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HFC 264 Feel Good PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rivers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War by Hed Pe. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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255 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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283 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Rivers has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Rivers steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Rivers stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivers scores with a three punch combo!
Rivers misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Rivers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rivers 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.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Rivers dominates the positioning.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva pushes Rivers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rivers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva is trying to control Rivers's posture but Rivers avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Rivers.
Silva tries to bench press Rivers off him but Rivers keeps the position.
Rivers stands up.
Rivers takes one on the button.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is trying to control Rivers's posture but Rivers avoids it.
Silva is holding Rivers down, trying to stall.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Rivers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rivers is working hard here to advance position.
Rivers stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Rivers misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivers with a body shot.
Rivers dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Rivers's head and hops out.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zeke Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Rivers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Rivers lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Rivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivers has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rivers lands a head shot.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Rivers tries to clinch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeke Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
No luck for Rivers with that takedown attempt.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a hook.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivers stalling against the cage.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivers with a body shot.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivers gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivers scores with a four punch combination!
Zeke Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Rivers ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Rivers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Rivers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Rivers works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Rivers scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeke Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Rivers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva slips a straight right by Rivers.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rivers dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivers tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Silva misses.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Rivers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Rivers is rocked!
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Oh Rivers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivers seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Zeke Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivers 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Rivers!
Zeke Rivers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Boulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Thoreson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mats Thoreson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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302 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mats Thoreson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thoreson counters with a three punch combo that has Boulder backing up. Boulder nods at Thoreson to acknowledge the strikes.
Thoreson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frank Boulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Boulder misses.
Boulder looks for the body kick but Thoreson saw that one coming.
Boulder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thoreson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thoreson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boulder's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thoreson passes Boulder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boulder is trying to maintain the position but Thoreson is very close to passing his half guard.
Thoreson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thoreson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson is pressing down on Boulder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boulder is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thoreson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boulder pushes Thoreson off looking to stand but Thoreson dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Thoreson seems content to control.
Thoreson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
More stalling from Thoreson.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boulder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoreson manages to avoid it.
Thoreson wants to counter the offense by Boulder and move into the clinch position.
Boulder shoots in for a takedown but Thoreson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Boulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Boulder there.
Boulder misses with a takedown attempt
and Thoreson counters with a two punch combo.
Boulder misses with a body shot
and Thoreson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Boulder misses
and Thoreson counters with a shoot takedown. Boulder fights it but they end up in guard.
Thoreson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson wants to pass the guard but Boulder is keeping the position.
Thoreson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thoreson slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Thoreson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thoreson is pressing down on Boulder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boulder is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thoreson in particular looking to stall.
Thoreson wants to free his trapped foot but Boulder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thoreson moves into full mount! Boulder won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thoreson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Thoreson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thoreson dives in and scores a takedown into Boulder's guard.
Thoreson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thoreson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thoreson wants to pass the guard but Boulder is keeping the position.
Boulder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boulder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thoreson controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boulder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thoreson counters with a big head kick but Boulder shrugs it off.
Thoreson checks a leg kick nicely.
Thoreson throws a counter combo.
Thoreson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thoreson staying calm.
Boulder gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Boulder is in real trouble.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Thoreson controlling the positon.
Boulder tries to escape the position.
Thoreson biding his time, controlling Boulder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson is continuing to stall.
A lull in the action here.
Mats Thoreson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thoreson controlling from the back.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Thoreson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Thoreson. No joy for Boulder on that attempt.
Boulder misses with a takedown
and Thoreson counters with a head kick. That will keep Boulder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thoreson throws a head kick that Boulder semi-blocks.
It looks like Frank Boulder has been cut.
Boulder throws a push kick but Thoreson slaps the foot to one side.
Thoreson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thoreson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boulder.
Thoreson wants to counter with a clinch but Boulder pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Boulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thoreson rushes Boulder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boulder tries for a takedown but Thoreson manages to get underhooks.
Boulder wants to break free but Thoreson has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulder has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thoreson uses from the top position.
Thoreson wants to pass the guard but Boulder is keeping the position.
Thoreson content to stall in guard here.
Thoreson stands and throws Boulder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson advances to mount.
Thoreson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Thoreson controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Thoreson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Thoreson.
Boulder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thoreson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boulder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thoreson is looking to work his way around to Boulder's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thoreson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boulder is working to get back to half guard.
