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HFC 215 Don't Panic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Best is looking for a sweep. Grossman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grossman is trying to work for a kimura but Best is defending well.
Grossman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Best looking for submissions off his back.
Best is defending against the submission attempts here by Grossman.
Grossman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Best has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best trying to hold on to Grossman's head to control him but Grossman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Best could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Grossman has cracked it and Best is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Grossman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Grossman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drone comes to the cage accompanied by t.i and ludacris-wish you would. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Drone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morrison Erikksen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikksen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Drone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Erikksen dives on top into guard.
Erikksen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Erikksen has managed to get both his arms back between Drone's legs - danger averted.
Drone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erikksen is one step ahead there.
Erikksen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Drone to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Erikksen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Drone pulls down on the head and he's put Erikksen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyson Drone!
Tyson Drone bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Pippen (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendo Yanar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scottie Pippen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Pippen lands.
Pippen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pippen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yanar throws a looping overhand right but Pippen ducks down to avoid it.
Pippen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pippen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yanar manages to avoid it.
Yanar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pippen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pippen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yanar connects with a decent elbow.
Pippen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yanar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Yanar.
Check out the look on Yanar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pippen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yanar connects with a decent elbow.
Yanar in side control, throwing shots but Pippen defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippen is trying to buck Yanar off.
Pippen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yanar works to advance to full mount. Pippen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yanar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yanar landing strikes from the mount and Pippen is in trouble!
Yanar with a couple of short strikes.
Pippen is rocked!
Yanar lands a big shot to the head and Pippen winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kendo Yanar!
A relieved looking Kendo Yanar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rham Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kota comes into the arena with Won't Let You Down - Chamillionaire blaring out of the sound system. Rham Kota has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rham Kota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wally Jose!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose looks to throw a body kick
and Kota counters by moving into the clinch.
Kota gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kota is working for a submission of some sort.
Kota misses with a head shot. Jose uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kota working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kota throws a strike but Jose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kota working for a triangle but Jose defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose trying to control the position from guard on top but Kota is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kota pushes a forearm under Jose's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jose is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rham Kota!
Rham Kota seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dory Raly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starseed's entrance music is Bass Nectar- Take You Down. A fine choice. Dory Raly has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dory Raly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raly cracks Starseed with a good jab.
Starseed moves out of range of the strikes.
Raly throws a sloppy head kick and Starseed moves out of range easily.
Raly throws an overhand right that lands on Starseed's shoulder, as Starseed tries to avoid the shot.
Raly moves out of range of the body kick.
Raly misses the jab.
Starseed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raly.
Starseed throws a push kick but Raly slaps the foot to one side.
Starseed backing away here, and Raly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Raly leaves Starseed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raly throws a jab but it's blocked by Starseed.
Raly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starseed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Starseed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly missing with a left hand there. Starseed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Starseed shoots and misses
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starseed blocks the body kick.
Raly moves out of range as Starseed throws a body kick.
Starseed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Starseed scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starseed. Raly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starseed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starseed.
Nice straight punches there by Raly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raly.
A lazy left from Raly finds it's target.
Starseed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Starseed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starseed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Raly on his heels. He'll look to pass Raly's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starseed throwing strikes but missing.
Starseed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Starseed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raly keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We've been hearing that Starseed has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Starseed is pushing down on Raly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Raly is fighting to maintain full guard but Starseed has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed trying to control the action but Raly is working from the bottom.
Starseed has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Raly defend it? Starseed steps over the head and cranks it - Raly is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Starseed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Indigo Starseed!
In his post fight interview, Indigo Starseed gave a big smile as he said 'Man first off I want to say thank you to the creator for allowing me to show you all my true potential tonight, and then I would like to thank Broken Halo Pride! You are my blood and my family! I also want to say Garfield, your a a beast man, if you would have just laced off the lasagna I might no'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes into the arena with Check My Swag blaring out of the sound system. Howard Li struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 158.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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158 lbs
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173 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Li!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li throws a series of punches but Santana moves out of range.
Li tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Li misses with a body shot
and Santana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.
Li throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Santana tries to move into range but Li moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Santana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santana ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Santana tried to counter with a leg kick but Li avoided it.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Santana moves out of range easily.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santana sets himself, and Li steps forward looking for the clinch! Santana avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Li backs away, Santana returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Santana is just out of range.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Santana's side.
Santana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
Li avoids a kick to the body.
Li looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Santana lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Li.
Santana throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Santana lands a head kick. Li smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santana seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Li misses with a double jab.
Santana takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
Li tries to keep at a distance but Santana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana lands a right hand.
Santana lands a body shot.
Li avoids a wild elbow strike from Santana.
A body shot lands from Santana.
Santana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Santana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santana scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Santana.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana slips a straight right by Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Li looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Santana as he connects with a hook.
