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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calderon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "One Rhythm (Da Yard Riddim Mix)" by Debi Nova. Ezequiel Calderon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezequiel Calderon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Medved ! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Medved will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calderon scores with a head kick.
Medved tries for a takedown but Calderon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Calderon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calderon throws a leg kick which misses Medved 's front leg but catches the back leg as Medved tries to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Medved throws a chopping leg kick but Calderon manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Medved tries for a takedown but Calderon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Medved shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calderon pinned against the cage. Calderon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Ezequiel Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Medved .
That's one minute gone in the round. Medved throws a leg kick but Calderon checks it. Medved dives in and grabs Calderon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calderon pushes down on Medved 's head and hops out. Medved has his takedown stuffed and Calderon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Medved is lucky that one didn't land flush. Medved throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calderon counters with a two punch combo. Calderon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Calderon tries to clinch but Medved is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Medved fails with the takedown and Calderon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Calderon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Medved shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calderon as he avoids it easily. Calderon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Calderon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Medved shoots in looking for a takedown but Calderon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Medved 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Medved thows a left - swing and a miss! Calderon appears to be looking for a big counter. Medved gets tackled into the cage by Calderon. Calderon maintains the clinch. Medved is working for takedown but Calderon is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calderon trying to land knees to the body.
Medved is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Calderon pulls him back up using the underhooks. Medved has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Calderon after a bit of a struggle. Medved lands a hook that snaps the head of Calderon backwards. Medved fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calderon misses with a body punch.
That's four 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. Calderon is pushing Medved up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Medved 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Medved looks to land a right hand but Calderon moved out of range. Calderon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Calderon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Calderon throws a head kick but Medved moves out of range.
And Medved tries to counter it with a takedown but Calderon pushes his down on his head and steps out. Medved fails with a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Calderon dominated that round. That's time! Calderon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Medved scores with a takedown into Calderon's guard. Calderon has a closed guard, preventing Medved from standing up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Medved is looking to pass into half guard but Calderon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Calderon is in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Calderon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calderon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calderon stands up from guard. Let's bang! Calderon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Calderon throws a sloppy head kick and Medved moves out of range easily. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Calderon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Calderon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Medved is fending him off so far but Calderon persists. Nope, Medved circles away and we're back to standing. Medved doesn't succeed with the takedown and Calderon counters with a series of strikes. Medved will be more careful next time no doubt. Calderon moves into the clinch. Calderon manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Calderon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Medved swats him away and circles back towards the center. Medved changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Calderon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Medved laying and praying for a moment but Calderon takes advantage and regains half guard. Medved looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Calderon is staying active underneath Medved , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Medved wants to free his trapped foot but Calderon is holding on for dear life with his legs. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Medved scoring with strikes to the body and head. Medved throwing shots but Calderon is blocking nicely. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Medved in particular looking to stall. Medved is trying to control the action in half guard but Calderon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Medved is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Medved closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calderon circles away. Medved fails to land with a series of punches.
Calderon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Calderon clinches up with Medved and pushes him back against the cage. Calderon blocking some punches.
Calderon missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Medved has Calderon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Calderon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Medved will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick from Calderon lands but Medved takes it in his stride. Medved closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calderon circles away. Medved shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calderon pinned against the cage. Calderon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Calderon tries to clinch up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Medved throws a nice looking combination but Calderon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Medved doesn't succeed with the takedown and Calderon counters with a two punch combo. Ezequiel Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Medved . Medved takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calderon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Medved fails to land with a series of punches.
Calderon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Medved shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calderon as he avoids it easily. It looked like Calderon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. No luck with that takedown attempt from Medved . Calderon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Calderon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Medved shoots in looking for a takedown. Calderon tries to sprawl out of it but Medved keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calderon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Calderon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calderon wants it to stay on the feet. Calderon is looking to counter the offense by Medved and move into the clinch. Calderon throws a head kick that half lands.
Alexander Medved seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Calderon moves into the clinch successfully.
Calderon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Calderon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Medved to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calderon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medved avoids it. Calderon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Medved shoots in for a double leg but Calderon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Medved misses with a wild combination.