Thoreson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thoreson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Thoreson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mats Thoreson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boulder tries to lock up and control but Thoreson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mats Thoreson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thoreson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mats Thoreson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mats Thoreson made sure he mentioned Bullet Proof System, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Buckets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Buckets had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Buckets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Buckets did well to prevent Lyons getting side control.
Lyons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buckets's head.
Buckets knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyons on the ground.
Lyons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lyons working over Buckets with some ground and pound. Buckets looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Buckets looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lyons not doing much here.
Buckets on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons controlling the pace.
Buckets tries to get to full guard but Lyons has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons working Buckets over with strikes.
Lyons winds up and cracks Buckets with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lyons trying to control from Buckets's half guard. Buckets has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lyons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lyons throwing strikes but missing.
Lyons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buckets is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lyons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lyons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buckets wants to stand up but Lyons is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckets working for a triangle but Lyons defends it easily.
Buckets working a defensive guard but Lyons passes into half guard.
Buckets wants to improve his position but Lyons is controlling well.
Lyons lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lyons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Lyons.
Lyons working Buckets over with strikes.
Lyons scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Buckets wants to improve his position but Lyons is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckets has a hand on Lyons's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lyons takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lyons with good strikes from the mount here!
Lyons loads up with a big shot that hurts Buckets! He's pulled Lyons in close but Lyons has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Buckets survive? More strikes from Lyons and Buckets is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hannibal Lyons!
Hannibal Lyons was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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37
185 lbs
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189 lbs
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World class MT
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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
26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Peltola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peltola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Szczerbiec throws a solid leg kick but Peltola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Szczerbiec.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peltola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peltola connects with a nice looking jab.
Szczerbiec connects with a solid leg kick.
Peltola just misses with a punch to the body.
As Peltola tries to get set, Szczerbiec tries to push him back and clinch up but Peltola manages to avoid the attempt.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and clinches.
Peltola breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Szczerbiec does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Szczerbiec.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szczerbiec manages to avoid it.
Peltola misses with an uppercut. Szczerbiec saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola lands a nice hook to Szczerbiec's body. Szczerbiec takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Szczerbiec 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.
A big right from Peltola misses.
Peltola swings for the body but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec cracks Peltola with a good jab.
Peltola lands with an uppercut that bounces Szczerbiec off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szczerbiec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Szczerbiec clobbers Peltola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Szczerbiec is looking to clinch.
Peltola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peltola lands the left hand.
Szczerbiec is rocked!
Szczerbiec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peltola swings for the body but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Szczerbiec tries to counter by clinching up but Peltola breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Peltola misses its intended target.
Peltola throws a hook but Szczerbiec blocks it.
Szczerbiec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
Szczerbiec throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peltola misses with a body shot
and Szczerbiec counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Szczerbiec walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczerbiec wants to clinch.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Szczerbiec.
Peltola thuds a left hand into Szczerbiec's body.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Peltola.
Szczerbiec stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Szczerbiec clinches with his opponent.
Peltola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peltola wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczerbiec won't allow it.
Szczerbiec gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Szczerbiec slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Peltola looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peltola is on top in guard.
Peltola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Szczerbiec looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peltola is one step ahead there.
Peltola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four 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.
Peltola trying to control but Szczerbiec is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Szczerbiec controlling Peltola's posture.
Peltola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Szczerbiec not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peltola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peltola digs a good body shot into Szczerbiec's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Szczerbiec moves in looking to clinch but Peltola pushes him off.
Peltola changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peltola.
Szczerbiec throws a front kick aimed at Peltola's knee but Peltola avoids it well.
Szczerbiec avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Szczerbiec moves out of range as Peltola strikes.
Peltola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczerbiec was well out of range. Poor timing from Peltola.
Atte Peltola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peltola catches Szczerbiec with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Szczerbiec throws a good cross that connects.
Szczerbiec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peltola misses with an uppercut.
Peltola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltola scores with a nice head shot.
Peltola scores with a decent looking hook.
Szczerbiec takes one on the button.
Oh Szczerbiec 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!
Szczerbiec takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Szczerbiec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peltola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peltola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Szczerbiec seems to have got his legs back now.
Szczerbiec just misses with a punch to the body.