Santana slips a jab and a cross from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Li will feel that in the morning.
Santana thumps Li with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Santana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santana.
Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santana avoids the body shot from Li.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
Santana is looking to wear down Li with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santana throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Santana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santana throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Santana.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antonio Santana is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santana darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Li lands with a hook. Santana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Li's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Santana lands but Li takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li missing with a left hand there. Santana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santana digs a good hook to Li's body.
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Santana throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Li! But no joy.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left and a right from Santana both land. Nice combination.
Li throws a head kick but Santana moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santana.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santana.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Santana appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Li is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li 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.
The crowd cheers as Santana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Li doesn't seem phased though.
Li on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santana. Santana obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Santana.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
Santana throws a big counter combination but Li scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Li misses with a hook
and Santana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li is rocked!
Santana pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santana.
A nice left hand lands by Santana.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santana throws an elbow but misses.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Santana won't allow it.
Li is trying to maintain a safe position but Santana gets an underhook and turns Li into the cage.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Santana is controlling him.
Santana is working Li over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li wants to break free but Santana has control.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Santana lands a nice uppercut.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li can't break the clinch.
Santana tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Santana drops Li onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Li is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Li blocks a body shot from Santana.
Li breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Santana throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Li crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Santana!
Antonio Santana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lagk!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Spliffton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lagk swings for the body but Spliffton moves out of range.
Lagk instigates a clinch.
Lagk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliffton tries a body shot but Lagk blocks it.
Spliffton throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagk.
Lagk is looking to break free of the clinch but Spliffton has double underhooks.
Lagk blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliffton.
Lagk prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lagk delivers a nice body kick.
Lagk swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Spliffton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Spliffton.
Spliffton misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk has Spliffton up against the cage in a clinch.
Lagk has Spliffton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lagk pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Spliffton tumbling to the mat - Lagk dives into Spliffton's guard.
Lagk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lagk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lagk wants to control from the top but Spliffton keeps moving.
Lagk wants to pass the guard but Spliffton is keeping the position.
Lagk trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliffton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spliffton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spliffton is controlling Lagk's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lagk misses with a body kick.
Spliffton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cron Spliffton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lagk wants to clinch.
Spliffton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spliffton throws a jab when Lagk was well out of range.
Spliffton cracks the inside of Lagk's front leg.
Lagk drives through and clinches with Spliffton against the cage.
Spliffton breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Spliffton.
Spliffton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spliffton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spliffton with a jab.
Lagk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spliffton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spliffton misses with a kick to the body.
Spliffton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lagk.
Cron Spliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagk tries to clinch up.
Spliffton takes a swing at Lagk's ribcage but misses.
Lagk throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lagk. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk blocks a low kick nicely.
Lagk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spliffton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lagk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lagk tries to clinch but Spliffton is having none of it.
Spliffton throws a hook but Lagk avoids it easily.
Lagk drives through and clinches with Spliffton against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffton blocking some punches.
Spliffton misses with a body punch.
Lagk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliffton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Spliffton on the inside.
Spliffton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lagk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spliffton prevents it.
Spliffton working aggressively here.
Lagk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spliffton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spliffton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lagk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lagk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lagk is looking to pass into half guard but Spliffton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Spliffton is in guard.
Lagk trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spliffton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spliffton postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffton wants to control from the top but Lagk keeps moving.
Lagk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lagk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lagk working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spliffton looking for a sweep. Not yet Spliffton, not yet.
Lagk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Spliffton keeping moving, preventing Lagk from controlling successfully.
Lagk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lagk trying to move into half guard but instead Spliffton has managed to sweep!
Lagk keeping moving, preventing Spliffton from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lagk is pulling down on Spliffton's head. It's preventing any offense from Spliffton, at least for the moment.
Spliffton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lagk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spliffton is one step ahead there.
Nick Lagk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lagk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spliffton throws an overhand right that lands on Lagk's shoulder, as Lagk tries to avoid the shot.
Spliffton forces Lagk back against the cage and clinches.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lagk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffton's elbow.
Spliffton being controlled against the cage.
Spliffton digs a right hand into Lagk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lagk's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton pushes Lagk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spliffton tries to break the clinch but Lagk is controlling the position.
Lagk lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Cron Spliffton has been cut.
Spliffton lands a body shot.
Lagk is stalling here.
Lagk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spliffton is keeping busy.
Spliffton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lagk.
Spliffton digs a right hand underneath Lagk's ribcage. Lagk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lagk is breathing heavily.
Spliffton misses with a body punch.
Spliffton lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lagk tries to stall but Spliffton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spliffton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spliffton breaks the clinch.
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!
Spliffton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lagk shoots in for a takedown but Spliffton shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cron Spliffton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lagk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spliffton thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lagk.