Calderon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Calderon tries to clinch but Medved is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Medved throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calderon sees it coming and avoids it easily. Calderon is looking for a counter combo. Calderon dodges the punch combination from Medved .
Calderon throws a quick counter head kick but Medved was just out of range. Horrible takedown attempt by Medved or perhaps it was just good defense by Calderon, which made it look bad. Calderon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Calderon fails in his attempt to clinch. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Horrible takedown attempt by Calderon or perhaps it was just good defense by Medved , which made it look bad.
And that's the end of the fight! Ezequiel Calderon showed his dominance in that final round. I think Calderon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezequiel Calderon! A determined Ezequiel Calderon didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by bubble pop. Angel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mudvayne-Fall Into Sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ippo Ribeiro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ippo Ribeiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirk Angel! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Angel moves to clinch but Ribeiro breaks away so Ribeiro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Angel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribeiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ribeiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Angel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Angel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ribeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ribeiro prevents Angel from getting back to his feet. Ribeiro slips nicely into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ribeiro misses with a head shot. Angel uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Angel has wrist control. Ribeiro is working Angel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Angel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Angel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ribeiro has Angel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Angel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro is looking to take this one to the mat. Angel working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Ribeiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Angel manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ippo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Angel misses with a hook from the clinch. Angel tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ribeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Angel lands a body punch. Angel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angel lands a hook to the side of the head. Angel lands an uppercut. Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Angel manages to get underhooks.
Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ribeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angel prevents it.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown. Angel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ribeiro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Angel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ribeiro is looking to take this one to the mat. Ribeiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Angel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angel instigates a clinch. Angel working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angel tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage. Angel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Ribeiro has Angel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Angel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Angel misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Angel.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily. Angel is pressed up against the cage. Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Angel down to the mat. Angel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Angel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ribeiro is landing a low percentage of strikes. Angel forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches. Angel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro looking for a takedown. Angel lands with a left to the head. Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Angel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Angel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
Angel is defending well against a takedown attempt. Angel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angel lands a nice uppercut. Angel lands a nice shot to the body. Angel lands an uppercut. Angel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow. Ribeiro prevents a body shot from Angel. Ribeiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Angel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Angel scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow. Angel working some nice short punches in the clinch. Angel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro. A right handed body shot lands from Angel.
Angel tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Angel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Angel is defending well against a takedown attempt. Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Angel. Ribeiro is working for takedown but Angel is calmly controlling the position for now. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro. Angel lands with a light punch inside. Angel lands a nice uppercut. Angel swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it. Angel lands with a right to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Angel dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Angel tries to sprawl out of it but Ribeiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Angel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Angel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Angel tries to clinch up and Ribeiro counters with a left and a right that stings Angel. Ribeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ribeiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Ribeiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Angel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ribeiro. Ribeiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ribeiro throws an elbow that misses. Angel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribeiro's guard. Nice move by Angel! Ribeiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Angel stops Ribeiro from standing up. Angel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Angel stops Ribeiro from standing up. Ribeiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ribeiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Angel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Ribeiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Angel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ribeiro's guard. Ribeiro tries to kick Angel off but Angel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Angel has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Angel thows a huge punch but Ribeiro dodges it nicely.
Ribeiro is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Kirk Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Angel darts in trying to clinch so Ribeiro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Angel wants to stand and escape but Ribeiro is having none of it. Ribeiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard. Ribeiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Ribeiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Angel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ribeiro throws a big elbow that misses. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Angel keeping full guard, as Ribeiro tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Angel tries to clinch and Ribeiro counters with a shoot takedown. Angel fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Angel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Angel is looking to clinch. Ribeiro feinted with a counter takedown. Angel darts in and clinches Ribeiro up against the cage. Ribeiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Angel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ippo Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Angel tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angel. Angel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro. Ribeiro is looking for a takedown. Angel tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Angel misses with a body punch.
Angel scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head. Angel is pressed up against the cage. Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Angel down to the mat. Angel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Angel tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it. Angel is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kirk Angel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ribeiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Angel is trying to defend but Ribeiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ribeiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Ribeiro thows a huge punch but Angel dodges it nicely.