And Peltola tries to counter it with a takedown but Szczerbiec pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Szczerbiec. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Szczerbiec.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szczerbiec wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Peltola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szczerbiec is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peltola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczerbiec throws out a loose jab but Peltola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peltola tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Szczerbiec doesn't manage to clinch there - Peltola circles away.
And Peltola tries to counter it with a takedown but Szczerbiec pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peltola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szczerbiec blocks a jab.
Atte Peltola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola swings for the body but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Szczerbiec takes one to the chin there.
Peltola throws a big shot that misses.
Peltola dodges the punch combination from Szczerbiec.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Szczerbiec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczerbiec connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a shot to the body
and Szczerbiec counters with a nice uppercut.
Szczerbiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola lands a nice looking body shot.
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczerbiec has managed to clinch.
Peltola is looking to break free of the clinch but Szczerbiec has double underhooks.
Peltola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szczerbiec wants to clinch.
Szczerbiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec ducks under a wild hook from Peltola.
Peltola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczerbiec was well out of range. Poor timing from Peltola.
It looked like Szczerbiec wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Szczerbiec slips a straight right by Peltola.
Szczerbiec lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola lands with a straight right. Szczerbiec didn't see that one coming.
Szczerbiec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peltola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szczerbiec needs to keep his hands up - Peltola had a free shot at his head there.
Szczerbiec bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up.
Szczerbiec keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Szczerbiec lands a jab to the nose.
Peltola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltola looks to throw the jab but Szczerbiec is out of range.
Peltola looks to land a left hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range nicely.
Szczerbiec wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Szczerbiec gets a clinch.
Peltola is trying to break the clinch but Szczerbiec is controlling him.
Peltola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peltola connects with a single shot there.
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!
Peltola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Szczerbiec at a distance.
Szczerbiec moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but Peltola moves out of range.
Szczerbiec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peltola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szczerbiec.
Peltola staying out of range there.
Peltola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peltola.
Peltola misses with a hook.
A big right from Peltola misses.
Szczerbiec is looking to counter the offense by Peltola and move into the clinch.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peltola has had enough of the clinch but Szczerbiec keeps him there for the moment.
Peltola breaks from the clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peltola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczerbiec throws out a loose jab but Peltola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peltola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szczerbiec.
Peltola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Szczerbiec throws a hook to the side of Peltola's head but Peltola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Szczerbiec tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peltola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Szczerbiec escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Szczerbiec fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peltola checks it well.
Szczerbiec avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Peltola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Szczerbiec doesn't seem phased though.
Peltola misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczerbiec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szczerbiec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
Szczerbiec scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczerbiec fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up but Peltola circles away and keeps his distance.
Peltola defending well as Szczerbiec loads up on a big left hand.
Szczerbiec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peltola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Szczerbiec counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is looking to take this one to the mat.
Szczerbiec keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peltola's efforts to push away.
Peltola wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Szczerbiec has him pressed against the cage.
Szczerbiec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peltola tries to break the clinch but Szczerbiec is controlling the position.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szczerbiec keeps control of Peltola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peltola tries to break the clinch but Szczerbiec is controlling the position.
Szczerbiec throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peltola blocks it with crossed arms.
Szczerbiec tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szczerbiec misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerbiec.
Peltola blocks an uppercut.
Peltola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patryk Szczerbiec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec moves out of range as Peltola strikes.
Peltola cracks Szczerbiec with an open hand slap.
Peltola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peltola scores with a jab to the head.
Szczerbiec throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peltola's head.
Szczerbiec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peltola.
Peltola throws an overhand right that lands on Szczerbiec's shoulder, as Szczerbiec tries to avoid the shot.
Peltola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peltola takes a swing at Szczerbiec's ribcage but misses.
Szczerbiec throws a front kick aimed at Peltola's knee but Peltola avoids it well.
Peltola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
and Peltola counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Szczerbiec! He's just covering up as Peltola starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atte Peltola!
Our winner, Atte Peltola, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slenderman Creeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slenderman Creeper!
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, Mister Love!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creeper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Creeper doesn't seem bothered though.
Creeper seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Creeper shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Creeper tries to clinch there but Love circles away.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love throws a left and a right that both miss
and Creeper counters with a nice body shot.
Creeper closes the distance and pushes Love back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creeper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creeper jumps guard but Love turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Love has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love blocking some punches.
