smith with a mighty uppercut! Smith falls back against the cage and Putin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Smith is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Putin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Putin!
A very excited looking Vlad Putin 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Harald Hildetand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jingle Jingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hildetand comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - Twillight of the Thunder God. Jingle has chosen Kay Kyser - I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harald Hildetand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jingle Jingle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hildetand with a nice cross.
A combination from Hildetand does no damage.
Hildetand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hildetand connects with a body shot that sends Jingle's belly button to the back.
Hildetand looks to throw the jab but Jingle is out of range.
Hildetand works the jab nicely.
Hildetand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jingle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hildetand won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hildetand struggling a bit here.
Hildetand is not content to let Jingle control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jingle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hildetand tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jingle is looking to take a break and control but Hildetand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jingle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hildetand is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jingle off and has taken his back!
Hildetand working for a choke but Jingle is defending well.
I would not like to be Jingle right now.
We've been hearing good reports from Hildetand'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.
A lull in the action here.
Jingle defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingle trying to control the position but Hildetand manages to sink in the hooks.
Jingle staying busy and making it hard for Hildetand to control.
Hildetand working for the choke.
Jingle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hildetand tightening his grip on Jingle, looking for the choke.
Hildetand biding his time, controlling Jingle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hildetand tries to keep control of the position but Jingle is staying busy.
Hildetand gets his hands free as Jingle looks to control.
Jingle rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hildetand is looking to stall here but Jingle recovers full guard.
Hildetand trying to control the position from guard on top but Jingle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hildetand preventing the sweep.
Jingle is controlling Hildetand's posture.
Hildetand stopping the sweep attempt from Jingle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jingle keeping moving, preventing Hildetand from controlling successfully.
Hildetand pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jingle is keeping the position for now.
Jingle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hildetand fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hildetand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hildetand!
Hildetand looks to land a combination but Jingle avoids it well.
Harald Hildetand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hildetand throws a combination that misses
and Jingle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Hildetand dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hildetand misses with an uppercut. Jingle saw that one coming.
Hildetand throws a right and a left that Jingle avoids nicely.
Jingle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hildetand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harald Hildetand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jingle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hildetand missing with a left hand there. Jingle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jingle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jingle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hildetand was covering up waiting for the punch and Jingle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jingle cracks Hildetand with a solid left hand.
Hildetand has momentary wrist control but Jingle slips an elbow through the middle.
Jingle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jingle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jingle slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hildetand is looking for a sweep. Jingle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jingle working Hildetand over with strikes.
Jingle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jingle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jingle is looking to pass Hildetand's guard but actually Hildetand recovers to full guard.
Jingle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hildetand has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jingle has managed to get both his arms back between Hildetand's legs - danger averted.
Jingle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingle trying to control the position from guard on top but Hildetand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jingle postures up and lands a big shot to Hildetand's brow.
Jingle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jingle trying to control but Hildetand is working from the bottom.
Jingle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hildetand has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jingle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hildetand is looking for a triangle but Jingle pushes his legs off easily.
Jingle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingle working some strikes from top position.
Hildetand has momentary wrist control but Jingle slips an elbow through the middle.
Hildetand is rocked!
Jingle postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hildetand covers up, he's hurt! Jingle keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jingle and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jingle can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jingle Jingle!
An out of breath Jingle Jingle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James The Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stepan Razin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Best might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tina Turner - The Best. Razin has chosen Oy Da Ne Vecher as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James The Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stepan Razin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like James The Best has been cut.
Razin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Best.
The Best tries to clinch but Razin moves out of range.
James The Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Best throws a looping overhand right but Razin ducks down to avoid it.
Razin staying out of range there.
The Best fails with an attempt to clinch.
Razin misses with a wild body shot.
The Best is looking to counter punch.
The Best is looking to clinch.
The Best is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Razin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Best misses with a looping left.
Razin keeps the fight on the outside.
The Best tries to close the distance and clinch up but Razin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Razin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Best tries to clinch up.
Razin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Razin finds it's target.
Razin cracks The Best with a big right hand and The Best goes down!
The Best is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Razin passes The Best's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oh The Best is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Razin sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt The Best! Oh, The Best is in big trouble! Razin lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stepan Razin!
Stepan Razin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I train hard! I come so far, and I fight hard! Thank you, my coaches, thank you manager, Bobby Fossil, thank you fans for believe and support! I am true champion!'.
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