Ribeiro 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. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ribeiro works his way into side control. Ribeiro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Angel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ribeiro is controlling him well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Ribeiro dominated that second round. That's time! Ribeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Angel tries to clinch there but Ribeiro circles away.
Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angel moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside. Angel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ribeiro, pushing him back against the cage. Ribeiro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Angel tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage. Angel misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Angel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ribeiro scores with a couple of nice shots. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Angel has one foot on Ribeiro's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Angel tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it. Ippo Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ribeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribeiro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Angel wants to clinch and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into guard. Ribeiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ribeiro cracks Angel with a solid left hand. Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Angel blocks nicely. Ribeiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ribeiro with a flurry of punches that miss. Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Angel has wrist control. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Ribeiro chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ribeiro postures up in Angel's guard and throws a big left but Angel blocks it. Angel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ribeiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Angel moves to clinch but Ribeiro breaks away and Ribeiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Angel won't be happy with that. Ribeiro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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! Ribeiro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ribeiro lands a strong strike to the head of Angel. That's dazed him! Ribeiro looking to finish here. Angel is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ribeiro lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Ribeiro! Post fight, an emotional Ippo Ribeiro said 'where you at mother fucker!!!'. Kirk Angel spoke after the fight, saying 'must of been on tht'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jicker Larndorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jicker Larndorf! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! KarelinPalmeiras changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larndorf tries to avoid it but KarelinPalmeiras manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larndorf to the ground. Larndorf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. KarelinPalmeiras closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larndorf to the mat! Larndorf manages to get full guard. Larndorf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst KarelinPalmeiras is controlling him. KarelinPalmeiras stays in close to Larndorf's body and controls the position. KarelinPalmeiras has gone for a leg lock! Larndorf slips out almost immediately though and dives into KarelinPalmeiras's guard. KarelinPalmeiras trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. KarelinPalmeiras 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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. KarelinPalmeiras keeping full guard, as Larndorf tries to pass. KarelinPalmeiras has Larndorf pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larndorf is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but KarelinPalmeiras has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Larndorf is looking to defend but KarelinPalmeiras has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Larndorf! KarelinPalmeiras pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Larndorf taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras! An out of breath and clearly excited AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras thanked V-Mask Clothing (10%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon has chosen Life Is Beautiful as his entrance music. Junior Brandon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ezekiel Hughes's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Hughes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hughes moves forwards but Brandon connects with a nice, crisp jab. Hughes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandon's head. Brandon misses with a looping left. No luck for Brandon with that takedown attempt. Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but Brandon gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage. Hughes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandon moves away. Brandon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Brandon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brandon cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head. Hughes looks to land a body kick but Brandon moved away. Brandon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ezekiel Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Brandon. Hughes scores with a decent looking hook. Brandon with a poor takedown and Brandon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandon swats him away and circles back towards the center. Brandon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Sloppy strikes there by Brandon.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brandon wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy. Hughes is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Death Valley Training Facility, so we'll see if he gets out of it. Brandon is trying to get an arm triangle but Hughes is defending well. Brandon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Brandon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Brandon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hughes is trying to escape and Brandon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hughes is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brandon! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Brandon! Junior Brandon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zombie Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Grupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grupe comes into the arena with Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Buckwild Remix) blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norbert Grupe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Collins! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grupe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Collins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grupe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Collins feints and then cracks Grupe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grupe down. Grupe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively. Grupe misses with a wild combination.
Collins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Grupe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grupe appears to be looking for a big counter. Grupe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Collins. Collins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grupes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Grupe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Collins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grupe's calf. Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grupe.
Collins throws a low kick but Grupe avoids it. An attempted straight right counter from Grupe misses the target. Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Steve Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Collins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Collins throws a leg kick that misses. Grupe is looking for a counter combo. Collins misses with a wild body shot. Grupe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins throws a head kick that half lands.