Creeper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creeper darts in looking for a takedown but Love gets double underhooks and turns Creeper into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slenderman Creeper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creeper shoots in looking for a takedown. Love tries to sprawl out of it but Creeper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Creeper doesn't manage to clinch there - Love circles away.
Creeper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Love under the eye.
Creeper drives through and clinches with Love against the cage.
Love misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creeper jumps guard and drags Love to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Creeper pulls Love in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creeper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Love really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Creeper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Creeper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Creeper wants to stand and escape but Love is having none of it.
Creeper is pulling down on Love's head. It's preventing any offense from Love, at least for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creeper throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Love!
Creeper fails with the takedown.
Creeper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creeper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creeper somewhat.
Love with the counter takedown but Creeper avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Love.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Love scores with a leg kick.
Creeper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Love tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Love.
Creeper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Love but Love pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Creeper looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creeper misses with a takedown attempt - Love sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Love 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.
Love scores with a hook.
Creeper dives in for a single leg takedown but Love sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Creeper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Creeper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creeper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Love kicks Creeper off and gets back to his feet.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creeper scores with a sloppy right hand. Love should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creeper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Love tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Creeper is in Love's guard.
Love keeping moving, preventing Creeper from controlling successfully.
Creeper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Creeper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creeper wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Creeper is really struggling to control Love but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Creeper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Love is looking to stand up but Creeper isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Love moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Creeper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love misses with a lunging right hand
and Creeper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Love pushes Creeper off and gets back to his feet.
Creeper has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creeper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Creeper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Love has his feet on Creeper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A jab from Love misses.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Creeper has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slenderman Creeper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a good cross that connects.
Love thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love misses with an uppercut.
Creeper is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Love feints the counter takedown.
Creeper shoots in but Love avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Creeper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Love.
Love leaves Creeper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creeper throws a counter high kick but Love was just alert enough to avoid it.
Creeper misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Love.
Mister Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love throws a series of punches but Creeper moves out of range.
Creeper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love wants to slow Creeper down by chopping away at his legs.
Creeper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creeper fails with a takedown attempt.
Creeper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Love!
Love throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Creeper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Creeper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Creeper persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Creeper gets a takedown into half guard.
Creeper throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Love to regain full guard.
Creeper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Love swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Creeper postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creeper wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creeper wants to pass the guard but Love is keeping the position.
Love manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Creeper.
Creeper jumps guard but Love stands there with Creeper around his waist. Creeper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creeper swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creeper is working for takedown but Love is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slenderman Creeper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Love.
Creeper slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Creeper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Creeper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Creeper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Creeper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mister Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creeper dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Creeper's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Creeper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Creeper is rocked!
Love stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Creeper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Love feints the counter takedown.
Love grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Creeper takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Love cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mister Love!
The defeated Slenderman Creeper had this to say: 'the judges had it all wrong'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Reyes (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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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Reyes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reyes scores with a nice right hand.
Petrycki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Reyes wants to counter with a clinch but Petrycki pushes him away.
Petrycki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
Petrycki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrycki tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrycki counters with an inside leg kick.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Petrycki counters with a straight right hand.
Petrycki takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reyes.
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!
Reyes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Reyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrycki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrycki avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes just leaning against Petrycki, taking a breather.
Reyes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes is trying to push Petrycki away but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrycki tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrycki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reyess head.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrycki backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Petrycki takes a shot to the head.
Reyes is trying to push Petrycki away but Petrycki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrycki lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reyes.
Petrycki can't find room to land a body shot as Reyes controls the action.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrycki is keeping busy.
Reyes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petrycki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reyes can turn it around.
Petrycki lands with a right to the head.
Reyes wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrycki won't allow it.
Petrycki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
Petrycki misses with a looping left.
Petrycki fakes the leg kick and cracks Reyes in the body.
Petrycki lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Petrycki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Petrycki throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Petrycki is looking to wear down Reyes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reyes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrycki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reyes counters with a series of strikes. Petrycki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reyes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands the left hand.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrycki takes one to the chin there.
Petrycki throws a nice head kick!
Reyes slips a straight right by Petrycki.
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrycki closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrycki obliges.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Petrycki is blocking nicely.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrycki is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reyes.
Petrycki clobbers Reyes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki moves out of range of the body kick from Reyes.