Lagk avoids the head kick by Spliffton.
Lagk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lagk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lagk ducks under a wild hook from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a right hook to the body.
Lagk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spliffton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spliffton regains half guard, as Lagk was trying to land strikes.
Lagk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spliffton defends it well.
Spliffton trying to hold on to Lagk's head to control him but Lagk postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lagk is looking to advance position but Spliffton won't allow it.
Lagk is trying to control. Spliffton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spliffton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lagk.
Lagk trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliffton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lagk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lagk stopping the sweep attempt from Spliffton.
Lagk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lagk tries to clinch but Spliffton is having none of it.
Spliffton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lagk pushes Spliffton up against the cage in a clinch.
Spliffton misses with some punches.
Lagk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spliffton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lagk.
Spliffton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliffton stalling in the clinch but Lagk improves position.
Spliffton digs a right hand into Lagk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lagk's gas tank.
Spliffton prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spliffton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lagk.
Lagk misses with the head strike.
Lagk has Spliffton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spliffton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Spliffton.
Spliffton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lagk wants to stall.
Lagk misses with the head strike.
Lagk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lagk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Spliffton after a bit of a struggle.
Cron Spliffton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Lagk.
Spliffton throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagk.
Lagk looking to stall.
Spliffton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffton prevents a body shot from Lagk.
Spliffton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lagk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cron Spliffton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spliffton tests Lagk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lagk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spliffton counters with a stiff right hand.
Nick Lagk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spliffton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lagk tries to clinch there but Spliffton circles away.
Spliffton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spliffton scores with a hook to the body. Lagk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spliffton lands a jab.
Spliffton scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cron Spliffton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spliffton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cron Spliffton!
Cron Spliffton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
205 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
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38
218 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry misses with a body kick.
Landry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jankowski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Landry throws a head kick but Jankowski moves out of range.
Jankowski tries to counter by clinching up but Landry breaks away and moves out of range.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jankowski attempts a counter takedown but Landry avoids it well and moves away.
Landry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jankowski. That did some damage!
Brutus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry misses with a head kick.
Landry wants to land a leg kick but Jankowski is out of range.
Landry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jankowski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Landry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankowski moves away.
Jankowski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry looks for the body kick but Jankowski saw that one coming.
Landry misses with a right hand
and Jankowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jankowski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A chopping leg kick lands by Landry.
Jankowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski feints and as Landry raises his hands in defense, Jankowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jankowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Landry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jankowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Landry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jankowski lands a couple of elbows.
Jankowski pushes down on Landry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Landry wants to improve his position but Jankowski is controlling well.
Jankowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski looking for a submission but Landry manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jankowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.
Jankowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Landry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jankowski 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.
Jankowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski distracts Landry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jankowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Landry controls Jankowski momentarily but Jankowski frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jankowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Landry throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jankowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jankowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Landry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jankowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Landry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jankowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Jankowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jankowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jankowski advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landry is trying to maintain the position but Jankowski is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Landry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Jankowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Landry tries to land a front kick but Jankowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landry has Jankowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Jankowski tries for a takedown but Landry manages to get underhooks.
Jankowski is working for takedown but Landry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Landry can't break the clinch.
Landry prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankowski trying to land knees to the body.
Landry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jankowski trying to stall but Landry improves his position.
Landry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jankowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Landry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Landry is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jankowski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Landry to the mat. Landry regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry wants to stand up but Jankowski is controlling him.
Landry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
Landry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Landry wants to stand and escape but Jankowski is having none of it.
Jankowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jankowski passes into half guard.
Jankowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Landry can do to turn this around?
Jankowski wants to control but Landry is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jankowski prevents Landry from improving his position.
Jankowski controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Landry throws a wild body kick that Jankowski sees coming a mile off.
Landry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jankowski's sensitive parts.
Landry misses with a head kick.
Landry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jankowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jankowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jankowski is looking to counter the offense by Landry and move into the clinch.
Jankowski looks for a takedown but Landry sprawls well.
A nice side step and Landry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick by Landry misses
and Jankowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jankowski tries to score a body lock takedown but Landry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jankowski.
Jankowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Landry avoids it.
Landry struggles to land a body shot inside as Jankowski controls his hands.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry managing to block the knees to the body from Jankowski.
Jankowski goes for a takedown attempt but Landry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Landry misses with a leg kick.
Brutus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankowski shoots in for a double leg but Landry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jankowski checks a low kick from Landry.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jankowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jankowski.
Jankowski attempts a counter takedown but Landry avoids it well and moves away.
Landry needs to keep his hands up - Jankowski had a free shot at his head there.
Landry swinging wildly here.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Landry as he jumps to the side.
Landry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jankowski tries to counter by clinching up but Landry breaks away and moves out of range.