Grupe is rocked! Grupe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Collins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Collins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Collins throws a head kick that misses. Grupe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grupe. Collins takes a swing at Grupe's ribcage but misses. Grupe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grupe is looking to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch. Collins throws a low kick but Grupe avoids it. Grupe appears to be looking for a big counter. Grupe swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A nice leg kick lands there from Collins. Grupe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grupe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Collins throws out a loose jab but Grupe uses good head movement to avoid it. A counter left hand to the body from Grupe misses its target. Grupe is looking to wear down Collins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grupe throws a big counter combination but Collins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Collins lands a lovely overhand right. Collins slips under a jab from Grupe. Collins connects with a body shot. Grupe with a poor takedown letting Collins counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grupe avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Collins lands a big head kick that sends Grupe tumbling to the mat! Collins takes a step backwards and waves Grupe back to his feet - he wants the finish! Oh Grupe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Grupe is aggressively charging in as Collins backs up avoiding any damage. Collins tosses out a jab and Grupe runs right into it face first! Grupe is out cold! Collins dropped down on all fours and is barking in Grupe's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Collins! Steve Collins took some time post fight to say the following; 'You just got your ass whipped by an old man!'. The defeated Norbert Grupe had this to say: 'sorry fans, sorry boss, sorry organisation but i will retire now!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ap Nudd has chosen Lift me up as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edern Ap Nudd! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Landry dips to his left and cracks Ap Nudd with an uppercut!
It looks like Edern Ap Nudd has been cut. Landry avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Landry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Ap Nudd tries to clinch there but Landry circles away.
Ap Nudd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Landry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Ap Nudd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Brutus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ap Nudd jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ap Nudd moves into the clinch successfully.
Landry manages to break the clinch.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Landry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. We've been informed that Ap Nudd 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. Ap Nudd keeps the fight on the outside. Landry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ap Nudd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from Ap Nudd. Ap Nudd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Ap Nudd rushes Landry and presses him up against the cage. Ap Nudd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ap Nudd can't find room to land a body shot as Landry controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Landry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ap Nudd can't break the clinch.
Landry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landry misses with a body punch.
Landry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Landry drops Ap Nudd with a beautiful combination! Ap Nudd stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Landry is looking for the KO! Ap Nudd connects with a leg kick. Landry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A slapping leg kick lands for Landry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Landry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Ap Nudd avoids the head kick by Landry.
Ap Nudd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Landry with a body shot. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Landry. Ap Nudd shrugs it off though. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Landry. Ap Nudd forces Landry back against the cage and clinches. Landry wants to break free but Ap Nudd has control.
Ap Nudd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Landry misses with some punches.
Landry lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Landry digs a right hand underneath Ap Nudd's ribcage. Ap Nudd let out a lung full of air as it connected. A head punch on the inside from Landry fails to land. Ap Nudd is trying to break the clinch but Landry has him pressed against the cage. Landry lands a right hand. Landry manages to break the clinch.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ap Nudd throws the kick towards the body but Landry avoids it. Landry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ap Nudd takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses. Landry scores with a spinning back kick! Landry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Landry misses with a body kick. Ap Nudd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ap Nudd looks winded! Landry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ap Nudd on the side of the head. Ap Nudd misses with a kick to the body.
Landry is looking to slow Ap Nudd down with leg kicks. Ap Nudd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Landry scores with a jab to the body. Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Landry is looking to clinch but Ap Nudd is avoiding it.
Ap Nudd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landry clinches. Landry tries a body shot but Ap Nudd blocks it.
Landry tries to work over Ap Nudd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Ap Nudd uses good head movement to avoid it. Landry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Landry lands a shot to the body. Landry tries to throw a body punch but Ap Nudd avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage. Landry pushes Ap Nudd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ap Nudd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Landry pushes Ap Nudd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Landry being controlled against the cage. Landry lands with a right to the head. Landry breaks the clinch.
Ap Nudd misses with a body kick. Landry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ap Nudd moves out of range as Landry strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ap Nudd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Landry takes a shot right to the bread basket. Landry lands with a cross. Landry lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ap Nudd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Ap Nudd throws a sloppy head kick and Landry moves out of range easily. Landry is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Ap Nudd like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Ap Nudd from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Landry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Comanche Todd! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Todd misses with an uppercut. Todd misses with a looping right. Todd throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Li drops down looking for a counter takedown but Todd sprawls and moves away. Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li. Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Todd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Li dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Li changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. We've been told by Li's head coaches at H-13 Alpha Elite Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Todd looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range. Li drops down looking for a counter takedown but Todd sprawls and moves away. Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Li throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it. Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab. Todd scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Todd works Li's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Li's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Todd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Li scrambles back to his feet. Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Li takes one to the chin there. Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li counters with a nice double leg into side control. Todd won't be happy with that. Li controlling the position. Li tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Li decides to stand back up. Li slips a straight right by Todd. Todd blocks a head kick by Li.