Petrycki lands a jab to Reyes's midsection.
Petrycki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Reyes throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Reyes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Petrycki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrycki 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.
Reyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrycki throwing a counter right hand but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
Petrycki scores with a push kick.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrycki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrycki.
Reyes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrycki misses with a hook.
Petrycki clinches up with Reyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrycki keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Reyes takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrycki's head.
Reyes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrycki throws out a leg kick but Reyes moves out of range and Petrycki only half commits.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes blocks the body kick.
Petrycki lands an overhand right.
Reyes slips under a jab from Petrycki.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. Reyes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrycki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Petrycki throws a combination that misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
Petrycki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Petrycki scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrycki at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
It appears Petrycki was looking to counter with a kick there.
Reyes scores with a jab. Petrycki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrycki's head.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Reyes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reyes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Petrycki misses with the combination.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot.
Petrycki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reyes.
Reyes throws out a leg kick but Petrycki moves out of range and Reyes only half commits.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reyes connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrycki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrycki momentarily.
Reyes is looking to chop away at Petrycki's legs.
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reyes. Reyes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reyes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrycki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrycki tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Petrycki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reyes.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Petrycki slips the punch.
Reyes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrycki. That snapped Reyes's head back.
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 Bogdan Petrycki 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrycki takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes moves into range and clinches up with Petrycki.
Petrycki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrycki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrycki pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Petrycki.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrycki avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Reyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reyes trying to stall but Petrycki improves his position.
Petrycki avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Petrycki is controlling him.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Petrycki to work.
Petrycki lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrycki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrycki.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Petrycki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Petrycki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes throws a counter combo.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
Petrycki throws a body shot but no joy.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrycki circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrycki lands with a kick to the temple. Reyes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reyes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reyes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki walks into a left hand.
Jamie Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrycki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrycki has double underhooks.
Reyes lands a shoulder strike.
Petrycki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reyes is working Petrycki over against the cage.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogdan Petrycki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Petrycki.
Reyes tries to circle away but Petrycki has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes has Petrycki pressed against the cage.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Petrycki.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks with his arms.
Petrycki tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a right hand.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrycki blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrycki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrycki lands a body punch.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Petrycki avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
Petrycki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with some punches.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrycki.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
A short left from Petrycki.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reyes blocking some punches.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reyes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Reyes misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bogdan Petrycki.
Well Petrycki 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarazen has chosen Montana of 300 - Chiraq (remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom DeLuise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeLuise lands a nice looking body shot.
DeLuise takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DeLuise bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sarazen's head backwards.
Sarazen looks to score with a jab to the body but DeLuise is just out of range.
Sarazen staying out of range there.
DeLuise misses with a double jab.
Sarazen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
DeLuise lands with a nice body punch.
Dom DeLuise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarazen misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Sarazen.
DeLuise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeLuise throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarazen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarazen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. DeLuise quickly recovers to half guard.
DeLuise blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sarazen.
Sarazen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sarazen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise is defending against the submission attempts here by Sarazen.
Sarazen working over DeLuise with some ground and pound. DeLuise looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarazen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sarazen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeLuise's head.
Sarazen prevents DeLuise from improving his position.
Sarazen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sarazen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sarazen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sarazen trying to control the action but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
Sarazen prevents DeLuise from improving his position.
DeLuise is staying active underneath Sarazen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
DeLuise is controlling Sarazen's trapped leg to prevent Sarazen from advancing to side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise tries to get to full guard but Sarazen has control of the leg.
DeLuise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarazen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from DeLuise misses the target.
Sarazen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarazen thumps DeLuise with a low kick.
Sarazen throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Sarazen.
A slow jab from DeLuise misses its intended target.
DeLuise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarazen was well out of range. Poor timing from DeLuise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarazen. DeLuise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - DeLuise coming out on top.
DeLuise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarazen moves into range and connects with a jab.
DeLuise takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
DeLuise with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen misses with a hook.
DeLuise tries to clinch there but Sarazen circles away.
Sarazen slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarazen throws a jab but it's blocked by DeLuise.
DeLuise blocks a jab.
Sarazen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sarazen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sarazen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeLuise takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sarazen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeLuise.
Sarazen's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarazen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - DeLuise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarazen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeLuise throws a right hand that misses
and Sarazen counters with a left and a right that stings DeLuise.