Landry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Landry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jankowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jankowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
Landry is looking to sweep but instead, Jankowski has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jozef Jankowski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jankowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Landry avoids it really well and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Landry
and Jankowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
Jankowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
Jankowski is really struggling to control Landry but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jozef Jankowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jankowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Landry keeps moving.
Jankowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankowski.
Jankowski blocks the body kick.
Landry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jankowski is looking to counter the offense by Landry and move into the clinch.
Brutus Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jankowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landry.
Nice takedown defense from Landry. No joy for Jankowski on that attempt.
Jankowski slips a jab and a cross from Landry.
Landry scores with a leg kick.
Landry throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Jankowski counter with a right hand.
Jankowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Landry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jankowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Landry wants to counter the offense by Jankowski and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Landry throws a shot from downtown. Jankowski moves away and avoids it.
Jankowski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Landry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Landry. No joy for Jankowski on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Landry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Landry!
Brutus Landry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. Jankowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landry tries to clinch up but Jankowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Landry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Landry misses with a body punch
and Jankowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jankowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jankowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Landry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Landry.
Jankowski pulls guard effortlessly.
Landry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jankowski's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry postures up.
Landry wants to stand but Jankowski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Landry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jankowski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jankowski has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brutus Landry.
I think Jankowski 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Jankowski!
As Jozef Jankowski got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It's my goal to win a title in my MMA career before I retire. I wont stop until that title is around my waste!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Diamond Eyes. Ying Yang has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazano De Anda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ying Yang !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Anda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yang tests De Anda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Anda.
De Anda throws a looping overhand right but Yang ducks down to avoid it.
Yang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Anda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yang backs up against the cage.
Yang tries a head kick but it misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Anda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yang on the side of the head.
Yang lands a head shot.
De Anda misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Anda shoots for a double leg takedown but Yang sprawls well. He's pushed De Anda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yang throws a nice looking combination but De Anda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Anda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Anda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yang scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Anda misses with a combination
and Yang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Yang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Anda loads up on a big right hand but Yang slips the punch.
Yang misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Anda fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazano De Anda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Anda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yang counters with a stiff right hand.
Yang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yang throws a nice head kick!
De Anda looks to land a combination but Yang avoids it well.
Yang avoids the body shot from De Anda.
De Anda throws a body shot but no joy.
De Anda misses with a hook. Yang ducked under it nicely.
Yang moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Anda is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yang counters with a straight right hand.
Oh De Anda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang knocks out De Anda with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Yang before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Yang picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ying Yang !
An out of breath Ying Yang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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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
15 - 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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balagan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balagan somewhat.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Balagan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balagan up against the cage.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Balagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Balagan around his waist. Balagan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunter Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balagan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Balagan controls his hands.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Balagan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Balagan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Balagan tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balagan blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Balagan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson digs a right hand into Balagan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balagan's gas tank.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Arkady Balagan has been cut.
Balagan letting Thompson take a breather here.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balagan's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balagans head.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Balagan tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Balagan drops back down to his feet.
Balagan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Balagan in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Balagan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Balagan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunter Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Thompson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balagan on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Balagan.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Balagan shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson cracks the inside of Balagan's front leg.
Balagan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson is looking to slow Balagan down with leg kicks.
Balagan throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson throws a big counter combination but Balagan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thompson lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arkady Balagan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balagan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Balagan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson is defending against the submission attempts here by Balagan.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Balagan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Balagan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Balagan.
Thompson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balagan chips away with some ground and pound.
Thompson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Balagan stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Balagan trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thompson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
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.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Balagan letting Thompson take a breather here.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Balagan 's eye.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Balagan 's eye.
Balagan jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Balagan around his waist. Balagan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Balagan takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balagan can do to turn this around?
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balagan's defenses.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Balagan is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thompson slows down the pace here.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balagan jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Balagan around his waist. Balagan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunter Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arkady Balagan's cut.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson cracks Balagan with an open hand slap.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balagan.
Balagan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balagan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Balagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Hunter Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Balagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Thompson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Balagan avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Balagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson leaves Balagan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunter Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thompson motions for Balagan to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balagan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Balagan ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thompson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thompson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Balagan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
Thompson struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Balagan working away.
Thompson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Balagan cracks Thompson with a big right hand but Thompson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balagan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is trying to control Balagan's posture but Balagan avoids it.
Balagan tries to score with some ground and pound. Thompson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thompson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thompson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Balagan working away.
Balagan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thompson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thompson some visible discomfort.
Thompson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Balagan connects with a decent elbow.
Thompson is rocked!
Balagan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thompson is avoiding damage well.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Balagan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Balagan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Balagan advances to full mount.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Balagan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Balagan! Thompson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arkady Balagan!
Arkady Balagan is the new middleweight champion!
Arkady Balagan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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