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Todd misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Todd lands a body shot.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Todd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Todd misses with the combination.
Todd lands a right hook to the body.
Li misses the shot to the body. Despite the aggression on Todd's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Li takes a shot right to the bread basket. Todd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Todd misses with a body shot.
Li half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Todd digs a good hook to Li's body.
Todd scores with a hook. A jab lands there for Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Todd misses with a wild body shot. Li attempts a counter takedown but Todd avoids it well and moves away. Li lands a head shot.
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut. Todd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands. This has been an exciting period of action! Todd misses with a few strikes there.
Li appears to be looking for a counter takedown. A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target. Todd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jab from Todd. Todd tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A punch combination from Todd misses. Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Li half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd dominated that round. The cut man is working on Comanche Todd's cut. That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jab by Todd. Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Howard Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A combination from Todd does no damage. Todd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Li on the side of the head. Todd lands a jab to Li's midsection. Todd is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing. Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily. Li appears to be looking for a counter takedown. A big left from Todd misses. Todd lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Li takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Todd lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head. Todd misses with an uppercut. Li scores with a hook. Todd lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range. Todd throws a hook but Li blocks it. Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Todd misses with a combination
and Li counters with a nice double leg into side control. Todd won't be happy with that. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Li tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Li happy to just control the position for now. Li prevents Todd from escaping the position. Li decides to stand up, so the ref orders Todd to his feet. Todd looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range. Li tries to counter with a takedown but Todd is quick to defend against it. Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Todd misses with a looping right. Li attempts a counter takedown but Todd avoids it well and moves away. Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Todd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Todd looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range. Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd misses the shot to the body. Todd throws a series of strikes that have Li backpedaling.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Li on the side of the head.
Li is rocked! Todd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li has time to react. Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Todd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Li seems to have got his legs back now. Todd throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease. Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Todd. Todd looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range. A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target. Todd dodges the punch combination from Li.
Li tries to move into range but Todd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Comanche Todd's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice body punch from Todd. Li dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Li half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Li throws a right and a left that both miss. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Todd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Todd throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Li slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Li walks into a straight right hand from Todd. Some wild striking there from Todd.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Todd swinging wildly here.
Todd scores with a shot to the body.
Todd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Todd connects with a jab. Nice uppercut there from Todd.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Todd moves forwards but Li connects with a nice, crisp jab. Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing. Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook. Li throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range. Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Todd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A combination from Li does no damage. Comanche Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li ducks right into an uppercut from Todd. Todd's corner calls for a 1-2. Todd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Li throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Todd misses with a wild combination.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Todd avoids it well and moves away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A swing and a miss from Todd. Li changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Todd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Li tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Todd is looking for the big counter here. Li takes a body punch but keeps moving. Todd misses with a double jab.
Li moves away from the strike by Todd. Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li feinted with a counter takedown. Howard Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Todd lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Comanche Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Todd 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Comanche Todd! Comanche Todd really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that V-Mask Clothing (10%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Thompson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Thompson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Khavin! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khavin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thompson scrambles back to his feet. A swing and a miss from Thompson. Khavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and checks it nicely. Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Thompson misses with a body kick. Thompson tries a low kick but Khavin avoids it. Thompson lands with a hook. Khavin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Thompson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Thompson checks a leg kick nicely. Khavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Thompson misses with a low kick.
Khavin throws out a counter right but Thompson avoids it with no problem. Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khavin checks it well. Thompson connects with a crisp jab. Khavin walks into a jab. 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! Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Khavin counters with a flying knee. Nice. Khavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Khavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Khavin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson misses with a looping right. Khavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Thompson steps away. Thompson clobbers Khavin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Thompson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Khavin throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range. Khavin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A slapping body kick lands there for Khavin. Khavin takes one to the side of the head.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Thompson. Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Khavin's head back.