Nice sprawl there from DeLuise as Sarazen shoots in.
Sarazen lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeLuise's sensitive parts.
Sarazen catches DeLuise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Sarazen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
DeLuise staying out of range there.
As Sarazen looks to move away, DeLuise throws a big counter combo but Sarazen just gets out of the way.
Gene Sarazen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeLuise throws a lazy right hand but Sarazen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sarazen tries a quick counter leg kick but DeLuise is wise to it.
DeLuise lands a jab to the head.
Sarazen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeLuise ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
DeLuise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sarazen momentarily.
DeLuise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarazen.
DeLuise fails to land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeLuise crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sarazen - the referee stops the clock and DeLuise gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sarazen. DeLuise manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slow jab from Sarazen misses its intended target.
Sarazen tries to score with a low kick but DeLuise moves his leg out of the way.
DeLuise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarazen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarazen sizes up DeLuise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Sarazen misses its intended target.
Sarazen throws out a loose jab but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarazen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeLuise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen misses with a looping left.
Sarazen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DeLuise, as that shot connected.
Sarazen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarazen throws a lazy right hand but DeLuise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeLuise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarazen fails to land the takedown.
DeLuise stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and DeLuise wants it to stay on the feet.
Sarazen misses with a hook. DeLuise ducked under it nicely.
Sarazen misses with a hook.
Sarazen slips a jab from DeLuise.
DeLuise misses with an uppercut
letting Sarazen counter with a right hand.
Sarazen misses with a double jab.
DeLuise wants to slow Sarazen down by chopping away at his legs.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarazen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Sarazen responds with a good body kick, but DeLuise manages to step out the way in time.
DeLuise misses with a looping left.
DeLuise connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarazen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeLuise defends well and Sarazen ends up having to push DeLuise into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dom DeLuise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Sarazen.
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!
DeLuise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarazen on the side of the head.
DeLuise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dom DeLuise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeLuise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarazen misses with a wild body shot.
Sarazen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sarazen moves out of range as DeLuise strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Sarazen.
Sarazen scores with a shot to the body.
DeLuise cracks Sarazen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sarazen shoots in for a takedown but DeLuise shows good takedown defense.
DeLuise throws a hook to the side of Sarazen's head but Sarazen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeLuise wants to clinch.
Sarazen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen checks a low kick from DeLuise.
DeLuise is looking to clinch but Sarazen is avoiding it.
DeLuise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarazen.
Sarazen misses with a low kick as DeLuise jumps back.
DeLuise throws a hook but Sarazen blocks it.
Sarazen connects with a single shot there.
A jab lands there for DeLuise.
Sarazen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sarazen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sarazen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeLuise fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeLuise throws a solid leg kick but Sarazen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at DeLuise.
Sarazen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeLuise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from DeLuise.
A jab from Sarazen misses.
DeLuise throwing a counter right hand but Sarazen manages to avoid it.
Sarazen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Sarazen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen ducks under a wild hook from DeLuise.
Sarazen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeLuise slips under a jab.
Sarazen scores with a decent looking hook.
Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeLuise.
DeLuise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarazen throws out the jab.
DeLuise was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeLuise misses with a low kick.
Sarazen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
DeLuise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarazen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeLuise throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarazen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarazen pushes DeLuise away with a front kick.
DeLuise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sarazen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sarazen misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarazen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from DeLuise finds it's target.
Sarazen tries for a takedown but DeLuise sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DeLuise throws a right hand that Sarazen ducks under and follows up with a left that Sarazen also avoids with ease.
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 Dom DeLuise will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DeLuise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarazen.
DeLuise tries to clinch but Sarazen is having none of it.
Sarazen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeLuise throws out the jab.
DeLuise slaps away a takedown attempt from Sarazen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeLuise has closed the distance and engaged Sarazen in a clinch.
Sarazen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeLuise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen is looking for a takedown.
DeLuise struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarazen controls his hands.
DeLuise lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarazen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but DeLuise is defending well.
Dom DeLuise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Sarazen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for DeLuise.
DeLuise swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarazen has DeLuise pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeLuise manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
DeLuise swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarazen uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarazen has DeLuise pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeLuise manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
DeLuise stalls.
Sarazen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarazen goes for a takedown in the clinch but DeLuise prevents it.
DeLuise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarazen backwards.