Khavin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson. Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Khavin moves away and avoids it. 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! Thompson moves out of range of the body kick. A head kick misses from Thompson. Khavin misses the jab. Thompson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Khavin tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way. Thompson misses with a hook. Khavin ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson. Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Thompson. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khavin checks a leg kick. A countering left hand to the body from Khavin misses. Khavin thumps Thompson with a low kick. Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khavin sees it coming and avoids it easily. Thompson throws a head kick that misses. Khavin throws a nice inside leg kick. Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Thompson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Khavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson. Khavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Khavin throws a big shot that misses. Khavin throws a body shot but no joy. Thompson feinted there with a counter leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khavin checks a leg kick. Khavin staying out of range there. Khavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Khavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khavin checks a low kick from Thompson. Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily. Khavin misses with a kick to the body.
Thompson swings away with a leg kick that misses. Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson. Khavin throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range. Thompson throws a low kick but Khavin avoids it. Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tried to counter with a leg kick but Khavin avoided it. Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khavin cracks Thompson with a good jab. Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss! Khavin scores with a head kick.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Khavin's belly button to the back. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khavin throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it. Thompson misses with a hook. Khavin ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khavin scores with a head kick.
Khavin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khavin.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily. Khavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson. Khavin throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and moves out of range. Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Khavin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khavin. Khavin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Thompson misses with a left hand and Khavin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target. Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thompson misses with a looping right. Khavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson 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.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses. Khavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson. Khavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Khavin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Khavin throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off. Thompson 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.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khavin can do to turn this around? A left and a right from Khavin both land. Nice combination. Thompson works Khavin's body with a nice hook. Khavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson. Thompson walks into a left hand. Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khavin misses with a low kick.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Khavin should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khavin.
Khavin swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thompson. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Khavin checks a low kick from Thompson. Khavin feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Thompson is looking to score with low kicks. Thompson thows a body kick. Khavin tries to catch it but that hurt him. Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Khavin seems unphased.
Khavin moves out of range of the strikes. Khavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khavin moves out of range as Thompson strikes. A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Khavin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Hunter Thompson is winning the standup battle so far. Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khavin. Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses. Khavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Khavin does no damage. Khavin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Khavin.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Khavin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Khavin does a little dance to reset his feet. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khavin! But no joy. Khavin looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming. Khavin works Thompson's body with a nice hook. Khavin goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Khavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khavin slips under a jab from Thompson. Thompson throws a head kick that misses and Khavin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Thompson looks to throw the jab but Khavin is out of range. Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khavin is out of range. Khavin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thompson rather than just go for the knockout. Khavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Khavin. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Khavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Khavin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Thompson misses with a leg kick. Thompson thumps Khavin with a low kick. Khavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Khavin blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Khavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A good leg kick by Thompson. Khavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson. Khavin tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it. Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khavin on the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps Khavin's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson. Khavin cracks Thompson with a good jab. Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy. Khavin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Nice body kick from Khavin. Both fighters circling a little - Khavin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Khavin looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming. Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khavin looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming. Khavin walks into a straight right hand from Thompson. Khavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Khavin misses the shot to the body. Khavin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut. Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Khavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson is looking for a counter combo. 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 Hunter Thompson 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.
Khavin avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Thompson with a jab. Khavin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Khavin persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing. Thompson is looking to counter with a body kick. Khavin staying out of range there. Khavin lands a leg kick that knocks Thompson off balance momentarily. Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin checks it. Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily. A big right from Thompson misses. Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khavin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Thompson throws a head kick that misses. Thompson blocks a head kick by Khavin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Khavin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thompson has got the better of the exchanges. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Thompson throws a counter high kick but Khavin was just alert enough to avoid it. Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily. Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khavin. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Khavin looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away. Khavin dives in for a single leg takedown but Thompson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Thompson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson lands a lovely overhand right. Thompson lands with an overhand left. Thompson looks to land a right hand but Khavin moved out of range. Khavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Khavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Thompson looks to land a body kick but Khavin moved away. Khavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khavin. Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away. Khavin unleashes a big counter combination but Thompson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Thompson misses with a hook
and Khavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Thompson thumps Khavin with a low kick. A head kick misses from Thompson. Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khavin. Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Thompson. Thompson motions for Khavin to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khavin avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Khavin is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Khavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khavin misses with a body kick. Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Khavin off the cage and back into range. Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily. Khavin slips a jab from Thompson. Khavin slips under a jab from Thompson. Khavin thuds his shin into the meat of Thompson's side. Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Khavin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson. Khavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Khavin checks a leg kick. Thompson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khavin tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Khavin blocks a jab. Khavin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Khavin wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range. Khavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Khavin connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Khavin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Khavin saw that one coming. Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khavin.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Khavin.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Khavin. Khavin blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Khavin saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khavin on the side of the head. Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khavin. Khavin throws a big counter head kick but Thompson avoids it with no problem. Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thompson defending well as Khavin loads up on a big left hand. Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Khavin blocks a leg kick. Thompson 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. Thompson throws a body shot but no joy. Thompson sizes up Khavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khavin lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Khavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Khavin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. No joy there for Khavin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hunter Thompson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses. Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Khavin tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it. Khavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson. Khavin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson. Khavin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Khavin digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs. Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson. A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thompson moves out of range of the body kick. Thompson misses with a looping left. Khavin blocks a low kick nicely. Khavin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khavin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Nice cross by Thompson. Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Thompson misses with a hook
and Khavin counters with a big head kick but Thompson shrugs it off. Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and moves out of range. Khavin is looking for the big counter here. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khavin. Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Khavin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily. Thompson tries to bum rush Khavin with a series of wild strikes but Khavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Khavin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Thompson lands a jab. Khavin misses with a body kick. As Khavin looks to move away, Thompson throws a big counter combo bu Khavin just gets out of the way. Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Khavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Thompson. Khavin is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khavin slips a straight right by Thompson. Khavin scores to the head and body with a nice combination! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Khavin.
Khavin checks a low kick from Thompson. Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin moved away. Thompson wants to land a leg kick but Khavin is out of range. Good work by Khavin as he checks the leg kick. Thompson jabs at Khavin's body. Khavin throws a leg kick that misses. Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khavin. Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Thompson misses with a straight left. Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Thompson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khavin. Thompson throws a leg kick that misses. Thompson cracks Khavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Thompson motions for Khavin to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Khavin throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range. Thompson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Thompson throws a leg kick but Khavin sees it coming and checks it nicely. Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khavin. Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khavin. Thompson lands a jab. Thompson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson tries to work over Khavin's front leg with a kick but Khavin checks it. Khavin throws a big counter head kick but Thompson avoids it with no problem. Thompson thows a body kick. Khavin tries to catch it but that hurt him. Thompson misses the shot to the body. Thompson throws out a leg kick but Khavin moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Khavin misses and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Khavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Khavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thompson throws a front kick aimed at Khavin's knee but Khavin avoids it well. Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Khavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khavin sees it coming and avoids it easily. Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Khavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head. A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target. Nice defenses there by Khavin. Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khavin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Thompson blocks a head kick by Khavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson had his way with Konstantin Khavin in that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Khavin lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming. Khavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses. Thompson scores with a punch to the head. Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Khavin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Khavin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A nice leg kick lands there from Khavin. Khavin checks the leg kick. Khavin on the wrong end of a nice hook. Thompson is looking to slow Khavin down with leg kicks. Thompson throws a hook to the side of Khavin's head but Khavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Khavin moved out of range. Despite the aggression on Khavin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A swing and a miss from Khavin. Thompson tried to counter with a leg kick but Khavin avoided it. Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson lands a head shot. Thompson throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away. Thompson avoids the head kick by Khavin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Khavin does a little dance to reset his feet. Khavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Khavin.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khavin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Thompson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Khavin counters with a nice uppercut. Khavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Khavin. Khavin swings away with a leg kick that misses. Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing. A head kick misses from Thompson. Khavin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Khavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab. Thompson throws a head kick but Khavin moves out of range.