Sarazen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. DeLuise fights it off and pushes away nicely.
DeLuise tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sarazen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarazen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
DeLuise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarazen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
DeLuise fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeLuise takes the fight into the clinch.
DeLuise stops a takedown attempt from Sarazen.
A left hand lands to the body for Sarazen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeLuise blocks an uppercut.
Sarazen blocks an uppercut.
Sarazen scores with a shot to the side of DeLuise's head.
Sarazen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeLuises head.
DeLuise misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeLuise lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarazen.
Sarazen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DeLuise avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
DeLuise gets underhooks to prevent Sarazen's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DeLuise.
DeLuise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarazen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, DeLuise scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarazen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but DeLuise regains guard immediately.
DeLuise has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sarazen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sarazen takes a shot to the head.
DeLuise misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeLuise misses with some punches.
Sarazen takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to DeLuise's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
DeLuise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeLuise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarazen.
DeLuise misses with a body punch.
Sarazen has a couple of punches blocked by DeLuise.
A short right from DeLuise.
Sarazen misses with a body punch.
DeLuise working aggressively here.
Sarazen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarazen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarazen swings wildly with an uppercut but DeLuise uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeLuise throws a head punch that misses.
Sarazen tries a body shot but DeLuise blocks it.
DeLuise misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeLuise lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarazen.
Sarazen drops down looking for an ankle pick but DeLuise pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from DeLuise finds it's way through Sarazen's defenses.
Sarazen lands a head kick!
Sarazen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sarazen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeLuise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarazen throws a body punch but DeLuise moves out of range.
DeLuise wants to clinch.
Sarazen slips a straight right by DeLuise.
Sarazen scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarazen throws a shot from downtown. DeLuise moves away and avoids it.
DeLuise tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarazen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeLuise ducks under a wild hook from Sarazen.
DeLuise takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeLuise fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom DeLuise showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DeLuise 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 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatenda Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatenda Ihejirika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ihejirika. Garrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ihejirika swings for the body but Garrison moves out of range.
Ihejirika lands a jab-cross combination.
Ihejirika looks to land a combination but Garrison avoids it well.
Ihejirika tries to clinch but Garrison is having none of it.
Garrison wants to land a leg kick but Ihejirika is out of range.
Ihejirika misses with a body shot
and Garrison counters with a crisp one two that drops Ihejirika! Garrison thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ihejirika to his feet! Ihejirika is in big trouble!
Ihejirika is rocked!
Garrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ihejirika.
Oh Ihejirika is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Ihejirika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ihejirika gets tackled into the cage by Garrison. Garrison maintains the clinch.
Garrison blocks an uppercut.
Ihejirika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ihejirika struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrison controls his hands.
Garrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ihejirika tries to get into range but Garrison steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ihejirika! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Garrison scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Garrison!
A very excited looking Greg Garrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Derksen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clay Matthews's chin.
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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
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Matthews looking to stall.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Matthews.
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Derksen.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Derksen.
Matthews scores with a shoulder strike.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Matthews 's eye.
It looks like Clay Matthews has been cut.
Matthews misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthews.
Matthews stalling against the cage.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derksen lands an elbow inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matthews misses with the head strike.
Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Derksen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen thumps Matthews with a low kick.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Derksen moved out of range.
Derksen misses with a hook. Matthews ducked under it nicely.
Derksen throws a body kick that misses.
Derksen blocks a head kick by Matthews.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derksen tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
Matthews tries to land a leg kick but Derksen saw it coming and moves away.
Derksen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matthews tries to break free but Derksen pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Derksen looking to throw knees to the head but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Matthews lands with a short shot to the head.
Derksen lands a nice knee to the body.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Derksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Clay Matthews's cut even more.
Derksen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matthews has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Derksen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matthews can turn it around.
Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Derksen.
Matthews fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Derksen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matthews blocks the body kick.
Derksen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
An inside leg kick lands from Matthews.
Derksen misses the shot to the body.
Derksen scores with a jab to the body.
Matthews ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matthews throws a jab when Derksen was well out of range.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matthews, as that shot connected.
Matthews moves out of range as Derksen throws a body kick.
Derksen throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Derksen - that will leave a mark!
Matthews lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Derksen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Derksen, as that shot connected.
Derksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthews keeps the fight on the outside.