Khavin lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Khavin misses with an uppercut. Khavin throws a solid leg kick but Thompson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khavin. Some bone on bone action there as Khavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Khavin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick. Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Thompson lands with a straight right. Khavin didn't see that one coming. Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khavin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thompson is lucky that one didn't land flush. Thompson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khavin. Khavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Khavin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target. Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Khavin throws a big counter head kick but Thompson avoids it with no problem. A clash of legs there as Khavin blocks the low kick. Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khavin looks like he wants to counter punch here. Thompson looks to land a combination but Khavin avoids it well. A little jabbing left from Khavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thompson checks a leg kick. Konstantin Khavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Good work by Khavin as he checks the leg kick. Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A head kick from Khavin lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut. Thompson scores with a hook. Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Khavin's side. Khavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson. Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khavin under the eye. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Khavin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Khavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khavin. Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Khavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight! Hunter Thompson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Thompson! Hunter Thompson retains his middleweight title! A very excited looking Hunter Thompson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes to the cage accompanied by Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave. Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cisco Kid kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenzo Ortiz! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parsons slips under a jab from Ortiz. Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Parsons feints and as Ortiz raises his hands in defense, Parsons changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Parsons lands a couple of digs. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ortiz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Parsons postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it. Parsons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parsons. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parsons postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parsons's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Parsons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Parsons is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parsons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Parsons is working Ortiz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Parsons is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Fighting Fitness & Freedom that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Parsons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Parsons scoring with punches to the head and body. Ortiz seems keen to control Parsons's posture. Parsons won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here. Parsons is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control. Ortiz looking to control.
Parsons postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parsons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Parsons postures up and lands a big shot to Ortiz's brow. Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Parsons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Parsons lands a couple of decent looking shots. Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Parsons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet. Parsons landing some decent shots from guard. Parsons throwing strikes but missing. Ortiz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Parsons postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ortiz trying to control the position.
Parsons works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard. Ortiz is trying to keep Parsons in close.
Parsons works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard. Parsons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parsons is one step ahead there. Ortiz trying to keep a closed guard but Parsons is proving a slippery customer.
Parsons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Ortiz pulls Parsons in to control the position. Parsons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Parsons is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control. Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parsons's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Parsons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Parsons throws a big right hand that misses. Parsons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Parsons throws a big elbow that misses. Parsons stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Parsons throwing strikes but missing. Ortiz wants to sweep here but Parsons controlling him for the moment. Parsons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortiz's head. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parsons. Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Parsons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Parsons dominated that round. That's time! Parsons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Parsons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Ortiz scores with a shot to the body.
Parsons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Parsons tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Parsons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ortiz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Parsons shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Parsons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Parsons scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Ortiz is holding on to half guard well. Parsons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ortiz is trying to maintain the position but Parsons is very close to passing his half guard. Ortiz wants to improve his position but Parsons is controlling well.
Jack Parsons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Ortiz wants to control but Parsons is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parsons throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely. Ortiz is positioning himself well to prevent Parsons advancing to mount. Ortiz gets full guard. Parsons slips nicely into half guard. Ortiz trying to control but Parsons postures up.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Parsons is controlling well.
Parsons 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. Parsons wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is defending well. Parsons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parsons 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. Parsons not landing any meaningful shots this time. Parsons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head. Parsons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parsons lands a nice short elbow. Parsons is pressing down on Ortiz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ortiz is holding on for now. Ground and pound from Parsons. Ortiz wants to get back to full guard. Parsons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Parsons is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position. Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Parsons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Parsons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ortiz trying to hold on to Parsons's head to control him but Parsons postures up.
Parsons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head. Parsons throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely. Ortiz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Ortiz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ortiz is trying to maintain the position but Parsons is very close to passing his half guard. Parsons thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Parsons 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. Parsons lands with a punch from half guard. Ortiz trying to control here.
Parsons slips a nice elbow through Ortiz's hands, connecting with Ortiz's forehead. Parsons tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ortiz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Parsons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Parsons missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Parsons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Ortiz taking some punishment here, with Parsons in his half guard. Ortiz is in trouble now - Parsons has advanced to mount! Ortiz is trying to escape the mount.
Parsons looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ortiz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Parsons! Jack Parsons retains his light heavyweight title! Jack Parsons bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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