Derksen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen drops Matthews with a right and a left! Derksen comes rushing in but Matthews regains his composure and manages to keep Derksen in guard.
Matthews is rocked!
Matthews is working an open guard so Derksen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Matthews is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?
Derksen scoring well with a low kick there.
Derksen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matthews.
Derksen fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Matthews to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Matthews looks to clinch but Derksen throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Matthews taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Christian Derksen gave a big smile as he said 'Clay your one helluva fighter but you did get lucky last time we fought and I got to prove that tonite. But I also wanted to dedicate this win to the man who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee the greatest of all time Muhammad Ali " RIP CHAMP" '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes into the arena with Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parsons lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parsons 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.
Parsons connects with a nice looking jab.
Parsons has closed the distance and engaged Hoo in a clinch.
Parsons drops Hoo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hoo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hoo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Parsons finish him?
Parsons comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parsons blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Parsons.
Hoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Hoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parsons avoids it.
Parsons looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parsons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parsons is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parsons throws an elbow but misses.
Hoo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoo wants to get back to striking at distance but Parsons won't allow it.
Hoo landing knees to the body.
Parsons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo blocking some punches.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hoo.
Parsons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Parsons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Hoo.
Hoo trying to control the position but instead, Parsons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoo into the cage.
Hoo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Parsons avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parsons is keeping busy.
Hoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo lands with a short shot to the head.
Parsons pushes Hoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo works on Parsons's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoo tries a body shot but Parsons blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parsons avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo just leaning against Parsons, taking a breather.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Hoo.
Parsons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.
Parsons looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoo.
Parsons lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ajai Hoo has been cut.
Hoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Parsons fails to land.
Parsons takes a shot to the head.
Parsons prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parsons gets underhooks to prevent Hoo's takedown attempt.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
Parsons is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parsons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoo.
Hoo connects with a knee to the head.
Hoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parsons misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parsons lands an uppercut.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons is working for takedown but Hoo is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Parsons.
Hoo trying to control the position but instead, Parsons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoo into the cage.
Hoo lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Parsons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ajai Hoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Parsons misses.
Hoo thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Parsons.
Parsons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
Hoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoo tries to land a front kick but Parsons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parsons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
Hoo blocking some punches.
Parsons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parsons is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hoo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Parsons to the mat. Parsons regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Parsons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoo is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parsons thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parsons wants to control but Hoo is keeping him busy.
Parsons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parsons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoo's head.
Hoo manages to get to full guard.
Hoo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parsons.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo controls Parsons momentarily but Parsons frees himself.
Parsons distracts Hoo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo controlling Parsons's posture.
Hoo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hoo has his hands on Parsons's head, controlling the position.
Parsons trying to control but Hoo is working from the bottom.
Parsons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoo is keeping the position for now.
Parsons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parsons being controlled here momentarily.
Parsons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoo trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Parsons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parsons misses with an uppercut. Hoo saw that one coming.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons cracks Hoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoo thuds a left hand into Parsons's body.
Parsons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Parsons.
Nice body punch from Parsons.
Hoo lands a right hook to the body.
Parsons tries to bum rush Hoo with a series of wild strikes but Hoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parsons blocks a head kick by Hoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo avoids the head kick by Parsons.
Hoo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hoo misses with a hook. Parsons ducked under it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parsons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Hoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Parsons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ajai Hoo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Parsons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hoo misses its intended target.
Parsons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoo.
Hoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parsons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hoo!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoo.
Hoo punishes Parsons's body with a nice straight punch.
Parsons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoo throws a head kick but Parsons moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoo scores with a nice right hand.
Hoo lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parsons misses with a hook. Hoo ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parsons clinches.
Hoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Hoo takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo crunches a lovely knee into Parsons's ribcage.
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!
Hoo lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parsons as Hoo tries to tie him up.
Jack Parsons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parsons is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
A head punch on the inside from Hoo fails to land.
Hoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoo stalls.
Hoo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hoo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Parsons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.
Hoo is stalling here.
Hoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parsons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoo.
Ajai Hoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parsons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoo's efforts to push away.
Hoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parsons backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Hoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
Hoo avoids a wild elbow strike from Parsons.
Hoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Parsons won't want to take too many of those.
Hoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parsons backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parsons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Parsons avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ajai Hoo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parsons 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Parsons!
Jack Parsons bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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